Judge — March 26, 1932 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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WIGH \AT- \AlG@® 4 i j= q v w A NE (Continued from page 27) A lot of string my grandfather hoarded for years. Several books including “Thaddeus of Warsaw"; “Martin Chuzzlewit’; 1900 edition of the Encylelo pedia Britannica, The Parlor Inane [*: Hancover Brace & Co. sent me “Quiz Yourself," a super- Ask-Me-Another which will improve vour gencral knowledge (if you don't cheat and peck at the answers first) ind may all their children be head whes. For despite my £22,000 educa tion, my constant use of the World Almanac and my outright owning of the new Britannica, I found my aver ige, after grappling with the 222 brain-searchers provided, was a weak $39. ‘This was 10% below normal | or somewhere around chorus-girl in- telligence, I've just got to change my habits and start building up my mind again, The questions in “Quiz Yourself” ire as unfair but as legitimate as those Mr. Edison used to hand out every year. You are required to know things like what ten to the fifteenth power is; why is economic rent; where the haploid and diploid number of chromosomes lurk; what a Valence in chemistry is; and also have a grasp of Greek, Latin, history and the law. In other words, it’s a lot of stuff that does absolutely no good in speakeasies to know; and if you are a graduate of an American College, there's no chance of your answering it anyway. Eye-Queues H rne’s one with whiskers, but still good (it was sent in by almost everybody, hence I'm forced to run it baksheesh):—Two dealers each hac 1 camel which they were r to sell to a prospective buyer. The buyer, a timid soul, told the dealers that he wished the slower of the two camels. As the dealers could not decide the question fairly between themslves, he irranged a race to a nearby village between the dealers and th camels promising to buy the one that came in last. How did he run the rs to in- sure himself not being gypped? Ditto this: Mary years old. Mary is twice old as Anna way when Mary was as old as Anna is now. How old is Anna? Answers to last week: No, 1.:— The children were two- | thirds of a set of triplets, (or if you wish, one-half of quadruplets), hence no twins, —Juper, Jn. VW many years with the May issue SS) @ quarter effective THE FINEST MAGAZINE....FOR A DIME LESS For twenty-one years the publishers have sought to make this the finest publication in the movie field. Now — no labor, no expense will be spared to bring every month to the American reading public, Hollywood's latest and most unusual news... . to announce the progress of history-making productions ....to present graphic pictures of intriguing situations ‘in the lives of actors and actresses engaged in this—America’s greatest enter- tainment industry. bee en eS a “WHY WHITE WOMEN ARE UNSAFE IN HONOLULU” Here is a true picture of the tropic impulse which prompts the unusual history of this spirited and eventful island. This timely subject is discussed by Janet Gaynor, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, ond. ... Dorothy Mackaill, who has, perhaps, spent more of her life on this romantic island than ony other living motion picture star. UNSAFE IN HONOLULU A portfolio of sixteen rotogravure pages of motion picture stars in becoming poses offers an extravagant gallery for the film- loving public to devour. Get your numberscope: Clifford W. Cheasely, world famous nu- merologist, continues his regular series with the number.cope of the great Greta Garbo. You can get your numberscope by following the instructions in the May issue of MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE. MOTION PICTURE PUBLICATIONS, Inc. NEW YORK ON SALE March 25th... . at all News Dealers A comicbooks.com