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  2. The Making of a Brave.

    By comparison with the savage races, the white boy has a wonderful time. He is, as a rule, eared for and protected until he reaches manhood, and his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 598 words
  3. How to Shoot Straight.

    Now that the holidays are here many boys will be amusing themselves with rifle and shotgun. The 22-calibre rifle is by far the most ...

    Article : 838 words
  4. An Insect Terror.

    Would you believe that an ant could make an elephant or a lion run away ? It seems absurd, doesn't it ? Yet in Africa there is a species of black ant, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 579 words
  5. ISLANDS WHICH FLOAT.

    Floating islands, both natural and artificial, have flourished in many parts of the world from early times. Pliny says that in the Lake of Vadimenis ...

    Article : 555 words
  6. DO YOU KNOW--

    HOW the humidity of the air is recorded by a hair ? The humidity--that is, the wetness and dryness of the atmosphere--is indicated by an ...

    Article : 317 words
  7. HOW FAST DOES A STONE FALL?

    The rate at which a stone falls has been carefully worked out. Each second it falls through 32 feet more space than it fell through the second ...

    Article : 217 words
  8. A MAGIC SQUARE.

    As most people know, magic squares are formed by numbers which give the same total whichever way they are counted. In the picture is shown a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 100 words
  9. A LEG TRICK.

    There are many simple tricks for boys which seem quite easy to do, but which, when attempted, prove to be anything but easy. Let a boy put his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 109 words
  10. BUYING A MECCANO.

    A boy had carefully saved up enough money to pay for a meccano set. When he reached the shop and placed the money on the counter he found he had ...

    Article : 166 words
  11. Answers to Correspondents.

    To make up for moving pictures you do not require any rouge. Put on the ground work as we explained in our article last week, and add a ...

    Article : 74 words
  12. NO FLATTERY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 words
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