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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19; 1949.
The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
MENTAL GYMNASIUM Rings Tell You Many Things
CROSSWORD
122 12
11
R
临
13
4
56 17
21
24 25
Is able
+
ACROSS
4 Seaport (ab.)
7 Employed
Indian
10 Symbol for tellurium
11 Elaborate.
13 White
25 Indian weight (pl.)
10 Measure of cloil
10 Compass point
10 Concealed obstacle
21 Thus
23 Climbing device
23 District attorney (ab.)
27 On the sheltered side
20
Prayer ending
30 Through
31 Eastern Standard Tine (b.)
1
2
Sever
DOWN
On the ocean
3 Northeast (ab.)
4 Looks fixedly
Cooking utensils
0 Golf mound
8 Accomplish
9 Individuals
12 Rupees (ub.)
14 Despatcher
17 Ball
19 Barzain event.
20 Earth goddess
22
Pocins
23
Raco-
-course circuit
24 Egyptian sun god
20 Social insect
29 Myself
WORD SQUARE
Rearrange the lettern in cach row ID form a word, then rearrange the
of word: lo TOWN
form a word
square:
1.
SAREE RODEA SSREE PISCIATE LIRIPIATO
RIDDLES
Why should housemaid Emma's
son have poetic leanings?
2. Out of what English
could you make brant
3.
river
What chins are never shaved?
4. What weapon resembles the earth?
When is an original idea like
D
clock?
Rupert's Elfin Bell-15
When, he gets his breath back Rupert explains how he got the Ellin Bell. But, please, who are you, and what is all that smoke doing? be asks. At that the little creature gets very excited. "Smoke? That's not make," he cries. "It's real fog.
I'm one of the Autumn Elves. Our
job is to see that the autumn fogs don't get too thick, but something's gone wrong with the works down below and it's getting out all over the place! Six of us fiave been sent to control it, but the leak is too big for us."
"alt zionts redanvap.
HOMONYM
These missing words sound but are spalled differently. the blanks:
like Fill In
It was a dimeuli tusk to bring the horse is in the heavy downpour
•f
ANSWERS
WORD SQUARE:
CAPES
ADONE
POLAR
ERASE
SERES
KOMONYM: Rein, rain.
RIDDLES
I-Because be to Emma's (Emerson). 2-The Usk
SON
(husk). 3-Ur-chins. 4-A revolver, 5-When
it strikes one,
CROSSWORD
IN
=
RH
D
TAN you imagine choosing
a certain ring and stone because you had decided
on a certain career? That is what would happen if you lived in Brazil. .
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In that country you can spot a doctor because he wears glowing emerald ring, or
The en- Jawyer by his ruby. gineer sporta a sapphire, while the dentist is distinguished by a topaz. With one quick glance people of Brazil not only get n good idea of a person's financial standing, but, they actually know how he gets his money.
Back in the 16th century. where a man wore his rings advertised his profession. Early Gauls and Britons decreed that merchants wear rings on their index fingers, doctors on their thumbs. Only students wore them on what we now call the ring finger. Engagement rings in those days were worn on the little finger, while the middle. finger was reserved for rings of the fools and feeble-minded.
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WOMEN
women
*
*
TODAY, IN BRAZILA THE KIND
OP STONE
A MAN WEARS
TALLS
HIS
PROFESSION-
ly covered with rings of all
sorts.
At one time the men of Rome) wore iron rings and prized them were pretty much above all their possessions, be- ignored in the early days of cause these proved the wearer The heaviest ring wearing, and not until 480 - was a freeman: BC did the Greek and Egyptian sentence a judge could give a receive permission to Roman of that time was to take wear scarab rings. But a start away his right to wear that was all they needed, the ugly, cumbersome but all- seem to have gone for them in important-iron ring. a big way. The remains of one dug up by archeologists of the British Museum had all cight fingers and both thumbs literal
Why Shouldn't Trees Talk?
-Everyone Knows That Leaves Whisper-
By MAX TRELL
MAYBE you won't belleve me,"
"M Chirpic Sparrow was saying
lo Karf and Innid, the shadow-chil- dren with the turned-about names, "but I just heard some trees tulking to one another."
Chirple Sparrow always care to the window-s!! for his breakfast- breadcrumbs. And when he came, he generally brought whatever bit of news he had picked up around the neighbourhood. But this news about trees talking to one another was quite surprising.
Chart and Hanic-glanced at-cach. other. Then Hanid wald: "Everyone knows that trees can't talk, Chirpie." Talk Vory Woll
Chirple heard the trees talking.
CUSTOM AND TRADITION, SINCE EARLY TIMES, HAVE INDICATED WHO SHOULD WEAR RINGS, AND WHERE - ENGAGEMENT RINGS AT ONE TIME WERE WORN ON THE LITTLE FINGER - IN THE 16TH CENTURY THE PINGER ON WHICH A MAN WORE A RING
INDICATED HIS
· PROFESSION - HE'S THE LEADER
OP A RHUMBA
BAND
LEMME
·BEC" JOOL'EY
YOUR
OHOOO-OD AN ACTOR
ONLY KUKHIO AND RICH
MEN COULD WEAR RINGS IN EARLY BHGLAND-
-FADER
Guest,
Be A Good
And Be Welcome
of your
CRAFTS
Stay your room week-end or holiday visit occasionally, or go out for a stroll by CORRECT behaviour for the ing to be entertained every minute is an art which you must cul- yourself. This gives the household a England gave men the go- tivate If you expect to become breathing spell from the anxiety of signal on rings long before
a popular guest. So here aro entertaining you. women were permitted anything some important tips to guide so eye-catching. But the men had to comply with certain you when invited out. regulations before they could' indulge in this fancy. Edward
I decreed that only a knight, or a man whose property was valued at at least 200 pounds sterling, was entitled to this privilege. Those who could not qualify could not wear any kind of jewellery.
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SK
BE
a live wire sport. If the gang wants to go roller skating and you don't skate, try it even though you spend most of your time picking yourself up.
Above all, be yourself, neither put:
act shy. It is very on airs nor discouraging for people who are try Ing to make you feel at home it you appear too backward in coming forward. On the other hand, don't make the mistake of taking too many liberties after the first strangeness has wort off. Being invited to "make yourself at home" doesn't mean that you must become radio
controller. manager and food means that you are not expected to natural enthusiasm hold back your
are away for fun just because you from home.
It
You
Finally, show your thanks. can often do this as you go along by
cumcra.
Walt
GAMES
JOKES
By
DO-IT Dale Goss
LUMBERS
ELEPHANT
1. For body...ve a LARGE CORK about inches long.
2. For logs...push pointed match sticks or short pieces of wire into 2. MEDIUM SIZED CORKS about 1 inch long.
3. For head... Cut 4inch alice from the
cork... insert
large
match stick or wire.
4.Push legs and head into body.
5.for ears... Cut two inch thick slices from medium sized cork...fastën eachear to head with straight pin. 6. For tail.insert
short wire.
7. for trunk urs short piece of pipe cleaner.
Films For Schools
for
PERHAPS the best known of all the early day rings are the poison rings of the Borgins. Some had containers under carved panels which could be opened by pressure and the poi- son emptied into an enemy's
Invitations, properly done, should
EN Hutton is expected to become wine. Other rings had hollow claws filled with poison. These come from the mother of the young talking your friends to a movie, or by a film star here of thousands of
sharing your bicycle or When on a long visit, it is correct to schoolgirls and boys this year. were driven into the flesh when Person who asks you to visit."
The young Yorkshire and England the wearer shook hands....with.
From the moment-you-arrive you take a gift for your hostess. someone he wanted to get rid of. should aim to let the folks see you, for a day or so before presenting it cricketer has made a series of films
Every and be as undemonstrative about it entitled "Batting Strokes." In those rough and troubled are determined to "at in"
These are the first of scores of and household has a different way of as possible. "Oh!" said Hanid. "I never thought times many aristocrats
If you are not sure of your hostess's flins being produced specially
Plans have been made to generals wore polson rings so doing things and it is your business to help your friends make you feel at
requirements, you may schools. tastes or
on brightening "Oh no!" said Chirple. "They talk of that!"
send the gift when you return home. spend £1,000,000 very well The only trouble is that "And another tree said it was going their enemies could never take home."
will In any case, be sure you write a note lessons in this way, you need very sharp cars to hear to grow up to be the mast of a sall-thera alive.
For children of 11-13 there
⚫ and on And you have to understanding ship."
Olme
"Camping If there is any of thanks for the pleasant time you early rings were Help out a bit. Many of those
Do this within a day or be
Rambling"; a handicraft series ex- onra and I understand tree-lan- This time Knart and Hanid were not as valuable as those we have to thing you can do to add to the fun, have had.
do it. It is a very poor policy to two after you leave.
plaining how to use the chisel and P.S. This is for you; not for your the plane, gunge," he added, swallowing several both surprised. Neither of them had day, the few still in existence are
collectors items and bring huge play the "Oh! I don't want to" game. "Besides, it's crumbs.
very well thought of that.
"thank-you" note. Never, never The miner, the baker, and prices Not long ago £4,370 was If the visit is a long one, don't make known that leaves whisper. Every-
another person Bo a Windmill
mention to paid for a pinin gold band set with a yourself a full-time bore by expect-
any engine driver are stars of another who work for one hears them. So if leaves whisper;
carved sardonyx, because it WOO
of a home you have series on "People shortcomings I don't know why it should be so
"And a third free," continued
visited. If the service or entertain-fus." and the nearest to strange for trees to talk."
Chirple, "aid it was going to Hol-sald to be the ring Queen Elizabeth
ment was not up to standard, forget film is one called "A Cattle
good intentions For the younger ones, there will this time Knarf
It. Learn to value By
and Honid land, when it grew up, and become gave to the Earl of Sussex as a
guarantee of her royal favour. And the thought that Chirple probably did the arms of a windmill.
and a sincere desire for fellowship be farm stories and Alms So Kurt rest of the young trees said they were
more hear some trees taiking.
than high living standards, frog, the suckleback, and the robin. Good will were they talking going to grow up to be a great many
costs nothing and Is For all ages there will be pictures asked: "What
of children in other lands, including interesting things such as the shin-
priceless. about?"
“WALTER KING. one on Russia. gles on the roof of a house, or a der-
them:
| troe-language. I have very sharp
"They were very young trees," Chirple answered, "They were talk ing about what they were going to be when they grew up."
rick, or a table and all the chairs,
or n wooden lamp-post, or a white a beautiful picket fence all around garden."
"My goodness!" Hanid exclaimed.
Not As Easy
As It Looks
Frederic Bartlett is a professor
You Must
WIN Your Pals
TRIENDS cannot be bought with
Hanid laughed. "That's a very of never knew that trees could grow who knows how to make science funny thing for young trees to be up to be so many different things." simple. This week he explained to talking about."
That's what I said at the very, 350 children how easily we can be
"But beginning," declared Chirpic. "Why?" asked Chirpic.
there were two more young trees fooled by our eyes.
One of his experiments makes a TRI money. We must win them by "Because," said Hanid, "trees can't who hadn't snid anything yet. So I grow up to be anything but trees. listened very closely to find cut what good party trick that you might like Young small trees just grow up to be they were going to grow up to be to try for yourself. The Coln Test: showing kindness, consideration, and
And the first one caid it was going Balance a coin on the edge of a table a deep realization of their value.
Get old tall trees."
"That's wrongi Now let me tell you to have fun, and the second one said so that it overhangs slightly.
somebody to land ten feet from the what these young trees said they it was going to be proud."
table and blindfold one of his eyes. were going to grow up to be. Then "What did they mean?"
Ask him to stretch his right arm out you'll see that trees can grow up to Knarf and Hanid.
with the index finger extended.
asked
be all ports of things almost as "Just this" replied Chirpic. "The many things a children can grow one who was going to have fun de- up to be, except that they're differ- cided to grow up to be the pole that ent things.
holds up a circus tent. And the other "For instance," Chirple went on, who was going to be proud decided "ond of the young trees said it was to grow up to be a flag-pole and al- going to be a telephone pole when it ways, and proudly, ty our country's grew up."
BRONCHO BILL
#TIONS. OF OLD
AND THE
MOBT
HET
GIT
Ant
No Better Reward
DAY A LONE INDIAN
DROVE OFF HYB
T
ASSAILANT-
ATTACKED
Then tell him to walk towards the table and with one downward move- ment of the finger knock off the coin without touching the table.
Six children tried it; five falled. Proved: Judging distance with one eye is difficult.
By Harry F. O'Neill
~AND WAS GIVEN THE COLT' FOR SAVING HID EMPLONER
GEE/THANKS? BLACKIE AND ME) ARE GONNA BE REAL PARDO
A friend has been described 03 comeone who likes you in spite of your faults. Because everyone has faults he is trying to correct, the person who will help us while wo
WHEN YOU
DO IT SMILE!
a
struggle is wonderful morala booster, someono very special, our FRIEND.
That applies to you, too. If you try to see beyond the other fellow's faults to the good
th him, and like him for wint he
Is trying to become, you are his friend.
It is natural for all of us to want friends and special pals. you have never been the special friend of another, you have missed that deep-down, inner satisfaction nothing else can give you,
Friendsifips, like flowers, gro and increase and bloom according A to the cultivation they receive. neglected friendship withers lika a neglected plant. Keep friendships alivo with -uttid courtestès--a greeting card or a note, a smile of understanding, a geature of praise or sympathy, a word of kindness. These little things make friends.
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ZOO'S WHO
CIENTISTS RECENTLY TASTED EGGS OF MANY TYPES OF BIRDS AND DISCOVERED, AS A RULE, THE LARGER THE BIRD, THE BETTER THE TASTE, WREN EGGS WERE THE WORST TASTING OF ALL.
ACHIGAN WAS THE DESCRIPTIVE NAME GIVEN
TO THE BLACK BASSBY THE ALGONQUIN INDIANS, THE WORD MEANS "THE FISH THAT DISPUTES, STRUGGLES
--- AND SHAKES!!.
abo
THE NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO CATCH A LIVE ALLIGATOR,JUST HOLD HIS MOUTH SHUT AND TIE HIM UPL ACCORDING, TO THE WORLD BOOK ENCYLOPEDIA, THE ANIMAL'S JAWS ARE VERY POWERFUL BUT, IF CLOSED, A MAN CAN EASILY HOLD THEM SHUT: WITH HIS HANDS.
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