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  2. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Teacher: "Why does a dog hang out its tongue when running? Yes, Tommy, why is it?" Tommy: "To balance its tail!" ...

    Article : 720 words
  3. THE HISSING IGUANA.

    In the Pacific Ocean, about 500 miles off the coast of Ecuador, lies a tiny group of desert volcanic islands, known as the Galapagos ...

    Article : 159 words
  4. MIXING THE MENU.

    Apples, it is said, are rapidly outdoing tomatoes in popularity as an accompaniment of fried bacon for breakfast in some hotels. But this ...

    Article : 133 words
  5. COMPLETE SHORT STORY. IN THE BEGINNING.

    I sed did Uncle Ned kno wot for oats has wings, like they was a herd. Uncle Ned he thot a long time, and ...

    Article : 1,511 words
  6. A MAN-EATING TREE.

    "If you can imagine a pineapple eight feet high, and thick in proportion at its base," said Mr. Salmon S. Chase, the explorer, when talking ...

    Article : 171 words
  7. YOUR FACE DATES YOU.

    Some men of forty, or even less, have faces that look fifty or sixty. They look old because they have been overworked. ...

    Article : 319 words
  8. BLOOMS WITH BRAINS.

    A new theory has been advanced recently regarding life on Mars, which has lately been very much in the public eye. ...

    Article : 191 words
  9. MIRACLE OF THE HONEY-BEE.

    A honey-bee weighs one three-hundredth part of an ounce; its "load" of nectar is, therefore, extremely small. A scientist ascertained that ...

    Article : 148 words
  10. WIVES WHO RUIN HUSBANDS.

    Men make money. Women spend it. Generally speaking, whether a man gets on in the world and becomes prosperous, or whether he remains ...

    Article : 649 words
  11. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    The thickness of the earth from Pole to Pole is 7,900 miles. It bulges a little in the middle, and its thickness at the Equator is ...

    Article : 360 words
  12. CLOCK WITHOUT A FACE.

    At Lullington Church, Burton-on-Trent, there is a clock with neither face nor hands. It strikes the hours on the church bell, and has carried ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. A GENTUARY OF CEMENT.

    1924 is the one-hundredth anniversary of the invention of Portland cement. Old records have been discovered showing that in 1850 ...

    Article : 130 words
  14. OUR HORSES' ANCESTORS.

    The unrivalled breeds of horses that Britain possesses were derived originally from Arabian stock. Arabian horses are of two types, the ...

    Article : 153 words
  15. LITTLE MISS FALSTAFF.

    "Do men like slim women?" was a question I heard debated the. other day. I would like to add: "Do men go ...

    Article : 194 words
  16. IS BRITAIN "TILTING?"

    Is Britain becoming higher in the north and lower in the south? Scientists say that it is. Recently a number of readings have ...

    Article : 214 words
  17. THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE.

    A very small locomotive, said to be the first ever constructed, reached London recently. Over 140 years old, it was built by the famous engineer, ...

    Article : 195 words
  18. "SAY 'NINETY-NINE.'"

    Why does a doctor always demand of a patient, as he applies his ear to the stethoscope: "Say ninety-nine?" Why is that particular number ...

    Article : 120 words
  19. SALTED BABIES.

    Salt plays a curious part in christening ceremonies in some countries. The Armenians cover a new-horn infant's skin with finely-powdered ...

    Article : 113 words
  20. COWS IN LAW COURTS.

    Records show that at one time animals were brought personally before courts, tried, defended by counsel, and sentenced and punished upon ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. RECORD APPETITES.

    What is the biggest meal ever eaten by one person? In the Transactions of the Royal Society, mention is made of a ...

    Article : 165 words
  22. FULL FATHOM FIVE.

    Until a few years ago it was thought that no fish could live very far beneath the surface of the water, owing to the great pressure, but it ...

    Article : 146 words
  23. LYING DOWN TO FLY.

    To lie luxuriously on soft cushions and thus pilot your own small air machine is the latest possibility in aerial flight. ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. LIFEBOATS FOR AEROPLANES.

    Several new types of aircraft have been designed specially for marine use in conjunction with the Navy. One, a scout, carries a crew of ...

    Article : 128 words
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  26. MAPS IW TREES.

    Trees sometimes assume very grotesque shapes, and one can trace in their branches the outlines of animals, or birds. ...

    Article : 81 words
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