The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-29

million men in arms, 100000 win re-
turn disabled Pigeons can't
hear human voices Newfound-
land is the nearest thing to Para
disc. mo taxes are collected there
all revenue is supplied BY customs
dutie) The last village on the
German side Of the Memel-Lithu-
anian border Is named Nimmersatt.
I'm German 1t means never salts
fied'O That many Filipino
housewives never slap meat because
Of superstition that slapped meat
Is sure to get revenge by giving the
eater indigestion That carrots
are an important food for the eyes
f. That it's about time they re-
pealed an old law which makes 1t an
offense to drive an auto on any
highway IN the u. s. The word
ballyhoo comes from Ballyhooly, a
village in County Cork, Ireland,
noted for its sQuabbles. (Ballyhoo
originally meant to knock somebody
mot boost them0
That dentists yank more teeth on
Mondays than any other day In the
week There's q law in Ohio
prohibiting anyone from borrowing
water {. You. go through five diff
ferent stages before you fall asleep
(305 if you have a column to do) I.
Big hands and feet are considered
attractive In Samoa Wris.
watches are often aIlergic to per-
ftme. Sometimes it stops them by
affecting the lubricating oil in the
mechanism That motorists
tsome, anyhow may be happier to
learn that q device has been per-
fected which automatically dims the,
other guys headlights when your
car approaches his That
wrinkles aren't brought on by worry,
as supposed. (Most Of them are
caused by laughing) If Hitler
knows Napoleon once Confucius'd
zone may very well lie sometimes.
but always is too much"
Women are said to CAB Is to 30
per cent faster than men. We can't
recall Floyd Gibbons speed, but
the lads over at WHO'D who clicked
us said we are paced at 270 words
per minute (the first three min
utes) 205 per minute If you
count the dot-and-dash interrupt
tons That your legs and arms
get smaller when you drink q glass
Of ice water Swing music is
being used at a q. s. Naval Base
in Hawaii to give rhythm to cargo
handlers and prevent accidents in
loading munitions You dream
oftener in the Winter than at any
other time The Hays office
which permitted the word syphilis
to be used in the "Dr. Ehrlich's
Magic Bullet" film, refused to per-
init the word diapers" In 'The
Roaring 20s'' : John Gunther
says that when the Shah Of Persia
travels-the dogs are killed in any
village where he spends the night
because he's a light sleeper and is
easily disturbed.) That's too badl
The kids in st. Ives (EnglandD
compete in dice-shooting contests
CtO4y ySdl. \4AC HAAACS GIG 0ADACO1
+. According to scientists the eli
mate Of the Arctic Circle was once
that palm trees grew there :.
palm me II I seem skepticaO (. :.
There's a Hollywood In Scotland !.
Fifty per cent more American flags
are being sold In the U. 8. than
two years ago. cts about time!l
4. Among the Octomacas in
South America, it is tabu for young
folks to wed young folks. CA young
girl, frinstance, may only marry an
old timer, and young man may
only middle-aisle it with an old
hen) In Glasgow schools, it
is compulsory for boys to study
knitting. (Much ado about knitting.
if y'ask us) A guy in Column
bus, Ohio, was sued for divorce not
long ago. He offered affidavits al
leging his wife had served him
boiled automobile inner tubes for
dinner. whats he beefing about?
That's the tenderest partD