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  3. SALT-CELLAR SUPERSTITIONS.

    The superstition connected with the spilling of salt has the same origin as the one concerning thirteen people at a table—the Last Supper. ...

    Article : 258 words
  4. RATS MUST GO !

    Rats are our most expensive “luxury,” says “Answers.” it is said that the rat population of London is at least equal to its human ...

    Article : 813 words
  5. SOLVING A SEA MYSTERY.

    Until recently the manner in which eels breed was one of Nature’s most profound mysteries. For more than two thousand years ...

    Article : 636 words
  6. BABY’S PRIVATE CAR.

    Electricity is always making great strides, and the latest invention is the electrically-driven perambulator. This vehicle climbs hills, mounts ...

    Article : 118 words
  7. A HEAVING EASTER.

    An Easter “heave” is not a trip on the sea, nor is it a sigh for prewar Easter prices. It is a very ancient Easter custom which is still ...

    Article : 215 words
  8. MOSQUITO AND MALARIA.

    Malaria was long thought to be one of “the affections that the sun sucks up from the bogs, fens, flats,” but now known to be due to a parasite ...

    Article : 635 words
  9. A ROYAL FILM STAR.

    Seeing that eminent personages are now accustomed to have their public appearances filmed, have they learned how to comport themselves ...

    Article : 188 words
  10. WONDERS OF THE QUEENS-LAND REEF.

    Sea life is seldom more varied or wonderful than among the labyrinths of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland. One of the most ...

    Article : 306 words
  11. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Rub a mud-stained umbrella with a rag dipped in methylated spirit, and the stains will disppear When feeling over-tired, try a hot ...

    Article : 323 words
  12. DIVING FOR DUCKS.

    One of the most extraordinary tribes in the world are the Agaismbu of New Guinea. They are duck or web-footed people, whose feet are so ...

    Article : 186 words
  13. COLLECTING FINGER-PRINTS.

    Another step has been made in the science of criminal identification by the discovery of a sergeant of the Washington Police Force, U.S.A. ...

    Article : 134 words
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