The evening world. Newspaper, March 27, 1920, Page 9

b . SATURDAY 3,000 Years Ag Jumping Jack Pulled. ABIES and mothers have had the same instincts nd desires throughout the ages; baby girts loved dolls and doll houses long ago, just as they do now, and the boys back there in the dim beginnings of history had lions and crocodiles and elephants which wagged their heads 4nd growled (although there were no tire engines and electric trains in those days). Dr. John A. Foote of Washington, D. C., has made an exhaustive study of how children and their families ed in ancient Egypt, Babylonia, (ireece and in Western Burope during the Middle Ages; he read a paper on some features of his work at the convention of the New York State Medical Society at the Waldorf. More than 3,000 years ago Egyptian GG@YPTIAN CHILDREN HAD MECHANICAL TOYS children had dotls of clay and wood and they were as attractively painted and clothed as they are to-day, ac- cording to Dr. Foote. The clay dolls were the most expensive, and while most of them were brunettes there were blondes with the biggest blue eyes and the softest yellow hair you ever saw. The wooden dolls (like rag dolls are to-day) were more common and were owned by the poorer chil-| dren. Records show they were mostly of the brunette type with stringy hair which, it is believed, was taken from the hides of goats or other) animals. | The predominance of brunettes ts accounted for by the fact the Egyp- tians were themselves mostly dark people with dark skins, brown or, black hair and brown or black eyes. There were mechanical toys for the boys, but these were costly and it was only those with rich parents who could afford them. In the great cities of| Cairo and Memphis (for which our Memphis, Tenn., is named) were toy makers who turnéd out elephants, lions, crocodiles and hawks, made of both clay and wood. They were paint- ed in natural colors and by pulling certain strings the little Egyptian boys could make them walk, growl, open their mouths or wag their heads. Curiously enough, the ancient Egyp- tans regarded the hawk as sacred. | ‘Therefore the toy hawks could be} owned only by the sons of priests or! of the very highest aristocrats. Egyptian babies aleo had pursing | bottles, although they were made of clay with nipples of the same ma; teri. Cow's milk was largely used In feed- ing babies, and during the Alexan- drian period (that is, after the con- quest of Egypt by Alexander the Great) stringent laws were pro- claimed penalizing the milkman for non-delivery, no matter whether there was @ strike on or not, And the milk sellers could not boost their prices Copsright, 1920, by Toe Prews Publishing Co, (Me New York Evening World.) 1, What is the name of the range of mountains in the northern part of Africa? 2. What American statesman was known as the “Little Giant?” 3. In what city is the Cathedral of St. Isaac? 4. What distance is the balk line from the end of the table in billiards? 5. In what building in England is the Poet's Corner? What famous moving picture star recently obtained her divorce? 7. Of weat material are fire-proof curtains in theatres made? 8, How many colors are there in the spectrum of sunlight. 9. What is the element in steel that burng if it gets too hot? 10. Who recently broke the world's altitude record? 11. What are the poisonous fungi * called which resemble mushrooms? 12. In what city is the Mather Chureh of the Christian Scientists? ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTION: 1, 9 hours, 65 minutes; 2, Port au » MARCH 27, 1920 Present Day Toys in Vogue | Explorers Have Found That Brunette Dolls Predomi- sated in Egypt—Toy Lions, Crocodiles and Hawks That Roared and Squawked When Strings Were By Frank Henry. Copyright, 1930, by The Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) |will find the answers entertaining and also useful in your geography lessons, 4 6; the First Made in Athens nor form a trust, because fixed the price of their Greeks made dolls which nearly eapproxtmat- ed the mechanical ones of to-day. Their legs, arms and heads were movable, and the Greek girls Gould make them bob their heads by pull- ing one of the severai strings. Prob- ably the first jumping jack in tbe world was devised by a toy maker of Athens. It is a soldier mounted on a post and you can make his head, arms and legs jiggle by pulling on one string. A lot of these toys were found recently some explorers near Athens, who broke into the tombs of chtidren (you ‘know the ancient Greeks had a pretty custom of bury- ing a dead child's toys with its body). Among the toys found was a won- derful little spotted cow and a little man on borse who could be made to jump up and down by the pulling of a string. | ‘The Greeks were a gay and light; hearted people, just as the Americans the rulers GREEK CHILDREN HAD JUMPING JACKS are to-day. About 300 years before Christ a daneing’craze seized the na- tion. During this period Greek boys and girls were neglected by their parents, who went to the public places to dance and drink the same as they do here in New York. Babies had a hard time during thi: period, but later in the Middle Ages it was probably more difficult for them, because of the unclean way their parents lived. Their houses did not have hardwood floors, as they do now Their dishes were not washed after every meal, Their houses were kept heavily shuttered; they were afraid of fresh air. Because their mothers taught them to walk too soon many of them got twisted backs and legs. Evidence of this is seen in the great paintings of ‘hat period. ‘The Nativity” of Michael Wolgemut, painted in the fourteenth centufy, shows a baby with an abnormally large abdomen caused by rickets. In the paintings of the great masters of that period many sick babies were portrayed. You ADVERTISED FoR A STRONG ~you'Lt Do ! BICL | HAVE JusT “THE MAN WE NEED YES | HAVE A Good JoR For THE RIGHT MAN * Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing AR KIDDIE STUDENTS: It is nice to cee how interested you ace in cur new quesuion and answer department, Cousin Harry Donneliy sent these five questions concerning | Jupiter, We feel certain that all of you All klubmates are invited to send tn the questions that puzzle them. The queries will be answered in the clearest and simplest way we know | how COUSIN ELEANOR, P. S$. Cousin Bertram Aswith's | question, “What percentage of the world’s gold is mined in North Amer- ica,” will be answered on Tuesday. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, Q. How many moons has the planet Jupiter? A. Jupiter has four principal mons, the smallest of which is about the size of our moon, There is a fifth moon, but it is very smafl and un- important. Q. How great isa the diameter of Jupiter? pit A The dixmeter half-way betwean the poles, called the equatorial diameter, is $8,200 miles. The diameter from pole to pole is 83,000 miles. The mean (average) diameter is 86,500 miles. The polar diameter is about 5,000 miles shorter than the equatorial diameter, because the compression at either pole is so great, How many miles is Jupiter trom the sun? A. Its mean (average) distance from the sun is 483,000,000 miles. Jupi- ter’s distance from the sun varies from time to time as much as 2!,- 000,000 miles, dum to the irregularity of its orbit about the «un, But this Planet ig such a very great dis- tance from the eun to begin with, that even so great a variation as 21,000,000 miles makes little dif- ference in the amount of light and heat that it receives. Q. Ie there any water on planet? A. No, Q. Is there any atr there? A, Yes, Jupiter has an atmosphere very like our own, The alr, however, extends out fram the sur face of Uhe planet further than the that Primes 3, Cord diusewy @ womas wi 5 ii, France; 13, » a alr does from the muface of the onducted by Eleanor Schorer== The Evening World’s Kiddie Klub Korner Co. (The New York Ewening World) FEBRUARY CONTEST AWARD WINNER My Favorite Why. F you had your heart set on going to a wonderful picnic {n the coun- Subject: Book and to day arrived you woke to hear the patter of rain on your window and then saw a dark world with no gright sun shining, but dark pools of water everywhere, what would you do? You would probably sulk about the house the whole day, mpking things dis able for everybody. But little na, the heroine of Kleanot “s charmin ld prob. ably say: ‘Wel w, U'm glad tts raining because some people in the world want it to rain, and besides the flowers and plants need it.” This book contains ail the eun- I’ snow. last of these is the costhiest! love letters are for him not to ask her to do so. thrust upon them, and successes who dodge you, fellow, at oneself--or at sucess? x fal A try and when the long wished] Crowaod int Maxims of a Modern Maid Copyright, 1920, by The Pres Publishing Co. 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In it anna teaches the “glad gume’ shine and —the | game in which one must always try to find something for which to be glad, even thouch it be go mich easier to find lots of things to be sorry about, To the kiddies who have read this book, and even to those who have not, there 1s a great treat in store, for Mary Pickford plays the role of Pollyanna in her latest picture and delights hundreds each day with her impersonation of the little ‘glad girl By Florence Shubert, aged fifteen Brooklyn, N, Y By Marguerite Mooers Marshall The problem of ‘why girls leave home is being replaced by the probiem of why ANY ON stays at home who possesses carfare and the price of There are three standard prescriptions for a man with spring fever—he may throw up his job, buy a new car or make love to a girl. And the Judging from epistolary exhibits in breach of promise euits, most modern lated but not read,” When a woman is just waiting to forgive a man it is utterly unforgivable, A few men aie born domestic, a few achieve domesticity, but most have it Judging from a recently published diary, the rule for being a modern roman- tic heroine is to graft all the money you oan from all the men you can and then shoot up the one who demurs at paying up. All friends fajl, sooner or later, into two classes: failures who haunt you The sort of man who calle a woman a “goddess” usually keeps her busy, exercising the divine prerogative of forgivencas. “Vipughter helps a man to succeed,” says Schwab. Taughter at the other metetgtye, By Maurice Ketten To tel THE RENTS WILL BE The Jarr DOUBLED NEXT MONTH LL OUR. TENANTS Family Copyright, 1990, by The Press Publishing Co. (The Now York Brening World.) ! HANK goodness the winter is over at last, and these spring days make me wish | eo away somewhere for @ of weeks,” satd Mrs. Jarr, ‘I'm just that tired of “cs could couple gloomily. everything.” ‘It's the first touch of spring fe ver,” replied Mr. Jarr. “I often feel that way myeelf.” “Oh, you feel you want to go away, do you?” eaid Mrs. Jarr, with gleam of guspicion in her eyes. “It's too bad that your home isn't good enough for you.” “Oh, come now!" said Mr. Jarr. “You're just feeling a little blue this morning. It's just the reaction from a long, tiresome winter.” “That's easy enough for you to “You get out You have downtown to distfact @ttention from the cares You see people; you say,” said Mrs. Jarr. of the house every day your business your sec drinking!” remarked Mr. Jarr with a erin, “Don't try to joke about it!” re- plied Mrs, Jarr. “You have it very nicely; you are not atuck in the house from morning till night.” “Where were you yesterday after- noon?” asked Mr, Jarr. “L Was shopping,” replied Mra, Jarr, “Where were you Saturday after- noon?” asked Mr, Jarr, “I knew you'd throw that up to| me,” said Mrs, Jarr, “It isn't often I get to go to a matinee, in it? And when Clara Mudridge-Smith came over and said she had two tickets and asked me to go along, [ might have known you'd hold it against me all the days of my life!" ‘Where were you last Friday night?” asked Mr. Jarr “You know well enough where I was,” replied Mrs. Jarr, “I was at @ card party at Mrs. Stryver's. You ought to know, for you were along. It was one of the very few times you of} friends won the prizes?” asked Mr. | Jar. made, beaded hundbag, and they are ling so common; &@nd the second rize was only a box of candy. glo over trash like that play cards.” “We were at the theatre the night before, and the night before we had company, if I remember arigh' or not?" demanded Mrs. Jarr, ‘Per- haps that is just what I'm dying to get away from. I’m #0 nervous that By Roy L. McCardell ih EI ODOT Oe neared fixed it so that her own particular | * " ‘a 0 3. Jare cagert “Wel sious,” said |how,” remarked Mrs. Jari n first prize was only w oheup maobine- |lots and lots of things, and I um cer- tinued Mr. Jarr. “So it. acems to me | WoWdnet care tt Er itdren could 60 too bays you'd had a pretty good time) "Cl G'they'd all have thelr usual sum- lately."” ation trip together she sup- “How do you know whether I had| Oot Wah why should Mr. Jarc sit The Circus |The Trapeze Babies Go Higher Than Caruso—The Circus | Was the Greatest Discovery Since Columbus Got Past Ellis Island Without a Deposit. By Neal R. O’ Hara Coprrteht, 1020, Uy The Prem Publishing HERE are two things that a spring will always bring forth—housecleaning and the cireus—and one of ‘em has arrived. It's the circus and it’s cleaning up more than a housewife with a dry mop. On account of the high cost of joe for the polar bears, the H. C. of near. beer for the camels, and the H. C. of red pants for the ring master, the circus is now as expen- sive as grand opera, And it has a right to be. The trapeze babies go higher than Caruso ,and the folks that laugh et the clowns are in tiers. Moreover, the circus te given in plajn English and fancy tights. There's no plot except the circus stounds, and a bag of peanuts is your libretto. : Barnum discovered the circus about the same time he discovered the people like to be fooled, It was the greatest discovery since Colum- bus got past Ellis Island without « deposit. Barnum was right, too— and his heirs were left—about only proved the public likes to be humbugged—it proved they like to be humbd&sed once a year. Barnum simply gave ‘em three rings and the busy. Barnum 49, deed; now, but. the | people still like tobe fiimfammed. | The Anti-Saloon League found that | out. ‘The circus to-day no longer fools ‘em, It gives the public all they want | and a few things they don't expect | The pink lemonade may be thingier, , but so are the pink tights the riding ladies wear. The 1920 circus has) more clowns than Congress and more rough riders than the subway. When | “AM night. Go to Atlantic City for week,” said Mr. Jarr. “I'l raise the money somehow." “Jf you cap raise any money me - tainly not ing to waste it on a fool- ish trip aaeenoral Besides, if I do get a trip anywhere I'd have to have some new clothes.” “Maybe you can have both,” ventured Mr. Jarr, who was in an optimistic mood, and Mrs. Sarr cheered up at the Suggestion and remarked that she wouldn't care to £0 on any trip unless around with a glum face worrying when they were all well and happy? ‘Thus are the various spring moods raid of everything ind every- | The Flu’s Aftermath. | HYSICIANS and health authori-| ties are warning the public as to the probable effect of a too early re- |turn to everyday affairs after an |attack of influenza, So treacherous lis this disease and So insidiousty does it seek out the weak spots in the system that too much care cannot be | exercised in order to re-establish the ‘body equilibrium, | These who have escaped pneumonia are apt to regard their experience somewhat lightly and consider them- selves quite fit to take up their lives where they Jeft them when stricken with the disease, Persistent vertigo may follow in frucnza. Every one knows that the heart Is profoundly involved in this disease, Haste to get back into the thick of things bas been the cause of many @erious cardiac complications. ‘The heart muscle has been weakened jend requires gustaining treatment to | carry on its usual functions and bear the strain of everyday life. Many patients complain of heart conscious- By Charlotte C. West, M. D. Coperighi, 1990, by Tae Frye Poblishing Co. (Tee New York Evening World) | be affected, sometimes permanently, i val conditions. Headache, | | and insomnia are common | re i at te, month after the attack, No one should attempt to resume his former habits, cwpecially busi- ness habits, directly on recovery from this disease. The convalescent pe riod should be protracted until the return of full strength. Again, the nervous system ig apt to at beast one sequelae. During the last epidemic the | disease atiaoked by preference young adults and adolescents; girls from | the of fifteen upward show | psychic disorders, melancholia and the like. Hysteria and chorea were | noted. Many young women who fe months under emotional stress denied themselves necessities that — they might send luxuries abroad, while | performing Imborious tasks day by day, fell easy yietims to the disease and were slow to recover thelr ner- vous force. | Cases like this require especial care. | Dally tasks ehould be made as easy a@ possible for them, and much time | should be spent at quiet rest in the | open gir. Light and agreeable amuse- | ment"lf provided would go far toward | lifting the depression and melancholic ever do go among nice people, and the| ness, breathlessness and faintness | state meperneucet by the fu upon sullen It took away all my enjoy- “Didn't vou tell ma thal it wes very Ureaome. ee that Mrs, Stiryver Way you acted, an If you were| upon effort, and of unsatietectory | an bored to death, made me ashamed of | sleep. Milk and ogg in the form of emenog should be given to all convalescing influensa pationta as routin ment unill their healts ls co! ly vitiated constitution, Lat me repeat---rest, plain, nourish- ing and an abundance of fresh air wi: return to full health is ac- the performance is in full ‘& customer bas more trouble keeping: his eyes on the rings than a tive in a jewelry store. one dissipation where you under your eyes and one for any dry town. A guy that to stand on the favorite gin mill till his thick and his pocketbook now stand on the sawdust of menagerie and see zebras that are real, of yesterday lemonade, bat has everything that the stations used to offer. animal that's listed in the Tremens. A rummy that Die-cyed from the the same way from He can even search the for blind tigers, $500,000. The original circus mot |Zoo. It’s the only place you can see line to the bpx offite was always} sustain the flagging energies | lst. Co, (The Now York Broning World.) at ili i 4 2 = i 1? The big top show is a great sawdust of glare rit ii has faded otherwise : i L i To start with, the ctreus E 4 iy 222 Yup, the circus is there from A to the G. 0. P. elephant, the Demo- cratic mule and the Prohibition camel on one tickgt. It's the only place you get action in every ring withons dropping in extra nickels. It's the only place where all the laughs don't depend on bedroom scenes. The circus is some institution! Lincoln said you can't fool all of the people all of the time, but Barnum got their Lincoln pennies. But you can fool all of the people once # year, which is the reason they have the circus. Barnum was right be- fore Bryan ever was wrong! | |Of Here and There A plant of which a Brazilian ett Produces 100,000 tons a year has iy rn found to yield @ cellulose suitable for the manufacture of Hnen paper ent fibres from which imitation cution cun be made, A mouse trap patented by a Mi». sisstppt Inventor consists of a boord to be clamped to @ table in such « way that the weight of a rodent wlis it and drops the animal into waior, then swings back into place. Steet cutlery cam be easily und beautifully cleaned if you mix bu ing soda with the brick dust und wow half a raw potato to rub them wil) When serubbing a floor a water wagon will prove @ handy device. Simply take a square d and al- tach four casters, Set the gerubbing pail on this and roll it along as re- quired. A housewife should conserve her strength in every possible way and this is one way of doing it. Ants will not annoy you if you. sprinkle bicarbonate of @da in the places where they congregate. ase THE EVENING WORLD OULJA EDITOR ASKS eee 2 If Carpentier’s Punches Are Blind- ing, Will Jack Dempsey? TRY THIS ON Here are two answers to yester- day's Ouija questions; How many years must a bricklayer work before he can retire? Observant Citizen—My Ouija tells me five years if he is careful of his money. j Build Contracter—Basing ; tos may seeehotgn se a ans ules mill