Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1905 — FOR THE CHILDREN [ARTICLE]

FOR THE CHILDREN

The Game of Malaga Rnlalna. The game of Malaga raisins is very amusing and is almost sure to bring in a large number of forfeits for the director to cry at the end of the evening. The catch is caused by the director coughing or making a noise with his throat before he says the sentence, which all the company must repeat after him, one at a time. Thus, the party having all seated themselves In a circle, the director says, “H-e-m (here making a noise In bls throat), Malaga raisins are very good raisins, but Valencias arq better.” The young lady or gentleman sitting second is almost sure to say, “Malaga raisins are very good raisins, but Valencias are better,” of course incurring a forfeit through not saying “H-e-m” or making a noise in the throat like the director. As soon as any one of the party has repeated the sentence, if the little lady or gentleman leaves out the "H-e-m,” the director says, “Edward, or Fanny, or whatever it may be, you have said wrong—a forfeit!” but must not tell him how he has said wrong, and then passes on to the next. The third, fourth and almost all the party, with the exception of those who have played this game before, are almost sure to leave out the “H-e-m,” and thus incur a forfeit each as often as the game goes round. It makes the game more amusing even, if one or two of the number do know the trick, if those not in the secret should do it correctly and they not. And it is very good fun to see the many ways all pronounce the words, thinking they have to pay a forfeit through not pronouncing them properly. When it has passed round three or four times and a good many forfeits have been collected, then, and not before, the director cau tell them in what Way they have Incurred so many forfeits. The Cedar Tree. Away from its native home the cedar grows rapidly and makes a spongy wood, by no means lasting. On Mount Lebanon, however, its growth is very slow and its wood so hard that it was quite fitted for use in the building of Solomon's temple. Some ancient writers declared that it was imperishable and employed for carving statues of the gods. Its resin was used to preserve the papyri on which books were then written from the ravages of worms, and by its means the books of Numa were kept in his tomb unharmed for 500 years after his death. The Arabs believed that cedars live forever and possess qualities of intelligence and foresight similar to those of Instinct and reason in man. They think they know the changes of the seasons and spread out or draw in their branches, turning them unward

or downward, according as the snow prepares to fall or melt Rhymin* Lights. Are you good at rhyming? Thia game, called rhyming lights, is lota of fun. One player thinks of a word and gives the others a rhyme to it Thus she may think of “coal,” and she says, “I’ve thought of a word that rhymes to pole.” The others have to guess the word in this fashion: If they think the word is “mole,” they say, “Is it a little animal that burrows?” “No,” says the first player. “Is It a small loaf of bread?" they ask. “No, It Is not roll,” says the first player. “Is it something you eat bread and milk from?” they guess. “No, it is not a bowl,” she answers. “Is It something you burn?” “Yes, it Is coal.” The player who thought of “coal” then finds a word for the others to guess. How Beea Hum." Did you know that bees hum from under their wings? It Is not the stir of those beautiful white wings we hear. It is the air drawing in and out of the air tubes In the bee’s quick flight. The faster the bee flies the louder the humming is. Did you know that Insects feel? They have nerves all over them, through their wings and out to the end of every feeler. Cicadas Not Locusts. The cicada is often Incorrectly called "locust”—a term which should be applied only to grasshoppers. The cicada la a peculiarly interesting insect in that it has the longest life period of any known Insect. Some kinds live even seventeen years and are known as the seventeen-year cicada.—St. Nicholas. A Girl’s Funny Saying. A little girl sat In a parlor with a cat. A maid, entering, said: "Look at kitty washing her face.” “Oh, no,” said the little girl. "She Isn’t washing her face; she is washing her feet and wiping them on her face.”