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  2. The Lure of Diamonds

    There is much that is fascinating about the diamond. The flash and sheen of the facets captivate the imagination. What crimes have been ...

    Article : 391 words
  3. Lonely Women

    It is no uncommon thing for mothers to sit in the firelight and muse upon the coming of old age. The birds will leave the nest -- that is the law ...

    Article : 344 words
  4. The Shipper of the Roaring Meg

    Half an hour's march through swampy country covered with thorny palms, twisted mangroves and undergrowth brought the party to the first ...

    Article : 3,306 words
  5. The Romance of Sugar

    Honey and the juice of the maple tree were probably the first comparatively pure forms of sugar used. There are not one, but many sugars ...

    Article : 409 words
  6. DRIPWORK CLOCK

    Clocks as we know them are not much more than eight hundred years old, but the hour-glass, time measured by the slow and regular passage of ...

    Article : 161 words
  7. P.O.W. EXPERIENCE

    Cpl. R. J. Haynes, of Malvern, a repatriated prisoner of war who returned to Australia recently and who is now discharged had recorded some of ...

    Article : 380 words
  8. TURNING TWO SEAS INTO ONE

    There is a proposal to construct a canal to link the Mediterranean and the Red Sea by way of the Dead Sea. After the last war a survey was ...

    Article : 346 words
  9. MAN THE WEAKER SEX -- AT 40

    Middle age -- and not old age, is the period when human beings should take most care of themselves, says Dr. John L. Rice, author of "Man's ...

    Article : 219 words
  10. TREES -- OUR NATURAL WEALTH

    The slang expression, "Where do we go from here," is often heard, but anyone looking at parts of our ravaged countryside must wonder ...

    Article : 439 words
  11. ELEVEN COURSES, BUT NO CUTLERY

    Here is a very interesting account of a Chinese dinner in Siam, which was sent to "The Manchester Guardian" recently : -- ...

    Article : 227 words
  12. HOW MANY WORDS DO YOU USE?

    The average shop salesman or woman has a vocabulary as large as that of John Milton, the poet -- 8,000 words, according to Mr. C. K. Ogden, ...

    Article : 105 words
  13. THE LANGUAGE OF GEMS

    Diamond. -- Credited with many marvellous virtues and known as the peacemaker between husband and wife. Its brilliancy and flawlessness ...

    Article : 168 words
  14. Too Hasty.

    "Poor old Solomon! His wife hit him with a rolling-pin last night." "What's the trouble? I always thought them such an affectionate ...

    Article : 72 words
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