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  2. INTERESTING ITEMS,

    The earth is 92,800,000 miles from the sun. There are 40,000 lakes it Newfoundland. ...

    Article : 242 words
  3. TRY THE SALT CURE!

    The human body is a marvellously adaptable organism, but few people would be willing to make iu person the experiment described at a recent ...

    Article : 162 words
  4. SPONGE DIVERS' UNDERSEA BATTLES.

    The sponge diver's existence has hardship., He encounters sharks and octopi. The descending and ascendwear down his nervous system, intil, ...

    Article : 1,254 words
  5. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Henderson: "our wife-has such a soft, liquid voice." Henpeck: "Yes; but it's hard to stop the flow." ...

    Article : 875 words
  6. WHEN EYES TELL LIES.

    A well-known optician recently made the startling assertion that colour-blindness is, usually inherited, and not the result of disease. ...

    Article : 170 words
  7. BUFFALO BEEF?

    It is declared by experts of the Agricultural Department of Canada that in ten years or so buffalo beef will be imported into Britain. ...

    Article : 237 words
  8. WHY THEY WHISTLE.

    The uses of' the train whistle are many. At first it was intended merely to give warning that a train was approaching, hut since then many ...

    Article : 271 words
  9. SIXTY YEARS OF WORDS.

    Dr. Johnson spent eight.years on the compilation of his famous lexicon but the "New English Dictionary," which is approaching completion, has ...

    Article : 158 words
  10. WIRE FROM SALT.

    A wonderful discovery has been made by a Russian scientist, who claims to have found a method of making wire. stronger than. steel out ...

    Article : 158 words
  11. PRC-HISTORIC V. MODERN MAN

    Some people declare that prehistoric man was intellectually below the level of man in our age. The exact reverse is the case,judging by what ...

    Article : 712 words
  12. PICTURE OF VOICE POSSIBLE.

    Have you ever seen your own voice? That sounds like a very foolish ques-, tion. yell, despite its apparent absurdity, the question applies to a ...

    Article : 677 words
  13. MOUNTAIN OF TOOTH-POWDER.

    One, of the greatest natural curiosities in the world is the "Mountain of Tooth-Powder," in Arizona, United States. ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. SMELLING TWO MILES OFF!

    Most animals give off scent through their feet. The bloodhound can scent his object many hours after it has passed. ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. FORTUNES MADE TWICE DAILY.

    One of the little-known wonders of the world is the Morro Velho gold mine, in Brazil. Almost every day for-nearly a ...

    Article : 485 words
  16. THE COLOUR OF WATER.

    To speak of colour in water seems absurd. A tumbler of water from the tap shown no colour at all. Howmany instances are there, though, ...

    Article : 152 words
  17. GIANTS OF THE INSECT WORLD

    The Atlas moth, a night-flying insect of Central Brazil, is one of the largest winged insects in the world. Its wings measure fourteen inches ...

    Article : 177 words
  18. TRANSPORTING A BRIDGE

    When the suspension bridge which spans the Avon gorge was removed from its old job of spanning the Thames, it was taken to pieces and ...

    Article : 237 words
  19. WHAT A KNOT IS NOT.

    The meaning of a sailor's "knot," like an ordinary knot, requires some unravelling.. A "landlubber" would say that a ...

    Article : 198 words
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