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  2. APES AS COIN-TESTERS.

    Apes are being used to sort good coins from bad ones in Siam. The Siamese have always been fond of apes as pets, and the creatures ...

    Article : 180 words
  3. BORN TO BE DOCTORS.

    Some extraordinary powers have long been supposed to reside in “seventh sons.” The idea was that he was born a ...

    Article : 428 words
  4. COLLEGTING COBWEBS.

    One of the most interesting and novel pastimes is the collection of cobwebs. Each kind of spider spins its web ...

    Article : 157 words
  5. EXCITING FINISHES.

    Almost without exception, thoroughbreds are excitable, and most of them have great pulling-power. Now, it is a task, for a strong man ...

    Article : 397 words
  6. NOTHING SERIOUS

    Casey: “What’s a chafing dish?” Mike: “A chafing dish, Casey, is a fryin’ pan that’s got into society.” Being in love, like eating sausage, ...

    Article : 934 words
  7. DREADS THAT HAVE SOLVED CRIMES.

    It is a well-known fact that many people, when beset by trouble, look to their dreams for guidance. Strangely enough, they often find it. What ...

    Article : 1,263 words
  8. NATURE COOKS THE DINNER.

    One of the most remarkable districts in the world is to be found in New Zealand. In the hot-spring country you may catch a trout in one pool ...

    Article : 265 words
  9. A FIND DUE TO TOOTHACHE.

    A scientist's toothache once led to a wonderful discovery. While conducting a research into the properties of nitrous oxide gas, ...

    Article : 93 words
  10. BATTLES OF THE ANTS.

    The more we learn about Nature’s marvels, the more wonderful they seem. The lives and habits of ants, in ...

    Article : 766 words
  11. RACES AGAINST TIME.

    The recent remarkable performances at Southampton in coaling the White Star liner Homeric by hand in record time, and in refitting the Majestic for ...

    Article : 679 words
  12. DANCING COLOURS IN THE SKY.

    One of the biggest air raids of the war was carried out by the aid of the aurora borealis or Northern Lights. On that night the whole of the North ...

    Article : 298 words
  13. FLIES THAT COST MILLIONS.

    One hundred and fifty-two million pounds. That is the amount of the loss caused this year to the cotton growers of the United States by the ...

    Article : 334 words
  14. WIRELESS FOR THE DEAF.

    Wireless is being used to relieve deafness. People who are hard of hearing usually have one ear worse than the other, so that all the work ...

    Article : 139 words
  15. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Never cook stews too fast or the meat will become hard. To prevent milk from boiling over, rub the edge of the saucepan with ...

    Article : 367 words
  16. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    A parcel of Consols recently changed hands for the first time since 1760. “Culture” pearls are said to be indistinguishable from the real ones, ...

    Article : 241 words
  17. DOORS THAT CONTROL CLOCKS

    The latest trouble-saving device is a clock that needs no winding. It winds itself automatically. This invention stands to the credit ...

    Article : 170 words
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