HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1941-10-23, Page 6TOYS OUT OF DEBRIS
The toys in this picture have all been made by members of the London Fire Brigade. Since the
bitzkreig on London came to a temporary stop members of the London Fire Brigade have found time
lying heavy on their hands. To while away the ho urs of waiting, members of the Eastern District of
the London Fire Service decided to make toys and dolls out of bomb debris to stock the nursery
centres of the American Red Cross. Their completed work has just been placed on exhibition in a
South London school.
How Can 1?
BY ANNE ASHLEY
Q. How can I make an effective
filling for open cracks in floors?
A. Thoroughly soak •ome news-
papers in paste made of one pound
of flour, three quarts of water,
and one tablespoonful of alum,
thoroughly boiled and mixed. Make
the final mixt' re about as thick
as putty, and it will harden like
papier mache.
Q. How can I distinguish steel
from iron?
A. Take a very clean file and file
over the flame of an alcohol lamp.
If the filed piece is made of steel,
little burning and crackling sparks
will be seen, 1f the piece consists
of iron, the sparks will not crack! .
Q. How can I clean ta.nished
rhinestone pins and buckles?
A. Allow the rhinestone pins and
buckles to set in gasoline for about
fifteen minutes and then polish
with a .flannel cloth.
Q. How can I treat a smashed
Sager to prevent an ugly discolor-
ation of the nail?
A. Hold the hand up for at least
an hour so that the blow drains
out of the finger. This will prevent
the: blood from congealing at 4 -he
smashed place and causing discol-
oration of the nail.
Q. How can I acquire a rich,
green color in my house ferns.
A. Add a teaspoon of household
ammonia to one quart of water and
pour over the ferns once or twice
a month.
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- HAVE -
YOU HEARD?
The new maid had not been
initiated into the mysteries of the
telephone.
"Well, Elsie," said her mistress
one morning, "has anyone rung
up whilst I've been out?"
Elsie laughed with true Scottish
gusto, and replied readily.
"Oh, well, there was a sill) gen-
tleman who said 'It's a long dis-
tance from London,' but I just told
him I knew that, and rang off:"
Young Alex was watching a
house painter at work, Present-
ly he asked.
"How many coats of paint
do you give a door?"
"Two, my boy," was the re-
ply.
"Then If you give it three
coats," said the lad brightly,
"It would be an overcoat?"
"No, my lad," retorted the
painter grimly, "It would be
a waste coat."
Two Germans met in Paris. Said
Carl to Fritz: "Have you a good
job here?"
"Yes, I have a very good job,
replied Fritz. "I sit xi the top
of the Eiffel Tower all day and
watch for the British to wave the
white flag."
"And is it good pay?" asked
Carl.
"Well, not much," answered
Fritz, "but it's for life."
"Thank you for the pres-
ents, Auntie."
"Oh, they're nothing to thank
me for, Bobbie."
"That's what 1 thought, but
mother told me to thank you
MI the same."
An lt.A.S.C. recruit had been out
on an army lorry for his first
day's driving, and when he return-
ed he had to report a slight ac-
cident.
"Sorry, serge, and all that," he
announce(! brightly, "but I ran
over a fellow."
"Good heavens, was it serious?"
gasped the sergeant.
"No, no, just bent the wing a
bit and scratched the paintwork."
"My word, this tastes good,"
said the old lady, drinking a
glass of beer for the first
time. "It's Just like the medi-
cine my husband has been
taking for the last 40 years."
Mose Melonwater went for a ride
in an aeroplane. When he came
down he said to the pilot, "mr.ank
you, boss, fo' deal two rides,"
"Two rides," said the aviator.
"You've only had one!"
"No sah," exclaimed the negro,
"Ah had two mah first and mah
last."
From A Soldier
To The Preside;, l t
The Following Letter Was
Written To President Roose-
velt by a Soldier At An Army
Air Corps Base
"Dear Mr. Pres. of the U.S. Com-
.ander• in Chief of Army &
Navy:
"1 hope this isn't out of the way
of Army Regulations. I just thought
I'd write to you telling how Army
life is out here. Some ideas con-
cerning it.
"X the Army told us boys in
each barracks to have a separate
container in each Barracks to put
their empty Razor Blades & Tooth
Paste tubes and other steel and
lead objects it would help in Na-
tional Defence. Put Retread tires
on any trucks and cars that are
being used around camp. As -n
maneuvres they must be pretty
good.
"The system we have out here
for mess can't be beat in any other
Army Camp. It'- a system that
everybody likes. The food is bet-
ter than I ate at home.
"I'm learning something in
school that would cost me at least
500 dollars if I was a civilian. I
can't see why some squawk about
it. From what I hear from the Vet-
erans of the last war this is heav-
en.
eaven. If you try hard enough and be
a good soldier in time a rating
comes your way. On top the $10
raise everybody gets practically
you'll be making as much as home.
$40 no food to pay for or clothing
or Board. Heck you can't beat it.
When I get released from the Army
I expect to have saved at least
$600 or more dollars.
"If they should strike any more
in the airplane factories they
should put the Army men who had
technical training on the jobs and
that will show the civilian that
after all we all must sacrifice some-
thing.
"I hope this doesn't put me in
wrong with the Army officials. If
it does just tear this letter and
say nothing more.
"Sincerely Thank You
"ONE OF YOUR BOYS."
In making public the letter, the
War Department explained that it
was already retreading Army tires
to save rubber.
Another Hood
There will be another H.M.S.
Hood in commission by the and
of this year.
NONE FINER MADE
Modem
Etiquette
BY ROBERTA LEE
1. Is it all right to ask an usher
to close a window in church if .one,;.
is annoyed by a draught?
2. Is it the woman's place to tell',
the head waiter where she .would:
like to sit when having dinner
with a man in a hotel?
3. When two women are driv-
ing, who enters the automobile
first, the hostess or her guest?
4. If one is a member of a club
and a fellow member is entertain-
ing friends in. one of the public
rooms, should one join them?
5. How should one present a bus-
iness letter of introduction?
6. Should the maid of honor
straighten the bride's train when
she turns to leave the church?
Answers
1, It is more considerate to
change your seat. There may be
other people seated around you
who are enjoying the fresh air.
2. No; leave it to the man to tell
the waiter. 3. The guest. 4. No;
if possible, go to another room, or
else try to make yourself incon-
spicuous in order not to seem to
be intruding. 5. The person usual-
ly goes to the office of the addres-
see, presents the letter and also
his business card, • then waits to,
see if he can be received. 6. Yes.
Spitfire Pilot Has
Merry Tag Game
Fought Five German Planes,
Downed Two, Then Flopped
In Channel
A Spitfire pilot who played "tag's
with five German planes over ]3e11'
gium, Holland and France, is stilt,
laughing about the combat, all,
though he had to spend 20 lhinutesq
in the English Channel. Two Messl
erschmitts were destroyed and the
others just gave up.
The chase began near Dunkirk,
when the Germans pounced on the
low-flying Spitfire. As the lead-
ing German began to close in, the
Spitfire pilot spotted a mass of
High-tension wires and ducked un-
der them. The nearest Nazi, how-
ever, hit the tabes,` and exploded.
After crossing the Belgian iron•
tier into Holland the pilot doubled
back on his course, recrossed Bel-
gium and Clew into France.. Now
and then bullets and cannon shell'
hit his craft, bet it retained its
speed.
Finally, their ammunition e
haustecl, three Messerschmitt
broke off the chase. With the otitis
now even, the Spitfire pilot turueft
and "polished off" the remaining
German just before his gas rali
out. His plane flopped into the
Channel where he was picked
by a rescue boat.
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"It DOES taste good in a pipe!"'
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:ER
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Treatment consists of eight to
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every other day. A marked im-
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two or three injections,
Dr. Elsbach has observed the re-
actions of 75 patients of all ages.
Results: 53 cases were cured, 21
improved; 1 remained the same.
THEY CLICK NO MORE
The clicking noise made by false
teeth when the wearer is eating
has been soundproofed. Dr. Irving
R. Hardy, Columbia University
Dental School, said the sound -proof-
ing is done with teeth made of
one o8 the newer resins, called an
acrylic, and a near relative of syn-
thetic rubber. This resin simply
does not click.
Sailor Has Big
Score To Settle
Jacob Van Mazyk, a Nether-
lander from Hoboken, N.J., by
way of Rotterdam, who survived
the I. C. White torpedoing, came
ashore at Rio de Janeiro fighting
mad. He was torpedoed six times
in the last war and this was the
third time in the present one; he
lost his aged mother, four sisters
and two brothers in the German
bombardment of Rotterdam. Van
Mazyk said he would sign up on
another ship carrying suppies for
Britain.
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