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  2. SLEEP.

    Investigation of the nature of the sleep of persons in normal health shows that it varies according to tho daily diet and the different hours at which sleep ...

    Article : 153 words
  3. A TRADE PROPHECY.

    The commerce of the future is going to follow the lines of least resistance, and is going to change as time goes on until every country produces that which ...

    Article : 265 words
  4. FOR WOMAN'S EYE

    The simplified Maygar blouse is still with us, and for house or office use is indispensable. As they are easily made any girl can equip herself with a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 811 words
  5. ROYAL SOCIETY GOSSIP.

    I hear (says the London correspondent of the "Liverpool Post") that the King received an unusual Christmas greeting. The Royal mail bag ...

    Article : 363 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 519 words
  7. MURDER IN A DREAM.

    What is probably the strangest, as well as one of the most terrible tragedies on record, occurred at Trieste, Austria-Hungary, and is attracting wide ...

    Article : 296 words
  8. NATURAL GAS IN HOLLAND.

    Natural gas exists in various parts of Holland, says the U.S. Consul, F. W. Mahin, of Amsterdam. In the Vondel Park, in Amsterdam, it is manifest in ...

    Article : 212 words
  9. REQUIEM MASS BY CANARIES.

    Eight thousand Hartz Mountain canary birds sang together in a mighty requiem chorus as the bodies of two unfortunate steerage passengers were ...

    Article : 167 words
  10. TWO MILLION OIL DEAL.

    Interesting speculations as to developments with oil-driven warships in the British Navy are raised by the announcement that the Admiralty has ...

    Article : 214 words
  11. TOY-MAKING FOR CHILDREN.

    In the course of an address on suggestions for toy-making, delivered at the Conference of London County Council teachers on Saturday, Miss E. ...

    Article : 308 words
  12. IF THERE NEVER WAS SNOW.

    Few would imagine that the absence of snow would double the price of timber. The greater part of our common timber comes from the forests of ...

    Article : 199 words
  13. THE BI-CENTENARY OF THE PIANO.

    It was exactly two hundred years ago on Sunday last that a maker of spinets in Paris, called Marius, addressed a preliminary note to the Royal Academy of ...

    Article : 186 words
  14. SODA AND ALUMINIUM.

    The use of soda in water for the cleansing of cooking utensils is ingrained into our very lives. The housewife and the servant alike look upon ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. WHEN THE PANAMA CANAL IS OPEN.

    The world awaits the near approach of the day when the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans will be wedded. The work of cutting a canal through the ...

    Article : 385 words
  16. CONUNDRUMS.

    Where was Adam going when he was in his thirty-ninth year?—Into his fortieth. How is it that Adam was a provision ...

    Article : 111 words
  17. AN AIRSHIP STATION.

    Potsdam is ahead of the rest of the world in providing for airship traffic. There has recently ben erected in the suburbs of the city a station for ...

    Article : 137 words
  18. SITTING ON £2400.

    After drawing £2400 from a Paris bank ((says a "Chronicle" correspondent) the messenger of a famous firm of motor-car builders placed the ...

    Article : 95 words
  19. THE PERFUMERY INDUSTRY.

    In "Common Objects of the Riviera," by I. and H. Chamberlain (Routledge), the authors state that the centre of the perfumery industry is at ...

    Article : 177 words
  20. CANNED TEN-COURSE DINNERS.

    Ten and twelve course dinners can now be ordered in New York by postcard and delivered to any part of the country by rail. An ingenious chef, ...

    Article : 93 words
  21. BIRD CHORUS ON A WRECK.

    Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wreeked near Aberdeen, with a ...

    Article : 173 words
  22. ORIGIN OF AND OLD SONG.

    The tune to which "For he's a jolly good fellow" is sung was once a national air in France, called "Marlbrouck," in the words of which Queen ...

    Article : 334 words
  23. ARE YOU SOMETIMES GRUMPY.

    If you find yourself growing grumpy and peevish over domestic trifles you will just have to take yourself severely and sternly in hand; you will have to ...

    Article : 298 words
  24. TO REMOVE GREASE SPOTS.

    To remove grease from a delicate material make a stiff paste with Fuller's earth and vinegar. Roll it into balls and dry them. When required ...

    Article : 55 words
  25. THAT SETTLED IT.

    "Yes," said Swagger, "this is a turkeze ring." "Excuse me," said Bangs, "the correct pronunciation of that word is ...

    Article : 102 words
  26. FACTS CONCERNING SHOES.

    To cure boots and shoes of creaking boil some linseed oil and saturate the soles well with it. Boots and shoes that are tight will go on bettor if firsf ...

    Article : 232 words
  27. WATER LILY SALAD.

    A water lily salad is on the same principle, and differs only in appearance. The eggs are cut in strips lengthwise, and these strips are arranged on ...

    Article : 56 words
  28. THE BRUTE.

    "I see your wife has her hand in a bandage. What's the matter?" "I set a mouse-trap and put it in my coat pocket last night." ...

    Article : 30 words
  29. CHOKING.

    Sometimes this comes on when children are laughing and talking over their food, and you at once exclaim, "Something has gone down the wrong throat." ...

    Article : 169 words
  30. ELEPHANT CHOPS, STEAKS, AND OUTLETS.

    The elephant Agra, which was killed for misbehaviour at Angers a week ago, is to be catch by the gourmets of Paris. Agra chops, steaks, cutlets, and pasties ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. CREAM WALNUT SALAD.

    Made by pressing the two halves of an English walnut on the sides of a ball of cream cheese, is delicious when served with lettuce and cheese balls and ...

    Article : 37 words
  32. SALADS.

    Tho salad is often the salvation of the meatless meal. It may be nourishing enough to take the place of meat, fish, or eggs. It is often, of course, ...

    Article : 111 words
  33. CHEESE SAUCE.

    Made like a thin white sauce with grated cheese, stirred in liberally, adds much to the charms of rice croquettes, and gives them as well a dignity that ...

    Article : 70 words
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