other · Issue No. 11, November 1951 · p. 47

For Amusement

للتسلية

These six faces look — at first glance — alike. But the truth is that only two of the drawings, out of all the faces, are alike. Can you tell which they are?

Old age may creep into a man's body even while he is still in the years of youth. Dr. "Lawsh Chek," one of the leading specialists, has prepared the following questions, so that each person may learn his true age from his score in answering them. Here they are:

1 - Are your friends fewer in number now than they were five years ago?
2 - Do you feel that you have lost your attractiveness to the other sex?
3 - If you were given the choice between a comfortable job and another requiring adventure, would you choose the latter?
4 - Have you become careless in your dress and appearance?
5 - Do you believe that the youth of today are soft and cannot be relied upon?
6 - Do you seem worried most of the time?
7 - Have you lately given up a sport you used to enjoy playing?
8 - Do you think that fate is being hard on you?
9 - Did you neglect to cast your vote in the last elections?
10 - Do you think the world is on its way to destruction?

(Yes / To some extent / No)

Look at the picture on the right for three minutes, then turn the page and try to remember the things it contained. If you remember 28 of them, your memory is strong; if you remember only 23, your memory is fair; but if you remember only 15 or fewer, your memory is weak.

* An Arabic-language teacher in one of the primary schools asked the pupils of his class to write a short composition entitled: "What would you do if you were given a million pounds?" The pupils set to writing — all but one, who crossed one leg over the other and sat still, doing nothing. The teacher asked him: "Why aren't you writing?" He replied, with grandeur and pride: "That is exactly what I would do if I were given a million pounds!"

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