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GAMES FOR GIRLS.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

MAY'S DREAM.

Sky King's Chief Adviser.

"Scents" is a good game. String a number of little bright coloured silk or muslin bags filled with vari- May was sitting at her desk in the ous powders, etc.. having a distino-large classroom. She was alone. tive smell. Number each one, and except for a fex fleshich buzzed let the guests sniff them and en-

around her. It was very lonely sit deavour to nume all correctly. Anting there alone doing her history, other goat competition is to make which she should have done in up a serira of questions, each to be school. answered by the name of a motor car; as for instance: 1, A river crossing (Ford); 2. Speedy (Swift),

ctc.

"Quotations" is another amusing game. The hosters, having already written a number of quotations an allps of paper, cuts them into words and pins the words on verandah walls, posts, plants, trees, etc. At the signal to commence the players are asked to find the beginning of a quotation, and, having secured that, to seek for the next piece of it, and the next, until the quotation is complete. The game goes on until all the quotations have been taken. The player who collects the most complete quotations wins.

"Bother William the Conqueror." She shut the book with a bang. won't do any more," she exclaimed

to herself.

Suddenly she heard the tinkle of a little bell, and looking round she saw a very strange sight. On the opposite desk was perched a little man, no bigger than her middle finger! The sight made May give a gasp of surprise, which made him jump with fright. He hopped about

from one foot to the other, and on his face he wore a worried frown.

When May had recovered from her surprise she spoke.

"Who are you?"

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xobbed. May wondered how she could comfort him.

"Would mine do?" she asked, tak-

"My name is Billiken," he replied. "I am the Sky King's chief adviser, "Flags" is another game suggest and he has sent

me to find Bome ed. The flags of all nations should white paint to repaint the clouds, previously have been painted on

but, alas. I cannot find any," and he pieces of white paper and each num-covered his face with his hands and bered distinctly. Efforts is made by players to guess the right country for each flag. A peanut hunt is a garden pastime that would probably be enjoyed by both big and little girla. A pound or two of peanuts should be hidden in different places about the garden, especially on Jawna. The players are given a certain time to find as many peanuts ay they can. Prizes for games of this tyre may be simple.

"Mother Grundy" is amusing, All taking part should sit next each other in a big ring. A little im aginary item of gossip written out beforehand) about someone (ficti tious or otherwise) is tokd quietly to one girl, who then relates it to the girl sitting next her. She in turn relates the tale to her neigh bour, and so on until every one of the party has heard the story. The last girl to be communicated with

ing a paint-box out of her deak.

Billiken dried his eyes. "Oh, that would be just the thing." he cried excitedly. "The King will be very pleased with you. Should you like to come with me and see him?" he added

HIGHER AND HIGHER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Step inside," commanded Biili. ken. To May's surprise she found that she could get in quite easily. Billiken then took his place bealde her, and away they went, higher and higher until they had passed right through the clouds. Soon they were passing over a long white road, and over tiny little villages and towns. May was told that she was now in the Sky King's Dominions. On and on they flew, until they arrived at a house, much larger than the rest.

ere the coach descended, and May and Billiken alighted.

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Walnuts Not Peanuta.

Teacher (to little Fred): Suppose you have five walnuts, and cat two, then find four more.

How many will you have left?

The boy started to figure, and after some time teacher asked, "Well, Fred, how many walnuts left?"

With a smile Fred looked up. "Ah! Was it walnuts? And here I've been figuring on peanuts all the time."

Sunday

The Only Drawback.

Vicar (to assembled School): Is there any boy who would like to join the church choir?

Boy: Please, air I would. Vicar: Can you sing? Boy: No, sir, that's the only drawback.

What We Want

A Donkey Driver.

The day was bot, the day was sultry, and in consequence the atten- tion of the class was conspicuous by its absence. The teacher was com- pelled to leave the room.

A venturesome youth wrote on the board-

"Our teacher is a donkay.”

The muster returned, looked at the board, and then at the shivering class. Evidently inspired by this latter glance, he picked up the chalk and added to the board the one word "driver.",

Puts Them To Sleep.

Jack: My brother is a prize- fighter. He puts lots of chaps to sleep.

Jim: That's nothing. I've 蘸 brother who puts 'em all to sleep.

Jack: Is he a fighter? Jim: No, a lecturer.

Carefully Brought Up.

Manager: hope you have been carefully brought up, my boy.

Boy (seeking work): Yes, sir; I came up in the lift.

Teacher: Now, boys, what things do we want mostly in this world? Silence reigned for a while. "The things we hain't got!" Billiken explained that this was shouted the little lad in the back the Sky King's palace. They walk- sent. ed through the beautiful gardens and up the steps of the palace. They were met by two liveried footmen, who inquired their business. Billi- ken replied he was on His Majesty's service. So they were allowed to proceed, Then another footman came who led them before the King. "Your Majesty," said Billiken, bowing low, "this little girl has been of very great service to you. She has given me some white paint for painting the clouds, so I have brought her along to see you."

“You have just come at the right time," said the King, addressing May, "I am about to give a banquet." He then offered one arm to May and the other to Billiken and led them into a great banqueting hall, where jords and ladies were already seated.

OUR PUZZLE PICTURE.

While the banquet was in pre-

May could hardly speak for joy.reas there was a loud rumble, the "Oh, I should love to," she gasped.

castle shook and it immediately fell down like a pack of cards, on top of all inside.

Billiken then gave a shrill whistle, and a small gilded coach was drawn

through the open window, by six brown and gold-coloured butterflies.

then repeats out loud what has been told her. The original veraton is then read out, and usually much unusement is caused by the altera- tions which have occurred in the re- peated tellings.

herself sitting on the floor of the

May awoke with a start to find

classroom with her books lying be- side her. Looking up she saw her teacher standing by her laughing. May got up and gazed dazedly around her. Where was Billiken, the King and the bahquet? They were gone! It was only a dream after all.

ROUND THE CAMP FIRE

A USEFUL SCOUT.

Here is a story which will show a scout how necessary it is for him to be observant.

A PRISON TROOP.

DO YOU KNOW?

(1) Why men have a little bow in the leather hand of their hats? (2) How the horseshoe came to be

(3)

a symbol of luck? Why Boy Scouts and Girl Guides shake hands with the left hand? (4) How the

Do you know what this is? This week I am not going to tell you much, as it would make the puzzle too easy. You see many of these creatures, you like them and so does your pussy. To find out what it really is, connect the first numbered dot to the second numbered dot, and so on until you complete the picture at the 43rd numbered dot. See if you are clever enough to find out what the puzzle represents.

BIRDS XMAS TREE.

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front, and are attached by cartil ages to the breastbone; three pairs, called "false riba," the ends of which do not reach the are only fairy tales, but last year breastbone, but are attached to one of them really came true. each other by their cartilages. is a pleasant story, this one about a (Cartilage is a kind of gristle boy scout who thought of a way to which, while it binds

bones to give a Christmas festival for the gether, permits of free movement birds. It was the day after between them, and by its elastic- Christmas in a small town, and a ity breaks the force of a fall or twelve-year-old boy was standing in blow), Below the "false ribs" front of the prettily decorated there are two pairs of "floating Christmas tree in his home. There ribs," much shorter than the rest, were many pretty trinkets and col- and with their front ends unatoured ornaments on the tree," and tached. The lower part of the candy and sweets. The thing that spine is called the rump. or arrested his attention, though, was sacrum, consisting of five bones, a glass bird, gayly perched on the and the tail bone. consisting of

topmost branch. There Wa8 a four bones. In grown-up people sugar cane hanging on the limb be- these are united, and form only low, and it seemed to the boy that the bird was trying to reach down and beck it The boy was think- The breastbone is & ing that in a few days the pretty All About.flat, apear-shaped tree would have to be discarded. Bonės. bone, which reaches, and he was wondering what he could from the bottom of do with it. Suddenly a thoght the front of the neck to about came to him. The Christmas half-way down the trunk of the season was the time for doing good body, in front.

turns.

remember Why not The shoulder blades are the birds, too? two flat, fan-shaped bones at the Christmas tree, and have a festival He could plant the back of the shoulders; the collar for the birds. A few days later, bones, the thin bones, one end of with much "ceremony, the boys of breastbone and the other on the less Christmas tree. which rests on the top of the the neighbourhood planted the root- It had been shoulder, serving to keep the arm cleared of ornaments and tinsel,) in place.

but upon each branch was fastened a choice morsel for the birds. piece of dried bread, a small basket of dried corn, a small perch suspend- In the forearm (elbow to wrist). ed over a box of rice and bird seed, there are two bones-the radius and scattered under the tree hand on the thumb side, and the ulnhfuls of dainties for the birds to eat.

Lord Chancellor's two masses, wool anck originated? (5) How many miles is the moon

from the earth?

Answers.

(1) It is a survival of the time when a hat was made by taking a piece of leather, boring two holes through it, and drawing it together with a piece of string

(2)

(3)

It probably originated in the crescent shape which was worn by the Romans, with the horns upwards, as a safeguard from witchcraft, &c.

Because the left hand is near- est the heart. (4) A sack of wool was placed in the House of Lords to remind the peers of the realm of the im- portance of the British wool trade. (6) 238,840 miles.

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In the upper arm (shoulder to elbow) there is one bone-the

humerus,

on the little finger side.

In the

the

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Among the children of the staffs of Parkhurst and Camp Hill Pri- sons (Britain) Scouting and Guid- Once an old lady, a stranger to a ing are exceedingly thriving move- certain town, wished to take a house.

menta. Since their inception by She had no friends, but she saw a the former Governor of Camp Hill scout passing, and she called to him Prison, some 10 years ago, under and asked him to find her a house. the direction of the engineer, and He in his turn asked her to ac- thanks to the money-raising efforts company him there and then. He of the Scouts and Guides and the knew several empty houses in the generous help of the Prison Commis- district. She agreed, and together sioners, the Governor, the parents of they fared forth to find a suitable the Scouts and Guides, and others, house. When they came to the a new headquarters has been opened first, the appearance of it suited the near the prison. The building was lady. She wanted to know the rent. erected by the prisoners, and at the The scout did not know. "But," opening ceremony the Governor of he said,, "I expect it will be about the prison told that, although they 85/. The house next door was let took the keenest interest In the job. at that price a little while ago, and and spared no effort to make the hut it looks much the same." This sound and comfortable for the seemed to antiafy the lady. "I Scouts and Guides. should like to sed inside," she said, "but let us first see the garden." Opposite the shop, she was promptly They looked over the front fence and advised. Now the police station? they looked over the back fence. This made the acout want to stare, and during these Inspections the but, being a polite youngster, he scout had little to say, so that pre- did not stare, and told her it was a sently his companion asked why he mile away. And the lady was was silent. He told her that she forthwith dissatisfied with the could not expect to grow good house. They sought one nearer the

Throughout the winter months, plants in sand which had lately been police station. And the round of

wrist there are eight while the ground was covered with drained of salt water, the locality information was sought again, and

emall bones (arranged in two snow, and the birds had difficulty in being a low-lying one. The lady the house abafidoned because it was

are so placed one as to form a rows of four each) called the getting "food, a then became disinterested in that aut.Bear enough to the fire station. tending from the brain to the tube, called the spinal canal, ex-

whole flock of feathered folk enjoyed the daily re- house, and they sought the next Yet another house was found and lowest part

In the hand (forming the frame-plenished festival around the Christ- Here the scout was able to answer discarded because there

of the spine. The work of the palm), five bones call,mas tree. the same questions satisfactorily doctor handy.

was no spinal cord and the nervea pro-ed the metacarpus. Situation, condition of house and

cecding from it pass through this In each finger there are three,world Boy

This year in many parts of the At last the right house was found, canal. The whole spine. Is strap and in garden, and appearance and pro and the scout went home quite pleas-ped together by ligaments reach-

each thumb two bones Christinas trees after Christmas, Scouts plant their bable rent were auitable. The ladyed with himself, as, fadeed, he had ing its

called phalanges. would like to see inside.

entire length."

and provide a festival for the birds. A notice

Between every right to be, having done the vertebrae in the neck, back, In the window advised that the key enough good turns to rest his soul and loin there are thick pieces of

The haunch bones ed the brooch hone (fibula), was next door, and the scout forth for a month.

From The are the large bones with procured it and they went in

gristle (cartilage), which allow of Hip Down. in the lower part of The walls Inside were bare of de

free movement and help to break

the body. They are coration, and the lady thought that

the shock of any sudden jar, such joined together at the back by the if she took it, she would like to

as would occur on landing after rump bone, or sacrum, and are con paper the walls, The linings were,

"Old Scout's 'n Jump, &c. These pads of gristle nected In front by cartilage. This the instep, the largest being the heel however, of Bome plasterboard

have much the same use as the basin-like structure is called the bone; the metatarsus, five long material with which the lady had

Colmma "buffera", on a railway carriage. pelvis. It supports the abdomen bones between the lustep and the had no experience. Would it take

There are seven vertebrae in the and its contents, and provides a toes; the toe bones (or phalanges), These hints; ara neck, twelve in the back, and five deep socket for the thigh bones at two in each great tor, and, three in paper satisfactorily↑・・・ She was assured that it would. The scout's

given to scoute in the loins, called carvical, the hip joints. Ambulance who intend to sit doreal, and lumber respectively. The bone which reaches from the A joint is a place where two

each of the other toes. F home was lined with a similar

Badge. for the Ambulance To each of the twelve dorsal verbly to the-knee le called the thigh bones meet. The two most com- material, and bis father had not

Badge. The bead, tebrae a pair of ribs is attached bone. It is very strong and stout mon forms of jointa are called healtated to paper it

and has a ball (or rounded head) "hinge" and "b The ribs forma at the top which Ats into the socket joints. A "hinge"

and socket" All About protection for the of the hip joint. The knee cap ip there is a to-and-fra movement, as is where The Kibe heart and lungs, and cup-like bone in front of the knee, at the ankle, knee, and elbow. A The spine, or backbone, con sists of 88 small bones, called (beginning at the top)-Seven part of the leg (knee to ankle) has there is a movement in all direc are arranged thus just beneath the skin The lower ball and socket Jolat is where vertebrae. Each of these has a-patra, called the true riba," two bones the shin bane (tibia) tious, and also hollow centre, and the vertebrae which reach right round to the and a thinner and shorter bone call hip and shoulder.

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So far, so good. How far away was the nearest telephone? Down at the corner, came the answer. A Httle shop there where by the way. most household goods could be bought permitted the public use of the 'phone. And a post box?

The

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