Judge — May 7, 1932 — page 15: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

QUEERIES Answered by Prof. G. Williams HAS any practical use ever been shine from an old serge suit? made of the Hodder, Cleve A plumber in Illinois once attempted to use of his old blue serge trousers for a mirror while ing, but the doctor who sewed up his f ter- wards advised him to discontinue the pr The plumber discontinued the practice. Q. Who delivers the mail to the mailman? —L. Levine, Roxbury, Ma A. Letters for postmen and their families are not delivered to their homes; they are dropped into bin at the main post office and mailmen have a for them each evening, just before quitting time. This saves the government a tremendous delivery expense each year and provides amusement for the letter ca themselves. 1 riers tters most frequently received by mail- men are: inv ions to The Postmen’s Fourth of July Hike, direct | literature deserib- ing Indestructo Shoes, and brochures advertising Peeko Spectacles for reading between the lines of post card messa Q. Ha r ised a tip?- Pa, ilroad porter ever re- Park, Pittsburgh, Yes. On October 30, 1931, porter named Amos Jackson, st. tioned at Grand Central Station in New York, refused a tip offered him by a Wall Street broker, declariny that he didn’t believe in gambling. That night J son lost thirty-four Jol in a crap game. Q. Is there any record of a barber n any part of the world who failed t k “Do you like your hair wet or 3 following the completion of a haircut ?—C, Battey, M. D., Augusta, A. No. Furthermore, # tonsorial artist. in Seattle, Homer Blitz by name, took so much pride in never failing to ask the question that he LRTULY PDeDIMoOan & “Now listen, doctor, 1 T learned them when I was a child!” JUDGE 13 “Mummy says it’s time both of you were in bed.” didn't come here to be made a fool of— International Banker, youl” learned to say it (and had it printed on cards for deaf customers) in 285 languages, by which means he has to date maintained an unbroken record for making himself under- stood. On one occasion, however, he | very nearly met failure when an old man who was both deaf and blind, and badly in need of a haircut, wan- dered into the shop and settled back in a chair. Homer on the point of pretending he was out, when the old man suddenly opened his mouth, pointed to a molar, and said h> ‘ wanted it removed. Homer 3 80 delighted at the old man’s ke that he escorted him to a dentist and | paid the extraction fee himself. (Professor Williams will pay $1 cach for Queeries acceptable for answer in this department.) comicbooks.com