The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-18
THINGS NEVER KNEW AND
 STILL DON'T KNOW

STILL DON'T KNOW
 . Whether the sugar-rationing here tsnt extremely mild compared to Germany, where it's verboten to use any sugar at all for sweetening cof- fee or tea That the secret of Winston Churchills amazing energy is the old Edison formula Of grap- ping quickie snoozes through the day <. Whether motorists know if they don't wear hat while driving, they suffer greater eyestrain If it wouldn't be a good idea for both Republicans and Democrats to adopt this revised slogan: Now is the time for all good men to come to!'
 That Mohammedans begin each meal with salt. Because they be- ieve it helps prevent most diseases) l. Whether you know that Singa- pore means place of the lion" That according to U. S. health auth critics, effective bombing of Japan's overcrowded cities would probably touch off an epidemic of the dread Asiatic cholera there .. That among the Betsileos of Madagascar, when a funeral is held for a woman, the procession, before reaching the cem- etery, goes back to her home for an hour. (The theory being that wo- men always forget something when hey leave home)
 Why women are much less suS- ceptible to bomb shock than men That the color yellow, which is now the symbol of coWardice, in ancient times stood for just the op- posite-heroism .. Why in England peanuts are called monkey nuts" :. Whether Ripley knows that in Flat Rock, Ky, there's drug gist named I. O. Dyne |. Whether the Huntington, Ind, police haven't hit on good idea Traffic violators there have scarlet letter" pasted on their auto windshield and and must leave it there for thirty days.
 That according to observations made by a British writer, birds re- act in four different ways towards airplanes-With curiosity, fear, bel ligerence and downright indiffer- renee Whether the Warner epic, Captains Of the Clouds, isn't the most exciting aviation thrill film since "Wings" That in Japan, the months have numbers instead of names That when Laplanders meet, they greet each other with, "How are your feet?" (Kinda corny, and how are yours?)
 That if you want to keep rats away just mix n-butyl mercaptan (essence of skunk with honey and spread it around. ct may keep you away, tool . Whether you are aware that daylight is about 32 per cent green and 36 per cent blue. (Yeh, we just measured it.) That Government defense offices are training their employees not to say hello" when they answer the phone, but to identify themselves, instead. Ct saves 30 to AS seconds.) :. Whether the amateur strategists oughtn't to be reminded of Winston Churchill's comment: q am always being told it is about time the Bri- tish lion showed his teeth; and reply, Not before he has gone to the dentist"
 Whether you'd be interested to know that in Gadsen, Ala, the po- lice are offering jail for sale y. :. That according to a recent survey, New York's subway riders spend an average of ten hours a month un- derground. ct only seems like more) How come officers of the RAF mustn't smoke pipes in public. (Yeh, how about giving break to the few that so many owe so much to?) .,.. Whether this line from the movie, Kings Row." isn't a Gem: Some people grow up, and some people just grow older"
 That it takes only 19 seconds for a bomb to hit the earth from an altitude of one mile. (Think fast, MT. MotoD That Chinese wo- men are so modest that when they visit medic, instead of taking a physical exam, they point out on a doll where they are ailing y. :. Why 1t is that when men enter a store, they usually turn to the left, whereas women invariably turn to the right Who defined dip plomacy as cutting the other fellows throat without using knife.
 That in Southern India, when guy proposes to girl, she takes him into the jungle and applies fire to his bare back. If he screams she turns him down. Personally, we prefer the sex life of the moth.) .. :. Whether Cliff Edwards knows that "ukulele" is a Hawaiian word, mean ing "a jumping flea" That Oscar Wilde, arriving at his club after the