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  3. THE FRENCH BASTILE.

    The famous French prison known as the Batile was originally the castle of Paris, built according to the orders of Charles V. between 1370 ...

    Article : 274 words
  4. A QUEER CURRENCY.

    Probably the queerest money in the world is the "soap money" used in Mexico. A traveller says that he frequently received soap in change ...

    Article : 130 words
  5. WIVES WHO MAKE HUSBANDS CONCEITED.

    It is no wonder that men fancy themselves mentally superior to women, when so many wives treat their husbands as human encyclopaedias ...

    Article : 1,199 words
  6. ENERGY AND THE DANCE

    Hostesses should lay in a heavy supply of refreshments when they expect to entertain heavy-stepping dancers as guests. An account of an ...

    Article : 196 words
  7. KINEMA FINDS.

    The nightly search followed by the work of the cleaning staff next morning, seldom fails to produce a motely collection of treasure trove of more ...

    Article : 472 words
  8. HEART BEATS.

    The bigger the body, the slower does the heart beat. The elephant's heart beats only 25 times a minute; that of a donkey 50 times, The ...

    Article : 130 words
  9. HINTS FOR EVERY HOME.

    Should melting fat catch alight, place a dish over the flare. Water sometimes causes a greater flame. Darn socks and stockings on the ...

    Article : 497 words
  10. A SHORT CUT.

    Recently a party of city motorists, on their way back from a beauty spot, decided to help themselves to the fruit of a certain orchard. They ...

    Article : 194 words
  11. THE DEAD SEA.

    The Dead Sea contains 24 per cent, of salt and, in consequence, is so buoyant that a person can float on its surface without any exertion. ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. "PROPS."

    There are many things that may give the nervous player cause for anxiety—and there are not many actors and actresses who do not ...

    Article : 727 words
  13. TALES WORTH TELLING.

    Let your sense be common, but not your manners. People who give themselves away are not always charitable. ...

    Article : 576 words
  14. DRY CLEANING AT HOME.

    Dry cleaning costs a good deal in the average household, and few people know that many items of the wardrobe can be successfully dealt ...

    Article : 656 words
  15. "FROM OBSERVATION."

    How many times, when in the witness box, I've commenced my evidence with that very useful phrase "From information received," I ...

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  16. STRAHCE YET TRUE.

    One-tenth of the world is still unexplored. Rice paper is not made from the rice plant, but from the pith of a ...

    Article : 454 words
  17. MOTOR ACCIDENTS AND FATIGUE.

    Between five and six o'clock in the evening is the most dangerous hour for motor-car driving, according to a survey of more than 1,000 accidents ...

    Article : 139 words
  18. WORLD'S BIGGEST CAVES.

    The greatest limestone cave in the world is the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. In it there are 223 known avenues, of an average width and ...

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