Teletext Recovery - 30/09/1990

P557 ORACLE 557 Sun30 Sep C4 2357:41  1/6             by DAN HUXLEY  Now I don't know about you but I'm one of those that believes the past can't hurt you. I look back at things I used to tremble at and laugh. Which made my feelings on meeting Doc Mallard in Church Lane last Tuesday all the more peculiar. "Can't stop - I'm off to the school with my nit-comb!" he said, racing off. But I was transported back to class 4A, pale and trembling and very ashamed... more > Kids Guide 550 Make-Do 558 EDUCATION & TRAINING PAGE 679 (C4) Make-Do Tea Time Quiz Buzz Beat Box

P557 ORACLE 557 Sun30 Sep C4 2352:29  2/6             When I was at school, rumours that the bug comb was on the way caused fear and loathing. Would our scalps let us down? I was amazed to discover that the Nareswich doctor, Doc Mallard, still visits schools in search of head lice. Seeing him coming back, I asked why. "Times have changed but nature hasn't - I expect I find fewer lice than your school doctor used to but they still exist. I found two cases this morning, so that proves it..." more > Kids Guide 550 Make-Do 558 Make-Do Tea Time Quiz Buzz Beat Box

P557 ORACLE 557 Sun30 Sep C4 2358:02  3/6             When Doc Mallard revealed that two pupils up at Nareswich primary had head lice, I revealed my guilty secret: I'd had them too... I told him how the bug doctor had found them in my hair. How dirty and ashamed I felt. bThat's sad," he said, "and scientifically stupid. Head lice actually prefer roosting in nice clean hair. So having them is a sort of compliment. Centuries ago most people had hair and body lice - not having them would have made you unusual." >>> Kids Guide 550 Make-Do 558 Make-Do Tea Time Quiz Buzz Beat Box

P557 ORACLE 557 Sun30 Sep C4 2350:25  4/6             It wasn't the jolliest subject for a neighbourly chat but Doc Mallard seemed keen to talk about head lice, so I listened. "Tough little beggers they are," he said, "greedy too. They only live one month and need to feast on blood to trigger their reproductive processes. That's why they're in our hair in the first place. To drink our blood!" I must have turned pale, because he quickly added: "But it's all right - they're not like vampires. All we know about it is a nasty itch." more > Kids Guide 550 Make-Do 558 Make-Do Tea Time Quiz Buzz Beat Box

P557 ORACLE 557 Sun30 Sep C4 2356:54  5/6             When I was at school the bug doctor had only a special comb to detect head lice. I asked Doc Mallard whether it was more hi-tech nowadays. "No. The best way to find them is still by parting the hair and looking for tiny white eggs, firmly stuck to it. "Adults are darker and about 2mm long. They crawl down the hair for a meal twice a day. The treatment hasn't changed much either - a special paste-like medicine that clears them up in a few days." more > Kids Guide 550 Make-Do 558 Make-Do Tea Time Quiz Buzz Beat Box

P557 ORACLE 557 Sun30 Sep C4 2351:22  6/6             Head lice might sound disgusting to you and me but to a pro like Doc Mallard they're gripping stuff. "Nobody should be ashamed of getting them, because anyone can. They can't survive long away from a human body. They're always looking for a nice warm scalp - the heat keeps them alive. "In fact, back in the bad old days before even you were at school Dan, having lice was regarded as a sign of good health - they march right off anybody growing sick and cold!" more > Kids Guide 550 Make-Do 558 Make-Do Tea Time Quiz Buzz Beat Box

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