Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-08-23
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ON FOODLESS DAY.
G MACY GRAHkN'.PE'.Q!.!!!NgR

"They think, SAID the I1Sel, Ih"s
they have started new fashion"
.'What is a fashion," roared Mr..
Lion.
"Pooh," said Mrs. Lioness Il know
what a fashion is. All ladies and lion
esses and small girls know about fash
IONS"
"What is there to know about them!
asked Mr.. Lion.
Fashions" said Mrs. Lioness, ARE
fads."
81 know no more now than did be-
FORE" said Mr.. Lion.
''Too bad" said Mrs. Lioness. I'll
try again to explain to yor the mean
ing of fashions. Well, fashions are
passing fancies."
I'm still more at sea-" said Mr.
Lion.
Eat sea At sea-" exclaimed Mrs.
Lioness. "Why you aren't at sea;
you're in the zoo. You're not even in
the jungle. Oh, dear, oh, dear, has
the summer heat been too much for
you? You must rest. You must have
something cool for your head"
"Ha, la !" rOared the lion. "Ha, ha,
ha, hat And he roared as hard as he
could, while he grinned, wonderful
and very wide grin.
"Whatever is the matter?" asked
Mrs. Lioness.
"Just this" said Mr.. Lion. "You
were trying to act as if you knew so
much and you tried to mix me all up.
So tried the same thing on you. You
tell me what fashions are and l Will
tell you what | meant when l said
was at sea. / can assure you / didn't
for moment think l was at sea, or in
the sea, or that the sea was anywhere
around me-"
'What did you mean" asked Mrs.
Lioness. "Pray tell me first. Ladies'
should always be helped first, spoken
to first, etc, etc"
ooh, very WE'LL" said Mr.. Lion.
Well, when / said that was at sea
/ meant that l was mixed up. / used
that as an expression or saying, as
people do when they mean they're very
much confused. 1t just means they're
at sea in their minds
'Does it mean that their heads are
covered with water?" asked Mrs.
Lioness.
"No," said Mr.. Lion. "It means that
their thoughts are all mixed up and
just as though they were lost at sea
and didn't know where they were
going-their thoughts don't know
where they're going-that's what 1t
means"
"Oh," said Mrs. Lioness, 81 under
stand, but it is a silly expression. Now
will tell you what fashions are. Fash
ions are styles and they only remain
fashions as long as the styles are fash
iOnable."
Mr.. Lion said this over to himself
a number of times quite slowly. Il I'M
derstand now," he said at last.
Its my turn to speak" said the
Tiger.
Speak all you WISH" the other ami
mails said.
"WeIl," said the Tiger, they've been
having for a long time all sorts OF
days"
"News News Extra Extra p called
Mr. Lion. They've been having all
sorts of days he tells us, and all sorts
of nights, too you might add. Some
are rainy, some snowy, some warm,
some cold. My, but you are bright,
Mr.. Tiger"
Patience" said the Tiger.
"What have days to do with fashions
and a new one which you spoke Off"
asked Mrs. Lioness.
"They have this to do with it," said
Mr. Tiger, land l will explain myself
If only you will give me time"
"Go ahead" said Mr.. Lion.
"Well," said Mr.. Tiger, they have
been trying to save food and not waste
it. They've been trying to have good
sense and not throw anything away,
and also they've tried to make use of
everything, and SO they could do all
this they have had wheatless days,
meatless days, pOrkless days and good
ness knows what else. They think it's
a perfectly good idea of their own and
that no one ever had it before.
Its a good idea, to be sure, but it's
not a new idea or q new fashion, for
in the zoo for as long as can remem-
Der all the big, wild animals like our
selves, yourselves, the leopards and
others have had one foodless day a
week-one day with no food at all, SO
we wouldn't be too wild eating such a
lot of meat All, the zoo is really ahead
of the times" he ended proudly.