Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 71, 1 February 1919 — Page 14

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Co a Mouse See Red? - Do animals see colon as human betagg. do? Does the grass look green and the sky blue to a bird, . ' . tor 'example? ' :' It is well known that not all hu man beings see colors in the same way. Some are blind to red and green; that. Is, they see gray In- . stead of these colors, and a few persons are totally color blind, that is, they eee everything as it looks in aphotagraph, without color. iiTf?an it be learned whether animals ' can distinguish colors? -It is not enough S course to offer the animal a choice !etwecn two colors and see " which onet will . prefer. It may be able to disuf4 uish them, but have no preference In the matter. The most thorough investigation so far made of the color sense of any animal was that conducted by Prof. Yerkes of liar vard with Japanese dancing mice, wnicn one of the scientific publicsV ttons describes as follows: A box was constructed with two compartments, one illuminated with light of ono color, the other with light of another color. If a mouse entered one compartment, the red one for" example, it was al lowed to run through and escape into a urge space; if it entered the green one it got a mild electric shock from wires on the floor. The lights could be changed so that the red compartment was now on the right side, now on the left. Th mice soon learned to choose the red compartment, on whatever side it was. But did this show thaflhe mice saw red as red and green as green? It was found that when, after being trained in this way, they were offered a choice between compartments that were not lighted by colors, but were merely one light and the other dark they chose the dark compartment at once. That suggested the possibility that they might have been seeing both red green as two shades of gray, of which red was the darker Later tests made this very prob able, for the mice proved quite un-' able to distinguish a red compartment from a compartment that was wholly unllghted;"lhat is, from black. It is not enough, then, to show that an animal can distinguish between two lights that are of different colors to a normal human eye, for the animal may Bee them as two different and distinguishable shades of gray. It is known that a color blind person sees col ors in this way. The 'best method by which to prove that animals see a color as a color is by teach ing it to pick out the color from a whole series of grays, ranging from black to white. , Hardly any animals have ; yet been satisfactorily tested for. color sense, but a number of experiment ers have the matter still under in . vestlgatlon. It seems probable that the color sense of many animals will prove to be quite unike that of human beings. . Red has been called the king of color. The bull is not the only creature that resents red; the ele phant, the horse, the dog, the cock. are all alike in this respect It is sufficient, for example, to cover the door and skylights of a kennel with red material to cause incessant barking and commotion among the dogs confned therein. A spider and a wasp, confined in a glass case, are reported to have dwelt happily together until a red cloth was placed against the sides. when the insects tackled each oth er at once and a fight to the death ensued. . Children Hay Be Crusaders The characteristic purr of air-

. plane motors was always a cause - for excitement among children; and jow that the war is over and the ky is comparatively clear of air- ' .Janes, the children miss them very nuch, especially two certain little youngsters.' Their father rigged np for them an outfit for detecting the sound of an airplane . motor long before the ear, unaided, could catch, the sound. . An old phonograph arm forms the basis of this mechanism. A

large horn Is attached to it, which . ' turned skyward to gather in jounds. At the other end of the arm a wire Instead of a needle is attached which runs np into the Iiead gear. This head gear which Jts the head Just as a telephone re- . jelver do, has two small magnets within it for reproducing - the sounds. Popular Science.

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General Pershing being awarded Query Corner The editor will try to answer questions readers of the Junior submit to her. She will not promise to answer all of them. The questions will be answered in rotation, so do not expect the answer to be printed In the name week in which you send It In. Dear Aunt Polly: Are you friendly? . Are you tiresome? Are you tedious? Are you hungry? Inline Klus. Dear Leoline: Whew! PYaps all except the last, for I have lust come from dinner, rm friendly; just come up and see me and talk with me, and see if I'm not Tiresome, tedious! Sometimes that's Just the way I feel. Just completely bored with myself! But that's just sometimes. Other times days like these, when the sky's so blue, and the birds are singing, and the little streams in the woods are so sparkling and happy and singing too, I feel like I'd like to rush and jump into a very powerful airplane, and sail up and up and round and round, loop-the-loop, do a nose dive, a tail-spin, and all the most exciting kind of things, Just by way of expressing my feelings. (Wish I could!) You ought to see me having a taffy pull for some ten small boys, and playing "Go Sheepy Go" at the same time. Anyway, I dare you to come up and see me and find me tiresome! Try it! AUNT POLLY. Dear Aunt Polly: How old are you? When can I see you If I come to the office? Ruth Brugger. Dear Ruth: I'll begin right by answering the last question first Come to see me any afternoon except Friday, in the Palladium office after school. And please make it real soon, so that we can get acquainted. Now as to Question 1. You asked that just In time, because, you see I wont be what I am now much longer. But of course you can't guess wnen that Is to happen. am at present an age that Is simply the same number repeated, and is ngnt now expressed in two figures. No telling what it will be In the near future. The number that is used, Is the one that means the same as a word, which is Dronounced Just like another word, but is spelled differently, that means a fruit. In a few days I will change this age to one. for which there is a slang term used, which means "get out" If you can guess this, come and tell me. 111 wager yon cant! ' Aunt PoOy.

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the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor by President Poincare of France.

The "Deffs House There Is a camp in rallfornla whero t hero are many vory Inter estlng lungs. It's namo In Green Dragon Camp. It 1h mado up or many beautiful and odd shaped little houses, with Quaint and artistic names, and all of thorn overlook thu sea. Some of these names are: The Studio, The Wigwam. The Hat, i no uahies, The Brown Bear and The Ark . The Ark is one of the most Interesting of them all. as It is a most inviting little house built to look like what we thought the real Noah's Ark looked like some thousand centuries ago. It Is long and has real port holes for windows through which its lucky occupants look out over- the sea. The Camp Is owned and run by a big-hearted, capable and altogether enjoyable woman, named Madame Kermick. She wears her hair cut short and dresses very oddly, but everyone likes her and finds ber interesting. She has al ways been very fond of dolls and has quite a collection of them of all nationalities. Madame Kermick lives In a tiny little . cottage called "The Doll House," and one whole room is filled with these curious dolls, which she charges people a quarter to see. Some of her friends who know this hobby of hers, have sent many beautiful and interesting dolls. . Ellen Terry, Helen ModJeska and many other famous actresses and musicians have sent dolls to Madame Kermick. Some day. perhaps, some of us will be able to meet this delightful woman and be visitors in her "Doll's House." . We must thank Mrs. Osborne for this story about the dolls, because her sister who Is staying in 'The Ark," in La Jolla, California, wrote her all about it, and knowing that the Juniors would be Interested in it, she gave it to the Junior Editor. Bird Migration Under the general direction of Rear Admiral Robert B. Peary, the Aero Club of America plans an aeroplane flight to the North Pole next June, when temperaure is seldom below 60 degrees above xero; going first by ship to Btah, 600 miles from the Pole (less than the distance . between New York and Chicago), to make sure the Pole Is still intact and to secure other valuable data in the Polar Basin, of which over a million square miles remains unexplored: tne expedition may cost a quarter of a million dollars. Boys' life rorreoruary. Sanitary drinking cuds for the exclusive use of - cows and for which manr. advantares arn claimed, are now on the market

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HIGHEST HO Tom's Escape Once upon a time a little boy Hired with his father and mother on a high mountain. His name was Tom,, Tom loved his parents very much, but yet he was not satisfied. So one day he told his mother he was going hunting. His mother said for him not to go, but Tom did not always obey his parents. So. Tom took his gun and started. He had not gone far when he saw a bear lurking near his den. Tom shot at the bear but missed him. This made the bear angry, so he went after Tom, but Tom ran up a tree and the bear stood below. Tom's heart beat rapidly, he saw the bear's great head juat below him; he heard the bear's deep breathing. Tom was very much afraid. He suddenly heard a man's voice. How happy he was! It was his father's voice. Crack! sounded the hunter's gun, the bear fell over dead Soon Tom was safe in his fathers arms. Sam Mills. 6A Grade, Baxter school. Oar Little Month This smallest of months is full of Interesting days. And just to think it became the smallest month so that an Emperor could be hon ored. It used to have 29 days every year (not just every four years) un til the Roman senate decreed that the eighth month should bear the name of Augustus. Now it happened that this eighth month had one day less than July. That would never do that the month which had the name of the Roman Em peror should have fewer days than some other months. So they "picked" a day off of February and gave it to August. The name February was given to the month because the Roman festival, called the Lupercalla or Februalia, from "februare," . which means "to purify," came during this month. The first of its interesting days Is Feoruary z, wnicn is Known as Groundhog Day. You know what happens If he sees his shadow. B-r-r-r-r! Don't you hope he does? What's the use of having skates and sleds anyway, if there isn't any ice or snow? . The next most Important day is the birthday of our splendid Lincoln, and then Washington's birth day with Cupid flying in between the two bringing his gay Valentine's Day. Other famous people born In this month are Mendelssohn, Dickens, Galileo, Voltaire, Lowell, Handel, Hugo, RositnL Longfellow, and Montaigne. If I knew that a word ot mine,' , A word not kind and true. Might leave its trace On a loved one's face rd never speak harshly, would you?

A Christmas in the Kentucky Mountains Christmas was a happy time at Oneida Institute, a school in the mountains of Kentucky. True, the weather man was a little late wtth his Christmas weather, tor it had

been very warm and sunny, but Christmas day brought a cold wind and in the evening we received the first snow-flakes of the Beason. The big Christmas tree was bcought in from the woods the day onore, together with holly, evergreens, laurels, ferns and rhododendron, with which we decorated Anderson Hall and the big diningroom at the dormitory. The tree occupied a corner of the diningroom and was beautifully decorated by the teachers and workers. Owing to the kindness of friends on the outside there were presents for ail, and the Superintendent of the school and his wife provided peanuts for each, as their share in the festivities. After supper we had a program of music and recitations which would compare favorably with any we have ever heard, even tlv smallest girl taking part in Ujm program. Then Santa Claus watered, a Santa Claus who Bald h was from the North Pole, and Ubegan to hand the presents froi.. the tree. Everyone went horn la d en and happy to wait for Christmas morning. Very, very early on Christmas morning, the larger girls, chapf-r oned by one of the workers, w?nt through the village singing Christmas carols. How sweet it soundeil up here in the mountains beforw the day broke to hear the fresh young voices singing "Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come." Here and there a window opened and quiet thanks were called out to the singers ere they stole away. At the breakfast table the superintendent read the Christmas story from Matthew and we started the day happily with a hymn of praise. Of course we had a turkey dinner, for we grow fine turkeys here. One ot ours weighed thirty-one pounds. After dinner the older boys and girls enjoyed a party in the music room at Anderson Hall. The younger ones came later and the big room rang with laughter and merriment There were some piano selections and we sang the old familliar songs. Surely, it was a happy, homelike Christmas, even to . the strangers in the midst. Oneida Institute. , . . SOCIETY Miss Leota Hosbrook gave a farewell party to a few of her girl classmates at her home on N. 7th street last Monday evening. Light refreshments were Berved. The evening was spent in playing games and music. . Those present were: Mary Pittsinberger, Frances Pratt, Pauline Butler, Elizabeth Kenny, Dorothy and Beulah Scharold, Georgia Vertrles, Irene Sitlow, Master Howard Hosbrook and Leota Hosbrook. Ross Kinert celebrated his fourth birthday anniversary, Wednesday morning at the home of his parents. A color Bcheme of red and white was carried out in all the rooms. A bouquet of red and white carnations formed the centerpiece for the table, where refreshments were served. The guests were Maxine Thomas, Esther Wysong, Irene Donson, .Lena Taylor, Helen Frances Kinert, Russel Stowe, John Myers, Billy Burbank, Maurice Hoilingsworth, and Ross Kinert. Billy Slglar of Franklin was an out ot town guest. Virginia Harris entertained a number of her friends with a party last Saturday afternoon at her home on South Sixteenth street Edith Lewis has been ill with tonsilitis during the past week at her home in the Keystone Apartments. Janet Thompson of Wabash, formerly of Richmond, is visiting ret atives here. Hew Way to Coast In California In the autumn when the tall weeds and grasses of summer are dead and lytnz smoothlr on the ground the children run for their sleds. And oh, what a slide! Almost exactly like a real toboggan slide only when one tumbles off (if such a thing ever happens) we become covered with dirt in

stead of snow,