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  2. WHAT THE AIR IS LIKE 23 MILES UP.

    The highest point ever reached by man-made mechanism is 37,700 meters, or about 23½ miles. No man has ever been anywhere near ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 539 words
  3. A QUEST FOR HEALTH AND IVORY.

    One thousand miles north of Yakutck, the "metropolis" of Central Asiatic Siberia, on the River Lena, is the Lena Delta on the Arctic ...

    Article : 920 words
  4. CAPTURING BIG GAME.

    Colonel "Buffalo" Jones is a new kind of big-game hunter. Instead of shooting the animals he captures them alive and with a lasso. ...

    Article : 961 words
  5. Cures by Faith.

    A remarkable report has been issued giving the conclusions of an influential committee, which, has been investigating the subject of ...

    Article : 470 words
  6. NEW DISEASE CURES.

    Serums, according to present-day medical teaching, seem destined to take the place of medicines in the treatment of diseases. We have all ...

    Article : 642 words
  7. AUSTRALIA'S GREAT PROBLEM

    The problem of the wise and successful development of the Northern Territory is one which each successive Government has to face; and as ...

    Article : 494 words
  8. FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. PAPER BOOTS.

    Paper boots may be the latest fashion. Not, of course, for the Piccadilly "nut" but for the humble clerk who does his bit of ...

    Article : 105 words
  9. ROUTING THE PARROTS.

    In various parts of the country the parrot pest is becoming a very real menace to the fruit-growing industry. Orchardists are finding that the ...

    Article : 315 words
  10. HENS THAT HATCH FISH.

    As is generally known, a big quantity of fish spawn is annually lost. To avoid this fish-rearers in China carefully collect spawn from the ...

    Article : 374 words
  11. PREHISTORIC AUSTRALIA.

    It comes as a surprise to Australians to learn that the early Egyptians were acquainted with the boomerang. Heretofore we have pla ...

    Article : 182 words
  12. PAIN.

    Pain, in its essence, is eternal. It pursues because it is united with our happiness. It is the reverse of the medal or life. The question ...

    Article : 161 words
  13. Wonderful Rolling Toy.

    Secure a tin can, or a pasteboard box, about 2in. in diameter and 2in. or more in height. Punch two holes A, fig. 1, in the cover and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 202 words
  14. A T[?]i mph of Modern Science.

    More and more use is being made of that modern, wizard Electricity, which in mechanical devices has ruthlessly pushed out all other motive ...

    Article : 306 words
  15. Protection of Native Fauna.

    The necessity for setting aside a certain number of acres in each State, and there forming fauna reserves, grows greater as our ilisa ...

    Article : 164 words
  16. OLDEST CHARITY IN ENGLAND.

    St. Katharine's Hospital, which is being re-organised with a view to its funds going to benefit the poor of the East End, is the ...

    Article : 298 words
  17. The Sporting Chance.

    The spirit of competition and the inclination to take the "sporting chance" are deeply ingrained in the fibre of Englishmen. Our explorers ...

    Article : 376 words
  18. PAPUAN OIL FIELDS.

    The result of the investigations that have lately been made in the Papuan oil fields is entirely satisfactory. It is stated that the quality of ...

    Article : 328 words
  19. King Solomon's Mines.

    It has been suggested that Rhodesia is the ancient land of Ophir, the country of the mysterious "King Solomon's Mines." The ancient ...

    Article : 266 words
  20. A POOR SPECIMEN.

    While on a visit to Sydney, a teacher of drawing, notorious for his absentmindedness, had occasion to hire a cab. Looking round, he saw ...

    Article : 88 words
  21. Ptomaine Poisoning.

    Deaths from ptomaine poisoning still occur fairly frequently. The substances known as ptomaine are certain alkaloids, resulting from ...

    Article : 164 words
  22. Strong Minds Make for Long Life.

    Nowadays long life is becoming more and more a question of mental health and fitness. The strong mind, even when allied with a ...

    Article : 155 words
  23. PANAMA CANAL WONDER.

    If there are any people who yet hold the idea that the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific will mingle in the Panama Canal, Col. Sibert, the ...

    Article : 140 words
  24. IS IT PUNISHMENT?

    In order to test the honour of the convicts confined in an American State penitentiary, the practice of leaving all the cell doors unlocked, ...

    Article : 104 words
  25. ABSENT-MINDED.

    Mrs. Schoppen: "I want five pounds of sugar, please." Grocer: "Yes'm; anything else?" Mrs. Schoppen: "No, that's all. ...

    Article : 61 words
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