Judge — May 30, 1931 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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p 2, s ee) ep ‘ed ge vn The Dentists Hold an Outing OUR UNFEATHERED FRIENDS How to Scare a Fish | ' Gisiies comprise a class of verte- — gig, fish-monger, fish-wife and fishy. of the the them we would have no fish markets psychologists — after exhausting the (there would be just a big space on experimental possibilities afforded by Liberty Street, where Hammond's — other animals—should hook the fish. Fish ket now stands); without The most significant of the fish ex- them we would have no fishing rods periments was one performed by a or excuses to row out to the middle of | man who wanted to find out what the lake and drink out of a jug all — effect colored lights would have on a © nd without them (I'm still talk- fish. What difference it would make brates considered highly important Considering the importa in our modern complex life. Without fish, therefore, it is inevitable th ing about fishes) the dictionary would J don't know, but you never can tell. , lack many fine words, including fish- Maybe he thought’ his fish would be Gentlemen—gentlemen!” happier if the aquarium were done over in lavender or raspberry instead of the greenish or yellowish ting: characteristic of fish tanks. However. instead of having the tank done over and watching for signs either of con tentment or of sulking in the corner, he went to all this trouble. | inst he manufactured a harness 1 that would keep a record of the ts of the fish. It wasn’t like ‘ 's harness: fish would swim | right through an outfit like that with t out touching the sides even. No, it 1 was smaller and fitted the obstructing his swimming movements The next thing this psychologist did was put the fish (whom we shall « call Filbert) in a tank and throw a ‘ white light in his face. I : here to that Filbert w: t ly normal fish in every way : light, watery eyes and a philosophy of : “Well, Bert, that ought to work now.” life that was all his own. t 14 comicbooks.com