HISTORICAL RHYME

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22491, 27 August 1938, Page 6 (Supplement)

HISTORICAL RHYME

The Phoenicians

The Phoenicians lived .on a strip of land, Hemmed in along the coast. Of making glass and purple dye, And cloth these folk could hoasf.

They traded dye and carvings fine. For silver and some tin. The praise- of Solomon th§ Great Phoenicians wished to win, -KATHEHINE BRADLEY, 74 Exjen Street, OarparM;

SILKWORMS

Last year some friends gave us four silkworms. When they were given to us they were grubs about half an inch long! They had to have fresh lettuce or mulberry leaves every day. Our silkworms grew until they were a,bout an inch and a half long.

Silkworms grow mw" bigger it fed on mulberry leaves. They then spin their cocoons. The first one started spinning on Christmas Day. It takes them several days to spin cocoons. After about a month a moth comes from the cocoon. The female moth lays about three dozen eggs, the size of a pin's head, out of which the grubs hatch, The moths" only live for about three weeks.

—JOHN BATCHELOR (aged 11), M.G., A. 8., L.8.H., P.8.H., Rptherham.

FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS

Take something circular arid fairly broad, a screw-top of an ink bottle wi}l dp. Plaoe the tog on its side and press it on the top with your

right fore-finger and the top will roll forward for a few inches and then roll back again.

—HARRY COOPSR, Lakeside.

(Twenty points for Harry. Have you discovered any little tricks for yourself?)

LOST— A watch by a lady with • gold hand. —'MATE HEIDI, .A-B» J