Show J 4a THE OGDEN (UTAH) Uncle Ray's Cprner Burgess Bedtime Stories Natural Fountains Are Produced by Underground Water water The Old New Home A home’s a home though old or new Providing love dwells in it If water common use for drinking always seeks its own People still use them and some seemed to be a wonder Even to those who live today it is a marvel until the reasoii behind it ' is discovered The truth about a natural fountain is that it is produced by water from a higher level Flowing downward through a crack or other opening in the rock the water may run only a few feet below the sloping side of a hill At the bottom of the hill the water may be blocked except for a hole which opens to the surface Then tthe force of the downward stream makes the water spurt upward It is likely to gush almost but not 'quite to the height of the pool from which it started to flow Sometimes the underground gW’ater fails to make a fountain Flowing downward on a very gen-- i tie slant it comes from a hillside with a little force Then it appears as a spring In past times springs were in falling water It has become common to use artificial methods to make the water rise in the air This is easy when the water is put under pressure For “Science” section of your scrapbook UNCLE RAY A new leaflet called “Indian Tribes of North America” tells many fascinating and exciting facts about Indian history their customs and way of life You can obtain a copy by sending a envelope stamped to Uncle Ray Publishers Syndicate 30 North LaSalle Chicago s t self-address- 111 By IIERSIIBERGER he had lived in the Green Forest Gray who hadn’t lived in the Green Forest quite as long hadn’t known of it until Gray Fox led her to it “Why didn’t you show me this before?? she demanded “It’s $o old that I didn’t think you would be interested in it” ex' plainedis!1jGray Fox Mrs declared “It perfect” is just what I wanted Gray It is going to make us a fine Mrs 1 “t home” Gray Fox said nothing He was thankful that Mrs Gray had found what she wanted but why she wanted it he didn’t as yet understand However it didn’t matter If she was satisfied he w’as satisfied Mrs Gray at once set to work She cleaned out a lot of dirt that had gathered in the old log Then she carried in leaves from the wm i For real chewing enjoyment treat yourself to delicious Wrigleys Spearmint c‘-oSA- Gum She blocked up and she made a comfortable bed was a long time since the old log had had anyone living in it In fact for some time Jumper the Hare was the only one who had been in it He had sometimes hidden there to get out of sight of hungry eyes looking for him Now this old log wras in a secluded part of the Green Forest It was away from the Crooked Little Path that most folks used That just suited Mrs Gray Fox “It will be a perfect place for the children while they are little said she “Nobody is going to think to look here for them We myst keep it a secret as long as we can that we are living here” So the secret had been well kept All through the spring no one had happened to visit the old log and so no one had discovered that anyone was living there In the middle of April the old new home had become a nursery There were three little Gray Fox cubs in there It was when they were big enough to begin to poke their little noses outside of the old log that the secret was no longer a secret Now in midsummer all the Green Forest folk knew where Gray Fox and his family were living and most folks kept away from there Blacky the Crow was the first one to find out the secret Then Sammy Jay found out After that all the Green Forest folk knew about it You know Blacky and Sammy are great ones to spread the news of whatever happens in the Green Forest Reddy Fox grinned when he heard the news Reddy had four cubs of his own and that grin was a rueful sort of grin It wasn't the best of news “I can see where there is going to be hard hunting around here if there are too many Foxes” said he to It Gray Fox and Mrs Gray had a new home but it was an old home too In fact it was so old that no one had been living in it for a long time It was a big hollow log around which young well!” same as “Know your Natural fountains have been evergreen trees had grown until decorated in various ways Stone they hacjl completely hidden it alIt was open at both ends or metal basins have been prethough pne end was partly filled pared for them In many cases the with dead leaves Gray Fox had statues of gods or goddesses have of that old log ever since known been placed under or near the FUNNY BUSINESS ' Mother Nature -Old 1955 the opening at one end with these) tbo level how does it happen that supply excellent water Other natural fountains exist? 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