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CHINÁ MAIL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, 1929.

A CHRISTMAS CHILDREN'S CORNER

Games For Your Party

YOOD games for your party are sure to be

asked to suggest a few games when you go to other parties, so you had better learn a few new ones.

Finding The Arrow

much laughter. Time for the completion of

of another pair of players, and those who take the shortest time get a prize.

What is that which the take

taken compared that from it the larger it the more you

A Robin Legend

When all the earth was covered with ice, ages and ages ago, there was only one fire in the land, and that was in the North.

There are many legends about the robin,.] Here is a game something like hunt the that little bird with the red breast that we thimble, but it is even more interesting.arc all so fond of, and which looks so cheer- Cut a dozen pieces of paper about an inch| ful hopping about on the snow at Christmas long, and point one end so as to represent time. Here is one pretty story about the an arrow. While the rest of the players robin:— are out of the room the leader hides the arrows, putting them in such a position that a part of the point is slightly exposed. Then the players are called in and the one finding most arrows in the time arranged wins, and has the advantage of hiding them the next round. You will be surprised how many hiding places can be found for the little arrows.

The Magic Mirror

Much fun can be obtained at a party from a magic mirror. Ask your mother to lend you a hand mirror, and on it draw with a piece of French chalk a sentence or a funny face. If you polish the mirror lightly with a silk handkerchief the writing will disappear. Then hand the mirror to someone, and ask him to breathe upon it, and tell him he will see something appear which will be of special interest to him. If you have drawn the head of a goat, or monkey, or donkey, there will be much laughter. If you polish the mirror lightly again the experiment can be repeated, and the mirror handed to another member of the party.

Singing Proverbs

One player must go out of the room and the rest stay inside. While he or she is away you think of some proverb, say, “A stitch in time saves nine.' One of the players must go round to the others and give to each one one of the words in the proverb. One will have “A,” another "stitch," another "in," and so on.

Call the player into the room and then all start singing your own particular word to some well-known tune such as "Rule, Britannia." Supposing you are "stitch," you sing "Stitch, stitch, stitch, stitch," all to the tune, and someone else will be sing- ing, "Time, time, time," and another "Saves, saves, saves," and so on.

The player who has come into the room has to walk round and listen and try and guess what the proverb is. He has three guesses, and when he guesses right the player who gave him the clue is sent out of the room, and you choose another proverb · and start all over again.

Blind Man's Banquet

Blindfold games are always popular at a party, and one of the funniest is the Blind Man's Banquet. Two of the smallest boys or girls are blindfolded, and seated on the carpet about a yard from each other, and mear each is placed a plate with two or three small pieces of bread and butter on t. The players are not supposed to speak, and to use only one hand, and at a given signal to feed each other. This is a good deal more difficult than it seems, and the attempts to find each other's mouth causes:

The fire was guarded all day and all │night by an old man and his son, for it was very precious. Not far away there lived a big white bear. He loved the cold, and hated the people of the land. Always the bear watched for an opportunity to put out the fire. He thought if once he could stamp it out, the world would be cold all over, and then he would be happy. One day, while the man's son watched the fire he got drowsy, and fell asleep.

Stealthily the bear crept out of his den and trampled the fire out. But there were still a few sparks burning, which he had not noticed. A robin, who was watching, guessed how unhappy the people would be without the fire, so he hopped down from a tree and fanned those few sparks into life with his wings. But the robin's breast be- came scorched with the heat, and it turned- a flaming red. That is how he got his red breast, and after that, wherever the little robin flew the earth became warm and pleasant to live on.

Riddle-Me-Ree

If a man walks into a room full of people and places a new penny on the table what does the coin do?—It looks round.

What is that which belongs to yourself, but is used more by your friends than by you?—Your name.

A Card Trick

Take twelve cards out of the pack and tell your friends that you can arrange them in rows in such a manner that they will count four in every direction.

To do this place nine of the twelve cards in three rows, so as to form a square; then place one of the remaining three cards on the first card of the first row, the second on the second card of the second row, and the last on the third card of the third row. They will count four in every direction in this way, as you will see.

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An Animal Square

How many animals are in the animal square below. You may begin at any letter, you can move by any next letter on either rows, files, or diagonals. Thus from M on the last line you can proceed M-U-L-E. If you make the correct moves you will find twenty-five animals.

ΟΙΒΗ ΑCO SNY RMD L X FLETIL ROHEN BE CW PA BFD .E UTIROF LM NEGAT What Are We We are a score, nay, sometimes more,

Within a cave reside; Though seldom 'tis we disagree,

We often do divide.

If we fall out, there is no doubt ·

We ne'er shall meet again; Both boy and girl our worth can tell,

Though oft we cause them pain. In white array the ladies gay

In mirth will often show us; From what is said, we are afraid, You will too quickly know us.

Answer: Teeth.

What trade is it whose best works are A CHRISTMAS IN SWEDEN trampled underfoot?—That of a shoemaker.

JACKIE COOGAN'S TOYS

The fanious juvenile film star is seen filling up the engine's spirit container, of a steam model kosmetices which he liked best of all ́ törs.---

(Continued from Page 30.) bering. The torches were planted in the snow when the church was reached.

Another church service is at ten o'clock and then there is the evening service.

Christmas Day Dinner

Dinner on Christmas Day has its tradi: tional dishes. The guests may stand while enjoying "Smorgasbord." They visit and chat until their plates are removed.

The main meal is served at the table. with the guests seated. The first course may be a clear soup with tiny meat balls. in it The meat course may be either roast young pig or chicken. The head of the pig is decorated with a paper frill behind the cars, and in the open mouth is a bright red apple. Often there is more than one kind of roast.

A special ceremony is connected with this meal. Its Swedish name is "Doppe i gryten." which is "dipping in the pot." A sauce from ham is prepared on the kitchen stove. Slices of rye bread are served to everyone and all must parade to the kitchen to dip bits of bread in the pot and eat them It is most important not to let the bread get too soft and fall off one's fork.