The Children's Corner

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 27, 20 January 1928, Page 15

The Children's Corner

By

ARIEL

Dear Radio Children — Who heard the elephants and hons at Wirth’s Circus broadcasting their sweet melodious voices on Saturday night? I expect every one of you did, and got heaps of thrills from Jumbo’s items, Don’t you think it was very brave of Auntie Dot and Uncle Jasper to sit and talk to you from among all use wild beasts? I couldn’t have done it for allthe tea in China; but then, never did like loud noises, such as thunder, doors banging, hooters and fire--yorks, and people shouting in my ear. Anyway, Auntie Dot had to admit ‘once that her knees were knocking, which goes to show how brave she was "stay there. in spite of feeling shaky! I expect most of you are still enjoying holidays at the beach or in the ezuntry, ‘and I hope those of you who only get to the sea occasionally are naking the very most of every minute. Do you look for sea anemones and s‘arfish, and crabs, and pretty seaweed and shells, and watch the seagulls? if you come across a starfish it means that it has been left stranded by the tide, and it is best to throw it back into the water, as it cannot live for long on land. Do you know that a starfish can climb up rocks just about as quickly as a snail, and that it can wriggle itself along the sand at about the same rate? It manages this performance by means of its rows of little feet, which you will find running along its rays if you turn it on its back. I wonder how many of you know how uséful seaweed is? Once upon a ‘ame it was considered quite useless, but now we use it for such a lot of things. Lo begin with, it helps to break the force of the heavy seas, and makes a home jor numerous sea creatures. Some kinds are used in the making of iodine, soap, varnish, and glass, while others are gathered by cartloads in tons and tons, and put on the fields to make the crops grow. The little blobs we so often see and tread on for the fun of popping them are little balloons filled w'th air to keep the seaweed afloat on the water. Then there are many rarer and prettier kinds, like fairy trees, in red and pink and white, the which are most attractive when dried and pressed for a ecllection. Of course, you have to find out the correct names and label them all. ce | 4 Shells, too, make a fascinating collection, and you can spend many long tours hunting for new ones. Some are so delicate and tiny that unless you are looking very carefully you will miss them altogether. Anyway, I am sure you are all having the time of your lives, and will just hate leaving the out-of-doors when it’s time to begin school again. Love to everyone, ARIEL,