BREEZES

Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 January 1932, Page 4

BREEZES

Ancient History,

“Will you help me with my arithmetic, father?” said a little boy who was in difficulties with his homework. “The problem is: If ten plumbers worked ten hours a day—” “Arithmetic?” said his father. “That sounds more like ancient history. ’ ’ * * * *

Daddy Won,

Mother, eager to go to the pictures, asked daddy to get little Rosie to sleep while she washed up. Half an hour later a small head popped round the door.

“Mummy, mummy,” it whispered, “daddy and I had a game of 'See who goes to sleep first,’ and daddy won.”

Lacked Finesse.

“Where’s old Bill been lately? I haven’t seen him for months.”

“What? Haven’t you ’card? He’s got three years for stealin’ a car.”

“What did lie want to steal a car for? Why didn’t he buy one an’ not pay for it, like a gentleman!” * * * * Wearing c’ the Green.

This year the Wanganui City Council has adopted the colour scheme for dog collars. Hitherto all dog collars issued by local bodies were of the same colour, but the City Council has now chosen green. Where a dog is seen wearing a green collar the City officials will be able to tell at a glance that it is registered and that its owner lives in the City area. * * * *

Infant Broadcaster.

In a New York studio during the children’s hour Baby Rosemarie, an eight-year-old boy, broadcasts a dailv story of adventure in and out of school. For this he receives a salary at the rate of £BOOO annually. The salary is explained by the fact that he incorporates advertisements in his stories. “Baby’s” youthful admirers are'advised to use no other toothpaste than that used by their hero! * * * *

Mankind’s Goc-d Luck.

A professor of the University of Birmingham has recently announced a discovery that should make mankind thankful for the good luck that saved it from a terrible fate. He says that it was probably only an evolutionary accident that human beings have red, and not green, blood. Certain low forms of life, believed to be related to the worm-like creature from which man evolved, have a green blood-like fluid which carries oxygen round the worm’s body just as the red haemoglobin of blood carries oxygen through the human body. The professor says his discoveries suggest that millions of years ago. of two related types of worm-like life, one had the beginnings of red blood and the otliey. had a green fluid,

both serving the purpose of oxygen carriers. The red-blooded worms develop ed the beginnings of a backbone evolved eventually into the higher animals and man. The green-blooded worms stayed where they were.