Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1929, Page 117

PUZZLES Sl We have with us this week a very wise bird, Mr. Owl. Let's show that we are as wise as he is by solving this puzzle perfectly. WISE MR. OWL. The definitions are: HORIZONTAL. . A wise bird. . Tiny. . Organ of hearing. . Right (abr.). . Point of the compass (abr.). . Hawaiian Islands (abr.). . Victoria Cross (abr.). . Pertaining to the eyes. Thursday (abr.). Bone. . Men who saw wood. . Man’s name. . To place. VERTICAL. A baby owl. . You and I. To acquire knowledge. . To tear. . Character in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” . Makes a noise like an owl. The smallest State (abr.): A group of students. ‘Toward. Company (abr.). Exclamation. . Harp-like nistrument. . Bither. 21. Sage. 22. Dines. e The names of four more birds are concealed . in this picture puzzle. They aren't very difficult. GUESS THESE FOUR BIRDS- 4 / / ® IN- AL ® -A-D ® —3— Just to keep everything birdlike, we have the names of two birds hidden in the sentence below. Try to find them quickly. “You will find Rob inspecting the erowd on the corner.” Handy. Tommy—Please, mister, give me another box of those pills which I got for my mother yes- terday. Druggist—I sure will, but did your mother say she liked them? Tommy-—No, sir; but they just fit my airgun. THE SUNDAY STAR e BOYS and GIRLS PAGE Stunts for Young Acrobats. IF you have ever seen a clever gymnast or stage acrobat do tumbling stunts, you have doubtless marveled at his agility and skill. Good tumbling does require a lot of time and prac- tice, but any group of two or three boys can learn a few simple stunts in their own gym or, in Summer, on soft grass. Of course, it will ( LIKE A BALL The plain dive. take you some time to acquire the knack, but when you have learned it, you will be master of a dandy sport that will give you lots of fun and exercise. Girls, too, can learn tumbling, and some of them will be so good at it that they will put their brothers to shame. The head stand. The basis of all tumbling stunts is the simple ve, and that is the thing that you should learn Start by taking a very small dive forward, ing on your hands and absorbing the shock your arms. Duck the head and roll over oothly on the shoulders and back, which is t. As soon as the roll starts, draw the knees in as close to the body as possible. Make use of whatever momentum you have, after the arms have absorbed part of it, into geiting a smoother roll, and be sure to duck that head in. After you have learned the ele- ments of the dive, practice doing it over low objects, gradually increasing the length and th=2 height of the dive.. Be sure you master thiz stunt before trying any of the other tumbling tricks. PIRSY .8 7 POSITION. . SECOND POSITION The shoulder stand. The head stand is the second stunt that every boy tumbler should know. It will come easily after a little practice. Kneel down and place the forehead on the mat before you. Spread the hands out, bracing them palms downward about a foot from the face. Now kick the legs up carefully so as to strike a balanee, arching your back. The two hands form, with the head, a triangular base, and this makes balancing pos- sible after a few attempts. From now on you will need more than one tumbler for the stunts; this one requires two, and now we are getting into real acrobatics. The two-man shoulder stand is quite simple, yet its effect on the observer is excellent. The iarger and stronger of the two perform- ers should He upon his back with his knees drawn up and spread slightly apart, and with his hands ready to catch the shoulders of his partner. The smaller boy now bends over, plac- ing his hands on the prone boy's knees, and brings to a balance with his feet in the air, his head down and his shoulders resting on his partner’s hands. The base on which the bal- ance is kept is made up of the knees and arme of the boy on the floor. The two-man roil is entirely different from those mentioned above. It, too, requires two performers. One of them lles on his back, with The two-man roll. his feet in the air, while the other stands with his feet close to the head of the boy on the floor The standing boy leans over and grasps the ankles cf the bottom boy, who also grasps his partner’s ankles. The two men perform a series of slow and easy dives while holding each other in this manner. They roll over and over, making a .very amusing human wheel effect. To start the elephant roll, the first boy does a neadstand as described above. The second boy faces him, reaches over and grasps the first boy about the waist, so that the first boy’s feet are above the second boy’s head. Then, while the first boy also clutches the second boy's waist, the second boy bends backward and lifts until the first boy's feet, which were in the air, bend over and tcuch the ground. Then the first boy lifts the second in the same way and him- self bends backward until the second boy’s feet touch the ground. This is repeated, while the two performers try to make the stunt a series of smooth, even bends which give the effect of @ roll. The triple dive requires three boys rather The elephant roll. than one or two. Concentration and quick ae- tion are necessary in order to produce a good effect, and 1t will take considerable practice to perfect the stunt. Performers One and Two stand one behind the other about a yard apart, facing performer hree. The three stand in one straight line, Number Two being the one in the middle. Now Two rolls forward with his legs spread apart and Three dives through Two's legs, perform- ing a rcll and ending with his own legs spread apart so that One can at once dive through them. By this time Two is on his feet and has turned so that he is ready to dive over One, and so on. The action must be smooth and con- tinuous. After each dive the diver must get up immediately, turn around and dive through the man who is relling toward him with his legs spread. All the dives are performed much like the one described in the first part of this article. 2 ON FEET— READY TO DIVE LOVER | ETC. The wriple dive. CRAFTS JOKES: PUZZLES £ RIDDLES The riddles this week are tricky and a real test for clever fans. Don't give up too quickly. 1. Why does a duck go into the water? z.whycnn'tamfmnbeeonvmdof. crime? 3. Why are teeth like vexl;l;s? . 4. Why is plum pudding like an ocean 5. When cguld the British Empire have been bought moet cheaply? 3 ANSWERS. 1. For diver’s reasons. 2. Because it is nog legal to convict a man without a hearing. 3. They are regular, irregular and defective. 4. Because it contains many currants. 5. When Richard III offered bis kingdom for a horag + Friendly Rattle. girls of the boarding school were .I!' gathered in Florence Barton’s room. AsS usual, every one was talking at once. 3 “QOh, girls, do be quiet a minute and listen to Flossy,” burst out Betty Johnson. “She has something important to tell you.” < “I just thought maybe we could have some fun,” Florence began. “You know that new girl is scared to death of snakes. She comes from the Nerth and has heard that we have lots of them down here. She asked me yesterday if they ever come in the house, and I told her we girls frequently found them among our clothes.” “Oh, Flossy, you didn't, really?” the girls laughed. “Yes, I did. She said she'd just die of fright. Now, I found a piece of hcse out behind the gym and I thought——" 3 It wasn't necessary for Florence to say what she thought. The other girls all thought the same; that is, all except Mary Bursani. 4 “I think you're mean,” she declared. “I won't help you. What if she should have hysteries something? sometimes do.” But the other girls did not let Mary’s sition dampen their ardor. work with brush and paints and soon was converted into a very lifelike paper head was pasted on one end. time, against her will, Mary's services drafted. She knew one of the girls in the who had bought a rattle for her baby This was borrowed, placed in the tail, long black thread tied to it. When the was jerked the rubber snake became a ferocious rattler. The girls coiled the snake before tine’s door and hid in the next room. enter her room. Immediately, by the aid slender black thread, the snake raised its and rattled as no snake ever before rattled. There was a piercing shriek, then another “She’s fainted,” shrieked Betty. t shall we do?” They crowded around Christine; so frightened their faces were even whiter than hers. g Suddenly opening her eyes, the unconseious girl threw back her head and laughed. The other girls looked more frightened than ever. “Oh, she's hysterical,” Florence almost sobbed. “It’s too funny!” Christine cried between her shouts of merriment. “If you girls don't quit looking so scared, I'll die. Did you think I wasg ggmrgeotismkes? I was raised in Africa! sides,” she giggled, “I recognized W that Mary borrowed.” i Good Judgment. Teacher—Now, Bobby, which would rather have—one apple or two halves? Bobby—Two halves. g Teacher—Oh, Bobby! Why should you pees fer two halves? Bobby—Because then I could see if it was bad inside. Making It Hot. Father—Say! What’s this 70 on this paper? Son—I don't know. I guess it’s the tempera- ture of the:room. ANSWERS. 1. Cross-Word puzzle solution. [D/<] [W[-]O[C/T] NNRER 2. The words in the picture puzzle are SPaRe row, cardinal, chickadee and whippoorwill. 3. Robin and crow. "h