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  2. AUSTRALIAN SHORTHORN CATTLE-BEEF BREEDS PAST AND PRESENT.

    Since my early youth I have been a great admirer of this splendid breed of beef cattle. The typical specimen of the breed, with its ...

    Article : 1,259 words
  3. A FAIR FIREBRAND.

    Doris read the indistinct legend on the dilapidated board with a contemptuous toss of her curly head, and a slight disposition towards the ...

    Article : 2,601 words
  4. AFTER HA[?]VEST CULTIVATION.

    Fields that are to be fall ploughed, should be turned over lightly as soon after harvest as possible. Where advanced methods of farming are ...

    Article : 220 words
  5. A SUBMARINE CABLE.

    Suppose we are at sea laying a cable. From the great tanks of the ship's hold (says a writer in "Pearson's Magazine") the cable line ...

    Article : 1,009 words
  6. BUTTER PRESERVED FOR 200 YEARS.

    Ghee is used in India as is butter in America and European countries, and, in fact, is butter, so prepared that it never grows stale, instances ...

    Article : 154 words
  7. THE TUBERCULIN TEST.

    That the usefulness of the tuberculin test has been much over-rated, and chiefly from the exaggerated views of medical officers of health, ...

    Article : 654 words
  8. CANNIBALS.

    The Bangwa cannibals, who live in the heart of the African Continent, on the Aruwimi, a tributary of the Congo, have a curious method of ...

    Article : 798 words
  9. THE EVOLUTION OF A BREED OF CATTLE.

    Prof. J. Wilson, says that nearly every breed of cattle was a combination of several breeds, a result of, crossing again and again and of ...

    Article : 379 words
  10. MEAT POISONING.

    Dr. Schneidenmuhl has been investigating the various infections and parasitic diseases transmitted through the flesh of cattle. He ...

    Article : 210 words
  11. CONDENSED MILK.

    Mr. F. J. Lloyd has prepared for the British Dairy Farmers' Association a set of analyses of twenty brands of condensed milk, ...

    Article : 418 words
  12. THE VICTORIA FALLS.

    The Victoria Falls—the native name for which is Mosi-oa-Tonnya, or the Thunder Sounding Smoke—have rightly been called the most ...

    Article : 182 words
  13. FEATS OF CLEVER CHEMISTS.

    Two remarkable instances in which the chemist's laboratory has supplanted the farmer and the field are worth mentioning. There was a time ...

    Article : 346 words
  14. A BELATED "MILLIONAIRE."

    The master's office at Kimberley has recently been the scene of a dramatic discovery. It has reference to the affairs of "Thomas Istad, who ...

    Article : 170 words
  15. HINDOO BREATHING EXERCISE.

    Some of the best breathing exercises have originated with the natives of India. One of the most original and effective is known as the ...

    Article : 179 words
  16. SOME CLOSE SHAVES.

    Mr. Dennis attempted to establish an Australian record for shaving with one razor—unset—as many men as possible within one hour. When ...

    Article : 135 words
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