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  2. WHEN YOUR EARS “BURN.”

    According to an old superstition your ears “burn” when someone is talking about you, but the real reason for this sensation, a medical ...

    Article : 181 words
  3. RAYS KILL MICROBES.

    Two scientists recently dropped a bottle containing an antiseptic into a vessel of impure water. The bottle was corked so that its contents ...

    Article : 144 words
  4. POISONS WE EAT.

    Every day we consume deadly poisons with our fpod without being one whit the worse for it. This is because some poisons, taken in the ...

    Article : 290 words
  5. A GLASS-MAKING SECRET.

    The manufacture of flaked glass for office partitions and windows is based on the use of automaticallycontrolled gas heating. ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. SNAKE CHARMING.

    It is strange the fascination that a snake charmer exerts over all classes and all races of men. The natives of India will stand for hours ...

    Article : 1,459 words
  7. MADE BY ONE MAN.

    A wonderful dolls’ house, has just been completed, after five years of hard work. It is two feet ten inches long and two feet high, and contains ...

    Article : 172 words
  8. HINTS FOR EVERY HOME.

    Shiny coat. collars can be cleaned by sponging with a cloth moistened with ammonia or vinegar. Scorch marks in linen may be ...

    Article : 526 words
  9. GOATS PREVENT FOREST FIRE.

    The forest rangers of California are buying up herds of Angora goats. They are doing so on the instructions of the Government at ...

    Article : 369 words
  10. TALES WORTH TELLING.

    “I hope you’ll dance with me tonight, Mr. Jones.” "Oh; rather! I hope you don’t think I came here merely for ...

    Article : 795 words
  11. SOLVING SLEEP SECRETS.

    After remaining awake two nights in succession, an individual may still be master of his muscles and reasoning powers, but his eyes and ears ...

    Article : 201 words
  12. LONGEST VOYAGE ON RECORD.

    In a South American river lies a seems doomed never to finish a voyage that began twenty-four years ago. ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. STRANGE YET TRUE.

    A single pair of rats will in three years have 350,000,000 descendants if they and their offspring are left undestroyed. ...

    Article : 550 words
  14. LIVING BY THE MOUTH.

    Of all the curious occupations carried on, from worm farming to jam pip making, perhaps the strangest are those tasks where tasting brings ...

    Article : 558 words
  15. DIFFERENT COLOURED LIGHT.

    The blue of the sky and the blue of the human and animal eye is caused by the action of light. In the first place the dust in the air ...

    Article : 132 words
  16. WIRELESS CURRENTS.

    There is no more mischievous “Puck” in this world than the highfrequency currents at a high-power wireless transmitting station. Even ...

    Article : 450 words
  17. A DIAMOND MINE.

    There is magic in the words "A Diamond Mine” that appeals to young and old alike, but few know the process by which the gems are ...

    Article : 361 words
  18. HAPPY PACIFFIC ISLANDS.

    England has one colony where serious crime is almost unknown. The Falkland Islands, off the coast of South America, are crime-free for ...

    Article : 264 words
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