HOW TO FIND DIRECTION WITHOUT A COMPASS
(during the day)

This one is way cool, and comes to us courtesy of the U. S. Navy Seals....

1. Drive a stick into flat unshaded ground, so that at least three feet of it is above the ground.

2. Mark the tip of the shadow cast by the stick, and label the mark "W".

3. Wait 10 minutes (or until the shadow has moved appreciably) and mark the tip of the new shadow, labeling it "E".

4. Draw a line connecting the "W" and "E" marks. This is a west-east line.

Near the spring and fall equinoxes (March 21 and September 23), the W-E stick method is most accurate, at any time of day. Near the summer and winter solstices (June 21 and December 21), it is least accurate, but still usable. On every day of the year except the equinoxes, the method produces a slight error before local apparent noon, and a slight error in the opposite direction after local apparent noon. Therefore, the errors in two readings, taken an equal amount of time before and after local apparent noon, will cancel each other out.

HOW TO PAY OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT

The U. S. Treasury can sell advertising to appear on currency. If you disagree by saying that doing so will "lower the value and dignity of the American dollar," try to repeat that statement with a straight face.

Considering that the life of a bill is in excess of one year, and that everybody in the U. S., and most people in the civilized world see greenbacks constantly, the advertising exposure cannot be denied. Different ad plans can be set up to accommodate different budgets. Surely, the Government has sufficient resources to launch such a program.

The only objections you would hear would come from purveyors of other, more conventional advertising media. But their objections are obviously self-serving.

I add only one provision: The revenue gained by the ad program could ONLY be used to pay off the deficit. It could not be used, under any circumstances, to fund new programs.