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PAGE 4 THE CHEMA WA AMERICAN CAN YOU DO T H ESE T H IN G S W A N T CATS Belgium has issued a call for American cats to help Modern psychology teaches that a man can do al most anything, provided he really thinks he can and combat the countless hordes of mice that are appear keeps trying earnestly and persistently. Some of ing throughout the country. According io official the most useful and valuable inventions and discov statistics there are in the United States some 50,000,000 eries of all ages are enduring testimonials to the efficacy cats or nearly one to every two of human inhabitant»-. and power of the “ I-can” doctrine for they were Therefore, it is concluded, America can well spare produced in the face of solemn declarations by supposed enough of the animals to render a material relief to wise men that such things were impossible and in spite Belgium without any very great inconvenience. Cats of the fact that physical laws were apparently against in America are considered more or less of a nuisance anyway; they are credited by the federal government their success. There are some things, however, that are actually with causing an annual loss of $2,000,000,000 in the impossible, as every person of intelligence knows, be crops of the country through their destruction of the cause they are clearly contrary to natural laws or are insect eating birds. During the war many American cats were sent to simply not do-able. Here are a few stunts which may seem easy but when tried the average person w’ill the trenches to war on the monster rats which so added to the hardships of the troops at the front. find most of them quite impossible: Clasp the fingers of vour hands together and place The British military authorities sent a special envoy an egg lengthwise between the palms. Now’ try to here to get as many as possible of thehalf-wild cats — crush the egg by exerting all the pressure possible di noted for their size and ferocity—from the wharf and rectly along its longtitudinal axis. Unless you have dock districts of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, exceptionally strong hands—a force of more than 100 Baltimore, Galveston, New Orleans and other sea port towns. More than 1,000 of these much-abused animals pounds is necessary—you w’ill fail. Next try scratching your ear with your elbow. were gathered up and sent to the battle fronts in When tired of that pastime stand up two feet from a France and Flanders. wall, fold your hands behind your back and then in U N U S U A L FILM S cline forward with your body straight until your head British authorities have come into possession of a re comes against the wall. With your feet in the original position, your hands clasped behind you and your markable series of motion picture films. These were body held straight, try to resume the upright position made on a German U-boat while operating in the Mediterranean sea during the height of the submarine on your feet. If you feel tired and a little discouraged after this warfare. The pictures were intended for the enter try a few experiments on your friends. For example, tainment of the German people and were made to ex blindfold one and tell him to stand perfectly still five hibit life on the U-boat in its most picturesque and minutes. The fact is, very few people could remain attractive aspect. The commander of the U-boat was absolutely motionless that long even without their the son of a French officer who, captured in the Franco- eyes covered: with the eyes blindfolded the thing is Prussian war, married a German woman and became naturalized in Germany. He is credited with having considerably more difficult. Next have some-one stand w’ith his heels close up sunk 300 ships with a total tonnage of 510,000. The methods of the sinkings are clearly shown against the w’all and then bend over and try picking up something in front of him on the floor. He will be in the films. The Germans would open fire on a unable to do this because, standing in such a position, merchant ship at a distance of 6000 yards; when the the center of gravity of his bodv when he bends over ship was abandoned they would approach and sink it, is thrown too far forward to be longer supported by usually firing three shots into the hull forward, aft and amidships. The series shows attacks on seven the base on which he stands—his feet. Sit down in a chair, well back in the seat, with ships, every one of the vessels being sent to the bottom. your feet out in front of the chair, flat on the floor. A part of the pictures are devoted to life on the U-boat. Now try to get up without bending your body forward Men are shown lounging on the deck and swimming or drawing your feet back from their position in front in the sea. The commander is seen making an entry of a sinking in the logbook. The film is to be released of the chair. If you think you have a strong hand place a match for exhibition in England under the title “ The ex across the nail of the middle finger, then bring the ploits of a German Submarine.’’ forefinger and third finger down over its ends and try It was a death-bed scene, but the director was not to break the match. Theoretically this is an easy thing to do but practically you will find an ordinary match satisfied with the hero’s acting. “ Come on!” he cried. “ Put more life into your dying!” too strong to break in this manner.
