Pagé' 18
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1955.
FEATURES FOR BOYS
BOYS AND
YOUR PUZZLE HOW CAN FOOD BE
CORNER
CROSSWORD
To give you a little help with This week's croword puzzle, Cartoonist Cal hoy lettered in the name MOROCCO
14
M
1 Prict
5 Story
།
ACROSS
9 Danish countries
10 Arabian guir
Il River (Sp.)
12 Malgrass
13 One who looks fixedly
10 Postscript (ab.)
17 Garden implement
18 Part of "le be"
20
Repeat appearance
24 Drents
20 Folding bed
27 Aleutian island
•
28 Famous English school
29 Observes
30 Jo!
1 Vehicles
2 Leave put
DOWN
3 Greek porch
4
Tensile
strength (ab.)
Aadagascaran mammel (var.)
Girl's name
↑
Sweet secretion
8 Concludes
16
Eternity
14 Kind of monkry
18 Exclamation of sorrow
19 Apportion
23
Eight (comb, form)
22 Plant part
23 Volcano in Sielly
25 Summer (Fr.)
28 East Indles (ab.)
DIAMOND
Whe once
of
Sidi Mohammed Ben YOUS- SEF
Sultan Morocco, provides the Puzzle-
man with a centre for his dia-
mond. The
13
CODED MESSAGE
GROWN IN
SPACE? THE
Doug Saunders, the
Tnews that man is soon
to hunch his own little
(satellites) into.
A simple code has been sub-"planets"
the message about space wasn't much of alituted for
that the Morocco
Puzzleman surprise. presents here. As a clue, ho ways the fourth word in the
ne of the country viting this week
ww
Ilf spabadiz Pg Nosodp
Doug
Seventeen-year-old are studies about such things and he had been expecting
Gsforli boe Tabolu uspufd-spare to be conquered soon.
mbtsf.
SCRAMBLE-RAMA
hy
There are three fuels about Morocco hidden here
the Puzzleman Kearne {" letters in ench row to find them:
REFER SHINE MAK GROOM AD
RES BARDS AN BREAD
MOROCCO REBUS
In fact, he has been experi- menting for some time to help discover how man could grow food in places where there is no gravity like the earth has,
BO
His experiment WIM PIEJŋartant that it won him an award "for the most ad. vanced scientific thinking" in a national science con- test in America this year.
The Puzzleman has concealed four facts about Murore in his rebas, bui you c and them
with ease if you use the words nd plctures to your fullest nd- vnatre:
{HOOT MON!
R
/WORLD
WE'RE GOING TO
VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS!
(Bolutions on Page 28)
IN
Doug Bhowa results of experiment (left), spinning
plants (centre),
KING
GIRLS
NCE there was a king
10 who liked pepper. A
real king, his name Was Aloric.
near
the
He ruled the Visigoths, who lived
the Ethe River in Europe. A warlike people, they fought Romans and captured Rome. That was about 400 years after Christ lived.
One of the things Aleric demanded from the defeated Romans was 3,000 pounds of pepper,
A TRUE STORY
WHO LIKED PEPPER
After the
PASS THE PEFFER....
(3,000 POUNDS!
and
blossoms are
Since most people don't like pepper so hot, most today are peppercorns
soaked in water or lime water for eight or 10 days skin comes till the outer
off.
are
Then the pepper seeds ground. The ground seeds are called white pep- per or just pepper.
reason
Alerie, the Visigoth king, wanted pepper for himself and his people for the same that all ancient peoples wanted it. A large part of the year they had to live mostly on grains, meat, cheese and eggs. Vegetables
Now pepper plants did not grow well in Europe, for they need a moister, hotter climate. Then as now, most
The pepper plant is a and fruits they could have of the pepper came from climbing shrub. its dark only in summer, for no one countries fur nway, like
leaves brown
small knew how to preserve food India.
flowers hang down on the by canning or freezing it. vines.
People became tired of eating the same food all the gone, the berries appear, time. Pepper gave their food They grow in clusters some more taste, so everybody what like tiny grapes and wanted some. each dark red berry contains * one seed.
Later in history, when pepper Pepper is gathered twice wasn't so hard to get, pepper- a year. Just before the corns or seeds were often named barries are ripe, the berries as rent. Ofttimes when a mon are knocked down into who owned property didn't want to ask very much rent from his basketa. Then they are
friends or
would relatives, he spread out to dry in the ask for a pound of peppercorns. hot Kun till they
The Romans feared they Have you ever wondered the stems toward the centre instead of gravity to grow could never collect so much,
straight (see photo).
things.
but they dared not refuse. heat ånd This proved that contri- Doug lives in Oak Ridge That is the way life is
might be used and is nctive in many clubb. under a conqueror. fugal force
why plants grow up? Is it to get light?
Doug wondered tona lot.
WITHOUT GRAVITY
He got books from the library and studied science, in school. He found out that plants will grow up even in
THESE PIGEONS FOLLOW
The dark, because gravityHERE is no other place
acts on a chemical in them to
the in
pull the roots down and the there are
slem up.
world where rainbow pigeons except Buenos Aires! In
But Doug wanted to this city there are thousands know what would happen of pigeons coloured blue or without gravity. He planted gold or green, orange, yellow seeds in a box mounted on or pink,
ja record turntable and spun
it continuously for two weeks.
They were deliberately coloured in these gay hues by their owners. They He The force of the whirling a special kind of dye. It (centrifugal force) pulled was invented by a pigeon the roots down in the cor-lover. It is a dye in which uers of the box and pushed birds can be dipped without
New Central
RAINBOWS
WE'RE A
COLORFUL LOT....
WE RAINBOW
PIGEONS/
MAGNIFICENT!
causing any harmful effects. When the Brazilian
so
wrinkled and
are This туде called "peppercom
black.
The
rent"
called
dried berries are
And so a peppercorn came to mcan
anything smail or of little
"peppercorns" by English value. Just as you might say,
speaking folks.
"I don't
for care two cents that a man three or four bún- dred years ago might have said, "I don't care a peppercorn!"
Now, with the dried berry But pepper woan't cheap in It took the Romans 400 A.D. skin still
on, some of the
long time to find 3,000 pounds, pepper is ground. This is but they finally did. And Alaric known as black pepper. had so much he probably de Some people like black pep- cided that pepper was nothing.
to be sneezed at, per best because the skins make it hot and biting.
Evva Brinker
The Wild Grasshoppers
-They Were Not So Ferocious After Al—
In fact the rainbow pigeons so well cared for and are
By MAX TRELL accustomed to being fed and petted by everyone, that they delight in lying down out ofNARF, the shadow-boy with the sky and
perching on the the turned-about name, told shoulders of any person they chance to see.
-EVELYN WITTER
entered pride by helping take care of At one time, when the Bucons Aires, these thousands the birds. African President of Brazil visited of blue and white pigeons were Buenos Aires, the rainbow released to greet him. The visitor
was astonished at this
pigeon are Federation Stamp
enthusiasts dipped
thele extravaganza, and said that he pigeons in blue and white hud never received auch dyen in honour of the visi- wonderful welcome anywhere. He was convinced that successor. (Blue and white are
The natives of Buenos Aires, second word THIS stamp from the Bri-
whether They own pigeons or "heart": sire,
"inhuman": tish Empire honours among the Africans was to be
the national colours uf achieved by opening /p new place again" and great man and a bold idea. stations, leaving
not, are very proud of the rain- Arth, to
native agents Brazil.)
bow pigeons. They show their sixth, "to
permit." Con
you The man is David Living- is work there and pushing un. complete the diamond from
stone. The
idea - these clues?
ከገን He succeeded. And his ex- materialised-is the Federa- ample Alled Africa with #123 army of explorers and inissionaries und
ill rouse!
home such powerful feol- Ings against the slave trade that through him 11 may be considered! as having received its death blow,
Y
0
U
YOUSSEF
S
HOW RIDE HORSE
TO
1. TO MOUNT
STAND WITH YOUR BACK TO THE HORSES HEAD...GRASP
STIRRUP
AND SWING
RIGHT
FOOT
REINS AND SADDLE
HORN...
OVER BACK...
3.LONER EDGE
DE STIRRUP
SHOULD JUST TOUCH YOUR ANKLE WHEN FOOT IS OUT OF STIROUP.
KEEPAGOOD
tion of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Livingstone Wa born on March 19,
1813. at the village
of Blantyre Works,
in Lanarkshire, Scat- land. As a mission- ary
explorer
he
sailed from England.
in 1840 for Africa
[RHODESTA ENVASAL
Work suitable
OLD-FASHIONED GAMES
DLAYERS
Places in
PROVIDE FUN
find their
' circle of
Livingstone's mot-chairs. The leader, who has
to was "Fear God no chair, gives each player
Hard." It
the name of a car part. slogan for the Kuruman, w Central African Federation
and reached the mission station and established by Robert Moffat 20 years carller
Bechuanaland.
a
He then makes up a story about a car. When she men- The next two years Livure which covers the scene of many tions a part--horn for in- stune spect in travelling about of his travels and honours him
country in search of a today with sultable outpost for 14 mis- perforated 13 and costs 1/- in sionary settlement,
the
this stamp
Londón.-J. A. A.
STRANGE MARRIAGE CEREMONY IN
THE HOPI TRADITION
It
A Young Bride's Ordeal
AN ARIZONA girl isn't
married until she's had her face smeared with mud by the sisters of her sweet- heart-that is, if she hap- pens to be an American Indian and wants the core- mony to be in the best Hopi tradition. What's more, she has to spend three full days grinding corn for her
and SHOULDBE mother-in-law,
gets nothing but mock insults for her labour.
ASTIRRUP.
ON BALL
FOOT...
OF
BOTH HANDS
*** RELAX ARMS. KEEP KNEES 5.TO WALK
FLAT AGAINST SQUEEZE LIGHTLY
SIDE OF SADDLE
AGAINST FLANK WITH HEELS.... 6.TO TURN USE LIGHT PRESSURE TOGETHER.
TO DISMOUNT OF LEGS AND HANDS
TAKE REINS
IN LEFT
HAND
....TAKE FOOT
FROM RIGHT
STIRRUP
AND SWING RIGHT LEG
OVER
INDIAN GIRL
GRIND CORN GOOD. PLEASE MOTHER-
IN-LAW!
But the climax of the
as a servant in her hus- which ceremony.
takes
band's old home. place" after this, is even more unusual. Instead of He, in the meantime, has. n making marriage vows, the larger debt to pay. It consista pair kneel in front of bowls of growing a 'full' year's supply of yucen root snapsuds and of food, In exchange for the
lady, have their heads washed by mouy, and is given to her
Even relatives.
nll. this, however, docan't make her a wife, in the she The groom and his father eyes of the village. For
to take part in an extra fashion the with
Numan Kichina"
the latter supplying the es- special c cofemony at the anbudl
sential raw material. Every holiday. The costume she wears body in the village helps as odd in the 'hime, wil weave it into a special' wed- most unusual feature being a ding blanket and 'clothes for all of black yarn, led together with string It is tastefully the bride. But she doesn't attached to the back of her DA | got a atlich till she pays robe.
for the articles by working
BITTER
stance that player riscs from his chair, turns around twice and sits down again.
When the nume of the car is given, all players change places, giving the leader a chance to claim a chair. Instead of the car name, the leader can yell, "And the antique broke down !"
THOSE GAMES WERE
FUN FORTY YEARS AGO!
HAHA TEE HEE!
comes the fun!
The second player, knowing Each player gives aloud the a crazy answer is expected, question and answer that
his
his sister Hanid when she ask- ed him where was going: "I'm going hunting."
Hanid ted her cyebrows. Where are you going
"Right around here," Knarf answered, pointing. toward the garden and the fields beyond.
At this moment General Tin the Tin Soldier and Teddy the Stuffed Bear came along. General Tin had his musket, Teddy had a lasso, "They're
with me, going hunting her Knart said to Hand. or
Ferocious Animals
belongs to memory. Forfeits, such as a shoe, a tie, etc., can be collected from losing players hunting for lions or tigers "It you're not going to
throughout the games. other ferocious animals,"
too,"
17-30
The Shadows ce lo on the grasshoppers' backs.
go
said ed by enemies. They both
Then at the end, they can Hanid, "I think I'd like to go hopped off, going deeper
and
be bought back like this: with you, if you wouldn't mind deeper into the jungle of grass
The host or hostesa saysį
to
me."
We're
1
and weeds. going hunting for wild General Tin gathered his fellow- the player, "Heavy, grasshoppers,"
sold Teddy the hunters, about him. "We'll heavy, hangs over your poor Stuffed Bear, "They're not very set a trap," he said. "Find a
ferocious." bones."
spider-web and bring it here.""" Then they all invited Hanid" It didn't take very long for to join the hunting expedition. Knarf and Hanid and Teddy to A few minules later they were find an abandoned spider-web. ail crawling through the tall General Tin then directed that grass on the other side of the it be stretched between two tall garden wall,
daisies on either side of a thick Knarf and Hanid both had growth of grass. spears made out of twigs.
Suddenly General Tin, who
The seated player then asks, "Fine or superfine?" meaning, "Male or female."
The standing one replies, for example, "Fine." The was out in front ahead of the
Grasshopper-Trip
Tin,
to
at
was thila.
"Now," said General convicted one then Bays, others, turned around with a "Knurt and Hanid will go "What must the owner do warning look in his face for the middle of the field and beat may answer, "Yes, he is to redeem it?"
everyone to be absolutely quiet. the grass and weeds with their He pointed through the tangle spears as they come slowly back. Cross Questions and Silly divine!" This answer is the The answer could be, "Go of grassblades. There, on the toward this cobweb grasshopper- Answers is fun too. Players property of the first player. into the far corner and bark other side of a dandelion, stand- trap. Teddy will come behind sit in circle. First player The game goes around the like a dog," or, "Stand on ng quietly in the shade of the them, shouting and yelling
leaves, were two grasshoppers. may whisper to one to his circle.
the top of his voice. I slay head," etc.
General Tin whispered left, "Do you like roses?" Then
to right here with my muskot, but After each player per- Knarf and Hamid to
I'm forms his duty he receives around on the far side of the use quite sure I won't have to. back his personal forfeit, grasshoppers and make sure So that's what everyone did!
that they didn't get These
oway. And what happened real old-Then, Teddy made ready to Ay Knarf and 'Hanld beat tho fashioned games that your throw the lassó,
grasa and weeds with their grandparents used to play.'
moment, the
two spears and Teddy yelled at the grasshoppers seemed to become top of his voice, all the kross- -PIDGE EARLY aware that they were surround- huppers in the neighbourhood stamed hopping ahead of them in dright, straight for the cob. web trap
When Knarf and Hanid andi Teddy returned to whero General Tin was standing, they found that three grasshoppera, a beetlo and daddy-long-legs were snared in the trap.
ZOO'S WHO
THIS THING
16
DEEPA
LAKEBAIKAL IN SIPERIA IST
THE DEEPEST FRESH WATER LAKE
IN THE WORLD. IT'S GREATEST DEPTH
IS MORE THAN 5,400 FEET...
BLACKSNAKES OFTEN CLIME TREES TO REACH CIRP S’NESTS AND EAT THE EGGS AND SOUN
BIRDS.
THE RACCOON IS FOND OF DIPPING ITS FOOD IN WATER BEFORE EATING IT, AND MANY ATAME ONG PREFERS TO GOLUN
JAN EAT FOOD WHICH IT HAS NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO
KATHER
are
At this
Rupert and Dinkie-46
the vanished cat. Oh dear, pikase don't look so puzzled.""Beryl and Janet vanished too, so I've waked the Guides to come to tea and tall ua what it feels like, and then You'll hear all the story
THE END
Alter all the exckement Dinkle doca" not mind being carried home, and at Jam illa trends have tờ - plat___abd'igo their separate. Way! Then Rupert skampers jo his own cottele. It's all tight bow, Mummy," ha crith." There's no more mystery. The Think that "jutopell" "or" you wit Dinkies ~ A new advenking begins tomorrow ALL RIGHTH KARENÝED”
Made Hamones Know and Hanft and Generní Tin cnch took one of the thross- hoppone marck mado Tittle homeases and vadiles and rode on their backs.
As for the beatle and the daddy-long-legs," they
were turned over to Teddy, who bltched them to a hollow acorn In which be eat, pretending t was a charlot
The Uree grasshoppers didn't mind the fact that they were now) glets, nor did the beelle or the daddy-long-legs. They were given a dress of honey, edch and The Lendes end of a fresh,' new