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  2. THE AMAZON AMAZONS.

    Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice, a very distinguished explorer and ethnologist, and Mrs. Rice, are making great efforts to solve, if possible. ...

    Article : 1,154 words
  3. MYSTERIES OF THE MINE.

    What was the fate of Thomas Severn ? For seventeen months the question has been discussed by the mining ...

    Article : 303 words
  4. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Doctor : "Do you talk- in your sleep ?" Patient : "No ; I talk in other people's. I'm a clergyman." ...

    Article : 394 words
  5. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Queen Maud of Norway can claim to be the first woman pilot of a flying-boat. Britain's gift to Belgium of part ...

    Article : 327 words
  6. SAFE IN THE SEA.

    We read of gold to the value of millions of pounds having been recovered from the Laurentic after being submerged for thirty months, ...

    Article : 378 words
  7. THE MAGIC BUTTON.

    Imagine sitting at. a table in London, pressing a button, and hey, presto! --people 4,000 miles away have the message in two-fifths of a ...

    Article : 202 words
  8. SWAT THAT FLU GERM !

    Influenza is clearly a germ-caused disease. It cannot originate in the human body unless the natural defences of ...

    Article : 795 words
  9. BRITAIN'S DIRTIEST TOWN.

    By means of an instrument invented by Dr. J. S. Owens, secretary for the Committee for the investigation of Atmospheric Pollution, it is ...

    Article : 230 words
  10. WHERE THE GOLD GOES.

    In 1846 the whole world produced less than six million pounds worth of gold. Then the Californian gold- fields were discovered, and in four ...

    Article : 660 words
  11. BIRD TIPPLERS.

    Do birds like whisky? The question is suggested by an incident recorded by Mr. Frank Finn, ir. his book, "Bird Behaviour" ...

    Article : 585 words
  12. GOLD AND SILVER BEETLES.

    In these days of gold shortage it is interesting to know that, there are insects in this world which are said to be gold-producing! The most ...

    Article : 217 words
  13. FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

    An American firm some time back made a telephone for use in churches, by which deaf people could be supplied in their pews with ear-pieces ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. TO THE POINT.

    "Mr. Cash," began the youth, hanging his hat on the back of the chair, "I will occupy only a few moments of your time. I have come to ...

    Article : 202 words
  15. COLD "DON'TS."

    If you want to avoid colds-- Don't be afraid of fresh air. It cannot of itself ever give anyone a cold in the head. ...

    Article : 126 words
  16. MUCH HAIR, LITTLE VIRTUE !

    According to folklore contributed from many parts of the globe, a heavy head of hair indicates little, if any, virtues. The Turks claim ...

    Article : 316 words
  17. AN ALL-ROUND MAN.

    Dubb, the drummer of the 25th East Rangoon Highland Shropshires, was inclined to embonpoint—i.e., he was a whopper. But he was a great ...

    Article : 254 words
  18. WISE MEN SAY--

    That the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands. That he who blackens others does not whiten himself. ...

    Article : 236 words
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