THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1958.
FEATURES FOR
BOYS
AND GIRLS
You Should Know-How Sound, Pictures Travel How Birdy Williams
STONES DROPPED INTO WATER ALAKE WAVES IN ALL DIRECTIONS,
VERY RAPIDLY ALTERNATING CURRENTS OF ELECTRICITY FLOWING IN A WIRE WILL THROW OFF SIMILAR WAVES.
WIRE
WAVES
миш
...THE WAVES WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS AND THEY CAN GO THROUGH AIR, WATER DR SOLID WALLS..
RADIO AND TVSIGNALS RIDE ON THESE WAVES AS THOUGH ON BOARD A VERY FAST*.TRAIN.
IMI
ONE WAY SOUND AND PICTURES RIDE ALONG IS BY CHANGING THE WAVE ITSELF, AS ABOVE.
IMAGINE A KNIFE CUITING THROUGH...|| *190,000 MILES PER SECOND
Truc Adventure-
THE WAVES GO OUT IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM A BROAD- ÇASTING TOWER.
THEY ARE VERY WEAK THINGS WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THE DISTANT RADIO OR TV SET.
PICTURE
SOUND
YOUR SET HAS TWO BIG JOBS -- TO AMPLIFY THE WAVES INTO STRONG SIGNALS; AND THEN TO CHANGE THEM FROM
ELECTRO MAGNETIC WAVES TO SOUND WAVES. THETV SET ALSO CHANGES ELECTRIC IMPULSES INTO LIGHT AND MAKES A PICTURE.
BILLARTER
Imagine, Fishing With Plants
splash about crazily The Caribs of Guinea And the mazetta tree very
closing their gills
purpose,
you know that plants woudel Dare used as fish bait in while others might even Jurne leaves of the mazells several parts of the world? After : few minules mare, while number of primitive For instance, if you lived however, all would stop strug- African tribes use the sweet- flowers of the muck- in the Canary Islands and gling and would float motion- scented
surface except for angoko tren. lres on the
Our own American Indians also had their fish bait planis, those of the southeastern states using Beeds of the red buckeys and those of California the pounded leaves and roots of the Roap plant as well as those the common turkey mullein.
wanted to go fishing, outing and would not dig a can full of to breathe.
out angleworms and gel your pole and tackle.
Instead, you would gather handful of euphorbla leaves.
#
After crushing these between 1w rocks blocks of wood in That the white mitity Juice mazed out you would merely throw them into the water [ your favourlie #shing pool.
After waillog a few minutes, you would see the fish in that pool rise to the surface. Some
All this sherpun needs to do now is to wadef into the water and scoop up those he wants with his hands or a net,
He must work fast, however, for a few minutes the fish Houl Into fresh water and start regaining consciousness,
At Brrt these fish may swin about crazily, but finally, they dive beneath the surface as they regain their full powerY,
The cophorbia is only one of mány plants which can be used as fish bail. They are found in all parts of the world,
of
Although the juices of nobe of these plants permaneally poison or injure fish, most of us would prefer our own type of fishing.
There
is nothing that quite equals the thrill of safely land- ing a big fish after a single
In some parts of the world all you'll need to catch some fiel Is a few leaves.
Hobby Corner-Take Care When Using Tools
THE
HE SAME TOOL that should always protect yourself
ruts a measured chunk by "the fency of helmy hurt
uff a block of wood for you, I remember one boy who was
Keartss can also ent your finger off absolutely
in the use of a power kloger. The laughed your hand,
when he saw grown men frakk
fingers, However, there is our safely to hold, with their prulection" which will always piered
of wood Shorter than
Fill bril fen being hat by love inebes.
The Biblical caying, The
fear of The Lord is the begin:
One day he was a little tired
us
ring of wisdem," in worth para- and rublestv skillful w phriesmu for a youthful worker meal. The small piece of wood with fals.
which he was plasing, slipped, Did he lost the tips of two t'mers.
lucky. It Was hurt you is the beginning of mit have been his whole
The fear of how louls can
wisdom."
Especially if you are allowed to work with power tools, you
HOW MAKE A DANCING TO SERPENT
1 MARKA PIECE OF TYPING PAPER INTO A CIRCLE ABOUT 5 OR 6 INCHES ACROSS.
TRACE
AROUND
ASMALL
PLATE.
2. CUT OUT CIRCLE AND
MARK IT INTO A SPIRAL.
CUT CIRCLE
ON
SPIRAL
LINE.
3TIE A SHORT PIECE OF TOOTHPICK TO A 48 INCH PIECE OF THREAD.
4 WITH A NEEDLE,
PUT THREAD THROUGH CENTER OF SPIRAL.
NOW HANG SPIRAL. ÖVER A TABLE
LAMP
AND
WATCH
IT DANCE.
IN THE HEAT OF THE LAMP
Irtet,
"
Be afraid to rush, lo move
1 LEARN THE HARD WAY!
around fast when you une tools. Eappen in something went eliter power tools or ordinary wrong. A boy I know was sharp loois
sawing a heavy log on a "horse" De afraid to use tools unless rather vigorously, when he you have visualised what might suddenly remembered this rule
of elementary caution in using
tools.
He changed his position and slowed his sawing action as he pproached the end of the cut. The log suddenly broke in two, knucking the sharp saw back- ward against the spot where his leg had been only a few moments before,
Really Used His Head
RED STONE, Bob Mar- tin, and Eddie Maxwell each sporting varsity sweater with a big “W," sat |chatting in à booth at Pop
Hanson's Chocolate Shop.
A tull lad entered from the street and ordered น soft drink at the marble counter.
He was not the athletic type. fll'arms of abnormal length hung nearly to his knees, its neck bent forward from siight- ly rounded, slanting shoulders. Prominent upper teeth mide a notlecable receding chin more pronounced.
Ife turned his hend and re- marked, "HI fellers."
The three all responded, "HI, Birdy, Come on down."
He shook his head, "Haven't gol time. Got a snow shovelling Job."
He drained his treat and went out. Then he came back, poked bla head in the door, nod shouted. "Tell coachi I'll be a for basketball prae- Ile late tice."
Fred looked smiled.
talent."
Birdy didn't get his hands up in time. The hall
struck him squarely in the forehead.
Washburn got one more bas- ket and a
The seconds were ticking the του), but Stanton game away.
Williams eaged two long shots to tie the
circled and eut at Bob and score.
toward the foul line. Maxwell
Puzzle
Pete's
COLUMN
Try these teasers
CROOSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Bridle part
4 Male sheep
7 Exist
8 Constellation
D Occupant
11 Newest
10 Hood covering
17 Fish eggs
18 Poems
10 "Honest" Lincoln
DOWN
1 Baseball stick 2 Anger
3 Number
4 Operated
5 Craft 6 Mother
With one minute to go. Cash Bealed a fast one toward Birdy. He didn't get his hands up in "Poor Birdy," he sighed. "He
ball struck him 10 Social insect tries so hard, but he lacks the McGee was dreperate. "fle call time. The
| ta Birdy Willons. "I'm squarely in the forehead. It11 Youth- geing to put you in. Get the bounced upward, and arched 12 Mimic "That's true," Dob repiled. tip-offs to Martin and Newell, downward. It struck the rim. 13 Age "We used to call him Birdbrain, and try to food them when they bounced up five feet and drop- Soon it changed to Birdy. He break for the basket,"
ped through the basket just ne doesn't mind,
fie's though.
the timer's gun barked. good-natured."
The game
was over. Wach- burp 67, Stanton 65, In the dressing was the hero.
Eddie Maxwell spoke up. "Tough luck. He's been try Ing to make his W for three
can't make years. Just grade."
the
.
Fred spoke. Fred was cap- tain of the Washburn hoopslers. "I know." he agreed, "Birdy lacks speed. He's got slow re- flexes, always doing the wrong thing, like shooting at the op- ponents' basket or muffing a puss. However, I'm going to try and get him into that tour- noment game. If only for
him minute. That would get his letter, and he'd be the hap- plesi guy in the world."
"A good ides,"
others greed,
away.
the
Nuw
Williams, eager and excited, nodded. Words wouldn't come. The coach patted him on the back and said. "Go in there AND USE YOUR HEAD."
Stuuton had the ball outside. The ball came in. Down the floor, Martin rushed across and blocked a pass, lobbing it across to Maxwell,
They passed back and forth, watching for an opening.
room Birdy
"How'd you do il, Birdy?" Fred Stone asked.
Birdy grinned a happy grin. "Just like the coach said, I used my head."
-DICK MURRAY
Hunting For A Whale
-How General Tin Landed On The North Pole-
By MAX TRELL
tho Small-Sized Hiawatha, Wooden Indian WCTD talking about going on a hunting ex- pedition,
The regular basketball schedule was completed. Washburn High had a
NARF, the chadow Boy, with coming the Turned-About Name, contest with Stanton for district Toddy, the Stuffed Bear, and zulection for the state tourna
only wa days The boy escaped with a tornment. It was trouser leg and some ugly
Practice game al o'clock, seratches. If he had not suddenly become "afraid" of his Fred get his chance to contact tool, he would have sileed his Conch McGee, and he said, "It touch, the boys it's possible, leg.
would like to see Williams get in a minute, Friday night, to win his letter."
Don't forget your best "safety protection" when working with inols even in model building.
Coach McGee nodded, "We'll
to wall and see. We "The fear of how tools con have hurt you is the beginning of might be able to get a decent
lead, and I'll put him „ka.“ wisdom and safety."
By Manuel Afmada
Brain Teasers 70O'S WHO
-Try Them
DON'T MISS The boat! Just fill in the blanks around vach "bant" to find the word; de- fined.
1. BOA -
Brag.
2. B-OAT
Become swollen.
3. BOAT
American lynx.
4. B-O-A-T
Tendency to float easily.
5. DO-A —–—–—– ↑
Plant scientist.
10. BOAT
Send radio messages.
7. - 90 — AT —
Regard with aversion..
·BO — AT-
Charge with carbon dioxide,
9. B--- OA
·
Shirling or dress fabric,
Chief magistrate of a Ger-
man town.
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Here's
BETCHA CAN'T
silly stunt that's good for lots of laughs. Sounds { casy;' but,ly and. sec.
Put a stool right against the wall. Now stand 12 inches away from the stoot... Next lean over and put your head against the ! wali.
Now, try to stand up straight and at the same time pick up the stool.
ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S BEST LOVED BIRDS, THE BLACK-CAPPED CHICKAFEE, ACTUALLY IS AN IMMIGRANT, COM- ING HERE SEVER- AL MILLION YEARS AGO.
IT TASTES GOOD TOOM
A HOG HAS A
VERY KEEN SENSE OF SMELL ESPECIALLY WHEN LOOKING FOR FOOD.
A DORMOUSE 15 A SMALL RODENT THAT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE A SQUIRREL, THE DORMOUSE WAS GIVEN THIS NAME
BECAUSE IT SPENDS MOST OF ITS TIME IN A SLEEPING
OR DORMANT STATE ...
Rupert and the Jackdaw-5
Bill Badisa viants to go down to "D'you know anything about The distant cottages but the others. Brian and Margaret in those new decide, that the weather is too. cortages down in's the "wood ? "*. threatening to go far. Then they · ** Nay, there've, bars, no, letsera 'spy the village poetesen taking -4 for them this last week or two,
"So I short est› 'scrow shin-comapon ·wod - aturwees”, tha postrasile they run to catch him; apr. enn's help you. But les no ca "' Fiam,” Ruptet caili breathlessly, to think (bera's anything sinis.
"I'd like to hunt llons,” sald Knart. "The Hon is the King of the forest."
I'd like to hunt whales," sald Teddy, "I'd go to every Jungle in the world until I found whale."
Not In Jungles
你
"Bah!" said Hiawatha, look- ing at Toddy. "You don't hund whales in jungles."
"You don't?" sald Teddy Surprise. "Where do you hunt them?"
"In the ocean!" said Ha-
General Tin threw a harpoon
xt the monstrous whale.
WⱭs a monstrous whale. He was as ble as a hun- from me,
his dret bathtubs, and from head there spouted
great fountain of water. It went up as high as a eucalyptus tręc, What die 1 do?"
J
DURING THE PRACTICE, Williams went in at centre for two three-minute periods. He was able to get his share of tips offs, but his part in cross- forward plays and fast breaks walba. for a lay-up shot falled miser-
"That's funny," ably. The coach shook his head
sald Teddy. "What are they dolog In the more in sympathy than disgust.
Friday night the town hall ocean? But anyway," he went
"You tumed the ship around was packed with noisy, engern, "even if you do hunt whales and went the other way," said fons, as the two rival high from hunting. I'll get a big hoolt gloomily. "I mean that's what I
in the ocean that won't stop melawatha shaking schools took the floor
and a big fishing pole, und would have done." catch them that way!"
The scene was a bediam, as the 10 first-stringers started full speed trying to gain an advan tugc.
Washburn would get
A four- point lead, ut Stanton would roar right back, to tie it up.
At half me Washburn, tod by the slim margin of 35 to 33. This was through the gallant drive of Captain Stone, who had nine floor goals and two foula for 20 points,
hia hoad
14 Convulsive cry 10 Colf mound
16 Company (ab.)
ON THE-HEAD
Each of theso"Things are worn on the houd somewhere in the world. If you have troubla guring them out, try reading then backward,
TENNOB
RETNAHS-'O-MAT
YBRED
TERES
EEPOT
FIOC
"I" WORDS
Col
has hidden
Cartoonist
some items whose
names begin
with "" in his sketch, How
many can you and? Puzzle Felo says he finds eight:
IMPORTER
BODY PARTS
"Not at all." sald General Can you make a part of your "Baby" said Hiawatha, That's Tin, although, come to think of body from each of these words? not how you catch whales."
"You spear them with a har-probably is what I should Leave out a letter from cach the remaining lettera haye done. And I tell you and mix pvon, Teddy," said Knarf. why,
need to up if you
do that to "What's harpoon?" Bliked
fung
harpoon at this make your body part: Teddy.
monstrous whale. Instantly, he
* WARM started to swim with all his might, pulling the ship after him."
"Why didn't you let go of the harpoon?" Teddy said
Floating On Top
"I just told you," said Knart. "It's Uke a spear. You
see
a
Then
to the
Never Lots Go
end of the
Atlantic an
MAPLE
CHEATS THREAT BELLOW
TRIANGLE
In the dressing room Coach whats tioaling on top of the McGee raved and ranted, spot- water and you throw the har- ting their mistakes and weak- poon nt it. A long rope is al- NCASES, He pointed to Captain fached to the harpoon
"A good hunter mover leta go," Stone,
"You're 'shooting well, you pull the whale in,"
sald General Tin. “I hung on to Puzzle Pele has hung his Stone, but watch it. You-have At this momcot, General Tin, the harpoon or rather, to the triangle from the POLICE. The three personal fouls on you now. the Tin Soldier, who was stand- rope at the end of the harpoon second word is a musical One more and you're out," 10g on the other side of the room and away we all went, the drama"; third "a giri's name": Fred was silent. He was with his musket over bis whale, the ship and I. We went fourth a boy's name" and fifth worried, too, The first sub-shoulder, spoke up. centre was only six foot, and "I couldn't help overbearing Ocean, then across the Pactile America." Completo Stanton's centre was four inches what you gentlemen were toy Ocean, then down to the Aular triangle:
ing. Did I ever tell you about the Ocean, then up again to the The whistle came and the the time that I went hunting Arctic Ocean where the North third quarter started. Fred for a whalo?”
Pole is. Wo went round ellcked In four
and more baskets, Knart and Toddy and Hia- round the North Pole. And that's but he fouled a Stanton shooter watha said they had never where it happened? Just before the period whistle. heard General Tin's story, al- The Stanton player
"What happened?"
dod got two though they were well aware Koorf and Teily, in audito- singles, and Fred was out of the that he was a very
furious treat hunter.
"Make yourselves comfort
tailer.
game.
Starting the fourth quarter, Washburn Ind
!
abbreviation for "Central
the
POLICE
(Solutions ou Pago 26)
The rope broke,” wald Gen- oral Tim and there I was left
SHINES
31 to 41. Tomable." General Tin said, "ark sitting on the North Polo, hold- MONKEY Nowell Look Fred's place, but tell you exactly what hap his efforts were not Fred's.
Gradually the Stanton crew pened when I went hunting for gained, point by point, unti this whale".
There were dve minutes to play
and Washburn, led by the single point, 02 to 01.
Sut On The Floor
ing the harpoon in my
band.
while the whale swam off. Yes,
air, thore's where I was left and that's the end of the story."
Take a shoe box, marks_1k "It's a wonderful story bald with black stripes to look low jatenge, Set a mirror tho Knarf and Teddy.
back of it. Dripe à cloth nerdesi Bob Martin, acting captain, Krpet and Toddy and Hia- "Hah! If you were 2011 sitting the opening for a curtain. Now called time out. The "boys | waths promptly aut down son on the North Pula, How did you die your friends. If they would grouped around him on the the floor at General Tin's took over get back here in this room like toned a little monkey. back court,
He lookesh down at thom, united, again?". Ilawakha) nuttered |・ When they pull the curtain to "Let's change to five-man do- | cloared his throat ang begantha slodmily, THE vises the monkey, they will son tence, and hold them to long "I was in a ship in Hwo mikin Is General Tin 'dido's bothar themselves voltsoled in the mine Yahóll. Thepere kilingam Avitt) of the Allentia: Ospan. when to answer this question. Za jurs voru lica, good: for lots
those log-up
there, not a dareci yauda mys chuckled sa himmt,