New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1928, Page 3

ANDY RIDES HORSE,| 'HORSE RIDES ANDY Oscar Givs Owr Hero the Nerry Fal ! ACONTRIBUTED) Dear Mary Ann: The other afternoon Noah Count and me filvvered out to your Unkle Oswald's farm to once-over the bus which you run ragged and it see if it could be repaired. As it was past repairing we had nothing to do and to help pass the time your Unkle shows us about his place. He also introduces us to his two pet mags, named Josephine and Oscar. A couple of saddles was hanging on the wall and Noah asks if we can exercise the sparkplugs. Your Unkle says to go ahead but “don’t let ‘em throw yuh.” Thia hands us a laugh as the only thing horsie about the nags was that they had an appetite like one. Noah picks out Josephine and 1 has to be content with Oscar, a sad lcoking affair that didn't have a care in the world and wouldn’t care even it he did have one. We saddles up and I manages to climb Oscar's frame without the aid of a step lad- der. Noah's nag was a live wire but mine didn’t move any faster than & slow motion picture. "How do you get this hay eater into high?” I asks. “Massage him gently with your boot heels,” answers Noah. I does this and with a surprised snort Oscar shifts from low to second, a sorta jogging trot that shook every muscle in my body and every time 1 talked I stuttered. *“There’ll be less vibration,” grins Noah, “if you get him to gallop, then all you'll hafta do {s to relax.” After much prodding Oscar goes into a gallop but I finds I has no more chance of relaxing than the guy in 1he dentist ciair when a dvil! 18 pok- ing a sensitive molar. It seems that when 1 eased myself to a more com- fortable position the saddle would spoil it all by coming up to meet me. I'm doing fine when all of a sudden 1 gets an empty feeling in the din- ner region as I feels the cinches, or whatever you calls those straps that keeps the nag under the saddle, giv- ing away, I yanks both reins and Oscar stops quicker than a flivver runping outa gas. He rears up on his hind legs and goes into reverse, while 'his front opes was pawing the air like they wanted to go for a walk but couldn’t get started. I would of got thrown for an off-side loss only I grabs him around the neck, almost choking him, and hangs on like it's none of the neighbor's business. Oscar then starts pitching and I'll tell the hilarious world it wasn't hay. Inside of a minute I'm dizzler than usual and hardly knew whether 1 was afoot, ahorse, or on roller skates. All I knew was that I wasn't on any park bench. As the saddle slips out from under me it wallops Oscar about the legs and he bolts.- From thén on I'm riding bareback, évery fella for him- selt and may he take what's coming to him. Not being Paul Revere or Tom Mix I has a harder time keep- ing my balance than a green book- keeper and every. time the nag hit & bymp or_something I'd get shifted like a football player, bounce from the front end into the air and come down on the rear tonneau with a jar that shook everything but my relations. As Oscar wasn't equipped with emergency or four-wheel brakes 1 had as much chance of stopping him as a dollar bill has of covering the mortgage on & newly- wed's bungalow. ‘The galloping nag comes to a sud- den halt as a fence gets in his way, but I keeps right on going, over his bean and into a clump of bushes. [ anaps outa a daze with a foolish ex- fon on my map like a detective s swallowed his chewing gum and realizes there ain’t any use look- ing for footprints, in time to hear Oscar hand me the merry raspber- ri2s with a hose-laugh. As I limps stiffly away to find Noah I resolves that the only thing Ul ever ride again that resembles a nag will be & hobby horse. Andy Dale QUEATIONS ANSWERKED You can get an answer to any Question of fact or information by writing to the Questic= Editar, New Britain Herald, Washington Burean. 1333 New York avenue, Washington. D. C, encioting two cents in stampe for reply. Medical, legal and'marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other queationr will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned reguests can- not be answered. All letters are con- Adential.—Tditor. Q. Would it be possible for an individual to walk around the world being on land all the time A. It would not be possible for an individual to “walk around the world"” it by this is meant that the walker would be continuously on land during the entire trip. Bodi of water separate the continents of the earth, and at these points trans- portation over water would have to be provided, so that the individual ‘would certainly not then be walk- ing. It might be theoretically poasible for one to “walk around the world” within the Arctic circle assuming the presence of ice all the way around the circle, but this would not be “around the world” in the ordinarily accepted sense of the meaning of the, term. Q. Is there a novel called “Wan- derer of the Waste Land"? Who is the author? A. The novel is by Zane Grey and is published by Harper and Brothers, 49 East 33d street, New York city. Q. How old is John Gilbert, the movie actor? Is he married? ‘What is his latest picture? A. He is thirty-three years old. He is unmarried. His latest pic- ture is called “Four Walls". Q. What is the origin of the game of golf? In what country was it first played? A. Although the Scotch receive credit for shaping golf into the game new played, the Dutch are held responsible for its origin, ac- cording'to the National Geographic society. Certain etchings have been ferreted out of the art treasures of the nation which picture the an- clent kolf players on the “links”. The well equipped Dutch golfer went forth swathed in a mantle like a Roman toga, carried a muff, and wore skates, because kolf was played on the ice. In the place of the golf bag he carried a sword in a scabbard. One stick was enough for the old Dutch player; it was large and like & hockey stick. The ®olf balls were large too, and it has been found that although the Dutch earned the reputation of making the, _best’ of golf balls, thé Scotch, even in those days, were producing clubs of such’ quality that the Netherlanders sent across the North ln. for them. The . chief diver- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, gence beteween kolf and golf is that in kolf the player aimed to hit & stake set in the ice instead of try- ing to sink a putt in a cup. Other pictures have been found, however, which show that the Dutch them- | selves transferred the game to jland and substituted a cup for a | stake, Q. What is the-origin of the old expression “‘stony-broke"? | A. It originated from an old custom of breaking a craftsman's stone bench when he failed to pay his debts. G Q. Have nuts any food value? A. Owing to the vegetable oil they contain nuts have a high foed value. Hazel and Brazil nuts rank first in food value; then the chest- nut, almond, walnut and peanut. Q. What is the water content of an apple? A. About 82.5 per cent. . Why are peacef: nd calm days called halcyon days? A. A halcyon is a kingfisher and “halcyon days are so called be- cause it was supposed that the weather was always peaceful when the kingfisher was breeding. Q. Are the wages of carpenters in the United States much higher than in other countriea? A . The bureau of labor statistica says carpenters are earning $1.36 per day in Belgium; $1.82 in Italy: $1.86 in Germany; $2.96 in England and $10.16 in the United States. Q. When rabbits stamp several times on the ground with their hind feet does it mean anything in par- ticular or is it just a habit of the animal? A. It is said that the rabbit does this when frightened, making a sound that can be heard a long way off. This is a danger signal to fellow rabbits who then scamper off to safety. Q. There is an old formula for finding out the length of one's life. Can you give it to me? A. One such formula {s as fol- lows: Add the lives of your par- ents and four grandparents; divide the al by six and for every five vears that exceeds sixty add a year. The result is the length of your life. Q. How many children entering the elementary grades of achool reach the higher grades? How many enter high school and how many enter college? A. Of every thousand children entering the first five elementary grades, 830 reach the sixth grade, 710 the seventh grade, 634 the cighth grade. Of the original 19000 342 enter high achool and 139 final- ly graduate. Of the original 1,000 only 72 enter colleges and universi- ties, and 23 finally graduate. These figures are aceording to estimates made by the U. 8. Bureau of Edu- cation. DOMESTIC TOSSING Fresno, Cal, Oct. 13 (M—The rolling pin as a weapon of offense in marital warfare has been super- seded by a varied and more dam- aging aet of utensils, according to Henry W. Nelson, local truckman. In hia application for divorce, | Nelson charged that on the fr quent occasions when his wife, Net- tie, became bellicose he was made the recipient of a shower of coffee pots, electric. irons and milk bot- tles. 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INGS. and enclose herewith five JFREET AND NUMBER CITY | | | | L ‘About This Time of Year U. 8. postage stamps, to cover postage and handling coste: seeo BTATE T am & réader of the New Britain Herald, 1 want & copy of the bulletin CARE OF FLOORS AND FLOOR-COVER- cents in coin, or loose, unc-n:-ll-d.' NAME ...c.coceieinnnnen I —— e ———— ) By Fontaine Fox [ £NsTRUCTIONS FROM THE dAPTAIN oF THE FooTeALL TeAM U} 16 BECOME EAGLES ANONG BOY SCOUTS 01 3,000 in Rasks in 19 Yours, Fow Attain Heights Only 16 out of more than 2,000 boys who have been members of the Boy 8couts of America during the 15 years of life of the New Britain council have attained what is gen- erally looked uppn as the highest rank in scouting—the rank of sagie scout. Sixtean out of 2,000 have conquered the . hard path to this height, & path which leads the treaders through varied fields of achlevement and knowledge and brings them at 'ast to a well-round- ed education which supplements their school training in fitting them for good citizenship. By far the greater majority of scouts have been overcome by the stiff tests confront- ing them or have fallen prey to their own lethargy, but 16 have sur. mounted all obstacles during the past decade and have been accorded honor corresponding to their ac- complishment, The pathway to eagledom begins when a boy enters the movement and starts upon his tenderfoot tests. These are extremely simple, involv- ing only the tying of eight knots, the history of the American flag, and the meaning of the various scout insignia and laws. The next step is also a rather easy one, and the boy advances to second class rank by learning elementary signall- ing and first ald, the compass, fire. building, and simple cooking. It s on the third climb that the column begins to thin, for probably less than half ever become first rlass scouts The test for this rank involves more advanced first aid and signalling, a long hike and observations made along the way, accuracy in judging, cooking without utensils, and knowl. edge of stars and birds, animals, or Then the merit badges, which were open to him in limited number when he was second class, lie open to him. Each of these is awarded for the fulfillment of set require- ments in one or more than 70 aub. jects. These subjects include many directly relating to scouting, also others of more general applications and many whicnh léad the boy into the elements of almost every pro- feasion open to him. When a boy gets five merit badges he becomes a star scout, and when «{ he acquires ten, including five speci- fied ones, he is a life scout. The procession has been greatly thinned out by now and is only a trickle of the keenest workers, and the hard- est step is still ahead. A total of 21 merit badges, including 12 which are compulsory, must be passed before a boy can become an eagle scout. The Badges—Try and Get 'Em First aid—knowledge of splinta, bandages and treatment ot hemorr- hages at all parts of the body —is one required badge. Others are swimming and life saving, the latter being an aquatic badge for which the boy must bring up objects from under water, demonstrate how to rescue drowning people and break thelr grips, and resuscitate rescued persons. Fine condition is needed for personal health, while public health deals with means of pre- venting the spread of diseases and requires definite health work of the boy. Building a fireplace, making dough and bread, and carving are included in cooking. For camping a boy must camp out 50 nights, bulld a raft, set up a tent wi‘h & ditch, and know how to pick a camp site. Civies teaches him how the country is run, and pathfinding re- quires an Intimate knowledge of his native city and tre surrounding places. Jor athleticd he must not only qualify in certain events but he must know how to trgin. A sim- llar badge In physical development may be substituted for athletics, this dealing with posture, bodily heaith, and daily exercises. Ploneering is & hard badge. The scout must tie 12 knots, lash spars, build a sturdy bridge or derrick, construct a camp kitchen, and erect a shack for three people. Another stumbling block is bird study, teo win which a boy must see and rec- ognize ¢v different wild birds and know which are valuable in farming, in destroying rats and mice, and in exterminating insects. These, with any nine others and the evidence that he has qualified as a leader ong boys, bring him to the point where he can become an eagle scout. Out of 16 New Britain boys who have won their way to this sum- mit, ten have been members of the champion Troop 4, located at the First Congregational church. New Britain's first two eagle scouts, both mémbers of this troops, received their eagle ‘badges ten years ago. They were Willlam Tancred and Tu- dor Cooley. Tancred is now a Y. M. C. A. physical director in New York, while the latter was Kkilled some years ago in an automobile ac- cident at an improperly protected danger spot in the south. Another Troop ¢ boy. Irving Parker of Vance street, was this city's third eagle scout. He is now employed at the Russell & Erwin Mig. Ce. Stuart Dube of 535 Btanley street was the first eagle scout outside the ranks of Troop ¢. He was a mem- ber of Troop 114, with headquar- ters at the Stanley school, and he is now employed in Hartford, Guest Presented Radge Edgar Guest, the nationally known versifier, presented three scouts with their eagle badges. At a huge Everymun’'s Rible class rally in the Capitol theater he made the {Knudsen's expeditions, Brown |at Loomis institute. formal awards to Eugene and James Beach. both Troop 4 scouts, while the third bov had re- moved shortly before to Mr. Guest's native city of Detroit. Mr. Guest therefore carried & badge home with him and in the Michman city he pre- sented it to Henry Martindell, still another scout from Troop §. Beach, now a student at Brown university, has been ansistant camp director at the loca! acout camp for the past several summers. Brown graduated from High school last June, while Martindell is at college in the mid- dle west. . Charles “Chuck” ~Vibberts, an- other Troop ¢ Loy who was assistuut camp director, won his spurs while serving in that capacity. He is now a physical director in a Long Island | badges, achool. Three boys recelved their badges at & meeting of the Rotary club. These were Frederic Lockwood of Troop ¢ William Christ of Troop 3 of the South Congregational church, and William Tallon of Troop 3, Trinity M. E. church. Lockwood is now a student at Syra- cuse university and Tallon is alse at college, while Christ is in business with his mother in N-rthampton, Mass. Brown had been the youngest eagle acout, but he 'ost this honor to William A. Baker of Mason drive the ninth eagle f-om -~ roop 4. His chum und filiow treop member, Winthrop Warren of Curtis street, was not far behind him, these two have moved along parallel lines of | advancement since joining the move- ment. Both are high school stu- dents, and Warren has recently re- turned from Dr. Sven V. Knudsen's pligrimage of American boys Scandinavia. Youngest Eagle Scout Honors for “youngest” eagle scout were finally seized by Albert Loomis of Troop 2 and will remain with him, as the national council has since put its_stamp of disapproval upon too rapid advancement and has stiffened the requirements to include a time limit that rules out the youngest boys. Loomis, is studying The last two eagle badges have gone to Plainville, where the Keel- ing brothers, Harold and Alden, have become the first brother eagles in the council. They belong to Troop 1 of Plainville, located at the Plainville M. E. church, and are students at Plainville High school. Alden received his badge only last month. When Rev. Dr. George W. C Hill, pastor of the Bouth church, pre- sented Scout Loomis with his eagle to| who | went to Denmark on the first of | badge, he asked the boy, *Now what are you going te do?" The ques- THE MODERN ~ Moderate in price, payments. with oven heat control. 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