Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 197, 19 August 1922 — Page 15

THE JUC'IIMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1922

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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium la the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May (, JftKi, and indued each Saturday afternoon. AU boys atid Kirls are invited to he reporters and contributors. News items, Social events, "want" ad vert isemeli t, Htorles, local, JokeB and original poems are acceptable and will bo published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with tin) author's name and age KiKiied. Aunt Polly Is always ulad to meet the children personally as they briiii; their articles to The Palladium office, or to receivu letters addressed to the Junior Kditor. This Is your little newspaper, and we "iupe each boy and girl will use It thoroughly.

AUNT POLLY'S LETTER

Good evening junior friends: Do you like wiggly, squirming, buzzy tilings? A certain junior recently told me about a "locust." as we call them, though that isn't the right name scientists say, which she had caught and was keening carefully in a box watching it, and she was very interested in it. Over In one corner of the Earlham Museum there are several boxes of bugs that si ill look squinny even though they are and have been for some time, entirely dead and stuck on pins just for people to see. I always go past that corner in a hurry for bugs and insects are far from being very attractive to nie. They are always scuttling rapidly away some place, usually appearing unexpectedly and heading straight for you. . 1 saw a "locust" to use the common name again (I think their real iii'tne is cicada) a few days ago, just coming out of its shell. It : was very interesting to watch its wings begin to vibrate with life, getting ready to fly. While watching it I thought other bugs might

prove interesting Joo, if ono knew more about them. So I got down a big book with pages and pages of pictures of squirmy looking things In them and began to read, and sure enough I found out some very entertaining and valuable things about this smaller animal life which will make me look at them (at a distance!) in a much more interested way than ever before, and probably if you read about them, too, it will be that way with you. Did you know that some insects are vocalists and some instrumentalists ? Some make their chirping with their mouth and some, as the . katydid and grasshopper make theirs by "fiddling" by rubbing different, parts of their body together, some make it by rubbing their feet together.

Tlx? cricket is called the most musical of insects. Guess what! (That isn't good English!) Some scientists studying insects have figured there are over 50,000 species of bugs in the world tl.gh only 12,000 have been described. In the United States, 1,600 species alone of "true bugs" (as they are called) have been described. Ants are known to be very sociable, and even playful insects, and there arc 2,000 known species of those (and by naming all the kinds f have ever seen, red ones and brown ones, little ones and big ones and black ones I can not stretch the number of kinds I know to 10!) In the common life of the ants each is found to have some certain work to do. There are large workers and small workers carpenter ants and soldier ants, and each one is ready to sacrifice himself for all. Though some scientists have called them awkward and "leatherheaded," all agree that sometimes they do some clever tricks. They are known

for their working ability and their thrift

tirm liv fho .Qhnnfni mrthnd T.qvI

him flat ou the ground, face downward, ono- arm straight over the head, the other crooked and made into a. pillow for the victim. Hold your hands under his stomach, and lift him several times.

Then kneel over him, find the soft part of his back. Just below the lowest or "floating" rib, and place

the palms of the hands there. Start pressing in, gently but

firmly. When your hands have pressed as far as they can, release them suddenly. Do this over and over again SLOWLY. It should be done not more than 12 to 15

times a minute. The best way to time yourself is to say, as you press In and up: "Out goes tho

water." As you release your hands, say: "In conies the air." This should be continued steadily, for at least an hour, if the victim has not

recovered before that time. (This is the end of Mr. Gihon's series of swimming lessons.) (Copyright, 1932. Associated Editors)

FORTUNE TELLING Secrets of Palmistry

Street Songs ERESA shrank

back into the automobile, and

frowned at the dirty children playing in the street. In a minute her mohter was back, and Teresa was all smiles again. The lovely,

famous mother, with her golden voice. "I wish you had come in," said

her mother. "I sang, you know, fori

the girls in the settlement. They seemed to like it so well." "They're so so dirty and grubby," objected Teresa. , "Let me tell you a story about a dirty, grubby little Italian girl," said her mother. "She was an imigrant, and came to this country with her father and mother and little sister. Soon after they came,

By GARNET THATCHER v : Lesson No. 1 The Size and Shape of Hands A person who understands the secrets of palmistry la always in do niand at parties, at picnics, or wherever people are gathered together to enjoy themselves. There Is some genuine science, some clever character-reading, soma myth and some guess work in the art of fortune-telling as practiced

gypsies and other professionals. In a series of ten articles, of which, this is the first, the secrets of the art will be fully explained here.. Tho author, Mrs. Garnet Thatcher, who has Btudied palmistry for 25 years, can speak with authority. Believe as much of it as you want to that's up to you. It isn't ail myth, and it. isn't all science. But this one thing is sure. If you follow this series of articles you will be able to tell your friends' fortunes and that will be a lot of fun.

her mother died, and she became

Do you remember that old fable about the grasshopper and the the 'little mother of the family.

ant?

The grasshopper at the end of the summer finds herself in want and goes to beg wheat of her friend the ant. As Fontaine tolls it, the ant sa ys : ' 'How spent you the summer?' r'Quoth she, looking shame t At the borrowing dame. 'Night and day to each comer I sang if you please.' You sang! I'm at ease; For 'tis plain at a glance, Now, ma'am, you must dance? Whatever happened to the thoughtless grasshopper the story does not tell but the ant had laid up a good winter's supply by her hard work. , Iet us watch these insects more closely and probably we shall discover that they interest us very much. Perhaps we shall dream of bees and mosquitoes and crickets and June bugs (though dragon flies would be nicer) tonight. Hope they will stand still and seem interesting to us, if we do! Your Junior friend, AUNT POLLY

THE SWIMMING CLASS-LAST LESSON

"She had to spend all her time

taking care of their room and her

cross little sister. So. of course,

she didn't have much time to take

Learn How to Rescue Drowning Persons

By JACK GIHON The Man Who Taught One Thousand New Orleans Boys and Girls How to Swim Every swimmer should know how to rescue persons from drowning without risking his own life. Each year we read of many would-be rescuers drowning in the effort to save others. ' The first thing to learn Is the

"breaks". This can best be tearneu by practicing on land. A drowning person very frequently clasps tho wrists of a life saver, with his thumbs down. This hold can be broken by a sharp downward thrust of both arms at the same time. If tho victim clasps the rescuer's) wrists with his thumbs up, a sharp upward movement of the anus will break his hold. Strangle Hold Dangerous

What is known as the strangle hold is dangerous for a rescuer. This is when the victim throws his arms around your neck, holding you tight. To break this, put your left hand on his right upper arm, put the palm of your right hand just below his nose and push. At the same time, force your knee up into his stomach. He will soon release his grip. The back strangle hold when the victim clasps you around the neck from the back is just a3

I dangerous. To break this, clasp

his left wrist with your left nana;

his right wrist with your right

hand. Try to pull his arms apart, and let yourself sink. Be careful that you grab his left arm with your left hand; if you should pull his right with your left by mistake, you will only pu'l his arms more tightly around your neck. Some time you might see two drowning persons clasping each other with a strangle hold. To break them apart, swim up directly behind one.clasp him firmly by the shoulders, and put your foot in the other's face, forcing it backTow to Safety After you have broken the grip, never let go of your, man, for you

still must tow him back to safety. The best method i.s the cross-chest carry. When you break the grip, swing tho drowning person around it is easy in the water until his

back is to you. With your left arm, clasp him over the left shoulder,

across tho chest, with your hand gripped in his right armpit. You can then swim with both legs and your right arm free. There are several other methods; for Instance, swimming on the back, using the foot to kick alone, and holding the victim by the head or shoulders, nose well out of the water. If the victim is unconscious when you reach land, attempt resuscita-

care of herself and she looked pretty grubby, I'm sure. "She didn't have much of a chance to play, either. If her father caught her out with the other children, he beat her. He said she was wasting time. "But one day she was working in

the room, getting the supper, when she heard a hurdy-gurdy out on the street. She couldn't stay up there and listen to the music, so she ran down the rickety" stairs. The hurdy-gurdy was playing some old street songs she knew. She began singing them. An automobile drew up and a lady leaned out to listen. Severel other people stopped nearby. Bui the girl stood on the curb

ing ana sang happily, as u there were no one there. "Suddenly the singing ended. A hand grabbed her shoulder. Her father had come horn? and found the meat, burning. He started jerking her along, but. at the entrance to tho tenement building they were stopped by the lady the gill had noticed in the automobile. Site had been visiting a nearby settlement house and had been attracted by the singing. She thought she had a lovely voice, and "

"You don't n pd to finish the sto-J

ry, mother," said Teresa, snuggling against her. "I've guessed already who the girl was. Siie's now the nicest mother in the world. And tho next time you want me to go to the settlement house. I won't fuss. I mean it." (Copyright 1922 Associated Kditors)

Although peoples hands are

never just alike, they all follow certain types. To recognize these types, and the traits of character

that go with them, is the first lesson to be learned in the study of palmistry. What can be told from the size, shape, and color of a pair of hands?

After answering this question in this article, we will, in following articles, consider the fingers and thumbs, the ridges of the hand, and all the various lines. Large Hands Significant

First, let's consider the most ob

vious thing about a hand it's size.

If your hands are large and the fingers long, like those in the picture, you like to examine things closely. You are slower to make up your mind than most people, and sometimes you are slower to learn but you get there. You like just a few friends in your crowd, and you enjoy going for a long hike, or to some place where you can have a good time by yourself. You're likely to be too sensitive. You're always getting your feelings hurt, and it takes you a long time to got over the hurt, too. Small Hands Impatient If your hand is short and small, you are impatient and do things

hastily. You are fond of crowds and excitement. You like to be doing things getting up parties and plays. You have to be careful, or you lose your temper, but you get over it quickly. If you have a medium sized hand, you're a combination. You won't go too far either way, and are more dependable.

Notice Color of Hands Sometimes tho color of hands is Important. People with very whiti hands are usually selfish and listless. But people with ,.very red hands, not hands that are red from sunburn, have too much energy and are likely to be impatient, with those that are not so active. Pink hands always go with health and happiness. If hands are brown, it means that their owner likes the out-of-doors. and that's always a good sign. (In the next article of this series, Mrs. Thatcher will tell what can be learned from the sizes and shapes of fingers.) (Copyright 1922 Associated Kditors)

Five hundred British women are now preparing themselves for medical careers in the London School of Medicine.

IftE COT- OP POP

Where Were the Papers Put? Remarks on a new article of camp furniture, the incinerator: First Scout "Did you put the papers in the insulator?" Secound Scout "You dumbell! Do you mean the insinuator?" he American Girl.

What Happens Next? Your Scissors Will Tell

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