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BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
PUZZLES
TO TEST YOUR WIT
Insect Robus
Four Insects have been co- cealed In this rebus. You'll have fun finding them by using the words and pletures to the best advantage:
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WE'RE GOING TO PLAY HOP SCOTCH:
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Vowel-less Bugs
Here are three more insects,
but this time the
ZOO'S WHO
AN EXPERT BY STUDYING THE SCALES OF ASALMON CAN TELL THE AGB OF THE FISH, WHEN IT WENT TO SEA AND WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS
SPAWNED...
worde
THE FRINGE FOOTED WOMEN WERE NOT THE FIRST TO WEAR BIRD LIZARD OF SOUTH WINGS ON THEIR HATS? IN THE DARK AGES WEST UNITED STATES VIKINGS AND SAXON WARRIORS ADORNED SWIMS THROUGH THEIR HELMETS WITH WINGS OF THE RAVEN,
A BIRD THEY CONSIDERED SACRED SOFT SAND...
So the world
sees a king in glasses
vowels have TAMPS make news today. They come from three continents and tell three stories of a king's glasses,
been left out of their names. Can you finish them?
MMT
WLKNG STCK
PTT BG
Insect Mix-Ups
Rearrange the Jetters in earl
of the strange Bucs following so you will have the names of four insects:
LEAF
ACADIC
CLOT US
SELF H. YOU
Pesky Diamond
ANCIENT ENGLISH ARCHERS
By Harold Gluck·
RCHERY is an ancient
A sport. Its history:
dates back to early England. Then it was not considered so much a sport as a means of protection.
The English longbow, which was used throughout the fourteenth century,
was used effectively and with fair accuracy at ranges of 600 to 800 yards.
From the reign of Ed- ward 1 (1271-1307) to the sixteenth century, there was In English code placed statutes which later became known nx the Archery Laws.
These compelled every male citizen from 12 to G0 years of age, except nobility, to practise with a longbow on Sundays and holidays. Archery ranges were erected in overy town nt community expense. And the village officials were charged with providing equipment and with the of community planning
meets.
During this period the design of triumphant progress, and of a fine achievement.
First the king-Baudouin of the Belgians. A new stamp. of the longbow was standardis- Rules stated that it must Issued recently, shows him full face-wearing glasses. Oldered
tamps show him side-face without glasses. Many Belgians did be made of elm, six feet, four not like it. They said they wanted their king to appear on the inches in length, and capable of nation's stamps as he really is. Now they have got their wish driving "an arrow at a hundred and the youthful king will travel the world, on slamps, with his yards through a glasses on.
four-inch oak
protruded from the other The other stories? They are told in new stamps from India door until the arrow and shall and America, stories of man's skill and courage. Here they are:-the width of a hand's breadth,"
A jet-and its
grandfather-
on a stamp
THE world watches Neville Duke and Britain's other jet, stora.
Arit this new Americht nir- mail stamp records that it la only 60
ROACHES form the centre of years since
men started The to
fly in feathered power- Sehr third "to prop"; Arth driven "pains"; and sixth Scottish for planes.
Sails N.X.
"TELEMACHUƑ“
Salled
Balls S.F. Salled
Arr. B.K.
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word
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A" fole price was sel to encourage ownership. A plain bow could be purchased for one shilling. A painted bow cost one sallling and aix penice. Standard arrows three feet long were furnished at a rate of twu dozen for one shilling and two pence.
ARCHERY HISTORY
history to realise
ONE has only to read English story of a magnificent Tachievement told in this tance that there is the impor issued on building the English archer into the most respected goldler of his day. At the Batte of Crecy, It commemorates the "Con-fought on August 20, 1340, the The stamp telling the story quest of Everest" in English English army was outnumbered Yet, it routed and triumphant progress this
the shows a plane like the one used and, bottom left in Hindi (a four to one.
annihilated language of N. India).
practically by the first power-driven air-
powerful army of Philip VI of The date, 29.5.53 is the day Valols. The perfect
marksman- men, Orville and Wilbur Wright, at Klity Hawk, North Carolina, that Hillary and Tensing reach-ship of the English longbowmen in 1903.
maintained throughout the
of
Just below it is a jet-ngo model.
ed the summit.
The photograph
of Mount battlo a superiority of fire of The stamp is perforated-10 Everest on this.stamp was taken ten arrows against one from the by 11 and costs Id.
from an Indian Air Force plane. crossbows of Philip's Genoese.
WANT A MAGIC CARPET RIDE?
Find Yourself a Door Mal, and Call Mr Merlin!—
By MAX TRELL
KNARF
sit-
He looked Bround. There wasn't any carpet outside the house. But there was a door and Hauld, the
mat in front of the door. the shadow-children with
followed Hanid Knarf and turned-about names, were
the direction of Mr Merlin's ting under the shudy apple tree, eyes. They saw the door mat, reading from a book. It was too.
Interesting story.
First read aloud and Kaart Hanid listened, then Knart read aloud and Hanid listened.
On
Finally they came to the end
it could be true. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could do what that little Jame prince did?"
Would that do?" Hanid said. "It might," said Mr Merlin. So Knart and Hanid ran over and got the door mat,
"We'd better all sit on it first sald
Knarf and Hanld thought
flying on a door mat was wonderful!
It
was common for the expert Engilsh archers to have three arrows in the air at one time from the Eamo bow. The English arrows easily pierced the light armour of the French horsemen, upon whose charges Phillp had relied to bring him ultimate victory. To show how effective were and arrows here aro
men
those bowe the final
rcords of that battle. Of the 40,000
in King Phillp's original army, over 20,000 wêre casualties in one form or other. The English losses amounted to only 50 meni
TIPS FOR ENGINEERS
an-
PERHAPS, though, you're a modern-day beginner at the
sport.
Bows are made in various pulling weights. The pulling weight represents the pounds of pull which are required for a *full draw" of an arrow.
of the story and Knarf said: before try to magic-It," "It's a wonderful story, Hanid Mr Merlin,
lin, "Otherwise it will only I don't think it can start flying around and we'd be true."
never be able to catch it." "No," agreed Haald, "I don't So they all sat on it-Kadri think i can be true either." and Mr Merlin and Minerva, Then she sighed. "But I wish who didn't move from Mr Mer- and just kept lln's shoulder purring all the time.
What It was that Mr Merlin said, Knarf and
Actually, the entire equipment They Hoard Footstops. never could
for archery consists of the bow, Knart was just about to say mumbled that the trouble with most muttered and
stuttered (and They even passed some notes of arrows, quiver, target, finger, tab that they weren't Minerva stopped purring and music going up higher and used to protect shooting fingers, and the arm guard used to pro- the higher. true, when all at once they door mat gavo a lurch as though
they meowod), then suddenly heard footsteps
Looking up,
And finally the door mat andtect the arm from the bow string. A good backyard target They saw
way their friend,
down La Mr someone were pushing it from all the passengers came
a burlap bag filled tightly And tho
with dried sonwood.
storics Was
andl
Hanid
Не л
soap bubble. They passed and a spider floating on a cobweb.
Merlin the Magician, taking his underneath.
second they were sailing over again, very gently, like a falling
Binck cat Minerva out for an alring.
Minerva sat on Mr Mer- the tree tops. Jin's shoulder, purring.
pet
boxt
leaf.
Khart and Honid didn't mind
·Didn't Mind at All "What can't you do that the "Well," said Mr Merlin, "I ittle láme prince did?" Mr guess we're flying. I hope you Merlin asked as he and Minerva don't mind that it's only a flying stopped in front of Knarf and door mat iristead of a dying ctir- Hanid,
We can't rido
on a magic carpet," replied Hanid.
"Magle carpet?" repeated Mr Merlin in a puzzled tone. "What wha 60 magle about it?" "It flow," said Krárf. "A flying carbot?" said Mr
Merlin.
at all. They thought it was wonderful.
tiny.
They sailed over the houses. They zooined over the hills and up to the clouds. Then they and BBW went up still higher the clouds below them like spacts Koart and Hanld both nod- hugo plies of fluff with
among them where they could ded.
"Hmm," sald Mr Merlin, "a see the folds and brooks and all looking Hiustrated by over 200 "how-to" photographa and drawinge, soms | midgle flying carpot; eh?" Then trees and houses,
that, They saw a railroad train puffing along the tracks, and it 2looked like a toy train. They ** Min just blinkel Hersfel and saw automobiles moving along
the On purely automobiles looked as mall, as Kew I had
winding road, add a carpot," Wyndham Street, Hong Kong & Salisbury Road, Kowloonald Me Merlin to Knarf and beetles,
Hanid, "aybe I cóùla ind-le-it They passed a fool dr bitte! and meko
They passed a kite. They paszod:
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ho turned ld Heâti to' Minerva and said: "Did you hear Min? A magic carpet that fles?"
j
tho
"You certainly are a terrific The standard events in target magician, Mr Merlin," said archery aro called "rounds. Knart and Harild,
Each round specißes the dine. "Thank you," smiled Mr Mer-tances to be shot and tho number of arrows that are to be And Minerva képt purring, shot at each given distance.
lin
Rupert and Ozzie-13
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