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YOUR PUZZLE
CORNER
CROSSWORD
VOWEL-LESS INDIANS
Cartoonist Cai hoa placed Vowels have been left out of today's crossword puzzle
on
the silhouette of an Indian head and some Indians are,hidden in 'the puzzle:
these four Indian tribes and the
letters run together. Can you identify them correctly?
RQS
CHCTW
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THE CHINA MAIL,
FOR
BOYS
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1985.,'
AND
GIRLS
ZOO GOES BERSERK
THIS IS A MIXED-UP 200- CAN YOU FIND TWENTY MISTAKES IN THE DRAWING?
HOW'S ABOUT
A
PRANUT
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ACROSS
i Oklahoma Indian
5 Symbol for tellurium
6 Cerrelative of either
7 Proposition
"Smallest State" (nb.)
0 East Side (áb.)
10 Eye (Scot.)
11 Dispatches
DOWN
1 Siouan Indians
2 Feeling
3 Ferred with horns
4 Iroquoian Indians
DIAMOND
The Puzzleman has used a SHAWNEE balion as the contro of his diamond. The steond word Is "a pronoun"; third "a bowling term": Alth "kra cagles"; and sixth Scottish for "eyes," Com- pleto the diamond .clues:
SHAZAR
SHAWNEE
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from the:e
6X
MIXED-UP INDIANS
Rearrange the fctters in each
of the
line to find the names
tarte Indian tribes.
REEK ECHO
CAN SEE
NEW APE
INDIAN REBUS
Use the wordy and pictures to your best advantage and you'li' fed the fear Indian tribes the
•Puzzleman has ilden here:
HE'S A CHII OFF THE OLD
BLOCK!
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HEY IS OUR NEW TRACK STAR
(Solutions on Page 20)
Should You Try To Be
A Switch-Hitter?
VHEN my boy is old-
"W
enough to play base- ball, I think I'll teach him switch-hitter," de- to be a
clared an American major hague player, not long ago, "Then he'll be able to play every day!"
A switch-hitter, of course is
Experts
a player who van but either right-handed or left-handed.
claim that right- handed halter: hit with more success
-haniori Ihztuhmal throwers. And the other way prod. The records seem to support this theory.
HEY! THE IDEA IS
TO HIT THE/
BALL FROM EITHER SIDE.
years, has ever won a major league batting championship.
ADER-
Nature Paints
[PUBLIC ZOO
SADMITTANCE
Beautiful
Pictures On De
By IDA SMITH
[ATURE preserves many
and illustrates them with curious pictures.
hive
Scientists who learned to interpret these pictures have discovered things about the mny earth's history and a good deal about the science of mineralogy.
. For instance, thousands of years ago a leaf fell upon a layer of mud. Perhaps near where it fell a strange pre- historic animal walked and left its tracks in the mud, too. Then the rains or tides washed another layer of mud over them.
As time went on the mud slowly hardened into shale. The animal tracks were
preserved between the layers. The leaf rotted away,
but before the shale had hardened, the leaf hath left its impress there, too.
FOSSIL ANIMAL TRACKS
Thousands of
later, scientists broke open the layers of shale and found the fossil" animal tracks were able to ;bout what roamed
years
and leaf, and tell something kind of animals the swamps long ago, and what strange plants grew there.
Top to boltom: fossil leaf, manganese dendrites, polished allce” of agate with markings resembling duck.
little at a time. The silica' and mineraly hardened. Eventually crosion wore away. the outer walls Ur crusts troni the nodules.
Rock collectors find them and saw them apart with diamond- edge saws and find many curious Some look pictures in them.
ke birds, some like squirrels and various other animals,
The c
pictures were formed accidentally by the liquid rain creds following the line of least resistance, Diferent minerals varlous colour the piètures in colours,
nodule
That is one kind of picture that Nature preserves in rocks. Another is a picture of a garden
A WATER LILY of tiny black ferns and trees. These
called are
Sometimes a manganese
cavily is left dendrites. Manganese Is a dark- with the
and as the coloured mineral, and dendrite liquids evaporate, crystals will means tree-like markings on a
The crystals are not formed accidentally, but In definite patterns according to natural laws governing the kind of mineral or minerals tha form them.
As a result, the big league managers often bench a right- hunded batter when a right- Tele Reiser of Brooklyn? hander is throwing The spraker Not quite. Reiser was a good who was thinking about train-
balling switch-hitter,
.293
stone. 217 ing his own son to be a switch- 1940. And he won the balling hilter was anneyed, understand te the following year—but ably, because he found himself NOT a switch-hitter. Reiser
in moisture, manganese oxide crystalliser sometimes in pris- on the bench part of the time, decided to bat only left-handed matic crystals and often in A good player doesn't
branches resembling tiny trees enjoy in 1941, and Anished at the top
ferns. Sometimes it is found or with a 343 average. And he might have Improved even fur-As a garden pleture on the hard of rocks; sometimes every hoy should try to become ther as a one-way batter if the surface
had not been his within translucent and
trang a switch-hiller?
sitting on the sidelines.
Does all this meun
that
next year
last. He was batting 380 when parent rocks called agate.
is then called "Mos
un accident forced him to give agata Not necessarily. On the con- trary, the records suggest that up baschall. It Isn't a wise idea, unless the boy is exceptionally gifted. For one thing, you rarely see more than half a dozen switch-hit- in the major leagues in any year-of the total of ap proximately 400 top-ranking players,
form.
One collector sawed,¤ nodule
(Answers on Page 20)
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Over the years, Saar stemps have varied from definitive issucs showing the traditional miner and
LARREN BELLEMARKE 19SE.
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the
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Why A Frog Chuckled
-What Seemed Like Bad Luck, Was A 'Good Thing-
By MAX TRELL
CHRISTOPHER
Cricket was sitting under the garden wall not for from the path that led down to the pond, It was a pleasant, sunny after-
Christopher, this would be just the time to thinking piny
some music, look his ultor off his back and was just
about to pluck the strings when all at once he heard two voices.
Familiar Voices
One of the voices was -a cackle. The other voice was u quack,
"O-ho," said _Christopher to himself, "Mrs Dumpling Duck has
Just met Mrs Henrletta Hent I'll just listen and hear what they've got to say to each other!"
Dumpling Duck was talking to Henrietta Hen.
He found Mr Bloop sitting as usual on the white rock at the edge of the pond, looking up at
So Christopher fald oside his the sky just us Mrs Dück has
described.. gullar and listened,
trouble."
about your
"Yes, my dear Henriella," "say, old fellow,” ald Chris- apart and polished one halt. Mrs Dumpling Duck was saying topher Cricket good-naturedly. It was clear cgate with ripples to her friend, "it's a great pity. "I've just heard Filte The
water. In the centre, a isn't it, that Mr Bloop has had round cavity ind filled with auch terribly bad luck with his
The saw had children.
Mr Bloop glanced down at quartz crystals.
Just imagine, not a Just missed them.
Christopher Cricket for an in- The nodule | single one of them looks the
stant, then uttered a short looked like a pond of water feast bit like a frog!"
grunt, "Trouble? What kind with a water lily" in it.
"Should they?" Mrs Henrietti of trouble?” Опе of the most beautiful Hen said, thinking to herself
"Your children, The-the-the storm pictures made by Nature that Mr Bloop should consider millions of
I hear they don': was himself quite fortunate that his polywogs, years ago exhibited at a mineral show in children didn't look the least look like you at all!" Phoenix, Ariz. A lady sawed bit le frogs. She wouldn't
"They certainly don't," Chris. and
d thin plece of care for her children to look topher Cricket was surprised to agate that had "cloud" pictures like frogs.
"Why hear Mr Bloop answer, should
ilke me, they look tho the liquid that ran into
huh?" nodule millions of years ago. Then she used the slice of agate
small frogs, aren't they?
“Because--cr-wall, they're as a film and enlarged Nature's
One storm picture on a photograph.
day they'll be big frogs, won't they?"
#gate, Many of these agates are found in the Rocky Moun- fains, but the most beautiful Perhaps one of today's switch-enes come from China and India. baktere
Schoendienst or Mickey Mantle-may yet win
championship. Or perhaps the arguments about switch- hitting may go on for years.
Switch-hitters have seldom tough enough trying to been benched when 1 new hit one way against the best pitcher came ca the rubber, pitchers, most players seem to But then, neither have such feel, without altempting to one-way baiters as Babe Ruth. master a second way.
Ted Williams, or Stan Musial. More convincing perhaps is If you can hit as well as any of the fact that not even the best that irio, from one side of the switch-hitter, in more than 50 plate, you'll be doing all right.
[ ZOO'S WHO
SRITTING COBR
CAN THROW THEIR. VENOM TEN FEET...
MILK 15ONE OF THE OLDEST KNOWN FOODS.RECORDS EXIST OF COME BE, ́ING MILKED IN 9000 BỊCH AND
SANSKRIT WRITINGS GOODYEARS OLD TELL HOW MILK, WAS ONE OP THE MOST ESSENTIAL OF ALL FOODS..
(GIRAFFES HAVE EYES WHICH ALLOW THEM TO SEE BEHINDYIN FRONT, AND TO THE SIDES
WITHOUT TURNING
THEIR HEADS... -
RARE MINERAL TREES
Occasionally the lttle binck crystals form in crevices in a soft matrix (mould) which can be broken away and the tiny mineral "trees" removed. These are called arborescent mon- ganese and are very rare, a
There are many pletures found in ngate.
of the most interesting are those found in "nodules" (lumps). These were once cavities, either in mud or in bubbles in volcanic luva.
As the mud or Java hardened, the cavities were protected with solld walls Fround them.
Same
Slowly, as the ages passed,
water seeped into the cavities carrying silica and minerals a
polished
it,
were These clouds
Mr Bloop's Dilemma
Mrs Dumpling Duck, "Mr Bloop "But my dear Henrietta,” said
children to look like frogs!" La a frog. He wanted his
There are many other kinds "Oh, I 900," sald Henrietto. of pictures to be found in rocks, "Tell me, what do they look
Some are accidental and some are formed according to mathe- matical patterns, but all tell a story that helps us better to understand the fascinating world
around us.
Rupert & the Distant Music-18
Although Ruper tries to comfon : stay here.” ́says Rupert.** ** I'd the little girl, šla prfuses to cheer better find why it la pulling us up. furt then the music is heard, like this." (Hardly has he moved again, 991. gay, it sounds ally forward; when he maples, the Hear now," by exclaims, “Have. · familiar face of Bill Badger bayous "you" seen where it la coming a big rock. Hello, he crits.
from P
But Idargaret "la roo" "Did you come up that awful məcablu even, só nosaka by You cliff, 2002. **
ALL RIGHER REIKAVSD,
lke?"
right. Don't worry about that, "They'll look like me all
my friend," said Mr Bloop.
"They look like fish! I saw them all a week ago, and there now! They've got talls like the "But they don't look like you they were, wriggling around the fishes. They wrigglel They live pond with their long shy tails!" in the water! They haven't got
"How perfectly horrid" said legs! They can't hop!" Henrietta.
Legs And Talla
their
Mrs Dumpling Duck went on hurriedly: "I hear that folke Mr Bloop was chuckling deep call them "polywogs"!"
down in his throat. "My dear Cricket, you don't know any "Polywogs" repeated Henri- thing about polywogs. They'll etta. And she shuddered. grow legs. They'll lose
"I think," said Mrs Dumping talls. They'll come out of the Duck, "that Mr Bloop is just water, They'll hop,” broken-hearted. He does nothing : "Ob!" exclaimed Christopher but sit at the edge of the pond Criokot. "You're sure?" looking up at the sky...except. "A cure, as sure can bel Why
SATURDAY, JULY 23
PORN today, you are one of those self-reliant Individuals who beasts that you can take care of yourself despite anything that happens! Your pride would never permit you to ask for help, no matter what difficulty you might face. You have the philosophy that although things may be bad today, tomorrow, they are bound to be better. This is on attkudo which helps you to get out of trouble about as fast as it is humanly possible!
You are very active and want something going on all the time. You have the ability to sway others to your side of a question and have exceptional talent as a public speaker. You would probably do well in polities for your feeling for mass psychology is excellent and your persuasiveness is outstanding. Leadership seems to be your birthright and you live up to it in private as well as in public.
Imaginative, magnetle, affectionate and full of charm, you will probably have countless romances before you finally settle down to marriage. You may need to avold impulsiveness when it comes to love or you might make a mistake in the selection of your marriage partner. Look very carefully before you leap into. marriage for you may repent at leisure if you marry in histe.
Among those born on this date are: Arthur Bird, composer; Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia; Cardinal James Gibbons; Dr Albert Shaw, noted editor; Montague Glass, author; Charlotte S. Cushman and Florence Vidor, actresses.
To And what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Lel your birthday star be your daily guide.
LEO
SUNDAY, JULY 24
(July 24-Aug. 23)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) You should take some time out This can prova a highly her- for complete relaxation now if monious day. Probably everY- tensions have been building up oue for once will ogred on tha lately,
same project,
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sent, 23)...... A short trip into the country to sec Mother Nature at her finest would be good for you.
laxation with your
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Attendance at church and listen- ing to a good sermon may give you the peace and spiritual guidance you seek.
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)--- A second day of pleasant re- ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)--- family. Everything should go well for Enjoy every moment of it now. thing you have long desired.
you today. Accomplish some-
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)--- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—– A favourable day for all of This is the time for you to do your activities. Make plans, if a good deed. Help someone who you wish, for your future.
needs
assistance. Offer SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, your services. 22)-If you
have favourable GEMINI (May 22-June 219--- weather then you should make You might join a group of close It a point to take a drive out friends for a day of exceptional into the wide open space.
CAPRICORN
20)-Your
YOUT
pleasuro attending some com- (Dec, 23-Jan, munity affair.
CANCER (June 22-July 23)---- spiritual welfare `is as much to be nurtured as is This could be a really gala day
close friends and, your physical welfare. Attend spent with
relatives in the great outdoors.
church.
PORN on this first day of the incoming sign, Leo, you are ruled D by the Sun-Lord of the Day--and have many of the char- acteristics of the ruler: lavish in your desire for display; imperious In your desire for command; and energetle and self-sufcient in carrying out your major objectives. Success is likely to be yours at an early age, for you have that forcefulness which makes for achievement.
You are highly imaginative and are an originator, ràther than one who follows others in Ideas, as well as in action. It is likely· that you have a tempestuous nature and you will need to curb your tongue when angry, for you often say things when aroused that you regret afterwards.
Your magnetic personality draws people to you and you have. the ability to talk others into following your lead, blindly. Just make sure that you always hold your ideals high and lead them in the right direction. Frank, “open and true, you set the allegiance of many by your force of personality,"
You are dramatie and have a keen sense of humour. You are intuitive and even psychle at times. Your marriage should be an exciting and happy one. Never a dull moment while you are around!
Among those born on this date aro: Alexander Dumas Sr, Lord Dunsay, authors; Ernest Bloch, composer; William Gillette, actor: Ben Pitman, shorthand expert; Lowis Miller, inventor; and Holiace Show, singer.
To and what the stars have. In store for you tomorrow, select your birthday slar, and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your dally' guide,
MONDAY, JULY 25*
wasto
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19). Most things are under a neutral The welfare of them whom cloud, but you need to be you love is of the greatest im- specially cautious when it comes portance. You may need to pay to romance.
special attention to this aspect. PISCES (Fe 20-Mar, 20)-- VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)- Look before you leap into some Haste can make
today iden for expansion on the and cause a serious error, so in business front. A loss is possiblo all important matters, take your If you err. time.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. TIKRĄ (Sept. 84-Oct. 23)--- Business is better than romance Romance needs a careful hand today, but you have to be today, If you are not to wreck cautious, even with the former. your future happiness.
Watch your stepl Small dissensions can turn into Bolter to make a compromise Scorpio (Ge% 24 Nov 23), TAURUS (AP. 11 Mar 31 argu, today on the domestle" front
evon minor argument.
20)-
that now and then he dives into I,can remember when I was large and rom all rather than instid AS
the pond to stay for a moment polywog! They'll be frogments, so be very or two with those-ihore-poly- beautiful big
exhelly like me!""
wogs
froga......
Here Mrs Dumpling Duck and Christopher walked happily Mrs Henrietta Hen both walked back to the garden wall,This off, Christopher Cricket decided time he really plucked his to go down to the pond and see guitar strings. He really played whether all that sity Dumpling, no jollyrong. Ha tang two has sald about Mr Bloop and Kisine
stranka«, polywo" children. WIE "Polywogs- really true,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. GEMINI (MAY 21-June 1)- Losen to be understanding brain work what count on and patient with those who may on the asset side of the ledger differ with you in their opinions, today Bond
CAPLICORN (0 op huge on your 18 you approach things (ANKhway (Juha #JUTA grutiously kyou may, 10t road) All La not!
se)