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  2. WINTER THUNDER.

    An investigation made into the subject of winter thunderstorms in the British Isles during the three months January to March, 1925, is ...

    Article : 140 words
  3. SPIES IN TRADE.

    Comparatively few industrial establishments are without their trade secrets, and to guard these from the prying eyes and pilfering inclinations ...

    Article : 1,593 words
  4. FATHER AND SON.

    How many fathers are there who will follow the example of the man who, in his will bequeathed nothing to his sons because, as he wrote, the ...

    Article : 229 words
  5. DAYLIGHT SPECTACLES.

    Many great industries, notably the textile and dye industries, find it of importance that their designers and foremen at least should be able to ...

    Article : 298 words
  6. INFLAMMABLE TOYS.

    Experiments with fire have been carried out before the executive committee of the Institute of Hygiene with toys made of celluoid and ...

    Article : 174 words
  7. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Grease spots on marble mantelpieces, after they have been rubbed, often appear again because the grease has soaked into the marble. A good, ...

    Article : 457 words
  8. SCHOOL SPORTS IN JAPAN.

    During a racing event on a sports day in a school, at Kumamoto, Japan, a baby was snatched from the arms of its mother, who was among ...

    Article : 677 words
  9. THE MAN-EATING TREE.

    "The two regions on earth least known to-day are Madagascar and New Guinea," says Mr. C. S. Osborn in his recent book ...

    Article : 775 words
  10. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Mrs. Newlywed: "Oh, I've dropped a fork—that means mother's coming'here." Newlywed: "Butter fingers!" ...

    Article : 552 words
  11. "MR. CHAIRMAN."

    I am—I say this with all modesty —in great request as a chairman. Fair and firm, you know. Inwardly I may be bored to death, but ...

    Article : 639 words
  12. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Between twenty and thirty thousand married people in Britain are stated to be certified lunatics. Obesity, or fatness, in women is ...

    Article : 268 words
  13. A LAKE OF ASPHALT.

    So much road and pavement repairing goes on nowadays that doubts have been expressed as to whether supplies of that important ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE WHISTLE.

    Railroad whistles use up four tons of water and 1,200 pounds of coal for every hour of continuous operation. Dr. A. L. Foley, professor of ...

    Article : 163 words
  15. THE HEARING OF BIRDS.

    A correspondent of the "Spectator" describes how, when he was living outside Agra, the birds in an aviary outside the house were frequently ...

    Article : 151 words
  16. SALMON'S 800-MILE TRIP.

    The Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries has marked a considerable number of Atlantic salmon, by attaching silver tags to their dorsal ...

    Article : 103 words
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