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Calling All Twins ·! _
Do our family of twins beat Geo.
Mount's (August 19 issue) ?
Mother hast\'I'in daughters. She also
has twin sisters. Her sister has twin
daughters. Her sister's san has twin
daughters . Father' s sister had twins–
boy and girl. His ,nephew lias twin
daughters, and his great niece has twin
daughters.
I am mother's twin daughter, so please
don't discourage me by not answer–
ing, because it ·took a long time to w2 rk
out! Please note, only one' boy amongst
that lot!
Dorothy Stevens, Lincoln Road, Fratton ,
Portsmouth, Hants .
The Penguin Walk
The pen–
guins do–
ing Beaks,
Wingsand
Boomps–
a-daisy
w ere
grand.
Why not
l:iavethem
as a regu–
lar fea–
ture. I'm
sur e
they'd be popular. Penguins are very
popular. At any rate, "let's have them
"doing the Lambeth Walk." ~
J. Lambeth, Parkthorne Road, S.W.12.
Ta-ra-ra-bum--de-a I
·On Reader Cooper's - reference to
Seouting in your August 19 issue, I wonder
how many times he has sung or heard
adults sing such choruses as "Ta-ra-ra–
bum-de-a I" . etc., without knowing what
it means. Perhaps he doesn't realise Cubs
are V!!ry small _boys:
. ·If he could create a better movement
than-Scouting let him do so, and I shall be
one- {)f the first to enlist, as I know what ·
Scouting has done for me. .
I suppose he has never thought of the
thousands of Scoutmasters who give up
"their time for Scouting. Surely over a
million boys and men will know better than
one "potential parent" who does not seem
to understand.
Scout" R . Barnes, Liiferpool.
(Aged 14). -
P.S.-If tnis soit of thing annoys him,
his poor little whippersnapper i s going to
get his ears boxed quite a lot.
Reader Cooper objected to the
Wolf Cubs' howl of" I'll 'dob, dob,
dob." Threatened to box the ears of
any son of his who indul.ged in it.
One Up to Stepney Scouts
Ronald Jerome's letter, in August 26
issue, on co:r;:rect uniforms makes me gasp.
He lives in Wimbledon. The scouts you
depicted were from a Stepney Group, and
I know well from my own experience that
many 'E.ast Lond'on scouts are lucky to
possess a scout shitft, let alone a C:0.mplete .'
uniform J Let me assure the wnter that
there is no reluctance on the part of the
boys to wear full equipment. For Mr.
Jerome's information, maY I say that there
IS a ~ Scout Settlement down here which
would be most grateful to receive "·correct
uniforms" from him--or any other reader
. ~d to P!lss theI:Il on to deservmg boys.
Richard England (Group Scoutmaster), .
Ph~lpot Street, Stepne~, E.1.
Somebody's Square Deal
Travelling by train recently ~he third–
class was full. Rather than stand in the
corridor, several people sat in the first class
which was comparatively empty. But an
official turned us out. "Nobody with
third class tickets to occupy _first class
compartments," he said.
What· harm 'Were we -dping? No
attempt was made to relie\1.e the congestion
by ac!.ding on an extra coach; many people
had to stand for hOllrs till there was reom
in the third class. We paid for our seat
- and not to stand for the convenience of the
railwa~. The railways scream ~or a 'fair
deal but do they give one? . -
- E. C. Hampton, "[tlmwood," Amherst,
Guernsey. -
'What About the Railwaymen ?
What about- the railwaymen? Haven't
they got a case as well as the idle rich
and £SQ. dance teachers?· The railwaymen
have lousy wages and lousy condItions.
So what about it? POST, what about it?
W. Doe, Fortune Gate Road, Willesden,
N .W.I0.
Distressed Areas of Scotland
"Scots Boy" in August 19 - issue is
doing a national duty in bringing forward
the case of Britain's most distressed area–
the Highlands . The unemployment figures
_are appalling. Ever since the '45, the
story of the Highlands has been one long
tale of misery. Huge areas denuded of
people in orc\er that absent landlords may
give the land aver to sport for a few weeks
in the year.
To help bring the plight of the High–
.mds before the pU9lic, I suggest you send
your cameraman there. Let him meet the
people themselves and meet the leaders of
the Highland Development League.
J. C. MacLean, Oak Avenue, Chorlton–
cum-Hardy, Manchester.
Visit is being planned.
How Does New Zealand Do It?
In your issue of August 19, in your
article on Education, you give the infantile
mortality rate from 1841 to 1900 as "more
than 150 of every 1,000 children born alive
died before the age of one year."
The rate in 1936 f(}r the whole country
.was 57 per 1,000 live births . A marked
improvement, but when we learn that the
corresponding figure for New Zealand
was only 30.8, our self-congratulation seems
less warranted.
When we consider the infant mortality
rates in different areas, however, we receive
an unp!easant surprise. In 1935, the rate
in Coulsdon and Purley was only 32. In
Stockton-on-Tees, it was 134 per 1,000
live births-not such a drop from 1841 to
1900. And the reason? Stockton-on-Tees
is one of the pQorest areas of the country,
with a very high llnemployment rate.
Unemployment spells malnutrition, and
malnutrition means a high death-r~te.
Perhaps the "irreducible minimum" of
infantile mortality, which Ministers of
Health like to talk about, can be reduced
further. The New Zealand and the Couls–
don and Purley rates suggest that the
."irreducible minimum" in Stockton-on–
'Tees is not in fact irreducible.
D. B., M .B., M.R.C.P.,
London.
What They Hope to See
Men don't eye the flutt:ering skirts of the
opposite sex in tlie hopes the wind will
disclose something underneath liaving be~n
left off. ~.
It's the sporting chance something's
gone ana torn it. , . .
J. V. Cook, "Somerset House~ ' Somerset
Road, Laindoll, Essex. -
P.S.-Illustrate this one.
To Starers and Film Star Fans
The recent " exhibition" given by some
of our fine English girls on the occasion of
Mr. Tyrone Power's visit to London,
when they clawed at him like a pack of
baboons, moves me to beg that you will
"show up" rubbernecks in general, i.e.:
The chumps .that crowd round "No.
10", wasting the time of a dozen policemen.
The loafers that stare at men working
in the street.·
And the things t~at cr.owd -round a
street accident; some parking their cars to
jump out and feast their eyes .on a spot of
blood on_ the pavement; if these people
can't help, wfiy do they stand and gloat?
You may lose a few readers by exposing
this type of human-being, but I'm sure
you would gain the thanks of your more .
intelligent·subscribers.
Ivan Waller, Perry Rise,
For.est llill, S.E.23.
Picture Post, September 9, 1939
SCHOOLMASTER
--HOARDS GOLD IN
PAVILION LOCKER
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sunshine-that's what gou get in every lib•
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A FTER the Latin hour, there's a House match to
organise. . But first, a quick bite into that care–
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s·upplies of. carbohydrates for quick energy, and the
sunshine Vitamin' D.' The sunshine in Boumville
bucks. you up-you can taste it at the very first bite.
2oz. 2d. at your nearest sweetshop. Look for the
famous red packet.
HERE'S THE SECRET OF THAT FAMOUS CHOCOLATE FLAVOUR
CADBURY'S
You can taste-the real choc–
olate flavour in Boumville.
That's because Cadbury's
use only the finest beans,
and blend them according
a secret recipe that gives
the full flavour to the choc–
olate. Men particula.rly like
this exclusive flavour . Ask
for Bournville. 1f you prefer
you can buy it blended with
Fruit and Nut or with whole
Roasted Almonds. Luscious
little nuggets of taste embed- _
ded in the rich chocolate–
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