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  2. TERRIERS OF THE NAVY

    Much has been written of the “grehounds of the Fleet," ad the motor torpedo-boats, destroyers, and light cruisers have variously been called. But now meet the “terriers of the Navy, the trawlers Every day, in all kinds of weather, ...

    Article : 728 words
  3. If War Material Is Captured

    “Great quantities of equipment were captured.” A statement of this sort is often to he found in war communiques, and the reader is left speculating as ...

    Article : 317 words
  4. Uses for Sulphur.

    Have you a supply of sulphur in your house? It is well worth a place in every home, because there are so many ways in which it can help and ...

    Article : 360 words
  5. Ways of Using Rice

    Rice, which forms the staple diet of many Eastern peoples, is by no means so much used in this country as it might be. It is an almost perfect ...

    Article : 593 words
  6. Getting the Best out of Life

    “In a recent article you said that what should be the best part of many people’s lives is spent in earning money in order to enjoy a questionable ...

    Article : 487 words
  7. Clocks and Hearts

    When you look at a beautiful clock which has kept almost perfect, time for nearly a hundred years, you marvel at the skill of its maker. ...

    Article : 424 words
  8. THE NEW CAR

    There will be numerous owners, many of them entirely new to motoring, who will be busily engaged in the sometimes rather onerous task of ...

    Article : 276 words
  9. Simple

    Teacher (giving grammar lesson): “Try this sentence: ‘Take the cow out of the field.’ What mood?” Bright Pupil: “The cow," ...

    Article : 22 words
  10. News

    The British Royal Air Force is expanding rapidly. For every pilot in the service it employs 10 ground staff, and these mechanics and fitters receive extensive and thorough training. This picture shows recruits at foot drill. Commonwealth Department of Information Photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 47 words
  11. THE CLYDESDALE COMES BACK

    The question of horse-power on the farm, whether it should be mechanical or animal, is engaging a lot of attention just now, says the “Queensland ...

    Article : 368 words
  12. EKING OUT THE BACON

    Make your bacon go further by using it in the following ways:—1. —Fry it, cut small, and mix with slices of fried apple, banana, tomato ...

    Article : 122 words
  13. WIRE YOUR OWN WRITING

    Telegrams in the sender’s own handwriting are now popular in the U.S.A. The first automatic telegraphs machines were first exhibited in the ...

    Article : 244 words
  14. Even Babies Know.

    Two friends were travelling in the same compartment. Suddenly one gave a terrific yawn. “Tired, old chap?” asked his friend. ...

    Article : 146 words
  15. THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

    A good example is the best sermon. An oak is not felled at one stroke. Hearts may agree though heads differ. ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. A PARACHUTE CATAPULT

    To make parachute jumping possible at low altitudes. a Russian engineer called Grokhovsky has constructed a device which he calls a parachute ...

    Article : 215 words
  17. AGRICULTURE OF THE FUTURE

    Commenting on the serious difficulties that had arisen in connection with the disposal of certain food crops produced by farmers in Australia, Dr. R. ...

    Article : 281 words
  18. SELECTED RECIPES

    Veal Mould.—Take 1 1b. of cooked veal, half a pound of streaky bacon, and two hard boiled eggs cut in slices. Arrange these in layers in a buttered ...

    Article : 190 words
  19. FOOD VALUE OF THE POTATO

    The potato is normally of greater food value than most other vegetables, and indeed, ranks high for value amongst foodstuffs generally. It is ...

    Article : 183 words
  20. A Shock

    Mrs. Jones: “When I got home last night I had a terrible shock.” Mrs. Green: “What was wrong, my dear?” ...

    Article : 131 words
  21. Merely Curjous

    Jones and his wife were on a fishing expedition. At the end of a trying, fishless day, Jones brought things to a climax by falling into the water. ...

    Article : 121 words
  22. Secret Out

    When the train stopped at a station, the guard came ropnd the carriages calling in at the window! “Is there anyone here with a box in the guard’s ...

    Article : 88 words
  23. Well Prepared

    Mrs. Gossip: "So your daughter is about to marry. Do you really feel she is ready for the battle of life?” Mrs. Chatter: “She should be. She’s ...

    Article : 58 words
  24. Economy

    Macpherson and his neighbor were discussing economy. “What price dae ye pay for your coal?” said his friend. ...

    Article : 41 words
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