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  5. THE DOCTOR.

    Obesity, or over-fatness, is one of the commoner physical disabilities of civilised men and women, just as it is of domestic animals. Among wild ...

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  6. IN LIGHTER VEIN.

    In a Belgravian mansion the butler entered the drawing-room, where the family were gathered, and announced with dignity ...

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  7. INGRATITUDE.

    Mr. Blossom had been very ill, and by the time he was able to get downstairs again his hair had grown to a considerable length. Then it was that ...

    Article : 181 words
  8. ON THE "WAY TO TIPPERARY."

    Out at the front, "somewhere in France," two regiments were returning to the trenches when they chanced to meet. At once there was the usual ...

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  9. REASONABLE.

    Lunatics frequently return amusing answers. One day a keeper was out walking with a number of harmless inmates, and the party met a pedestrian ...

    Article : 73 words
  10. RECIPES

    Cheese Pastry (Hot or Cold).—Rub 2oz. of margarine into ½lb. of flour, add 2oz. of dry grated cheese (fresh Parmesan is best, but any dry ...

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  11. SYMPATHY.

    The man and wife in the motor car came face to face with the man on a fully laden hay waggon in a narrow lane ...

    Article : 145 words
  12. TOO PARTICULAR.

    A young woman had come to his shop with a prescription to be made up. As it was for a baby only 12 months old, the chemist was paying extra attention ...

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  13. HIS BEST CARTOON.

    When Sir John Tenniel, the famous cartoonist, retired from the staff of "Punch" his associates gave him a dinner. Sir John's ability to make ...

    Article : 183 words
  14. HAD HAD HIS VALUE.

    It had nearly broken old Macgregor's heart when he realised that he had put a two-shilling piece in the plate instead of a penny ...

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  15. DOMESTIC HINTS.

    In the hands of an extravagant cook a gas stove becomes an expensive luxury; but careful housewives know that it is possible to keep down the ...

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  16. A BAD STARTER.

    Wife (returning from a lecture, to her husband who has stayed at home) —"You should have heard that splendid speech against dishonesty, my ...

    Article : 97 words
  17. THE FINISHED DIPLOMAT.

    "I am awfully sorry, papa," said Bobby, "to think how much trouble I give mamma." "She hasn't complained, has she ...

    Article : 136 words
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  19. THE COMPLETE LIAR.

    First Traveller—"So you have returned from Africa? Had any narrow escapes?" Second T.—"Only one—a regular ...

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  20. MONEY WAS "TIGHT."

    The stony-broke speculator was rambling along Throgmorton-street when he encountered a leading Stock Exchange operator ...

    Article : 182 words
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  22. INDIGESTIBLE.

    An unfortunate altercation took place at a well-known restaurant in the City at dinner the other day. One of the diners asked for some ...

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  23. A LACK OF ASPIRATION.

    Mr. Cyril Maude has been telling some stories in America. Talking about class distinctions in speech, he said, they are not so notable in the ...

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  24. COLD BATHING.

    Few measures are more helpful to a vigorous state of health if employed judiciously, and in suitable cases, than the cold bath. The test of its ...

    Article : 145 words
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  26. FED UP!

    He had worked for the farmer nine years, and was apparently contented until his employer added ...

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  27. WON BY WIT.

    In the reign of Francis I. of France quickness of wit was often more promptly rewarded than actual merit. The monk, Reginer Mainus, did not ...

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  28. A USEFUL MOUTH-WASH.

    A useful antiseptic wash for cleansing the mouth and gums or for gargling the throat and in cases of slight soreness or pharyngitis consists of ...

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  29. ST. VITUS' DANCE.

    St. Vitus' dance, or chorea, is a different disease from the curious epidemic known to the middle ages as St. Vitus' dance. That disease was ...

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  30. ITCHING.

    As the result of an enormous number of experiments, it has been found that itching is due to increased pressure on the nerve-endings in the tiny ...

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  32. HOW TO MAKE FLY-STICKS.

    Few methods of destroying flies, which, as my readers know, are responsible for a very large proportion of summer illness, are more effective ...

    Article : 161 words
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