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  2. BEING FROM NATURE.

    [?]art from the principle of aero[?] making, which we learn' [?]light of birds, the latter [?]ble for several other inventions ...

    Article : 497 words
  3. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    He: "I can't express my love in words." She: "Perhaps you can in figures." Ada: "When we are married I will ...

    Article : 672 words
  4. CRIMINAL SLANG.

    It is quite interesting to study the various slang phrases used by the Criminal classes. There is something distinctly smart about some of their, ...

    Article : 366 words
  5. ARTIFICIAL WO[?]

    A norwegian inventor has, after many years of experiment, discovered a method of making artificial wood. A mixture consisting of sawdust, ...

    Article : 50 words
  6. ODOURS IN THE HIVE.

    Scientists declare that insects are equipped with a more highly-developed spense of smell than human beings. It is by this sense that bees, ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. THE BLUE-GUM TREE.

    Many people wonder where eucalyptus oil comes from. It is obtained from the eucalyptus, or blue-gum tree, of which there are one hundred ...

    Article : 198 words
  8. PENCE THAT TURN TO POUNDS.

    How many pennies are there in a million pounds? The answer is two hundred and forty millions. When you think of this figure you ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. A CENTURY OF CYCLES.

    The first rideable machine was constructed in 1823. It had wooden wheels and a wooden frame, and was of the iron-tyred type. ...

    Article : 307 words
  10. RISKING DEATH FOR FLOWERS.

    "Fancy that plant being worth £15!" exclaimed visitors to [?] Chelsea Flower Show, as they paused to glance for a moment at the new ...

    Article : 163 words
  11. MEDICINE FOUND IN FISH.

    At a time when there is a world shortage of insulin, a valuable extract used to cure diabetes patients, new sources have been found. ...

    Article : 10 words
  12. A POCKET ORCHESTRA.

    A Hungarian engineer has invented a gramophone no larger than a watch and his slogan is "Carry your orchestra in your vest-pocket." ...

    Article : 103 words
  13. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    The barking of a dog can be heard at a height of four miles.— Honeycombs 18ft. high are built by the giant bees of India. ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. LIVES SAVED-BY THREADS.

    In tropical [?] tropical countries, where long spells of hot, dry wea [?] followed by periods of torrential, [?] rivers, lakes, and ...

    Article : 21 words
  15. THE RIGHT TIME TO SMOKE.

    It may not be a popular attitude to adopt, but many doctors will agree with Lord Leverbulme's dictum that a man who smokes before eleven ...

    Article : 194 words
  16. "CROOKS" AT HOME.

    [?] is a curious fact that many of most daring and fangerous crim[?] have been known in private life [?] only as quiet, peaceable men, but ...

    Article : 454 words
  17. HELP FOR THE HELPLESS.

    Lecturing in London recently on "Brains," Sir James Cantlie, the famous surgeon, prefixed his address with a demonstration of what brains ...

    Article : 52 words
  18. HOW THE RAINBOW COMES.

    Do you know how the rainbow gets in the sky? The beautiful phenomenon was described recently by Mr. Charles ...

    Article : 100 words
  19. COMMANDMENTS FOR BRIDES.

    On her wedding day the Japanese bride is given eleven commandments by her mother. There are rules of conduct which have been handed down ...

    Article : 81 words
  20. ANIMALS AS GOLD-MINERS.

    The finding of a small piece of gold in a dog's paw, responsible for the recent gold "rush' in Alaska, recalls other instances of animals ...

    Article : 14 words
  21. CAN'T DO WITHOUT COPPER.

    In 1550 B.C. copper was first [?]sed to make crude cooking vessels Now it is indispensable and outshines gold and sliver in all practical purposes. ...

    Article : 19 words
  22. WORLD'S DEEPEST MINE.

    Bra[?] now [?]asts the deepest mine in the world, at St. John del-Rey. It may interest readers to know (says "The Engineering and Mining ...

    Article : 17 words
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