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Show THE FOUNT OF WISDOM. "Say, pa!" "Yes, my son!" "Are you too busy readln' to explain ex-plain somethin' to me?" "No, my son, your father -is never too busy to give his children the benefit bene-fit of his information.' "Well, in this story it says 'tho ship weighed anchor.' Why does a ship have to 'weigh its anchor before it starts out?" "Ah, yes. To be sure. You've always al-ways noticed that in your reading, haven't you? Yes. Well, this is the reason. You see, when a ship stays a long time in a harbor itiaccumulates a lot of er binnacles. And these binnacles cling to the anchor in such numbers that they increase its weight. So they have to weigh.it. Do you see?" Tho boy didn't, but he said he did. For he knew by experience that his father would lose that kindly patience in another minute. Cleveland plain Dealer. |