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  2. HOW SEEDS BREATHE.

    Every thing that lives must breathe even the tiny seeds of plants. Placed in a hermetically sealed jar, they would die from suffocation, though ...

    Article : 217 words
  3. BUDDHIST MONKS.

    Buddhism was the first religion to have monks, nuns, convents, and monasteries. Buddha himself had twelve disciples who became monks. ...

    Article : 97 words
  4. GREAT GAMBLERS.

    When it comes to adventure, there are few gamblers with a racier history than he who came to be known in America and Britain as "Doc" ...

    Article : 1,755 words
  5. CHARCOAL REPLACES PETROL.

    That charcoal gas can be used effectively as a substitute for petrol in motor vehicles was demonstrated recently by the French Government in ...

    Article : 160 words
  6. STRANGE YET TRUE.

    Erinoid, the material made from congealed milk which has been used for buttons and knife-handles in the past, is now being employed for ...

    Article : 456 words
  7. THE WIVES OF A WHALE.

    The great whale, like a few of the other big mammals, is threatened with extinction. It is hunted for its sperm oil, blubber, and bone—hunted ...

    Article : 257 words
  8. BALM OF GILEAD.

    Once regarded as a sovereign cure for all ills, Balm of Gilead, so often referred to in the Old Testament, is obtained from the 'Abies balsamea,' ...

    Article : 645 words
  9. MONEY AND MURDER.

    How many murderers have died as wealthy as was the Chinese, Lock Ah Tarn, of Liverpool, who, it is announced, left £12,000? Very few. ...

    Article : 598 words
  10. TALES WORTH TELLING.

    A proven remedy for somnambulism is insomnia. Not everyone realises that the heavier end of a match is the light ...

    Article : 544 words
  11. BATHS AND BATHERS.

    Some little time ago a gentleman said that he supposed my work as a swimming baths attendant gave me plenty of opportunities to study ...

    Article : 704 words
  12. HINTS FOR EVERY HOME.

    Mustard is not merely a condiment, it has valuable digestive qualities. Non-mustard eaters who suffer from indigestion should note the fact. ...

    Article : 456 words
  13. CHEAP ELECTRICITY.

    A French electric company was convinced that one of its customers was obtaining electricity for nothing through a franc-in-the-slot meter, ...

    Article : 75 words
  14. SHOCK FOR ANCIENT GREECE.

    Ancient Greece lived in ignorance even of Italy, just across the Adriatic Sea. To the Greeks the world was flat and small, with Greece the ...

    Article : 161 words
  15. CHEQUES BY WIRELESS.

    The Bankers' Trust Company of New York recently honoured a cheque for £200 that was wirelessed photographically from London. ...

    Article : 142 words
  16. TRAVELLING LIGHT.

    The trunk and suitcase seem likely to become things of the past; at least, as far as women are concerned. Smart hats that can be folded ...

    Article : 124 words
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