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Show Page 28—-THE HERALD. Provo. Utah Friday, January 11, 1980 FUNNY BUSINESS Tell Me Why WhyIs by Roger Bollen By Crooks & Lawrence CAPTAIN EASY BLAZES: APOOR LITTLE KID LOST IN THE TALL TIMBER.- ‘TZ HOW LONG AND A DEAF MUTE ATTHAT! WAS CHRIS } A FOR MONTHS: GONE & IN FACT THEY V ONE DAY IN AUTUMN HE JUST CAME WALKING OUT OF THE NEVER DID WOODS ON HIS OWN! Pepper Mo a 6 Oey mL 201 vRN Aa.0mm: Hot? WY. LIBRARIAN! ee SHORT RIBS By Frank Hill WHAT AN UNUSLAL \| SMOKE SIGNAL. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? By A. LEOKUM The spiciness of pepper is due to a number of substances. Someof these — chavicine, piperine and piperidine — usually are classed as alkaloids, which are nitrogen-containing organic comr also has a volatile oil and a resin. All of these combine to makeit “‘hot.”” Pepper is a name applied to several Pungent spices. They incluee black, white, long, red or cayenne, Ashanti, Jamaica and melegueta pepper, and they comefrom atleast three different natural orders of plants. Black is the dried fruit of a perennial climbing shrub that grows in Java, Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay peninsula, Siam and the Philippines.It climbson tree-trunks byroots same wayas ivy and is known as “‘the pepper vine.” White pepper comes from the same plant, but is prepared with the ripe inStead of the dried fruit. Long pepper comes from a different plant that for in India. Ashanti pepper comes rom still another plant of Africa. At one time, pepper was one of the most valuable articles of commerce. For example, when Alaric, the king of the Visigoths, attacked and sacked Rome in the year 408, he demanded 3,000 pounds of pepper as part of the ransome of Rome. The reason pepper and other spices were so valuable d the Middle Ages was they were used in medicine as . (Win four ‘Tell Me Pe books, 1,500 questions answered. Illustrated. Send your questions, name,age and address to “TELL ME WHY” in care of this newspaper. Include zip code. In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. Today's winner: David Hope, Hartselle, Ala.) © my HEA ie TM Rag U8 at On FRANK AND ERNEST KERRY DRAKE PEACHYUSES A PAIN-KILLER FOR HER ARTHRITIS / I DON'T KNOW WHATTO D0! ZEEK IG FEVERISH ANO IN PAIN / HE NEEDS SOMETHING- ! HEY/. °) MANCY I WONDER IF IRMA IS STILL HELLO, IRMA--ARE YOU STILL MAD MAD AT ME AT ME? FUN TIME The Riddle Box 1. Whyis a poor riddle like a broken pencil? 2. What runs and runs and never stops? 3. When does a leopard change spots? ANSWERS 1, Because it has ne print. 2. A river. 3. When he moves froplace to place. 1B THE PUZZLE BOX eRe MI © 1900 United Feature Syndicate,Inc a, PRICILLA’S POP WHERE ARE \~_ WE GOING, WE'RE POP? HERE / , TLL WAIT, TILL SHES Mr. Jones is four times Tom’sage. In 30 years, Tom will be half as old as Mr. Jones. How old are they now? See tomorrow's Paperfor the answer. ,? Answer to yesterday's puzzle box: courage, wisdom,kindness. EVERY ONCEINAWHILE HE SAYS SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE STICKS AND STONES CAN BREAK MY BONI " BUT NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME (Win a ‘‘Tell Me Why’ book. Hundreds of questions answered. Ilustrated. Send your riddles, jokes to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY,” care of this newsppaer.Include zip code.) This Day In History By United Press Internationa Todayis Friday, Jan.11, the 11thday of x980 with 355 to follow. The moon is moving from its last quarter to its new phase. WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE. fi YOU DOING, RON? The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are underthe sign of Capricorn. American statesman Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the Treasury, was born Jan.11, 1757. Onthis date in history: In 1785, the Continental Congress convened in New YorkCity. In 1861, Alabama seceded from the Union. In 1935, American aviatrix Amelia Earhart Putnam became thefirst womanto fly across the Pacific from Hawaii to California In 1964, Surgeon GeneralLuther Terry released a report saying smokin cigarettes was a definite ‘healt! hazard.” -—— A thought for the day: Alexander Hamiltonsaidin 1781, ‘‘A national debt. if it is not excessive. will be to us a national blessing.”’ i rata tmaorses ne STEVE ROPER & MIKE NOM TIME TO SAY MY LAY-MENEXT VOICE I HEAR WON'T @ 4 By Art Sansom 1. Which U.S. state has the largest number of farms? (a) TY) Towa (b) Texas(c) Missouri 2. Tofind the volumeof a rectangular prism you would (a) multiply length by width by height (b) multiply the area of the base by the height and divide by three (c) cube the oe of one edge 3. Customers arebilled for the use of electricity by (a) joule (b) kilowatt-hour(c) voltage ANSWERS qeesqt TISONLY TENOMLOLK..) TOCOLLECT MY WHERE: YOUCOINOZ GEIERANGE PAY, 2 D ao ". & 2 9 Cy : =, Sl fe fo 2[a] ii ey ' e E |