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Show Page #2—THE HERALD. Pr 0, Utah. Wednesday July 15, 1981 HEATHCLIFF ~ THE BORN LOSER a Tell MeWhy By Art Sansom SOMETHING TERRIBLE Some Eyes nw ee 5 HORNING , BUT I~ WONT Need Glasses Howdoes the eye work? Light enters the eye and falls on the retina. The retina is like the sensitized plate of a camera. If the light falls in back of the retina orin frontofit, we won't be able to see. So the eye has lensto focus the light and makeit fall in the right place. WHATIF IT BECOMES A y CATERPILLAR CRAWLS DOUN AND MY FACE 1$ A When normaleyeslook at distant ob- jects, the image falls on the retina without any problem. But when the O HURT IT... ————“]_ i sameeyelooks at a close object (for IT'S ALREADY BEEN A CATERPILLAR, SIR.... RIGHT NOW IT - OOKS MORE CLOSE ¥ e WITH ITS FURRY FEET? S\ Ay example, less than 18 feet away), the image falls behind the retina. So the lens of the eye ‘accommodates. which means a certain muscle contracts and changes the shape of the lens. This makes the imagefall on the retina and the eye seesthe object clear- * LNEVER THOUGHT 10 DO THIS TO PETER PAN /” By Frank Hill SHORT RIBS DocToR RANKENFRITTE: ly By Bob Thaves Aspeople get older the lenses in the eye lose their elasticity. They can’t change shape to focus images correctly. Another problem is that some people are born with eyes that are too short or too long People with eyes that are too short are farsighted. Theycan seedistant ob- THE FREEDOM OF : : DOESN’T KNOW ., ANYTHING. i jects well, but they must accommodate very strongly to see near objects TM SORRY, WE you FOR MALPRACTICE. ERNIE—— HE Sri: Sometimes it is impossible to do this enough to focus the image on the retina. So glasses are used to do the job that the eye lenses cannot do. They focus the image ontheretina. A nearsighted person has eyes that are too long. The imageis focused in front of the retina and looks blurred But the nearsighted person can do nothing aboutit. If he accommodates, it will only make the image move farther forward. So he wears glasses that focus the imagefarther back and on theretina, and then he cansee clearly. (Win fourillustrated ‘Tell Me Why”’ THES 7-15 By Alfred Andriola KEEP TALKING, "} books, with 1,500 questions answered WANCY By Ernie Bushmiller | How is 1 GENTLEMEN ALWAYS WALK ON THE DE Send yourquestions, name, age and address — with zip code — to ‘TELL ME WHY" in care of this newspaper. In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. Today's winner: Richard Murray, 9, Waterbury, Conn.) sae Win a Tell Me Why Bookfor Writing About (With illustration) “MY IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION” By Dick Cavalli \ This Day In History WHAT WILL SHANDAR SHE MAY END UP 00 IF SHE REFUSES. IN THE BOTTOM OF TO REPENT? THE QUARRY., WHERE WINTHROP OLR TOPIC ON "THE HOME GARDENER" TONIGHT IS... What is your idea of a perfect vacation? Write letter about this and you may win a ‘Tell Me Why" Entries must be addressed ‘‘Vacation,’’ Tell Me Why, in careofthis newspaper, and give your name, age and address. oe This week's winners of a “Tell Me Why"’ bookforletters sent in are; Lynn Clark, 13, Fredericksburg, Va.; Kenneth Nelson, 10, Provo, Utah; Kathai Kunraman, 11, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada; Patty Gargalianos, Lorain, Shio; Mai Dansereau, 12, Enfield, Conn. woe Answer to yesterday's puzzle box: wrench, screwdriver, hammer. ees (Win anillustrated ‘‘Tell Me Why" book, with hundreds of questions answered. Send your riddles and jokes to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY” in care of this newspaper.) eee COPYPIGHT 1981 UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE TM SCARED LEFTY! AFTER THE BODYGUARDS LOCKED ME IN HERE, I LISTENED THROUGH THE KEYHOLE.., CAROLA! SUL tees 20) eeeuciawea preras OSS ane ; ; " HOW TO GROW CRAB GRASS FOR FLIN AND PROFIT." el \ HEY, DAD, COM'ERE... I THINK YOLLL WANT TO SEE THIS,’ if B 'i H oO Fs REDEYE WILL YOU TELL ME A BEDTIME STORY, REDEVE 2 SURE, POKEY---WHAT KIND OF STORY DO YOU WANT 10 HEAR? TRY ONE ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEDS By Saunders & Ernst "HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MASTER OF THE DROPKICK { BUT HE COULDNT DIAGRAM A SIMPLE SENTENCE {” NOT MANY TEACHERS CAN CREDIT THEIR PROFESSION WITH By United Press International Today is Wednesday, July 15. the 196th day of 1981 with 169 to follow. The moon is approachingits full phase. The morning stars are Mercury and Mars. The evening stars are Venus, Jupiter PRICILLA’S POP I SEE OUR PAPERS FOOD EDITOR |S BEING HELD IN CONTEMPT By Al Vermeer HER SPECIAL RECIPE FOR HOLLANDAISE WAS ENTERED AS o| EVIDENCE IN ATRIAL and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn {ite PER AND WES HEADED FOR THE , BEACH» f BETTER seeps 1 DONT WANT HIM OUT OF MY*+ was born July 15 1606. On this date in history In 1912, led byall-round athlete Jim Thorpe the United States won the Olympic Gamesin Stockholm. Sweden In 1945 Italy declared war on its former Axis partner Japan. In 1971, President Richard Nixon disclosed plans to make an unprecedented visit to the People’s Republic of China which he did in February 1972 In 1976, Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter picked Sen Walter Mondale of Minnesota to be his running mate. They were elected in November A thought for the day: American writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) said, ‘Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let’s economizeit."’ Watchyourdiet, get plenty of sleep, don't smoke, don't drink, don’t carouse with those of the opposite sex — and a runaway taxi will tag you. Most nightmares are caused by horsing around earlier in the evening. i INFORMATION AcT DIDN'T AFFECT ql [ji iN I |