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  2. FORBIDDEN WORDS.

    Among Scottish fishermen there is a superstition that the word "rabbit" must be avoided at all costs in conversation while at sea. This word, ...

    Article : 171 words
  3. HOW TO GROW OYSTERS.

    Anxiety concerning the diminishing crop of oysters induced the United States Fisheries Bureau to undertake some years ago a series of ...

    Article : 1,041 words
  4. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Difficulties overcome the weak, but strengthen the strong. No man is a hopeless fool who can keep his ignorance concealed. ...

    Article : 807 words
  5. DANGEROUS DERELICTS.

    Much interest has been aroused in the question of ocean derelicts by the adventures of the abandoned Nova Scotian schooner, Governor Parr. ...

    Article : 222 words
  6. A SPIDER THAT MAKES FLY-PAPERS.

    No creature has more curious or interesting habits than the spider. The Queensland spider has been called "The Magnificent," because the ...

    Article : 316 words
  7. FISHING FOR COAL.

    A quaint occupation is that of the "drudger," who, with the aid of long staves called, "hitchers," salves coal dropped overboard during the process ...

    Article : 118 words
  8. WORDS THAT COST THOUSANDS

    What is "punctually"? Everybody may think he knows what it is—in the terms of the dictionary definition "with scrupulous exactness as to ...

    Article : 664 words
  9. BRTAIN'S UNDERGROUND WEALTH.

    Although the undeveloped underground wealth of such countries as China and Brazil, as well as many of Britain's overseas possessions, is ...

    Article : 225 words
  10. CHINA'S MYSTERY CREATURES

    Strange creatures, said to have been found in the south of China, are causing a great deal of scientific curiosity. ...

    Article : 264 words
  11. PEOPLE I MEET ON MY BEAT.

    Winter always causes an increase in the number of street singers. The regular performers are reinforced by "amateurs," who provide most ...

    Article : 559 words
  12. "TEST RUBIES."

    The ruby, after the diamond, stands supreme among precious stones, being in the very first class of all coloured gems. ...

    Article : 617 words
  13. THE MAGNETIC SPELL.

    When ships pass on their way to and from Liverpool, and come to a particular spot in the Mersey, their compasses become agitated in a ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. TREES ACT AS AERIALS.

    Forest rangers in the large reserve in the State of Washington have succeeded in making trees talk. Two of them, tired of carrying wire, ...

    Article : 120 words
  15. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Australia's last bushrangers, the notorious Kelly gang, were broken up in 1880. Billiard balls are usually made ...

    Article : 377 words
  16. ELECTRIC WARNING FOR MOTORISTS.

    Automatic warning signals to prevent collisions between motor-cars at dangerous cross-roads have been tested recently near Bordeaux, in ...

    Article : 134 words
  17. LAST OF THE LOTTERIES.

    Ninety-eight years ago the last English State lottery was drawn. The State lotteries were participated in by all classes of people, and ...

    Article : 185 words
  18. MEASURING THE GROWTH OF PLANTS.

    A wonderful machine has been invented which measures the growth of plants. A small thread connects the plant with the apparatus, which ...

    Article : 163 words
  19. PESSIMISTS, PLEASE NOTE.

    How often do we hear old people, say that the world is less healthy now than it was in their "young days," when most of the diseases ...

    Article : 123 words
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