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  2. The GREAT UNREAD

    The case of "one man's meat . . ."is excellently illustrated in a recent issue of "John o' London," dealing with "Books We Couldn't Finish." It set this writer thinking of the host of unread books, great and mediocre, which repose on most people's shelves. The memory of these unread ...

    Article : 643 words
  3. The Chiefs Film Review

    How much does our physical environment affect our thoughts and judgment ? Suppose a man approaches a task in three singlets and two pairs of underpants, worn under a thick suit and a heavy overcoat, and still feels cold? Will his mind run in the same channels as it would when ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,004 words
  4. VISITORS in the NIGHT

    There are long-shaped dark brown pellets under the magnolia tree in the morning, and the rose bushes have a nibbled and shredded look. A broken branch that dangles by a thread of bark from an over-hanging elm, shows fresh white pith. The garden has had a visitor in the night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 564 words
  5. SCHOOL SECTION:

    In the seventeenth century London was at its worst in matters of crowding, sanitation, and public health. Although the Great Plague and the Great Fife are vividly recorded in the pages of history, London was rarely without epidemics and conflagrations. The three serious outbreaks of plague ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,428 words
  6. TRAGEDY of PUDDING LANE

    The cry of "fire !" is one of the most dreaded expressions in every language, and nearly all the great cities of history have been ravaged by flames. Rome burned for eight days when Nero was Emperor; Constantinople has been almost destroyed on six occasions; Moscow was utterly ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 976 words
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