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  2. Pig Raising

    For pigs of all classes and ages, the sun in spring is an effective tonic. Theoretically, feeding and management should satisfy all requirements ...

    Article : 276 words
  3. "Do It Now!"

    The following incident is one that really happened. It is told of a high official, a man just beyond middle life. He was sturdy and strong, the picture ...

    Article : 291 words
  4. SUITABLY EQUIPPED

    The assistant in the second-hand outfitters' shop was dark and oily-haired; his face, seen in profile, semed to consist chiefly of nose. His first ...

    Article : 706 words
  5. How Do You Sleep?

    Most people have found that when they are not too tired at bed-time they seem to be able to go to sleep quite easily, but when they have overdone ...

    Article : 524 words
  6. Lead—the Father of Metals

    Compared to glittering gold and shining silver, lead is a humble metal. Yet it deserves the respect due to an honorable ancestor. From an early ...

    Article : 497 words
  7. Peak of Paris

    The highest artificial structure in Europe is the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, erected for the Paris Exhibition of 1889. It is 984 feet high. ...

    Article : 222 words
  8. The Luxury of Fortune

    "Once I owned a couple of millions; to-day I am a hundred and. eighty thousand pounds in debt, and all I own in the world are clothes worth, ...

    Article : 677 words
  9. GREASEPAINT PIONEER

    As the father of greasepaint, Johann Ludwig Leichner, whose centenary has just become due, merits the gratitude of every actor and actress born in the ...

    Article : 179 words
  10. TO CUBE HAY FEVER.

    Three oranges a day (and nothing else to eat) will cure hay fever in a few days! "A few days on an orange diet will ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. FOR HOT DAYS.

    Banana and Orange Sponge.—Take one pint orange jelly, one large or two small bananas, one small tin of sliced apricots or peaches, and two sponge ...

    Article : 385 words
  12. MATCHLESS SMOKING.

    Electric smoking is the latest gift of science to human pleasure. Its pioneer is Dr. W. J. McCormick, of Toronto, whose inventive genius first ...

    Article : 166 words
  13. A WORM'S APPETITE.

    The ordinary common or garden earth-worn is quite an interesting study, and one can relate some very strange and quite unsuspected facts ...

    Article : 94 words
  14. KEEPING YOUR FEET FIT.

    To keep the feet fit, they should be bathed every night, particularly in the hot weather, when they tire more readily. ...

    Article : 134 words
  15. THEY SMOKED ROPE AND USED TOBACCO FOR POULTICES.

    There are no fewer than 32 districts in France where tobacco is grown, and so large are some of the tobacco plantations that one might easily gain the ...

    Article : 167 words
  16. Making Certain.

    "I'll give a man a fiver who can drink fifteen pints right off," said the wealthy American visitor to all and sundry in the bar-parlor of the Red ...

    Article : 364 words
  17. GOLD RINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR.

    In a recent issue of the "British Medical Journal" reference is made to gold rings which, change color according to the health of the wearers. The ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. MARRIED BY 'PHONE.

    The craze for being married in unusual circumstances still persists, for recently Innocenzo Navone and Terisina Marino, both, shivering with cold, ...

    Article : 274 words
  19. That Let-down Feeling.

    "You sold me a car two weeks ago." "Yes, sir." "Tell me again all you said about it then. I'm getting discouraged." ...

    Article : 25 words
  20. THE WHITEHALL GUARDS.

    The mounted sentries of Whitehall, London, are all picked men, drawn from the Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards (the Blues). ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. A Great Effort.

    The Friend: "Well, dear, what kind of a part have you got In the new revue?" The Actress: "Oh, I merely have to ...

    Article : 210 words
  22. Ignorance is Bliss.

    Mrs. Jones was going on holiday, and her friend Mrs. Smith offered to look after the dog in her absence. "You're sure you don't mind?" asked ...

    Article : 78 words
  23. Incredible.

    Pat, the new under-gardener, gazed wonderingly at the shallow basin containing water in the lawn. "What's that for?" he asked the ...

    Article : 173 words
  24. Long Wait.

    When Isaac arrived at the seaside hotel he immediately asked if there was a telegram for him, and when answered in the negative appeared ...

    Article : 146 words
  25. Tickled.

    Bill: "I want to thank you for that blanket you gave me to take to camp." Bob: "Were you pleased with it?" Bill; "Pleased! I was tickled to ...

    Article : 139 words
  26. Heredity.

    "Curious thing about that chap over there," said Jones thoughtfully. "He knew nothing about rubber, invested his savings in the stuff, became rich ...

    Article : 120 words
  27. An Effort That Failed.

    Smith: "Do you think it is possible to raise politicians to a higher level?" Brown. "Well, Guy Fawkes tried to do it and look what he got." ...

    Article : 31 words
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