The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-26

standing on the sidelines. Even
though you achieve the brief distinc-
ton of cheer-leader for the other
namby- pambies it is hardly worth
the handle. A fraction of the time
or effort or labor or expense you put
into such schoolgirl antics would net
you something if put into playing
tennis, baseball, softball, golf, lawn
bowls, basketball, croquet, rogue,
horseshoes or any actual game you
can play.
The vicarious excitement of spec
tators at the football or baseball
game often brings death to the old
offender whose heart and arteries
can no longer stand the strain. To
be sure, sometimes man dies sud-
denly while playing golf or lawn
bowls or horseshoes. Still, there are
more fatalities in the grandstand
than on the playing field. How much
of the nervousness" Of Americans
is due to the prevalence of specta-
to~itis among people of sedentary
habit, one can only conjecture. For
honest working people, that is, men
and women who do get a reasonable
amount of exercise daily, sport, es-
pecially open air sport, is health
full diversion. For them an after
noon in the bleachers or even in
the covered grandstand helps to
maintain a well-balanced metabo-
lism. For white collar folk, eXecu-
tives, professional and other workers
whose occupation involves little or no
muscle work, sport as such is bad
medicine. There should be game
for every such Stacker, parasite, SOL
der or "brain workers" as it is
humorously called, and every player
whether it be figure skating, tap
dancing or bowling on the village
green.
Unfortunately for the peace and
welfare of America very few Amer
lean readers will comprehend what
bowling on the green means, al
though the ancient game of bowls
is fairly popular in Canadian towns
and villages, a few northern COM
munities and up and Down the west
coast of the United States. 1t is the
game that held Sir Francis Drake
from rushing to meet the irv'--7'l''a
armada. 1t is played on a perfectly
level e-cropped green Or IzNaA -
yards square, with bowls built with
a bias so that they roll in curve,
a set of four bowls costing usually
less than $50 and lasting a lifetime
or several lifetimes. A frame may
be played between single players,
teams of two, triples or Kinks, that
is, four players on a side. Single or
doubles bowl with four bowls for
each player: triples with t'7r~e b0v''s
for each player; Kinks with two
bowls for each player J.
endeavorS to GAUGE tho e.
curve or arc of his shot-the curve
varies inversely with the speed-tC
stop the bowl at the precise poin
on the green where he wishes tt
place it. In tenpins or alley bowling
perfect games are possible. In lawr
bowling perfection is practically in.
conceivable-and the unfailing fas.
cination CT the game lies not only If
the lively, sociable competitive spirit
it engenders but also in the constant
endeavor to roll a perfect game, 6
perfect end, even a perfect shot.
%For details of construction of green
and the game itself consult "The
Modern Technique of Bowls" Nv IT
P. Weber and DR.. J. w. Fisher,
London, Sir Isaac Pitsm2n q Sens,
Ltd, '33, 1921.
Mineral Oil
Please tell us how much truth
there is in this statement. I have
been using mayonnaise made with
mineral oil as mountaineering. Also
take tablespoonful of mineral
oil on retiring, since I find this pre-
vents the distressing pangs of hun
ger which heretofore produced wake
fulness and defeated my efforts to
reduce. CMrs. L. E. d.
AnSWer-The statement appears to
be clipping, which hints that min
eral oil is possible factor of can
Ger and says it prevents proper util-
ization of essential nutrittive ele-
ments. There is some basis for the
second statement. 1t probably in
terferes with assimilation of vita
Minis, phosphorus, calclum and iron
- food. Mrs. L. E. D. should send
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