The Czechoslovak Review/Volume 3/Miscellaneous (5)

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American Y. M. C. A . has sent to Prague a carload of motion picture films and a staff of secretaries to carry on the noble work of the Y. M. C. A. among the soldiers and the new republic. Among the secretaries is also Rev. Ludvík Burian of New York. They received a cordial welcome from Mr. Klofáč, minister of national defense.


How times change! Slovaks who used to be treated by the Magyars as serfs now laugh at the following joke: A doctor was consulted by a Magyar who complained of stomach troubles. The doctor said: “You must do more exercise. I would recommend that you take a walk three times each day around Magyarorszag (the Magyar state).”