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who, upon being interry
he "Arctic Zone ts: where it is 109 rate Zone is where ether too hat Be ton col As dwellers in the Temperate Zone, how may we account for the unto fonditon of affairs so: accurately summed up Uy the bright child. "We Suspect the answer isr "It isn't the heat; it's the stupidity."
On Wednesday-week the residents of pleasure we might have! What of the Settlement and Concession convenience on a bleak January mopped their brows, turned on their day to send the coolie round for electric fans, ordered cool drinks, some of July's sunbeams, or to have fighed for fain, and cursed the the cold storage companies deliver weather, to one's back door in August the On Saturday those same _re-requisite sized icy blasts of Febsidents shivered, turned off their ruary. electri fans, ordered hot drinks, Gather Ye Roses. sighed for sunny weather for the But again, even with all afternoon sports, and cursed the modern improvements the in weather. stupidity of humanity asserts itself, Hence we are forced to coi Sunshine canned hasn't the that we are discontented ani flavour as when picked off the always wanting to be there whod and tornadoes when caged we are here and back again once w much of their kick. Clearly, ther, have traveled thither, If some the only thing to do is to enjoy 0 efficiency expert would only. pleasures us they come along. anchor our floating wishes or focus Ne is the only time in our posses-our wandering desires The past dribbles throught present, how happy we all miglio our fingers, The future eludes be. After all Mr. Bump has the our grasp, This very minute alone right philosophy. ours. Therefore let us revel in "Goodness, Mr. Bump, What's the dea? Taking the sum "Nope, Just setting' here gettin' good' 'n' hot so's I can remem-inter?
If, Hike the busy little bee we could store away some of the surplus sweets of summer, or again, like the ice-man, garner the excess cold ter, what storehouses its flavour to the full. Now, Now, Now!
Fortunately it will not be neces-to give most people lessons in enjoying the golden autumn which is Shanghai's prize season, Instruction in the art of appre of rainy week-ends, chill, for days and humid, torrid spells will be welcomed.
Boy, page Pollyanna!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.