The Willamina times., December 21, 1933, Page 5, Image 5

Thursday, December 21, 1933
large head not
SURE INDICATION
OF BRAIN POWER
Is the size of our heads an index
to our intelligence?
A Washington scientist has asked
British members of parliament to
let him have particulars of the
length, breadth, and circumference
of their heads. While at the mo­
ment he won’t commit himself too
far, he says that the brains of 100
eminent persons have been examined,
and in the majority of cases the
weight is above the average. And
the size of the head is a guide to the
size of the brain.
But it may be dangerous to form
any too definite conclusions. The
fact that epileptics usually have rel­
atively large brains must, for in­
stance, be taken into account. What
is probably the largest brain ever
measured belonged to an epileptoid
idiot.
Then, taking the six next biggest
brains on record, we get a very curi­
ous mixture. One of them belonged
to Turgeniev, the Russian novelist,
and another to Cuvier, the great zo­
ologist But three belonged to quite
undistinguished individuals, and the
sixth was an imbecile’s.
Of the six largest women’s brains
—all smaller than any of those men­
tioned above—two belonged to luna-
atics, and a third to a medical stu­
dent who -committed suicide because
she was afraid she had failed in her
final examination. None of the others
belonged to a person of eminence.
j Other “guides to intelligence” are
not much more helpful than size of
head. One American scientist, as a
result of investigations, came to the
conclusion that the heaviest and
tallest children were the most intel­
ligent, but two other Investigators,
working in Iowa and Florence, ar­
rived at a precisely opposite result
In London elementary schools, It
was found that stupid children tend­
ed to be below the average height,
and clever children above i t —Lon­
don Answers.
TIMES, WILLAMINA, OREGON
Page 5
AN EXCEPTION
Life Ending in Unhappiness
Throwing back his shoulders and
putting on his bravest smile, Mr.
Everybody approached the cashier’s
desk at the income-tax collector’s of­
fice.
"Good morning J” he said. “I
should like to pay my income tax.”
“Well,” said the cashier, “you’re
the first I”
“Surely not the first to pay?” ex­
claimed Mr, Everybody.
The cashier smiled.
“No,” lie replied, “the first to say
he’d like to.”
Vast Wealth of Sir Basil Zaharoff, Munitions King,
Seemingly Unable to Purchase Peace of
Mind in His Declining Years.
Sir Basil Zaharoff, whose lucrative Whilp he Is on the Riviera, these
manufacture of armaments has two physicians scarcely daré to leave
brought thousands of men to see the their homes for fear of missing a
face of death, is taking elaborate telephoned summons from their pa­
precautions to postpone his own tient And with reason, for the sum­
meeting with the Grim Reaper, Mor­ monses come often—on provocations
ris Gilbert, N. E. A. Service writer, which In anybody having less money
tells us, in the New York World- than Zaharoff would seem ridiculous.
Telegram.
Sir Basil spends most of his time
Sir Basil is now eighty-four, a Inside four walls these days. He
lonely old man and a recluse, seldom goes outdoors for about an hour a
seen, always guarded. He sees few day when the weather is good.
indeed of the great people who
The horses and carriages in which
sought his help in building up their he used to be transported in his pub­
armaments. In fact, he sees almost lic appearances are used only occa­
no one. He seldom ventures out of sionally now. Instead, he has a
doors except when the weather is Rolls-Royce; and when the sun A
very good. Two doctors are in at­ especially bright, a wheel chair.
tendance on him continually, and one
Sir Basil hasn’t much faith In
or the other sits at his bedside at weather, either. So when he goes
night while a low light burns. Some­ outdoors he is muffled in a big
how Sir Basil Zaharoff doesn’t like double-breasted overcoat with a muf­
the dark.
fler and shawl. He wears a wide-
A strange and silent end draws ' brimmed slouch hat. His white mus­
near for the man who has always tache and “imperial” or goatee
led a strange and silent life.
emerge beneath it, making him ap­
Sir Basil, armament salesman de­ pear like an eider brother of that
luxe to Europe, Asia and other con­ other mysterious diplomat-plutocrat,
tinents for more than fifty years, Montague Norman, governor of the
has gained incalculable wealth by Bank of England.
peddling death in the form of high
Sir Basil doesn’t walk much more.
explosives, machine guns, subma­ In Paris or Monte Carlo it is only
rines, heavy artillery and ordinary the distance between his door and
rifles to any country that had the his car.
cash.
,
In the high-walled grounds of his
The Turkey-born Greek-Frenchman- chateau of Ballancourt, once the
Briton (Sir Basil personally em­ property of Baroness Vaughan, mor­
bodies ttie true cosmopolitanism of ganatic wife of the late King Leopold
the international armament ring) of the Belgians, he sometimes strolls
was always a mystery.
farther. When he does, the faithful
His big house in the Avenue Mackenzie is always at his side.
Hoche, near the Etoile in Paris, is
shuttered, save for the ground floor
where his famous built-in window THOSE GRAINS OF
boxes’* flourish. Years ago he defied
SAND THAT MAKE
the local police regulations prohibit­
SO MUCH WASTE!
ing such contrivances by having
Pocket Musing
them built behind glass.
“It isn’t the mountain ahead that
In the average home the managed
Behind the secrecy which sur­
dollar is the one mother gets hold of. rounds the aged plutocrat, his rou­ wears you out—it’s the grain of
—Indianapolis News.
tine of life is fairly simple. It is the sand in your shoe.”
Service said that. And in those
routine of any old man of great
wealth
nursing
his dwindling words we have summed up the great­
physique. In winter and early spring est waste and the most continuous
he lives in Monte Carlo—though his waste in the world, of the powers of
Complexion
once far-famed ownership of the Ca­ men and women.
Secret!
It is only whe^we are detached—
sino there has now been liquidated.
O her friend she con­
Later in the year he lives in his and therefore it is usually about the
fessed the secret of her
flawless clear white skin. luxurious London home. Then, in au­ affairs of other people—that we see
Long ago she learned
this terrific waste of power that goes
tumn he comes back to Paris.
th a t no cosmetic would
Only one Intimate shares his de­ into the petty little annoyances of
hide blotches, pimples or
sallowness. She found
clining years. This is Mackenzie, every day and detracts from our
th e secret of real com-
Captain Mackenzie, dour, powerful, chances for the big things.
io n b e a u ty i n N R
^ lex
ablets (N ature’sR em -
Probably the larger part of this
discreet and Scotch. Mackenzie is
edy). They cleansed and
his “secretary” by title, but he serves waste is on the part of women.
cleared th e elim inative tr a c t— corrected slug­
gish bowel action— drove o u t th e poisonous
also as Sir Basil’s bodyguard, valet Through longer freedom from detail,
wastes. She felt better, too, full of pep, tingling
and nurse.
and longer training in larger affairs,
w ith vitality. T ry th is m ild, safe, dependable,
all-vegetable corrective tonight. See your com­
Sir Basil and Mackenzie have been men have built up defenses against
plexion improve,
" _____
se e h e a d a c h e s ,
associated so long and so closely that the frustrating army of little things.
Sir Basil rarely has to speak any Men In business, upon whose suc­
more. He has got out of the habit cess depends the livelihood of others,
lie! tor acia íuui&wr
of speaking. Instead, he snaps his have had to learn to keep their eyes
eartbum . Only 10c.
on the goal, on the big object, and
"TUMS"
fingers. Mackenzie understands.
Two more men keep vigil by Sir not let themselves be diverted by the
Basil Zaharoff’s side. They are al­ petty annoyances of daily routine.
most as Intimate with him as Mac­
The trouble with those little things
kenzie. Both are Greeks, the elderly that hold yon up on your way to the
Levantine billionaire having perhaps mountain, is that at the moment they
returned in spirit to his beginnings; seem to be very big things. True,
which took place in 1849 in a humble they are not always so simply dealt
mud-walled Turkish village called with as the grain of sand in your
Mighla.
shoe.
Both also are doctors. People
You know, of course, how easy it
Cutícula Healed
used to think they were bodyguards, is for other people to dispose of the
“Eczema spread all over my ears because when he went strolling on things which bother you. “But if
ftnd finally into my hair. It was in the Riviera a few years ago, they they had the same problems—•” you
dry scales that would reappear as fast always walked respectfully ten paces say! And there may be the secret
as removed and my hair fell out. My behind Zaharoff. But this is not so. of it all. With other people’s troubles
ears were very red and I lost much Mackenzie was the man who fended we have detachment, which gives
sleep from constant irritation. I off the beggars and the press. The perspective, and a better sense of
could hardly keep from scratching. doctors walked behind him because values. If we could just detach our­
“After five years of suffering and of the possibility of sudden illness. selves momentarily from the annoy­
And that is why, according to in­ ances which are standing in our own
embarrassment I read about Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and sent formed persons, they sit up with him, way, and so get perspective on their
for a free sample. After a few ap­ turn and turn about all night, by his real importance, we women, too,
plications I began to feel greatly bedside, where the light is never ex­ Should be able to discipline ourselves
into keeping our eyes on the moun­
relieved so I bought more, and after tinguished.
Sir Basil doesn’t even trust food tain ahead and our feet on the road
using three cakes of Soap and two
boxes of Ointment I was healed.” very much. Whatever passes his to it by ridding ourselves of the tor­
(Signed) Mrs. Bertha H. Whitaker, lips is boiled or otherwise sterilized. turing grains of sand.
©, 1933, Bell Syndicate.—WNTJ Service.
But two personal physicians aren’t
Kt. 1, Nevada, Iowa, Feb. 10, 1933.
Soap 25c. ,Ointment 25c and 50c. enough, for Sir Basil when he Is in
Varying Definitions
Talcum 25c.’ ¡Proprietors: Potter Monte Carlo. There, each winter,
What
is
sin? You may have to de­
two
others,
Doctors
Boyer
and
Mar-
Drug & Chemical Corp., Malden,
pend upon instinct to know.
san,
are
constantly
at
his
disposal.
Mass.—Adv.
HISPER.CD
T
TREAT FOR THE WIFE
The hour of midnight was just
striking as the householder crept si­
lently down the stairs. With a quick
movement he snapped on the electric
light and gasped as his eyes fell on
a burglar tampering with his safe.
“Jove, a real burglar!” he smiled.
“Wait a minute, will you
The burglar prepared to make his
escape.
“While you call a copper, eh?” ,he
said. “Not me!”
“No,” said the householder. "Only
wait while I call my wife. She’s
heard you every night for 15 years,
and it’ll be a real pleasure to her to
see you at last.”
Slightly Mixed
The visitor beat a tattoo on the
front-door knocker. The maid ap­
peared.
“Could I see Mrs. Gollghtly?”
asked the visitor.
The maid shook her head.
“No, sir, she’s not at home,” she
replied.
“Oh, when will she be back?”
asked the visitor.
“Dunno,” said the maid dully,
“she ain’t gone out yet.”
NO PUZZLE AT ALL
Unfamiliar
A comedian touring in Australia
sprung a lot of new jokes on his
audience, but didn’t get a laugh.
Coming off the stage he said to the
manager: “What’s the matter?
Aren’t my gags ail right?”
"Aye, the gags are a bit of al-
righty,” soothed the manager, “but,
ye see, we’ve never heard ’em be­
fore.”—Boston Transcript.
Proof
“My last boarder was a wonderful
Professor—Why was that period In
artist,” sighed the landlady, as she history called the “Dark Ages?”
hacked at the pie-crust. “He always
Freshman—Because there were so
said he found inspiration in my cook­ mdny knights then.
ing.”
“Ah, a sculptor, I presume,” said
A Great Idea
the new boarder, surveying his bent
“Mummie, if I were a magician I
fork.—Pearson’s Magazine,
should turn everything into choco­
lates.”
No Wonder
“But you could not eat so many
Father—Alicia, what was It kept
that young Neckmore so late last chocolates.”
“I could. I should turn myself inte
night, when we all wanted to sleep?
Alicia—He was trying to explain an elephant”—Lustige Blatter.
inflation to me.
Dry Cleaned
Mentioned
Little sister, meeting her uncle,
who asked how big sister had fared
in a music: examination : “Oh, she
missed getting a medal, but she was
horribly mentioned.”—Montreal Star.
The barber had used his electric
clippers in cutting small Betty’s hair.
“I guess my neck wasn’t clean,”
she told her mother on coming home,
“ ’cause that man used his vacuum
cleaner on i t ”
K rg is < S |g 3 |>
After Five Years’
S u ffe rin g and
Embarrassment
Gossip on the washline
GOODNESS,! DIDN’ T KNOW YOU.
YOU'RE A HANDSOME FELLOW
WHEN YOU’RE CLEAN .^
YOU'RE PRETTY-^
S W EETÌYOURSELF-
SO DAINTY AND PlMK.
WELL, I’VE JUST
COME OUT OF MY
PELS-N A PTH A
BATH.V
THEN WE BOTH
HAVE A GRAND
FRIEN O —
F6LS-ÑAPTHA
IS M Y S O A P ,f
Even Cosmetics
can’t do this!
Hèad
COLDS
P u t M entholatum In
the nostrils to relieve
congestion and clear
the breathing passages.
Rouge, creams and powders only
hide complexion blemishes. They
get a t one of its frequent
WRITE FOR don’t
causes— constipation. Flush the
howels with Garfield Tea and rid
yourself of the wastes th a t often
SAMPLE clog pores and result in blotchy*
GARFIELD erupted complexion. A week of this
TEA CO. •‘internal beauty treatm ent” will
Brooklyn. astonish you.Begin tonight. (Plain*
New York o r in tea bags, a t your drug store)
FREE
—
P IM P LY SKIN
soon improved and blotches cleared
away b y d a ily tr e a tm e n t w ith
Resinol
CERTAINLY J D ID N ’T YOU
KNOW THAT FELS -N A P TH A
IS DIFFERENT FRO M OTHER
SOAPS ? LET, ME TELL YOU/
>VHV IT ’S B R IS K A N D /
^G EN TLE, TOO. . r i T
BH
M A I F R BARBER COLLEGE
W B bbcb OB T h is Intern atio n al System is
the Scientific way. Some pay,3 teachers. W rite, call
2 2 7 SW Third Ave., Portland, Ore.
WNU—13
6 0 0 0 GOLOEN S O A P —
PLUS PLENTY O F GENTLE'
DIRT-LOOSENING^ NAPTHA“ '
■THAT'S WHAT YOU 6ET IN
EVERY BAR OF FELS-NAPTHA
S 0 A P tT 0 6 E T H E R ,T H E S E
TWO’CLEANERS LOOSEN DIRT
{E A S IL Y -— B U T S A F E L Y fa
> E L S - N A P T H A s lS K I N D / ,
I T O SRI L M l EST&TH I N G S y ^ t
iE A S Y *b N ? H A N OS $ T O O $
51—33