The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-09

right 1888 Daiiy Mirror. Inc That talking scares the fish away. (Fish can't llear-they're frightened only by sounds that cause vihra- tions in the water) That every body talks about the weather. (There are over 235,0OO people who don't. They're Mohamneda1ls and they don't wish to appear to cri- ticize the arrangements of Allah)
 That Queen Elizabeth was bald. (She wasn't. She wore wigs only to hide her grey hair.) .NThat the chalk used for writing on black boards is chalk. (It,s really plaster of Paris, or calcined gypsurn) :. That Big Ben is the name of a clock in London. Cts not the name of the clock, but the bell of the clock in the tower of the House of Pafliament.) That the Suez Canal was the first canal joining the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. GA canal was in operation dur ing the reign of Rameses the Great of Egypt. around 1922 B. O. but shifting sands wiped it out during the Middle Ages.) .. That germs are tiny animals. CThey're vege- tableS) That women talk more than men do. (Actually, according to psychologists, it's the other way around)
 That crying is effeminate and no real man weeps. CFamous strong men who shed tears easily include George Washington, Oliver Crom- well, Alexander the Great, William Pitt, General Won Moltke, Jack Sharkey and Clyde Beatty.) :. That birthmarks are caused by fright to expectant mothers. (They are caused by defects in the germ plasn.) That Spare the rod and spoil the child" is Biblical pro- verb. (The Biblical proverb is, "He that spareth the rod hateth his son.")
 That tooth decay is caused by eat- ing soft foods. Or. Theodore Rose bury, of Columbia University, says that hard food is the cause of dental decay. The EskimoS, who have per- feet teeth, subsist on diet of mushy foods.) That tiny flies grow up and become big ones. They don't. Flies are fully grown at birth.)
 That by fasting a person gives his stomach rest. (The stomach works harder when empty than when mod erately full) That Hollywood has just discovered America and is waving the American flag just to climb aboard the bandwagon. (Harry Warner, the producer of Sons of Liberty" has been waving the Amer ican flag in films as long as George M. Conan has been doing it on the stage) '. That maps during the day spoil your nights rest. (Joe Louis grabs a nap whenever he can during the day and then sleeps 12 hours at night)
 That Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army, favored slav- cry. Gle was opposed to it and wrote that it was a moral and po- 1itical evil.") That Chinese can't become naturalized citizens of the U. s. (They can if they served in the American Army or Navy dur ing the World War) ..S. That the Arctic is cold region. (Carveth wells, the famous explorer, says he nearly passed out from the heat there and was devoured by mos quitoes.)
 That dogs get hydrophobia only in warm months. (They get it just as frequently in cold months) .. That Siberia is a huge wasteland. Cts very much like our Middle West and is rich in minerals, for- ests and agricultural produced /. That Pocahontas saved Capt. John Smith from being executed by the Indians. ct wasn't Pocahontas who saved him. Pocahontas wasn't even her right name-it was Matoaka.)
 That George Washington advised the United States to avoid "En- tangling alliances" tIt was Thomas Jefferson, not Washington) {. That tea is less harmful than cof- fee. GA cup of tea contains almost as much caffein as coffee and more tannic acid.) That when a guy is called a Casanova" he is being paid a compliment. Casanova, the Great Lover" had 8 big nose, thick lips, producing teeth, banjo eyes, flat feet and A SWiShy WalkD