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Show SIX EASY LESSONS 1 on, too, can learn to eat ice cream cones like a veteran, vet-eran, executing any or all of the intricate strokes illustrated illus-trated at the right by Eddie Collins, appearing in Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Rag-time Band.,, Simply follow the instructions and you'll emerge from the lesson quite experienced, and quite messed up. ' v. v-- oo ' ' 'Nvx v' : .: I , - la 1 The favorite, and easiest ice cream stroke is pulling the tongue in an upstroke movement over the cone, lapping it up much like a dog laps milk. But don't pull up loo fast or you'll slap ice cream all over your face! o"NX V f j - - v ; - SX !:., ...j. , ... - ot - - - . ' ,. ...-. : ' . o . : :o " : ;': oil- v ' N sv1 v . v.Sixt$t .... i iiSS.SliaWV f f M 1 Another cute trick is biting the ice cream. This is fun but it's hard on the teeth as our instructor indicates with his expression. This is all part of the game, however, and the successful ice cream cone eater must grin and bear it. , t sO x I s S I x Nsr J I I " s 3 I V" x I .x s t x Hi, I"5- X X x x fx xs X X f S xC. k Sa, xj,V. . iw,x 4 iy The downward pull method illus- trated above is quite similar to the upstroke movement, the only difference being that the cone is pulled down, whereas in the first movement the cone was held stationary sta-tionary and the tongue pulled up. . . .. : ,u - -""3 . . h -' :; - . i j '7' i 'K -xt i.-x,- v ..-. . V . I ? ; v- ,:. ; ' . Vw if ftd. a f- For the lazy man, veteran Ice cream eaters recommend the circular stroke, attained by twirling the cone in the hand. Meanwhile the tongue is pushed forward gingerly. This is a cleanup stroke, removing the drippings from your cone. NX - ' XX XX x v , N X xw I f:T :t.s:sxSf . XJ?x !xjs i y x -X x .i . is ....XXxs.i, .jiSiaiiSK (tii.odt isi ; O The first two movements are " nice, but they get tiresome. For full enjoyment and variety, the cone should be shoved against the tongue (and face) occasionally. This aids in pushing the ice cream to the bottom of the cone for a later trick. .-' : x .' X : S, i ' -. ..'..; '..-: - v. 1 i ! x - , , i ... Si .. - : .i :i i I ! - - ..,'. V i ' . : f f f 1 I Here's what we've been waiting " for . . . the climax of all this business. As a final gesture the experienced ex-perienced ice cream cone eater can bite off the bottom and suck his re- ! freshment downward. But you must be good to do this! I |