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Show Page 30—THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, December 5. 1979 Tell MeWhy CAPTAIN EASY ABOUT & IF GWENDOLYN'S SUFFERING ABOUT THAT CLINIC \ FROM MENTO-YOYO-LITIS, YOU . By Crooks & Lawrence WHO CARES? NOW, JUST A MINUTE, OKAY) WO ET'S GET GOIN’ ! | \ OFF IN CHERBOURG.--] NEEDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE _ What INSIDE,SISTER: THISYOUNG LADY, SOUR YO} \. Is Silk? the PROFESSIONALS Thousands of years ago China learned the secret of ma k cloth from the fine web spun certain At MakingIt Special- caterpillar in making its cocoon. Today the best silk is produced by the cater pillar of a small grayish white moth which feeds on the leavesof the white © Birthdays © ILove You © We Like You © Mission © Witl You Marry Me? © Get Weil mulberry In the early summer. each female moth lays 500 or more eggs. These eggs are kept carefully on strips of paper or # Baby © Retirement ¢ Graduation cloth untii the next spring when the mulberries open their leaves. The eggs are placed in incubators where they hatch outtiny black worms. The worms are placed in trays filled with finely chopped mulberry leaves and are fed constantly for about six weeks. Whenthe worms begin to movetheir heads slowly back and forth, they are readyto spin their cocoons. The worms loop about themselves an almostinvisi- Singing Telegram Service 375-8965 ble thread which they pour out through By Frank Hill SHORT RIBS BUT IM AFRAID YOU HAVE A VERY SICK DUMMY. YOU ARE_ IN GOOD HEALTH. little holes in their jaws. The cocoon, which may contain as much as 500 to 1,200 yards of thread, is finished in about 72 hours. The cocoons are placed in troughs of warm water to soften the silk gum whichholdsthe filaments of the thread together. Filaments from several cocoonsare brought togetherinto a single thread as they are unwound from the cocoon and wound on a reel. The threadsfrom thereel are twisted into a skeinofraw silk. This thread of 10 or 12 filaments is what we call a thread of silk. And that's how silk is made. Today, silkworms are raised in China, Japan, India, France, Spain and Italy. 5 (Win four ‘Tell Me Why’ books, 1,500 questions answered.Illustrated. Send your questions, name, age, and address to “TELL ME WHY.” in care of this newspaper. Includezip code. In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. Today's winner is: Jacquelin Kulhwood, 13, Kingston, Jamaica) aoe FUN TIME The Riddle Box 1. What goes up in the air white and comes down yellow and white? 2. Why do tall people rest more than short people? 3. Why do people look over a stone wall? ANSWERS 1. An egg. 2. Theylie in bed longer. 3. Becausethey can’t see throughit. oon Win a Tell Me Why Bookfor Writing jut OGE RALLY WM oe MEA cM Rag U'S PaO FRANK AND ERNEST U.S. GOVT. = DEPT. of By Bob Thaves OKAY, $0 = SENT You INTERNAL A BAD CHECK —— SuRELY You GuYs HAVE HEARD OF DEFsciT SPENDING. 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Send yourriddles, jokes, to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY,” careof this newspaper.Include zip code.) This Day NO THANKSJUST THAT WABBIT JUST BWOWSES BROWSING. EVEWY MORNING FOR HALE AN HOUR. In History Dec. 5. Satna seve mp ae cor Virginia. “ SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA, DOC! ONCE, I HOPE GET A: PROJECT LINED UP, IT'LL YOU'RE RIGHT MATTER TO BRING ! I ABOUT i, OSCAR! SORTAL THE POOR KID 16 LOCKED IN HER BEDROOM:-: CRYING, KE A BAB the 339th dayof 1979 with 26 tofollow The moon is moving from its full phasetoits last quarter. The morningstars are Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury. The evening star is Venus Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. American movie makerWalt Disney was born Dec. 5. 1901. Eighth U.S. President Martin van Buren was born on this date in 1782. On this date in history In 1776,thefirst scholastic fraternity in America — Phi Beta Kappa — was organized at William & Mary Collegein ISH OUR WOODPILE, WHITLOCK? By United Press International Today is Wednesday. ssT_TOLD HIM IF HE'D RE- DID YOU EXPLAIN THE ‘SITUATION TO THE TENANT: -- MISS THE DISHWASHERIN UNIT FOUR NEEDS A NEW In 1848, President James Polk confirmed the discovery of gold in California, leading to the famed ‘Gold Rush” of 1848 and '49. In 1933, liquor prohibition was abolished when Utah becamethe 30th state to ratify the 21st amendmentto the Constitution. In 1955, one of the first civil rights movements began asblacks started a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Ala., demanding seating on an equal basis with whites. A thoughtfor the day: American poet Paul Engle said, “Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.” Don’t fail to teach your children the value of a dollar. It’s much easier for them to accept the bad news while they're young. ~ Honey Greer in The Saturday Evening Post. : 4 I1'5 TOO BAD WE WEREIN LUCK, GANG,'--THE DON'T HAVE TIME ROAD |5 GETTIN WIDER! 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