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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1956.
FEATURES FOR
BOYS
AND
GIRLS **
YOUR PUZZLE HOW TO MAKE A MODERN AN UNCHARTERED CITY IN THE DESERT
CORNER
CROSSWORD
DIAMOND
wilich
MOBILE
By M. Brownfield
W
tho Pavo
X/HAT is a "mobile ?" A comparatively modern decoration; G
To help you with today's Panama growa Home emssvord puzzle about Pamama, BANANAS, Cartoonist Cal has letiered in Puzzlematy a centre for his dia-hanging the name of the country for you: mond. The second word is ""mobile" is "movable" or
Hight touch"; third "overgreen susceptible of movement.
18
2
A
12
ACROSS
"M
A
Nice for a youngster to have
3 Spain (b.)
5 Musical note
Used by golfers
7 Close
# Space
10 Expire
11 Note in music
12 South America (ab.)
13 Green vegetable
DOWN
1 Begy
2 Each (ub.)
3 Bcdy of water
4 Asiatic country
Something to drink
7 Born
Narrow inlet
| Myself
HOW CAROUSE
TO
1Cut out Z heavy CARD- BOARD circles.
Z.FROM
PAPER
CUT ANOTHER
CIRCLE
ABOUT 2
trees"; ifth "a doctring";
Bixth "was stated” notch the diamond?
I
BANANAS N
3
Can
and you
PANAMA REBUS
pictures correctly,
you'll
has
the four facts about Panama that the Puzzlemon cealed here:
Yet the fundamental ideu is, really a very anclent one. Even the Chinese gadget of wind-bella strips of colour- ed glass that gently tinkle in a breeze -- is an early version of this revival of ornaments in motion.
Modern
**mobiles" are fashioned of many materials
By using the worde and such as cardboard, balsa find wood, plastic, ceramics, con-wire and metal. Hung from the celling, these objects flutter with any air current, and are therefore dubbed "dangling mobiles."
OL
I'M
+
AL
SCRAMBLED MESSAGE
Jack
into
The Puzzlemen truuble with his sentence about Ponamu
and could
Toe your help to straighten it out:
United the from States Canal The Panama, irasés Zone
PANAMA MIX-UPS
Above: A Guished mobile, Edow: Directions for making one.
You can easily erente a covered to give the best mobile.
glittering effect.
Fancy stars and flowers can be cut from either card- board or metal and suspend- ed with fine wire.
serve to create decomtive charm.
Still a more ambitious way Silver
or gilt paper or of making mobiles is to two-toned metallic paper can
tin cans,
Wire itself, about the gauge of be glued to a cardboard Batten out large shape, then suspended with and with tinners' shears cut a clothes fine, can be fashioned wire from the celling, a out simple patterns. If you into modernistic twilled shapes. different Ingenuity and exprincat will chandelier or from a door. are seeking for
Aluminium foil and beautiful shapes for The finished wire shape, be it a way arch.
in a bird, basket or cage, can be is still another material to your mobiles, look
for bolany book
enlarge- painted with alumilum, stive use.
Such objects are ments of the pollen of or gilt paint.
effective too, hung in a bay are lovely window These of flowers,
will where sunshine play up their "gifter."
Of course both sides the cardboard
must
be outlines to copy.
FACTS AND FANCIES
ABOUT FLOWERS
A
LTHOUGH
you may know all the flowers in be there may your area,
PRIMULA IMPERIALIS
of Information
And
Hire are Cree nore facts about Panna, This tune just rearrange the
INCHES WIDER THAN FIRST THOem:
SLIT TOCENTER...OVERLAP
ABOUT 4IN. AND PASTE
INTO A CONE.
PIJIE
3.STANDA TRISTICK
15 IN. LONG IN THE CENTER OF A FISH
CAN FOUR AMATURE
OF PATCHING PLASTERANDWATER
INTO CAN AND LET IT HARDEN.
HOLD THE STICK STRAIGHT UNTIL PLASTER HARDENS.. ..LET IT DRY 1 HOUR
THIS SUM
PILE CURB 19 SNAP
letters
(Solution on Page 28)
HISTORIC
HUMOUR
DUR
some items about these floral beauties which you have not yet dis- covered.
For instance, id you know titl
William the Sweet
was named after the Duke of Cum - bernad? And that this duke was so cruel to the Scots that he was called "The Butcher"? (Yel at the battle of Culloden in 1745, be defeated Bonnie Prince Charlie,)
HYMNS DEDICATED
A CIOCUA seems colare geous
when it forces its way through URING the course of the the soil. But the goldenella of Civil War, President Lincoln Switzerland beats it by coming aften complained about the large up through solid fee. number
of generals that
his
army had. One day, a messenger brought him the news a Con- federate ralding party ind carried off a brigadier-general and twelve mules.
Abraham Lincoin replied; "How unfortunatel Those rules cost Us aplecs."
grows on the rocky hills of the Holy Land and that it served as a modlei for the seven- branched candlesikk that is Facred symbol of the Jews?
a
plant.
Or that the compara which got its name because of the legend
ONCE HOUSED 100,000 PEOPLE
N. the southwestern part ....
the most desolate regions in the tropical world. The temperature in this ex- tremely dry area rarely drops below 100 degrees F and often reaches 125 de- grocs. Sandstorms are of with frequent occurrence winds as strong as 90 miles an hour.
If Arghanistan lies one of
Into this region, shortly after the last war, wont Walter Fairservis of the American Museum' of Natural History with two companions. They were looking for traces of pre-
historie man.
By
S. CRAGGS
THE RUINS IN THE DASHTIMARGO COF
ER AN AREA OF NEARLY 3D SQUARE MILES AND ONCE HOUSED 200,000
PEOPLE.
time, were known to be scattered change in the course of a river dried up the wells, ho thinks,
While travelling through through this region
This ono, called Peshawarun, and the Inhabitants were forced the Dasht-i-Margo (Desert had been reported before, but to leave.
The Wibesmen of the region of Death) they saw a sight never fully described. As far that amazed them: directly as the scientists know, it is not call the city Peshawar, t
on any map.
it is hoped that more thorough ahead were the ruins of a
Why was the clly abandoned? research will reveal the name It showed large city!
no signs of having it had six centuries ago, before been damaged by Invaders.
it was abandoned forever to the Mr Fairservis doud many sun and the wind and the drift-
within the city. A ing sand. dry wells
ONLY A VIPER The walls that encircled the mud-brick ruins wero crumbling in many places, but in others were remark- ably preserved.
ex-
Breakfast At Blinky's
-It Was Really Supper Time For Everyone Else-
The entire city covered nearly thirty square miles, Although it must have once housed 100,000 people, the By MAX TRELL only living thing the
viper.TT was plorers saw was a There was no sign that any Knarf modern man had ever en- shadow - children with tho tered the place.
turned-about names, rapped on door of Blinky Mole's apartment. Ho
A.D.
lready dark when the and Hanic,
for
This city, the explorers do. the cide after investigation, was underground Moslem. It was not very ancient asked them to drop in but was built during the period breakfast, and when they asked about what time, he said: from 1030-1500
Many him ruined eitles, dating from that "About supper time,"
So Knarf and Hanid coming to have breakfast with
all Binky Mole when
other folks were filling down to supper.
TIPS ON
FISHING
F your fishline happens to
were
Bathrobe And Slippers He came padding to the door bathrobe, in his slippery and
them with a picasant greeted good evening, and let thera in.
"I hope you don't mind eating
pressed in bathrobe and slip- pers, Blinky opened the door..
"We've got to be at our work soon," he reminded his frienda.
that was planted made of white nylon in the kitchen," Blinky said "I "At any rate, I havo to get to
הגאון!
THE BLOOM
OF DOOM
by the Finger of God, can depended title?
bc
its tuni The edges of its leaves
pare to do as soon as they see
And in India, the soma plant 11.
is worshiped as a god and has It is found only in one spot. had 114 hymns dedicated to it. on earth-on the solitary pook of the 10,000-foot-high volcano, Probably cowsilps have no Tangerange, in Java. It never temors for you but the royal appears until the volcano is cowslip (primula imperialis) is rendy to erupt again. the natives of Java who search contain salvia plants. called the "Bloom of Doom" by Many of your gardens will Dld you
two hundred dollars for it with foreboding and pre- know that salvia is a sage which
4Put a RUBBER BANDaround the stick linch up from can. Sliponecircle
Over stick down to it.
Put another band 8in. down on stick and slip on secondcircle. over. Daniel Webster ran into
KOREA
6.BET CONE OVER STICK FOR TOP.
CUT OUT - ANIMAL
PICTURES WITH TABS
AND PASTE AROUND BOTTOM CIRCLE!
DECORATE
WITH CRATONS
At one time, the great orator Daniel Webster was jow
on
funda and could not meet all of his bills. His butcher sued him) for his bill. After the case wasi
this same man on the street and he asked him why he didn't come around any more for his crder.
"Well, Mr Webster," replied the butcher, "I didn't think that you would want to deal with me after 1 have sued you.”
south.
In some desert, lives
Іп
roots, buttercup rools, the Flower-of-an- that the tea is quite cooloots, clover roots, didelion
the my work now that it's dark. you can dye it easily with always like breakfast
"So do we, Bunky" cried are always turned north and ordinary tea, if you soak it kitchen. It's cheerful."
The table was already set Mouse, Cricket, Firedly and Owl, for a few hours in a good,
Make sure with a large platter of daisy
"Everyone lands bordering on strong solution.
alsa Is through with their work," said Konid. young
"It's nighttime! Time to go to Hour. It opens only in the burn-first. This will give you a carrots, radishes and onions.
sleep!" ing heat of the noonday su71, and if a shadow canes between line that is practically in
Then Owl shook his head
"Isn't it strange how all
anci
and pond waters, instead of standing out whitely against them, as now.
The same sort of rear-low mirror that is used in a car will make your fishing
Die
all the people,
Blinky, as Khart and Hanid it and the sun, it closes, Once visible against most stream knew, picked all his roots and closed, it never opens again,
vegetables (and the vegetables gravely. were sort of roots, too) out of the field and garden. Living children, underground, he pulled them and most of the birds, and the down through his celling, which cows and horses and bees and fles, stay awake all day and was quite convenient.
"Sit down,' Elinky said. "I've sleep all night?. I nor cary understand why they do it. But, got some eggs lo scramble,"
thank goodness, there are still plenty of us left who sleep ail day, when the hot sun shines and stay awalce all night, when We cool and dark and still."
Awake -At Night
Romance
Behind The
Shield
OR those of us who find romance in the symbols
99 of heraldry there is an
interesting
The "Lucky Penny"
IS0
By M. L. HOPGRAFT
QOL BLOOM, who was a New York congressman for many years, used to change a dollar bill into pennies und drop them on "Sua me sil you want," anthe sidewalk. Then he would. swered the famous orator, "but hide in a doorway and wait please don't slarve mo to death.”
for passersby to pick them
ZOO'S WHO
THE FERRET
STILL TRAINED TO CATCH BATS" GETS ITS 2 NAME FROM 'GAELIC AND}, : LANCIENT/ CELTIC FERRET MEANS CUNNING OR
CRAFTY ONES.
OYSTERS:
AND
FIRSTOXEN WERE USED ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL
IN 1930.7
up.
"It's like this," he would ex- plain. "Pretty
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someone comes along with the weight of the world on his shoulders. Ho see the penny, picks it up, turns
it over, blows on it, and puts it ints his pocket. Then be straightens up and goes his way, amiling and happy." MA OLD CUSTOM
AT LONG LAST.ME LUCK HAS CHANGED!
four set of stamps just issued by France. These show the escutcheons of four towns or districts with a stirring history
going back to the
Middle Ages. :
As stamps they mako colourful corner pieces for the
French
pages elbtim.
of your Or, if you are a
collec
thamatie
tor then this.
now French set
NOTHING LIKE- GEEING WHERE
YOU'RE GOING!
trip mom
pleasant if you attach it to the storm of your boat when rowing. Now you won't have la per-
More Guests
And then Owl went on to say the folks who
Knárf and Hanid noticed that of ho was scrambling a panful eggs, much more than any them could' ent. Then Blinky explained that he was expecting several more breakfast guests. "You'd be surprised how many who were all folks cat breakfast at supper stayed awake at night time," he said.
course, and Mouse, shadow-children Firefly and himself Before had time to ask who the breakfast guests might be, there and Rabbit and Frog and Toad casne a rapping and a scratching and sometimes Dog, and always at the door. The guests were orriving 1
Mole,
Cricket,
Of
other
and Cat and Itat and Snail and Boetle
Whippoorwill and the Katydids.
"And don't forget the moon w and the stars," said Blinky with First came Mouse. Then came mile, es, he gave. Kharf and
cime Cricket. Then
Firefly Hand
an extra sweet carrot to And then, walking very slowly
chow.
and bowing, his head low so 18 But later, when
Knar?
not to hit the calling, come Owl Hand were ready for bed, it did
They
all
cheerful savo a
"Good Evening" and stick what seem odd that not, overyone a apo right I looked to be,.
petually took over your shoulder | what with a full: mooie the be doing, the same, thing
to soo where you are going. A stare all fresh and sparkling vanity table and mirror. is ex-
cellent for this purpose, since Breakfast is Roady all you havo to do is wire the handle portion on to a stick that you've nalled to the side of the section you devote to heraldry or boat. The mirror from an old historic costuma Jogj
car may be used instead.
will enrich tho
Illustrated here is the stamp. showing the striped shield of Foix, in south-wes France. TheIt only takes a minute to pre- Dare a good supply of matches counts of Foix wore ad so that they'll be waterpret tinguished, family which flourlah All you do is place a long strip ed from
the fit to the 15th of wide cellulose, tape on any arrango "kke. two cross lines, which easily century and for half that time at flat surface, then could be mapped and the tales cast they were song the most matches in a neat row on tho that each is surrounded by the Why? Because he is sure his exchanged as pledges or kepi na powerful of the Brench nobles
One of them, Raymond Roger, tape on all pides, Thin cover the luck will change now that he's tokens of friendship.
uck carliest found a
It's an
In Spain, it is cerisidered im-Went with the French king, tape with another ploce, this Fold; 'old' custom.
Philip Augustus, in one of the sandwiching the matches between times, mon have provided them- poralive to carry a gold or silver crusades to the Holy Land and cellulose. Roll the tape up, and solved with some talisman that cols in your pocket on New distinguished himself at the cap secure with a rubber band. Now
Year's Day. If you are so poor hire of Act. would ward off eyll and bring
the mother may be torn off one of a time Fuccess to their Undertakings, that you don't own a penny, it theso lucky plecès in Lợ thought to be perfcelly all
WH
find
+
'Andtirer 'Count of Folk, Carton: VASEN PONDERA
the rule of ancient titles, in the right to beg, borrow, or win111, mubbed French King John tombs of the Egyptians, and in alcal one before you venture out It and went off to fight the Astich an ordinary lending
ત stroot. The kion, of Prusilane rather than serve in ret to the frame of a defunc the burial mounds of American
the course, is that if you have a the royal-ranka. Sich were the tennis mcket, after removing all aborigines.
Yenty
now have an..., excellent; longe your pockets will be fir duced.
The four stamps are printed fasting sending nets 7. You may ole Anglo-Saxon sheestors was the feit of the year. a silver penity.
If was called So. It, you awn: lucky penny in bright colors by the types event prekes in warrioride, plecd and merely to or find one or receive und als graph grocers) per oratou. 14. by fol equipment over, the commer PORNRIA COO Was o tokers of good gift, halte un to it.. * AW folgt:|:15, and tho moh is mos rousoras Cláiron 6m the store lance fenune and varied ovil These you'll never be "braice so king bly priced at Bd in early pennies wore marked with: as you keep it
|. The favourite Hicky-piece of vucky penny, to start tha: Nóig warrior: Couils which Tolura the: original "irizinecla.tf end-you
so many friends of theirs
were just then waking up and getting mady, not to sleep, but to works.
10
"Like night-watchmen," said
#Isra't
·right,
that
By this ime Blinky had Hanid. finisher scrambling all the eggs Kpart?""" and he naked everyone to at But Kuart didn't answer. Ho down at table and start eating. was fast aslody.
Rupert and the Winter Woolly-37
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