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  2. Treatment for Shock

    "I'll attend to it presently," I said. "A burn is always a shock, and with a child it is important to see that he has warmth and quiet and a stimulant ...

    Article : 221 words
  3. Feel Young to be Young

    It is essential to woman's selfrespect, hence to her success in life, whether she be wife or business woman, to feel young, as young as ever ...

    Article : 661 words
  4. Beard Records

    Tradition says that Adam wore a bushy beard, and the Israelites in Egypt distinguished themselves from their masters by cultivating long ones. ...

    Article : 265 words
  5. A Mother's Memory

    "Oh, mums!" Dawn, my crippled girl, cries from the window. "It's so foggy, I can hardly see the houses opposite. We don't generally get a fog ...

    Article : 1,237 words
  6. Something About Marriage

    Disappointment in the partner one has chosen for life is one of the saddest things that can befall a human being, because it is impossible to put aside or ...

    Article : 591 words
  7. "Carrying the Bag"

    There isn't really any need always to carry the bag, you know, only perhaps you have done it for so long that it has become second nature, and ...

    Article : 685 words
  8. SEA LION IN WHEAT FIELD.

    A 1200-pound sea lion ran hard aground in a wheat field at Canby, Oregon, after swimming 130 miles up the Columbia and Williamette Rivers ...

    Article : 126 words
  9. MOVING FIVE TONS BY NIGHT.

    One of the cleverest thefts on record was that of the howitzer stolen from Jesus College, Cambridge. It was a captured German howitzer, and ...

    Article : 185 words
  10. NEW BOOKS.

    In this new novel Mr. Ernest Raymond pictures for us a small English country town. Avonsmead is the bungalow suburb of a South Coast town, ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. The Simple Life.

    In the smoking compartment the conversation turned on the merits and demerits of various ways of preserving health. One stout, florid man had ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. TONS OF OLD BOOKS.

    Among the 160 tons of old books, documents, paintings and other art treasures which belonged to a Darlington Quaker recluse who died ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. DICTATION TEST.

    Below is a list of words set in a dictation test for students of Columbia University, U.S.A., recently. Bead the list aloud to a friend and ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. H'aspirates.

    Mistress: "You bad better heat that pudding up for your lunch." Char-lady: "H'eat that h'up! I couldn't possibly h'eat h'all that ...

    Article : 53 words
  15. The Way Out.

    Mrs. Murphy: "What! You're going to sell up and marry that hard-up lodger of yours? What on earth are ye going to live on?" ...

    Article : 311 words
  16. Off!

    "Gerald," said the heiress, "I have been thinking." "Thinking of me, precious?" asked Gerald. ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. HELPFUL HINTS.

    Try a Pinch of—Salt to every dish prepared. Mustard to all gravies. Nutmeg to disguise dripping in ...

    Article : 163 words
  18. Planned.

    Two men were out shooting one day when a policeman approached and politely asked to see their game licences. To his surprise, one of the men turned ...

    Article : 108 words
  19. Lack of Evidence.

    The two neighbors were discussing a newcomer to the street. "A bit of a Spiritualist, isn't she?" one remarked. "Well," her friend replied, ...

    Article : 46 words
  20. The Right Number!

    He had walked past the telephonekiosk three times, but now he stalked towards it with his shoulders squared, the courage of despair on ...

    Article : 249 words
  21. Quite So!

    Smith: "I shall he everlastingly indebted to you, old man, if you could lend me a pound." Tompkins: "Yes, I know. That's the ...

    Article : 190 words
  22. His Likeness.

    Explorer: "And there, as I entered my bungalow, I came face to face with a ferocious ape. What do you think I did?" ...

    Article : 30 words
  23. Wanted No Encores.

    Mother: "Now, Tommy, sit down and tell little Billy a story." Tommy: "I can't sit down. I've just told Pa one." ...

    Article : 24 words
  24. Felt It.

    Mr. Wigby: "Now look here, Sarah, don't you send any more of my shirts to that laundry!" Mrs. Wigby: "Why, whatever's the ...

    Article : 151 words
  25. The "Solution"!

    The two "gay young things' were talking together at tea. "I found a grey hair yesterday," said one in alarm. "Whatever would ...

    Article : 147 words
  26. Fashion Note.

    He was a youthful reporter, keen, but not an expert in fashions. So when he was sent in an emergency to report a smart wedding, he was glad ...

    Article : 124 words
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