Judge — April 11, 1931 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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High Hat Continued from page 20) fingers of each hand together in front of your chest. The fingers must be extended, fingers, hands and arms forming one continuous straight line. The victim stands directly in front ind facing you. His left hand grasps \our right wrist. His right hand your left, He tries vainly to pull your hands apart. He can’t unless he knows the trick. For only by moving to one side and exerti push and pull effect, keeping one arm bent and the other straight, can your stance be hpset. \ similar trick is to place the palm of the hand firmly on the top of the head and defy anyone to lift: your hand away from your head. It can't he done Five fingers can lift a person re- gardless of weight and suspend him or ler in the air, It takes five people. Stand the liftee in the center of the q One lifter puts his (or her) index finger under the liftee’s chin. \ second puts his i.f. under the left instep, a third under the right inste; 1 fourth and fifth under ea \t your comr ously. Five fragile, unaided &ngers lift a man! To tear a telephone book in two first procure a book. Hold the boc by the binding with both hands, the heels of your hands resting on the side of the book facing you. The fingers should be extended so as to curl sround and lie on the opposite cover. The thumbs should be kept parallel to the fingers. Now break the bind- ng by placing the book on your thigh ind pressing down with an equal pres- sure on both hands. Finish by rais- ing the book to your chest, pushing with one hand, pulling with the other. To get rid of your old brid, take a deck and hand it to a larg dumbbell at the party, requesting that he tear it in two. If he proves smarter than you think him and does it, go to bed. Otherwise, should he fail, take the ecards in hand yourself. Hold the deck vertically so that one end of the deck rests in the palm of your left hand. Your fingers point to the top of the deck. The thumb is bent and rests on the first finger. The palm of the right hand is placed igainst the side of the deck furthest from your body. The fingers are bent and touch the side of the deck nearest you. The thumb extends over the top of the deck and rests on the first fin- ser. Bring your two hands as closely together as possible, tighten your grip ind at the same time turn your left iand counter clockwise and your ht hand clockwise. Throw the pieces into the wastepaper basket, (Continued on page 27) “Atlantic Flyer Saved at Sea — Night of Suspense is Broken.” “Son Rescues Mother from Flames.” “Goat Wanders Into Hospital.” Adventure... drama... comedy... news! News flashed from every corner of the world — spun into print by whirling presses long before dawn streaks the eastern sky. “Extra! Extra! Extra!” the newsboys cry, “All about de b moider-r-r!”) And while they shrill their wares in the wan, bleak h of early morning, deft fingers slip the “extra” under the door of your Statler room. This “extra” service gives you the news of the day the minute you crawl out of your soft, warm bed . .. tells you of those events that bear directly on your business... contacts you with the world at large even before you've had your morning orange juice, Our guests appreciate this Statler “extra"— and many of them tell us it’s one of the reasons they use our hotels. And whenever we hear these friendly comments, we dedicate ourselves anew to the privilege of making them comfortable. You have told us that you like the radio and private bath and circu- lating ice water with every room — and the courtcous service of our Statler-trained employees. And we assure you that the hotels which first provided you with these and other “extra” comforts, are always finding new and pleasant ways to make your stay with us enjoyable. paper is slipped under every morning. It is one of the Statler “extras” for which no charge is made. HOTELS BOSTON CLEVELAND STATLER BUFFALO DETRONT $T. LoUuNS sn NEW YORK, Vole! Pennsyhania comicbooks.com