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  2. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    As regards the origin of the saying I have understood it to be derived as follows:—During King John's reign, when that notorious monarch ...

    Article : 93 words
  3. HEALTH IN THE HOME.

    It is a noticeable fact that colour blindness is rapidly increasing among civilised people, at least 4 per cent, of the adult population ...

    Article : 155 words
  4. COOKERY

    Fig Pudding.—Take one pound of dried figs, chop them finely, add half a pound of suet, also finely-chopped, six ounces of breadcrumbs, the grated ...

    Article : 761 words
  5. MATTERS FEMININE.

    Lips that fit into one another, the central peak of the upper fitting, as it were, into the lower lip, denotes concentration. ...

    Article : 131 words
  6. THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE.

    They were sitting out in a palmscreened alcove at the head of the grand staircase—a little, dark man of about forty, and a slight, pretty girl of ...

    Article : 1,919 words
  7. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    If a little salt is sprinkled in the bottom of a frying-pan the fat will not splash over the stove To cut butter in small even squares ...

    Article : 679 words
  8. The Chin.

    A pointed chin shows slynesa, and is a certain sign of a crafty nature People with very pointed chins are to be mistrusted. ...

    Article : 105 words
  9. WOMEN GROW TILL THIRTY.

    After we are born, our rate of growth decreases steadily, until we are full grown. You can see how regularly growth ...

    Article : 151 words
  10. A QUEER FACT ABOUT ACIDS.

    Here is a man who has a sour stomach. He naturally thinks that it there is too much acid in his stomach It would make him worse to eat acid ...

    Article : 252 words
  11. Concerning the Oak.

    When men derived their chief sustenance from trees, and acorns were an important article of diet, there was reason for treating the oak with ...

    Article : 162 words
  12. HAIR TELLS CHARACTER.

    Curly hair denotes great vitality; crisp, rather thick hair which curis tightly is an almost infallible sign of great physical powers; fine hair ...

    Article : 153 words
  13. St. Bernard Dogs.

    Although the tunnels which now connect Switzerland with Italy havo greatly decreased the importance of the St. Bernard and other passes, ...

    Article : 169 words
  14. CHILDREN'S EYESIGHT.

    The eye is the organ that gives us the sense of sight, and makes it possible for us to enjoy the beautiful. Without it man is placed at a great ...

    Article : 405 words
  15. THE PERFECT WOMAN.

    If any woman wishes to know whether she is a perfect specimen of her sex she has only to apply the rules laid down for ascertaining the fact. ...

    Article : 412 words
  16. CHAPTER II.

    Rosalie saw at once that Stephen was displeased with her for sitting out with Sir Ambrose. As they went down the stairs she took one or two little peeps ...

    Article : 1,924 words
  17. The First Meerschaum Pipe.

    In 1723 there lived in Pesth, the Hungarian capital, a cobbler and wood carver named Karlo Kowatee, whose talenis and humour brought ...

    Article : 190 words
  18. THE MIGHTY DROP.

    To allow drop after drop of water to fall upon his head for an hour is a mode of persuasion sometimes practised by John Chinaman, when he ...

    Article : 188 words
  19. HOW WERE THE PYRAMIDS BUILT?

    How the enormous stones in the Pyramids were handled is a mystery not likely to be solved unless some heiroglyphics depicting the scenes ...

    Article : 170 words
  20. THE PATTERN.

    His uncle had given him several bantam fowls for a birthday present; but the youth had been rather disappointed by the smallness of the eggs, ...

    Article : 117 words
  21. CARRIED IT THROUGH.

    A teacher was one day explaining to her class the degrees of comparison of adjectives. To make sure she was understood, she called on each ...

    Article : 129 words
  22. SAVING THE DAY.

    A clergyman tells the following tale, showing his wile's wonderful tact and quickness of wit. One day he noticed a woman whom ...

    Article : 110 words
  23. APPROPRIATE MUSIC.

    The worshippers in a certain chapel had some trouble to keep their faces straight a short time ago. During the service some commotion was caused ...

    Article : 104 words
  24. A COSTLY PIPE.

    The Shah of Persia possesses perhaps the most valuable pipe in the world. It belonged to his uncle, who received it from his grandfather. It ...

    Article : 80 words
  25. REALISM

    Two pavement art[?] were boasting about how they could paint. "Do you know," said one, "I painted a sixpence on the ground one day, ...

    Article : 76 words
  26. WELL!

    The sick man has just come out of a long delirium. "Where am I?" he said feebly, as he felt the loving hands making him ...

    Article : 43 words
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