Judge — July 26, 1924 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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Can't cross here, but we might as well have lunch. Throw the refuse over the edge. OUR OWN BAEDEKER London HE American tourist who visits Lon- don should endeavor first to acquire a smattering of the English language. He should then purchase a monocle. a gray topper, and an English-American dictionary, and practice a half hour daily before a mirror saying, “Well, rather!" with a rising inflection on the last syl- lable. All Englishmen are tenors, which of course explains why there successful English 1 An English-American dictionary can be bought at almost any bookshop. The following illustrations show the sort. of thing the unwary American tourist is up against. re so few le quartets. American Goof Mut Hipped Gas Flivver Radio Tube English Blighter Rotter Barmy Petrol Rolls-Royce Valve This gives but a slight idea of the wide difference between the two languages. After the tourist has attired himself in the quaint costume of London, consisting of a topper (a light gray high hat), a black double-breasted sack coat, light gray trousers, a blue shirt and collar to match, white spats, a monocle and a pipe—after the tourist has thus arrayed himself, in a manner that would mean certain death in his native land, he should repeal the following formula 500 times: ©The automobiles in London travel on the left. side of the street.” He is now ready to venture forth to explore London. The currency of Great Britain should and studied. The unnecessary coins than other nation in the world. However, their three-dimensional cur- rency can be mastered with very little effort, and after the student has disen- tangled himself from the confusion of farthings, pence, threepences, sixpences, shillings, half crowns, crowns, sovereigi guineas, and heaven knows what else, he should then test his knowledge by doing also be considered English have more any 6 examples from English into” American and back again. For example: An American with four bucks in his kick goes into a lid bazaar to buy a “How much'll that tile set me he asks. It’s seven keeper. “DM give you three jit for it,” says the American. ay four quid and done!” replies the Englishman. Query: Was the American stung? (Allowing for war tax, amortization, etc.) bob,” replies the store- Among the sights of interest in London are the British Museum, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and the National Gallery. These all can be visited in one day, leaving the tourist ample time to enjoy the remainder of his stay in London. To the American the chief charm of London lies in its antiqu acient buildings, its historic churches, and_ its American bars. In fact, from a strictly antiquarian viewpoint there is nothing in London that will so amply repay the tourist as a visit to an American bar. There he will find dozens of his country- men engaged in the same eager pursuit of knowledge, examining critically the evi- dences of a departing civilization. Newnan Levy. Rad It’s a long leg that knows no pulling. comicbooks.com