The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
THINGS I NEVER KNEW AND
 STILL DON'T KNOW

Whether you know that you can forecast the weather with an ordin- ary postage stamp by exposing 1t to the air. (If 1t curls uprain. If it remains straight--fair and clear) !. ... That the German definition of an atheist is: A guy who doesn't believe in Hitler Why it's against the law in Alabama to put salt on railroad tracks Whether it isn't silly that 5,0O0,0OO birds al year: are killed in the U. s. to supply feathers for trimming fenlmes' hats Why gasoline is called essence , in France Why one of Russia's postage stamps shows man break ing into jail !. Whether the Rev. F. Murray Taylor hasn't a good for nula for success: Stand up to be seen; speak up to be heard, and shut up to be appreciated!
 Why Mayor LaGuardia doesn't borrow a leaf from Louisiana where the law prohibits seating anyone in a theater after the curtain has ris- en Whether the most macabre prison in the world isn't in Urga, Mongolia. The cells are collins, and prisoners are chained permanently in them they can't stand, sit up or stretch out. (And why some film company doesn't do movie about it.) Whether it isn't simply ducky in New Mexico where it's against the law for car to have horn that doesn't produce a har- monious sound {. Whether Oscar Wilde wasn't prophetic when he said. National hatreds are always strongest where culture is lowest"
 Whether Jim Farley knows that ill Venezuela, the postal authorities permit love letters to go through the mails at half price. (But they must be mailed in bright red envelopes)
 Why most dentists in Poland are women .1 That nose ages liquor quickly. GA hot swing num- Der is supposed to age Scotch ln "A hours) Whether this sugges- tion isn't good: The way to reduce auto accidents is to make cars so they can't go any faster than the average moron driver thinks =. How many smokers are aware that it's against the law in the US. and Canada to open pack or cigarettes from the bottom Why, among the Chinese, an ideal husband is known as a "three-inSide person.
 Whether it isn't ironic that a "wrong- way" pulse is called "Corri- gan Pulse" though it isn't named after Douglas Corrigan, the flyer. (According to Fact Digest, it's named after Dr. D. J. Corrigan, an Irish physician of the last century9 Why more people write to- F. D. R. when the weather is rainy pr cold than when the sun is shining and the weather warm Whether Will Risdon's sermonette doesn't be- lonV on every mans desk: Apply the recognized aerotechnical tests to the bumblebee. Because of the shape and weight of his body in relation to total wing area, he can not possibly fly. But the bumble- bee doesn't know this. He goes ahead and flies anyway"
 Why we don't pass sensible law like Premier Dalaier's recent decree. which bans from France all propa- ganda financed by foreign nations.
 How many stenographers know that they injure the works of their wrist watch if they wear 1t While typewriting :. . How "Juarez', the Paul Muni flicker, can fail to be included in the 1889 Academy Award list Whether Your Faiths ob- seryation isn't correct: The only people who enjoy hearing your troubles are lawyers. They get pald for it Whether you know that in Dallas, Texas. when you dial the time, the operator puts in a com mercial. (She says, Better soandso values at soandsos The time is now. etc.") .. Why someone doesn't take advantage of the $l25,- 900 reward offered by Australia for A practical method of extermmating rabbits v. Whether you know that there is bank flor women only" i'll Amsterdam.
 Whether it is true that at least one fourth of Americans are afflict- ed with near-sightedness Why other cities don't adopt law like Waterloo. Nebraska, making it illegal for barber to eat onions between the hours of a. m., and 2 D. m. That cowboy can also be called rannie, vaquero or a buckaroo .. Whether spinsters won't be glad to learn that in Siam every girl who is unmarried at the age of thirty has the right to apply to the government for husband.