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...opening day draws nearer, the fair's fathers plan to put the laboring force on a round-the-clock, three-shift schedule. Says a fair official: "Everything will be completed by opening day. There may be some wet paint, but we'll be ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Washington: Come to the Fair | 12/29/1961 | See Source »

There are also instructions on how to make a Voodoo Dolly Pincushion and what to do with I-is-for-Ink: "Ink is black and wet. Ink is fun. What can you do with ink? What rhymes with ink? D R -." There is a friendly hint about brushing the teeth: "If you do not brush your teeth, they will get dull and yellow. If you brush them, they will be nice and white and bright. Maybe a wild black panther will crawl in your window some dark night and look around for someone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Kid Stuff | 12/29/1961 | See Source »

RING OF BRIGHT WATER, by Gavin Maxwell. A lyric bouquet in memory of the best pal the author ever had-a lovable, rubbery otter named Mij, who could clown like a dog, slink like a cat, and swim better than anything else that ever got wet. Maxwell respects his old friend's dignity, and never allows his recollections to become cute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: THE YEAR'S BEST | 12/29/1961 | See Source »

...ONLY CHILD, by Frank O'Connor. An account of the author's boyhood in a wet, ruined, pious, oppressed Cork slum. The heroine is O'Connor's mother; her son writes of her with eloquence and wonder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: THE YEAR'S BEST | 12/29/1961 | See Source »

...population explosion in dolls this year is the best argument yet for birth control at the toy bench. They kiss, they suck thumbs, they wet, and of course talk, laugh, cry, wink, blink and nod. One specimen has three shifting faces: one with measles, one in a convalescent state, and one in smiling health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Customs: But Once a Year | 12/15/1961 | See Source »

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