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  2. COMPLETE SHORT STORY. A QUESTION OF STANDARDS

    "I suppose your experience as a nurse must have inured you to all forms of suffering," said Mr. Archibald Fox. "It doesn't phase me at ...

    Article : 1,556 words
  3. HOW COLLARS CAME.

    Some time ago there was a spirited argument on the question: "Are collars healthy?" A professor stated they were not healthy, and added ...

    Article : 96 words
  4. HOUSES IN THE AIR.

    Time was when, the higher up in the world we had our dwelling, the lower down in the social scale we were considered by our neighbours. ...

    Article : 336 words
  5. PRICKLY PEAR PEST.

    Vast areas in Queensland and New South Wales are being overrun by prickly pears, and the authorities are seriously alarmed. ...

    Article : 105 words
  6. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    The hard thing about making money last is making money first. To sell things calls for salesmanship; to collect the money ...

    Article : 762 words
  7. STAGE "JONAHS."

    The recent death of Miss Kate Claxton, a famous American actress, recalls an old stage superstition which caused her much undeserved ...

    Article : 183 words
  8. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Light[?] and wireless waves travel at a rate of 186,000 miles a second. Hard-boiled eggs are being used as money in parts of Southern Russia. ...

    Article : 333 words
  9. A FRUIT FREAK.

    It has been recorded of George III. that he once asked: "Tell me, how do the apples get into the apple dumplings?" The answer to that ...

    Article : 161 words
  10. FOR GRAMOPHONE OWNERS.

    The most common fault in gramophone music is due to scratchy records. For a long time past inventors have been puzzling their brains ...

    Article : 202 words
  11. "MARRIAGE-PARLOURS."

    The Gretna Green "marriagehouses" have long been closed, but "marriage-parlours" still flourish in the United States. ...

    Article : 302 words
  12. HEARING WITH THE SPINE.

    The extraordinary case of a deaf mute hearing music through his spine is puzzling Swiss scientists. Eugene Butermeister, of Berne, a ...

    Article : 157 words
  13. SHIPS WRECKED BY WHALES.

    To be wrecked by collision with a whale is surely the most fantastic form of accident at sea—yet instances of it are by no means scarce. ...

    Article : 518 words
  14. PULLING LIGHT TO PIECES.

    An astronomer studies the stars by pulling their light to pieces. This process enables him to discover their composition. ...

    Article : 224 words
  15. WATCHERS OF THE SKIES.

    Compared with birds, human beings have poor sight. It is well known that an eagle is capable of sighting its quarry from a great ...

    Article : 164 words
  16. THERE'S SAFETY IN 'UNCLE'S.'

    "That's everything." My friend surveyed her trunks, ready strapped for a trip on the Continent. ...

    Article : 177 words
  17. QUEER AUCTION LOTS.

    Auctioneers occasionally have to sell queer "lots," as the man found who had to dispose of the effects of William Cobbett. Among them were ...

    Article : 319 words
  18. LOST LIMBS THAT ACHE.

    It is a curious thing that a man may feel pain in fingers or toes with which he has long parted company, but the explanation is simple. ...

    Article : 308 words
  19. A BED OF HUMAN BEINGS.

    Wonderful stories of unknown Africa are brought back by Major E. Alexander Powell, the American explorer, author, and war ...

    Article : 212 words
  20. LONDON'S PLEASURE PARK.

    Even in the winter months there is seldom any lack of life and movement in Hyde Park. As the weather improves London's greatest ...

    Article : 209 words
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