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FEATURES

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, -JULY 12, 1958.

FOR

BOYS AND

GIRLS

Skywriting Originated In England

TOW would

the gathering

How Wout you like to Alan 3. Cameran, was American

hitch with the entire sky as your slate or signboard?

To do so, you would need to use an aircraft equipped with special gadgets and a mixture of parafiin oils and chomieuls for your ink.

airman, Nealising the possibli

es, he secured rights in the United States and upon return- ing to his homeland, immediately

ablished the original Skywell :: Corynrallon in New York City.

in the Un'ed States, some This twentieth century version dam that the first mile-high of Indian smoke signals started iters were made in 1923 by

I.

In England during World War Major Jack Savage of the Royal Air Force. thought up the Idea of sending code messages to groups of men cut off from communication,

Syri Turner, a British war nee who wro'e the memorable words, "Hello, U.S.A.-call Because, of Vanderbilt 7200."

the many euricus dhi, it was not

my before American busines firms were spending thousands of dollars in smoice-written att vertisements,

The war ended before the idea was fleiently developed, * Major Savage fried to d Although World War II put "prareline usta for it. One of a stop to such unnecessary use ther was his appearance at ef planes, us soon us the light- -the 1022 Derby when he thrilled ng had ceased they wore back the crowds by spell ng out the at work. words "Daily Mail" over their heads,

Today sky messages are writ- ten by two ways.

Know Your Body

Doctors are using radioactive Atoms 10 help trace down trouble inside the bodies of their ailing patients.

Different isotopes go to different spots when put into the body,

enabling the doctor to locate what he is scek-

ing.

RADIOACTIVE ATOMS

IN BRAIN TUMOUR

HELLO USA.

The most familiar is the lone the lying in loops, rolls and dives to form written letter.. To be readable by cky gazers written upside the letters are down and backward,

More recently developed by the Skywriting Corporation is

TO GEIGER COUNTER

EXAMPLE: RADIOACTIVE PHOSPHOROUS, INJECTED IN

PATIENT, LODGES IN BRAIN TUMGUR. DOCTOR. WITH SPECIAL GEIGER COUNTER, LOCATES TUMOUR PRECISE. LY TO GUIDE SURGERY.

rkytyping-a system of using a

group of seven planes to "type" unt neat block lettern as they fly in a cruight' parallel cou.se netore the sky.

The letters are formed by puta of smoke made at set ili ervals by electronic controls o cuch of the planes. The entire operation la entirely automalle, hing controlled by the middle plane.

WHITTLING TAKES PLANNING, PATIENCE AND PERSISTENCE

THOSE

adorable little

Twooden animals and

figures, so

expensive in

When writing skylype mes-shops, are actually easy to rates, planes lly at 100 miles an make. hour, faking about five minutes to prini 21-letter message. Laffers are enc-hulf mile wide and one mile long. Such a mes- sage will spread 15 miles across

be visible the sky and

a

Anybody can whittle out

And miniature of some kind. with a bit of practice this art can be turned into a hobby that is both 01

outlet for creative expression and a means of add- ing to one's income,

clear day 40 miles away. For good results, the hir at 10,000 to 15,000 feet must be rearly stationary and at best, there are only about two days uut of seven that are good for the job,

AN ARM HAS BEEN CRUSHED IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WON'T HAVE TO BE AMPUTATED IF Blood is CIRCULATING

THROUGH IT. HOW CAN THIS

BE DETERMINED?

RADIOACTIVE

SODIUM IN THE BLOOD STREAM ENABLES DOCTOR TO TRACE BLOOD, SEE IF IT FLOWS FREELY OR TO LOGATE ANY OBSTRUCTION.

BILL ARTER

ZOO'S WHO Pets-WATER SUPPLY

THE FASTEST MEMBER

OF THE CAT FAMILY, THE CHEETAH HAS LONGER AND THINNER LEGS THAN THOSE OF OTHER FELINE CREATURES.THEIR LONG TAILS ADD TO THEIR GRACE IN RUNNING AND ARE BELIEVED TO HELP TANAVAJ THEM MAKE SHARP TURNS., CHEETAHS HAVE RUN 355 YARDS IN 15.86 SECONDS

(55MILES AN HOUR)

HERE'S |HOW!

PIGEONS AND DOVES ARE THE ONLY BIRDS THAT DRINK BY SUCTION,

JUST AS A HÖRSE DOES..

HELP

MICHIGAN SELLS MORE HUNT-" ING AND FISHING LICENSESAN- NUALLY. THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE UNION...

Letters Received:

1 om 11 years old. I like to I world ke u pen pal

ring. datice, read, nad write tween the ages of 9 and 12.

letters. Mr hobbies are sewing,

planting flowers, ang collecting

tereten ceira,

Kathleen RoseMary Chickas

10 Huren Strema

Ak on 7. Ohin,

My hobbies are collecting sali

and pepper

shakers and pot cards, I'm 14 years old.

Virginia Bielew

5221 Spring SI.

Racine, Wis.

I am 12 years eki. By hob

Cathy Murphy

be-

700 East Euclid Ave. Milwaukee 7, Wit.

I'M

sure you know

that

you're

supposed to drink six or eight glasses of water a day, but do you know how much water, to give your pets?

CAT AND DOG: Always re- member that a. dog and cat get thirsty just like you and be sure to keep fresh, clean water where they can get it at all times. Wash their water dish every day to keep it spotlessly <lcon.

RABBIT: Put the water for bunny in a dish that is large and heavy so that it can't be tipped over, Rabbits require a Kreat deal of waler so be sure to fill the dish with fresh water every morning.

الأمرزكية

BIRD: Put fresh water in the

TURTLE: There's a variety bird bath and his drinking cup

of containers that you can use every day, and be sure to re-

husks that fall

to hold the drinking water for move any seed turtle-wide soup bowl, round into the water.

HAMSTER: Although these melal pan, or an eight-inch clay little creatures get most of their

con-

green

in and

An absolute necessity whittling is a sharp knife an ollstone to keep it sharp.

A jackknife will do, or get a hobby knife with a detachable iwo-cutting edge.

Find a dry, straight-grained plece of pine, cedar or redwood and you

are ready to start a new carcer.

HUNT UP an Ilustration In u magazine for a pattern. A dog is an easy one to start with.

Trace it off on tissue paper, then on the wood, taking care to run the slim parts of the de- sign with the straight grain of the wood.

Saw out with either a coping, jig or band sow.

Next, marts the centre, clammp In vice, and make saw outs between the legs and beside the tail thus making it easy to re- move surplus wood.

*

Iying have seen to a small, safe power lool, It will savo time now. Hough off excess wood, working round and round to keep it in proportion. Turn the work often so that cuts are made against the grain to avoid splinters.

Don't make your dog too smooth, as the knife marks and angles add much to the charm of the carving.

It The Trazon

Is best to whittle a dug first is, regardless For what you do with your knife, the caricature will will resem- ble some species of dog.

Anything in Hife Is a whililing subject.

figuro,

First rough out the then shape it. Dogs are easy for the movies whitiler.

even

YOU CAN GET patterns of little animais

from children's story books, toys, Agurines, ad- and

from vertisements cole boots.

When you have your figure shaped the way you want, embolh it down with an emery

Picki Poo And The Cat

-What Happened When The Poodle Said Good Morning-

By MAX TRELL

"NOW it there's one animal

I don't like," said Chris- topher Cricket to Knort and Children Hanid, the Shadow with the Turned-About Nemes, "it's the Cat."

"Why, I'm surprised at you" replied Hoold. "I like the Cat."

"So do agreed Knart. "She's cly," said Christopher, "She pretends to be asleep in she's really the corner and wide-awake. All of a sudden she jump out at you."

"She never jumped out at mo," said Hanid.

"She must have thought you were a Mouse," Knart told Christopher.

Well-Mannered Dog

"The Dog doesn't like the Cat, either," absorved Christopher. " had a talk with Picki Poo, the

dower pot. Place water tainer at one end of the furile water needs from the tank and arrange clean, coarse vegetables they eat, they should sand or gravel around it. The also have access to fresh water turtle will not drink the water, at ull mes. Keep the water but will occasionally wade Into in a special bottle that you may the container to take a bath. purchase at a pet shop.

FISH: Water in સ Bish

Бо evaporates, aquarium small amount of fresh water

GUINEA PIG; A glass cus-Brown Poodio, should be added to the tank I am 11 years old. My hobby severnt times a week.

fastened with a wire A sudden ferd cup,

n ring to the cage of this pet dash of cold, water, can kill fish, so always let the new water inakes a splendid non-spillable with stand for several hours at room water container. Fill it temperature before you pour 11 fresh water every day.

-ERMA REYNOLDS

Age: 11

•

is collecting post cards,

Joyce zgerald

24 Mt. Vernon Street

Lawrence, Mussachusells

I like to collect things, cape-into the aquarium. clally odd bottles.

·

Margaret Freilag

2014-12h St.

Racine, Wis.

blox are post cards, and slang I am 12 years old and would! collecting, gen puls and swim- like pen pals from anywhere.

ming.

Jane Jorgensen

St.

730 Kentucky,

Racine, Wis.

Lindi Young 325 Sub. Stution SL Hendersonville, S. C. U.S.A.

Rupert and the Jackdaw-35

Back in the office the Constable still look yery glum..." It atema that the first part of the little bear's story is true, Ma'am," he says,ko, beliqua, we, mun believe the rest of it. But what he did was very naughty o hope you will make anapample of him." Oh, no, please, we 'only

went into the coags because we thought you were ill and then the jackdaw kept us there.” At that Margaret starts forward, "That Jackdaw, will it will be there: when we get back 2," she asks. "Yes, it must be." says Rupert We'd put it in a bucket by the Äre. It was abut, in 1"

ALL STONTS"REZENTRO www.

a

BRAIN TEASERS TO TRY

YOU WILL HAVE TO DIG for these answers. They are about people, places and things from beneath the earth's surface.

1. A fabled subterranean race of beings, who are said to be

guardians of mines and quarries, are known as

n. leprechauns b. brownies e, momes

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"Cat is sly," Christopher told the Shadows.

"She put up her back-that's what she did!" replled Chris- topher. "Now is that a way to answer when someone wishes this morning.you a good morning?

Ho's very fine Dog. He's

"But Picki wasn't at.all pu smart and has good manners. out. He told himself that The "I asked him why he didn't Cnt probably didn't hear him like the Cat. He said he didn't briting. So he decided to be like the Cat for me very simple even more polite and run neTOSA

the street to her." reason,"

Kuart and Hanid waited, with great interest to hear what Picki Poo's one very smple reason was for not ding the Cat,

Christopher Cricket paused to make himself comfortable on the edge of the carpet where he was sitting. After crossing five or six of his less, which took him several minutes to do, he finaly said:

Simple Reason

2. Kentucky boasts a large cave with many subterranean cham-san. Picki Poo doesn't like the

bçrs. It is known as

a. Colossus Cave b. Mammoth Cave.

"Yes, ie a very simple ren-

Cat because the Cat doesn't like

"OL

. Gigantle Cave bkm."

3. The famous Carlsbad Caverns are found beneath the state of

a. Nevada b. Arizona e, New Mexico.

4. Which of these three biblical characters took refuge in the

Cave of Adullen?

..

David b. Adam c. Mosca

5. A colliery is amine where the material usually dug for is

B. Copper b. Gold c. Coal

0. The Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859 and brought fame

to

Virginia City, Nov. b. Virginia City, Mont.

e.. Silver City, N.M.

7. The formations hanging from the roof of a cave are called

a. stalactites b. stalagmites c. satellites

8. Tlie cnly diamond inine in the United States is located in

'n

Texas b. Calitorals c.. Arkansas

0. The subterranean galleries for the burial of the Roman dead

-worp known as

acatufalques b. catacombs c catalpo

10. The bride of Pluto, the mythological god of the und

was

a. Prosperpine b. Diana e. Vesta

ANSWERS

"And did Picki run across the street to the Cat?" Henid asked, although she was quite sure, without asking, that he had.

Christopher nodded.

Rudo And Scratchy "And how rude that Cat was to Pick! Poo, the Poodle Instead of answering good morning in a pleasant voice, she let out a 'Meow' and scratched Pleki on the nose. But even so, Picki was determined to say good morning to her."

"Oh dear,” said Hanid.' "What did Picki do?" asked

that can't be true, Knarf Christopher" proteries Hanid

"He ran round and round the

in a shocked voice. The Cat's Cat, barking good morning at very friendly."

her," said Christopher. "Io. "Maybe Picki Po barked at chased her down the street, the Cat," said Kriert.

barking good morning to her nt "Al 1 know," answered the top of la volce, over' and Christopher, what Plaid Poo over again. And even when the told me. He said ho came out of Cat disappeared over a fence the house early this morning, into somnobody's backyard, Pickl It was a beautiful sunny day.. still stood there, baricing good Picki stood on the steps. There, morning, good morning, good across the street, was the Cat. morning. And never a word out

"Now on I told you before, of that Cat.

Picki Poo has wonderfully, good "And that's why I say,” manners. So the Art thing he Christopher concluded, "that 1 decided to do was to say good don't like the Catr morning to the Cat!, 10 slood on. But Kharf, and Hanid weren't

world, the, stepe and barked across to too sure that Pleki. Foo wasn't as much to blame for the, Cal'a the Caf:

Good morning, Mi Catt bad mannore a the Cat hersold Good moming to you," "NEMA, DErrou should never really "And what did the Cat do?" berk good morning" Hania sald

later to Kna naked Khart.

board of sandpaper. For smoil curves, wrop sandpaper around

pencil.

Spots are put on with a bit of walnut or mahogany stain ap- plied with cotton on a matçu, Brown or oxblood she polish rubbed in with a rug sniurated with turpentine makes a good final wax finlab.

You can also use aheline, colourless nail pollsh or poster paint in finishing your little

Knimals,

Puzzle Pete's

COLUMN

Fun Win Boys:

BOY REBUS

You'll And four boys hidden In this rebus if you use the “

words and pletures to full ad- vantago:

THIS HARE 16 GURE

AN OLD ONE,

-ε A±

+T

HOW MANY?

:

These little minintures are interesting no matter what you de to them. Sometimes two- long ears, OT a roguish eye makes a carving that is so puts standing that you wonder how you ever manageil to do it.

How many three- and four- CARVINGS OF MINIATURE letter words can you make from people are more dificult und the name of RICHARD! Puzzle Ehould be made of cedar il-Pele can make eight of each.

ways.

After roughing out the all- houette, do the fare, because '} a slip of the knife takes off the nose, you have to start again.

You can copy a doll for pro- portion.

on

After shaping, the smaller of the little people, are glued blocles to give them moro im- and keep them portance, upright.

Aprons, clothing and hair are Painted on with poster paints. Sequins make eyeglasses, Eyes can be made of vell pins, Clip off the pin and glue top to eye socket,

Map pins make good eyes for the larger. Ittle people, and animals.

You need not be a grand- father or a boy to whittle. Everyone in the family can join in and you wil be surprised what the "least of them" do with a knife and a chunk of wood.

cab

-CERTRUDE SPRINGER

HOW AMAZE YOUR TO FRIENDS CAN I GET THE TUBE

OFF THE STRING?

[SURE, IT'S EASY

You

HOW!

HERE'S

HOW

STRIP

CUT SUTIN A PIECE OF THIN CARDBOARD... LEAVE ALIN STRIP

MAKE A CARDBOARD TUBE IN. ACROSS AND

LIN. LONG. → PUTA 12. INCH LONG STRING THROUGH THE SLIT... THEN

THROUGH THE TUBE... TIE A

LARGE

COAT BUTTON TO EACH END OF THE STRING

NOW...

PUSH THE SLIT THROUGH THE TUBE THEN R SUP BUTTON THROUGH

<<N!

CROSSWORD

Cartoonint Cal hus placed Puzzle Poto's crossword puzzla on the silhouette of a boy's head:

122

14

g

TA

ACROSS

1 Boy's natne

Girl's name

6 Grom

7 Italian city

8 Scotish sheepioids'

DOWN.

i Another boy'a nume

2 It has big antlers

3 Angry'

4 Nurrow roads

HIDDEN BOYS

Puzzle Pete has hidden three. boys in these two sentences, Orio is very easy to And, but you may have to use päris of words' for the others;

Sir Cedric Hardwicko is prominent aolor,

Jackson Is

| Mississippi.

the capital of

DIAMOND

CHARLES provides a centre for Puzzle Pete's word diamond. The second "word: is “BCDIO- noun"; third "a stable · compart- mon?"; firth: “a girl's name'” and sixth a boy's nickname:" Finlah. the diamond;

CHARLES

(Solutions on Page 20)

PAPER BLOW

Here's a good stunt to fool Your friends. Put threo2, small straps of paper on your barki: Tell them you can, blow off-any- one of the scraps of papar without disturbing, the other twot

→ Now,, quickly put your unders

on the other two,kid, blow, oft

the talpd/sorop ofįpaomi }