Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1940, Page 35

ASKS FATHER 10 COME OUT AND WATCH MM STAND ON H1S HERD. FATHER 18 BUSY FINDS THAT BUD'S REASON Fok COMING OVER 15 T SHOW HOW HE CAN STAND ON W15 HEAD, BUD LEAVING A5 SOON AS HE H¥ DEMONSTRATED Don’t Take My Word for It By FRANK COLBY. ‘Interesting’ Again Adf. Engaging the attention; designed to create interest. From Detroit: “I have followed your advice and have been pro- nouncing ‘interesting’ with four syl- lables. Today my teacher corrected me before the class, telling me that ‘in-trist-ing’ is the only correct pronunciation. Please comment on the word again—Perplexed.” Answer—I can only repeat what 1 have previously said: “In-trist-ing, in-trest-ing, in-trust-ing” and “in- terst-ing” have no dictionary sanc- tion for United States use. In my opinion, interesting is the most fre- quently misprounced word in the English language. While the New Webster's states that “in-trist-ing” is preferred in England, it is not recommended or even mentioned in Britain's sacred and monumental Oxford Dictionary. “In-trist-ing” simply does not exist, except as a very dubious Briticism, as far as American dictionaries are concerned. It can be regarded only as an unlovely corruption which should be speedily purged from the American vocabulary. Interesting should have four dis- tinct syllables, in-ter-est-ing. The | first s accented, the third rhymbes with best, nest, rest. Correct pronounciation: IN-ter- est-ing. (Capitals indicate syllables to be accented.) For a personal answer to your questions ' about words, send s stamped (3-cent), self-addressed envelope to Frank Colby, care of The Evening Star. Points for Parents By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE. Whether a child learns caution or Jear depends largely upon the man- ner in which mother meets a situa- tion. ASKS 816 BROWER, PLAYING BALL, DOESN'T HE WANT 0 STOP FoR A MINUTE To WhTcH, BROTER RE- PIVING PLAINLY,"No" - 6E15 SANDY OUT OF THE HOUSE AND AFfER A 600D DEAL OF PER- SURSION, G6ET5 HIM 10 SIT DOWN AND BE AN AUDIENCE (Released by The Bell Syndicate, Ine.) CROSS-WORD PUZZLE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1040 CALLS 10 BUD BEMIS ACROSS THE STREET, AND CHEERS UP WHEN | BUD STARTS OVER ! STANDS ON RIS HERD. WHEN HE FINALLY COMES UP FOR AIR , D5 COVERS SANDY HPYS GONE OFF INVESTIOATE A POLICE DDG. FEELS UFTERLY DISCOURAGED HORIZONTAL. 1. High card. . To evade. 4. To breathe heavily. g goon;ton. 8. Music: % g termination. . Wire of a come measure. position. . To till. . Sped. . Seed-remov- . Mental ing machine. image. . Craze. . Wolfhound. . Thick soup. . Worm. . Conjunction. . Voracious . Seed aquatic bird. container. . War god. . Tribe of . Immediate Israel. payment. . Insect. . Naval officer. | 17. Bone. . Digging . Artificial implement. language. . Confusion. S Iomne . Sea-nymph. " measure. . Mexican . To check. dish. . To apportion. . Cautious. . Palm leaf. Mother: “Daddy is fastening the screen in good and tight, but even 80, none of us must ever lean against it Mother: “I worry all the time for fear you'll fall out of these high windows. Youd be mashed to a pulp if you did.” VERTICAL. 33. Sodium . To act as chloride. agent for. 34. Pronoun, . Evergreen 85. Railway tree. truck. . South 37. To tear. American 38. Number. armadillo. 89. Girl's name. 40. Animal hair. 3 L 41. Chopping . Storage bin. implement. . Belgian 42. Mineral salt. river. | 44. Absurd. . Iniquity. . Mineral. . Article, . Enemy. . Soft substance. . Spanish conqueror. . Title of goddess. . Ruminants stomachs. 38. Asters. 40. Meticulous. E | o[FIM[1 [X|FIR[1[E[D]O] T11 ININIHIO[TINBIO[X] [EIX[1]GIEIRIAIGIO[G]Y] By GERALD L. KAUFMAN. Dianagram Pattern No. 2 Here is another dianagram of the type that makes patterns instead of block letters when certain words Answer to puzzle for May 11: A UNCLE RAY’S COR Baltic Sea and Region around it. In front page news these days we often read something about “the Baltic.” This sea of Northern Europe is important in the present warfare. The Baltic Sea has many coun- tries around its borders including Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. One little fact may have some- thing to do with the outcome of the war in Europe—“Water with only a little salt in it will freeze more quickly than water with a good deal of salt.” % More than 250 rivers and large streams pour fresh water into the Baltic Sea. This water makes the sea far less salty than it would be otherwise. It is only about one- fourth as salty as the Atlantic. There are great stretches of the Baltic which freeze up in winter. ‘The northern end of the sea, the Gulf of Bothnia, is frozen to such an extent that steamers cannot use it. In most years the Gulf of Bothnia is not fit for steamers from No- vember to early May. This closes the ports of Boys and Girls, Read the Junior Star Every Sunday ? Baltic sea and region around it. Germany down the Baltic Sea. The mines of Northern Sweden have produced a great deal of the iron to keep Germany’s war machine going. The iron is high grade, and is in demand all the year around. Until lately. Swedish fron was shipped to Norway in winter. It went to the port of Narvik, then steamers carried it down the Nor- wegian coast to Germany. Words may be spelled in any straight-line direction: Up, down, right, left or diagonally. For in- stance, the first two words in the sentence to be found today appear in the )upper left hand corner. (Now you. The sentence is supposed to be a telegram from a sausage manufac- turer to the head of his research de- partment. Look out for “Nothing” —it means exactly what it says, Write your solution in a 12-word telegram below: Answer tomorrow. (Copyrisht, 1940.) One of Keys to War There remains the question of summer transport. With the open- ing of the Gulf of Bothnia this ;mnf.h,finmuc water route is ree. Yet there is this point: The Baltic nsmlluweomp.redtooflwrm of its size. The average depth is less than 350 feet, and it is possible to anchor mines where a sea is not very deep. Some work along this line was Yeported done soon after the German invasion of Norway. Mines can be laid by submarines and airplanes, as well as by ordinary. H | mine-laying ships. It is likely that Germany will have a hard time (1’::: ::l'll «r)nnunl interest section If you want a free copy of the leaflet entitled “Backgreund (Fellow Fiyin' Jenny in the Colored Comic Section Every Sunday.) 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