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  2. GRASSHOPPERS AS FOOD

    In North African towns along the Mediterranean; there come regularly donkey caravans laden with dried grasshoppers which are used for food, ...

    Article : 176 words
  3. KING OF CARD SHARPERS

    "King of Cardsharpers!" A dangerons title this,, and one not to be boasted of unduly by its possessor. Yet there is no record that Rene ...

    Article : 1,679 words
  4. A LUCKY ACCIDENT.

    It was in 1825 that the famous French chemist, Michel Eugene Chevreul, took out patents for the hard candle. ...

    Article : 224 words
  5. THE "MILKY WAY."

    "I'm a "roundsman," although you, like everyone else, probably refer to me as the "milkman." Recently a lady, who had always ...

    Article : 344 words
  6. FISH THAT CRIES.

    In Hong-Kong harbour, a strange fish, of the size and appearance of a baby's head, has been caught. It is like a big orange, with eyes, mouth, ...

    Article : 78 words
  7. THE CORK HARVEST.

    London is the hub of the cork world and takes the greater part of the valuable bark harvests of Spain and Portugal, the two countries ...

    Article : 177 words
  8. SALT ON WINE STAINS.

    It is often recommended, if wine is spilt on a tablecloth, that salt should be heaped on the stain, as haying some chemical property that ...

    Article : 160 words
  9. TASTING WITH YOUR EYES.

    It is often said that blind people do not care to smoke, and it is true that blindness robs smoking of much of its pleasure. It is equally true ...

    Article : 268 words
  10. WHILE THE CITY SLEPT.

    It was a wild, blustery night as P.-c. Robson paced the deserted streets. Suddenly, by the dim light of a street lamp, he caught sight of ...

    Article : 300 words
  11. TALES WORTH TELUNG.

    Railway Porter: "Your train is 3.50, sir." Isaacs (from force of habit): "Make it 2.25 and I'll take it," ...

    Article : 504 words
  12. THE BILL-STICKING BUSINESS.

    The gentleman in the muchlybespattered coat was extremely indignant with me because I had referred to his occupation as a "job," ...

    Article : 564 words
  13. WHAT WAVES CAN DO.

    Waves such as that which recently struck the Empress of France in midAtlantic, doing some £4,000 worth of damage, must he numbered ...

    Article : 424 words
  14. HINTS FOR EVERY HOME.

    To keep cheese fresh, wrap it in a cloth that has been dipped in vinegar and wrung as dry as possible. Keep in a cool place. ...

    Article : 526 words
  15. STRANGE YET TRUE.

    The average marriage age of girls in India is 12½ years. Women and children do most of the ruling among the Eskimo tribes. ...

    Article : 384 words
  16. NEW ANTI-FREEZE.

    Ethylene glycol is replacing alcohol as an anti-freeze compound for automobiles. In ethylene glycol the valuable ...

    Article : 238 words
  17. MOUNTAIN ARCHITECTS.

    The amazing mountain monasteries and fortresses erected by the Tibetans show them to be the most original and skilful archetects in Asia. ...

    Article : 155 words
  18. WATER JET STRONGER THAN STEEL.

    What is probably the strongest and most rigid jet of water in the world is being used for operating the turbines of the power station at Fully, ...

    Article : 134 words
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