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  2. HEREDITY AND DISEASE.

    The question of heredity, or the trams mission of certain mental traits or physical characteristics from parents to children, is one that has been much ...

    Article : 410 words
  3. OUR YOUNG FOLKS.

    Hearts like doors will ope with ease To two very little keys; But don't forget the two are these: "I thank you, sir," and "If you please ...

    Article : 148 words
  4. FARM AND GARDEN.

    Currant are about the cheapest and easiest crop of fruit to produce, requiring very little time and labor as with many others. For fillers, or what ...

    Article : 236 words
  5. FROM THE HEART OF THE CLIFFS.

    We saw four seas. Three distinct gleams of blue represented the waters of the English Channel, the Bristol Channel, the St. George's Channel. Far below us, ...

    Article : 3,483 words
  6. WIT AND HUMOUR.

    Irish Maid—"Do you want a good beating, Master Jimmy, or do you not? Because if you don't behave yourself this minute you'll get both." ...

    Article : 601 words
  7. AMUSING INCIDENTS.

    It wasn't a smoking compartment, but they were using it for that purpose all the same, and she was too modest to object. By and by the two men got into a ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. FOR HIS DOG'S GOOD.

    In certain parts of the black country the bull-dog is not only the pet of the family but receives more consideration, not to say indulgence, than even the ...

    Article : 148 words
  9. THE "LETS" OF LIFE.

    There were two little sisters at the house whom nobody could see without loving, for they were always so happy together. They had the same books and the ...

    Article : 317 words
  10. THE FLAVOUR OF BUTTER.

    The most important single quality in butter is its flavour, and, consequently, everything that can affect the flavour is of importance to the butter-maker. It is ...

    Article : 330 words
  11. FUNNY SCENE IN A TRAMCAR.

    The other day a smartly-attired young woman had a trying experience on a tram car. At the moment she stepped on to the car a man befuddled with drink got on ...

    Article : 209 words
  12. PUNISHING SENSITIVE CHILDREN.

    Those children who are scolded and punished for the least delinquency either become hardened in wrong-doing or demoralised by fear. In the latter ...

    Article : 244 words
  13. THE SKIPPER AND THE BOAT-SWAIN'S MATE.

    The skipper was a man who had a good opinion of himself, and his notions. He hah pulled through shipwreck, mutiny, and other perils of the deep, but he came ...

    Article : 205 words
  14. TOPSY.

    I must tell you about my little blare cat, Topsy, for she has proved herself so, sensible that she deserves a little fame. About a year ago she had a kitten as ...

    Article : 233 words
  15. CARE OF SICK COWS.

    "The herds should be constantly watched for symptoms of abortion, which will generally be recognised by the experienced herdsmen. Should such ...

    Article : 703 words
  16. SURPRISE AS A MEANS OF PUNISHMENT.

    So many parents and teachers are blind to the value of the unexpected. To the naughty child surprise is often a wholesome alternative. To change the ...

    Article : 290 words
  17. WATER AS A BEVERAGE.

    The summer is waning, and it is just as well to say a word or two on the benefits to be derived from water drinking in the autumn and winter as well ...

    Article : 251 words
  18. LIFE'S SWEET MUSIC.

    A visitor to Amsterdam wished to hear the wonderful music of the chimes of St. Nicholas, and went up into the tower of the church to hear it. There he found a ...

    Article : 271 words
  19. COURTESY AND KINGLINESS.

    There are many stories told of the young King of Spain which testify to his goodness of heart. When the King passes in his carriage ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. WORDS OF WISDOM.

    People need from us nothing so much as good cheer and encouragement. Life is hard for most, and needs inspiration. The best friendship is that which inspires ...

    Article : 270 words
  21. SORROW AND SONG.

    I met a singer once besides the way. Clear-voiced and glad, proud of his art was he; Fair was his face, and sweet the ...

    Article : 349 words
  22. BIRDS IN THE HOUSE.

    Do not hang your bird merely where his cage looks pretty. Nor must you fly to the other extreme and place him in a glare of sunlight, even in winter. Birds ...

    Article : 411 words
  23. THE AGES OF GROWTH.

    Children born between March and August are thought to be not so tall as those born in summer and spring months, and the growth of children is more rapid ...

    Article : 165 words
  24. THE EMPIRE THAT IS TO BE.

    I once in sad and thoughtful mood Stood in an old world solitude, Amidst the scattered ruins vast Of a great empire of the past. ...

    Article : 112 words
  25. A VALUABLE ASSET.

    The excellence of guano has for many years been extolled, but it hardly seems to be known among the majority of small poultry-keepers that fowl manure equals ...

    Article : 275 words
  26. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

    Some time ago rats from a ship that went down off Sable Island, near Nova Scotia, succeeded in reaching the shore, and soon multiplied to such an extent as ...

    Article : 162 words
  27. THE TIRED FARMER.

    "Yes, sir; you simply start our motor-plough and leave it to itself while you sit on the fence here and enjoy your weekly paper and a jug of hard ...

    Article : 151 words
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