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  2. Soil Fertility.

    In a recent report on soils prepared by Professor F. T. Shutt, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, he says:— The factors upon which the fertility of the ...

    Article : 847 words
  3. Chinese Agriculture.

    Upon the agriculture of Chills no less than 460,000,000 human beings depend for their daily sustenance, and it is, therefore, not at all surprising that much interest exists as to the manner in ...

    Article : 874 words
  4. AGRICULTURAL

    The following is issued by the Royal Agricultural Society of England:— Anthrax continues to prevail in many districts in Great Britain, and there can be can no ...

    Article : 1,042 words
  5. POPULAR SCIENCE.

    Coal tar, formerly considered a waste and a regular nuisance to gas workers, is now utilised as one of the most valuable color producers. Chemists have extracted ...

    Article : 59 words
  6. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks Sit together, building blocks; Shuffle-Shoon is old and grey— Amber-Locks, a little child. ...

    Article : 242 words
  7. THE YOUNG FOLKS.

    Five little jester sitting in a row, Five little merry men swinging to and fro; All of them can tumble, all of them can sing, All of them can crack a joke fit to please the ...

    Article : 159 words
  8. WIT AND HUMOUR.

    A pen maybe driven, but a pencil does better when it is lead. Tourist: "I say, Sandy, what kind of potatoes are you plantin' ?" Sandy: "Raw ...

    Article : 1,549 words
  9. Electricity as an Anæsthetic.

    A recent development is the nee of electricity as a local anesthetic. Painless operations have been conducted under its influence, and similar applications with suitable ...

    Article : 74 words
  10. A True Story.

    Now and again the world rings with the story of a man who has "laid down his life for a friend," and we cry, " What love ! what self-sacrifice!" But I think it touches the ...

    Article : 1,497 words
  11. Treating Wines With Electricity.

    In France the De Meriten system of treating wines by passing currents of electricity through them has been officially tested, and reported on favorably. This treatment is ...

    Article : 82 words
  12. Sleeplessness.

    The remedy said to have been adopted by Lord Rosebery for insomnia—the sipping of a tumbler of hot water before going to bed —will, writes a correspondent of the ...

    Article : 264 words
  13. Ladies' Gossip.

    Her Majesty has devised a scheme whereby as villagers at Whippingham will have opportunities of seeing some of the entertainments arranged by Princess Beatrice at Osborne; ...

    Article : 948 words
  14. Cure for Insomnia.

    In answer to an inquiry from a Scottish member of Parliament, Lord Rosebery said that he had got rid of his insomnia by very simple means. Said he, "'As soon as the story ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. The Profits of Cow-keeping in Connection with Dairy Factories.

    Mr John Ferguson (the chairman of the Central Factory Addington, New Zealand), has kindly placed at our disposal his return for the year ending 31st July last, as furnished from ...

    Article : 558 words
  16. To be Remembered.

    That salt fish are quickest and beat freshened by soaking in sour milk. That cold rain water and soap will remove machine grease from washable fabrics. ...

    Article : 271 words
  17. Milking and Meat Production.

    In an article entitled " Milking Quality an Important Factor in Meat Production, "which appeared in the Chicago " Live Stock Report," Mr S. Johnson, Michigan, says:—Leaving the ...

    Article : 910 words
  18. A Royal Acadamican on Fashion.

    It is not many years since Mr Horsely, R.A., earned for himself the profane title of "Mr Clothes Horsley" But, despite ridicule and no small share of misrepresentation, he is ...

    Article : 267 words
  19. Horticultural Hints.

    Growers of strawberries, currants, raspberries and other small fruits should lay in a supply of baskets. Clianthus dampieri grows from seed freely in ...

    Article : 625 words
  20. Water and Disease

    Halt the zymetic diseases which plague great populations enter the body by means of water-drinking. And, says the London "Telegraph," seeking a way out of this ...

    Article : 454 words
  21. China and Japan.

    The following from a London paper explains a good deal in regard to the quality of the news from the seat of war in the Far East:— ...

    Article : 384 words
  22. Home and Fireside.

    TO RENOVATE BROADCLOTH.—The freshness of worn broadcloth and similar material may be restored by the following process: Make a strong, warm soapsuds, plunge the garment ...

    Article : 1,526 words
  23. Poultry Yard Scratchings.

    An egg can be put to a wonderful lot of uses. Breeders report a satisfactory hatching season. Select the non-sitting strains for egg ...

    Article : 257 words
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    A school inspector, examining a class in religious knowledge—the lesson being about our first parents in the Garden of Eden—remarked (so we are informed by ...

    Article : 107 words
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