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  2. The Poultry Run.

    There are many points to consider before actually purchasing male birds. In the first place it must be remembered that there are birds ...

    Article : 919 words
  3. The Farmer.

    Many are the ways tried to prevent or cure what is known as "striking" in horses. The success of doing anything well depends a great deal on the ...

    Article : 957 words
  4. BIRTH STONES.

    For ages certain gems have been alloted to the months, each with its significance. The list given below is one generally accepted: ...

    Article : 136 words
  5. Facts & Fancies.

    A grape vine which is said to be the largest in the world grows in Carpenteria, California. This vine was planted in 1842 by a Spanish ...

    Article : 854 words
  6. SURGICAL DISCOVERY.

    The theory of life and death may be upset by extraordinary experiments being carried on by Dr. Alexis Carrel, the French savant of ...

    Article : 242 words
  7. THE OLDEST WINE.

    There is one product of the earth that money cannot purchase—the Imperial Tokay. This world-famed wine is the produce of a vineyard ...

    Article : 150 words
  8. Science Notes & News.

    A curved ring of rubber, backed with copper and fastened to the spokes of a motor wheel, is claimed to be effective in preventing the ...

    Article : 44 words
  9. A KEYLESS LOCK.

    A foreigner has invented a keyless lock which requires neither key nor keyhole. The lock is moved by the knobs or Buttons projecting at ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. Anecdotes from Ireland.

    O'Donnel was annoyed at the self-importance of a neighbour who usually talked as if he alone possessed the key of knowledge. ...

    Article : 101 words
  11. SUNKEN TREASURE.

    Public interest has again been awakened by inventions intended to be used in searching for treasure sunk to the bottom of the sea in ...

    Article : 285 words
  12. WHY WE ARE HUNGRY.

    Whether the hunger sense has its seat in the stomach, and first in the throat, has been a subject of much scientific controversy. The ...

    Article : 94 words
  13. MERRY FUNERALS.

    There are signs of the beginning of a craze in Italy for merry funerals. A gentleman of Turin left instructions that his obsequies were to be ...

    Article : 102 words
  14. SAND-PAINT AS A PRESERVATIVE.

    A system of "sand spraying'" steel or iron to prevent corrosion is now used. A thin coating of fine silver sand is sprayed on to the ...

    Article : 177 words
  15. A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY.

    The horse had been taken for a short gallop, so that the prospective buyer might see his splendid action. Noticing that the horse's wind was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 74 words
  16. APPARATUS FOR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.

    A device has recently been placed on the market in Europe to perform mechanically the operations of artificial respiration in reviving ...

    Article : 313 words
  17. LAMPS EXTINGUISHED BY THE SUN.

    The acetylene-burning lighthouses on the Panama Canal have copper cylinders exposed to the sun. When the sun rises the rays fall upon these ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. TEN TIPS FOR LONG LIFE.

    First: Rise early, retire early, and fill your day with work. Second: Water and bread maintain life; pure air and sunshine are ...

    Article : 199 words
  19. FROM SOLID TO LIQIUD.

    Corney was relating some interesting particulars regarding his experience "ov sayfarin" loife, when one interrupted, apparently anxious to glean ...

    Article : 107 words
  20. IRON IN VEGETABLES.

    Although it has long been popularly supposed that spinach is especially rich in iron, the results of analysis by Professor Hansel of the Institute ...

    Article : 125 words
  21. BEWILDERED.

    In a recent breach of promise case in which the plaintiff was a jarvey, defending counsel enquired: "I suppose you can drive a car, as usual" ...

    Article : 73 words
  22. A PHILANTHROPIST.

    A waggon loaded with lamps collided with a truck in a busy thoroughfare, and many of the globes were smashed. Considerable ...

    Article : 197 words
  23. A NEW ENGINE OF WAR.

    A [?] inventor has devised a very ingenious construction of masts made of steel bands running lengthwise of the masts and transverse ...

    Article : 79 words
  24. FAMOUS WATERFALLS.

    The falls of the Staubbach, in Switzerland, are more than 1000ft. high. The Natchikin Falls, in ...

    Article : 167 words
  25. SCORES.

    Murty junior took a great interest in athletics, and where possible followed closely all information regarding the personnel of clubs, latest scores ...

    Article : 158 words
  26. FOR SURGICAL OPERATIONS.

    A startling announcement comes from Paris. It is to the effect that a surgeon has invented a sewing machine for use after operations, and ...

    Article : 102 words
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