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  2. WHY iS IT?

    We See the Flash Before We Hear the Sound of a Gun?-Everybody has noticed that when standing some distance away from a gun that ...

    Article : 567 words
  3. "ENGLAND EXPECTS "

    We have all beard of Nelson's famous signal, "England expects that every man this day will do his duty," but the man who actually ...

    Article : 331 words
  4. THE FUN CORNER

    To perform this trick you will need two tumblers, which must be fitted inside each other quite loosely. Now lay them in the table on ...

    Article : 595 words
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  6. CHILDREN'S CORNER

    My dear Nieces and Nepliews,- The only correct solution to the "Diamond Puzzle" received was that sent in by Lorna Hancock, of 5 Moss street, Kalgoorlie. If Lorna will call at Messrs. Hocking and Co's, shop she will ...

    Article : 92 words
  7. AWING TRICKS IN SCIENCE

    Take a long length of copper wire, the thicker the better, and wind it loosely around a round ruler. When, you have made a ...

    Article : 179 words
  8. HIDDEN BIRDS

    In the following sentences you will find the names of some birds men den:- 1. You always do very well in ...

    Article : 103 words
  9. AN "ICE" PUZZLE

    The following sentences have the word "ice" in them, see if you can complete the word :- 1. What ice is food? ...

    Article : 73 words
  10. HOW TO MAKE PAN PIPES

    Any boy interested in music could easily make a set of pan pipes for himself by means of pieces of cane, or twigs of trees from which the ...

    Article : 287 words
  11. QUICK RECKONING

    The professor thought lip was clever, but one day he met his match. "Arithmetic" he commenced his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 179 words
  12. FINDING THE BALANCING POINT

    Take a piece of cardboard cut to some very irregular shape, and endeavour to balance it on the end of a pencil. You will have to try ...

    Article : 191 words
  13. FOR A WET AFTERNOON

    It is quite easy to make a magnet from any piece of bright steel, such as the blade of a pocket Knife or a stout knitting needle. ...

    Article : 128 words
  14. A GAME TO PLAY

    Place the chairs just so far apart that each sister can easily Teach the hand of the other on each side of him. One person is then is stand ...

    Article : 174 words
  15. A FIGURE PROBLEM

    Here is a puzzle with which you can perplex a friend. Ask him to write down several figures in a row where, you cannot see them. Then ...

    Article : 252 words
  16. RIDDLES

    What letter do you visit in the summer?-The C (sea). What are the most foolish letters? -the J's (jays). ...

    Article : 235 words
  17. AN ELECTRICAL MIRROR.

    A polished hand mirror looks very unlike aa electrical instrument, yet a number of electrical experiments can be made with its help. The ...

    Article : 295 words
  18. TABLE "CURLING"

    Large buttons or draughtsmen will servo admirably for a splendid game which may be called "table curling." The game is best played ...

    Article : 267 words
  19. A PUZZLE

    A water-lily (plant, is growing mi the centre of a circular pond. Each day it is twice as large as it was the day before. On the 40th day ...

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  20. TANKS FOR AUSTRALIA

    BRITISH LIGHT TANKS of the latest pattern are to be sent to Australia for defence purposes, according to an announcement by the director of mechanisation at Australian Army Headquarters (Col. T. R. Williams) recently. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  21. MENTAL MAGIC

    Ask one of your friends to writedown five or six figures in a line, and another to secretly insert, a dot between any two of the figures, and ...

    Article : 148 words
  22. INDIANS COFFEE CREAMS

    Ingredients.- 1/4 lb. butter, ½ cup sugar, 2 cups self-raising flour, 2 dessert-spoons of coffee essence, essence of vanilla, 1 egg. ...

    Article : 72 words
  23. HAVE YOU PLAYED "SPOTTING"?

    Here is a good game to play out of doors. Choose someone to play the part of "Spot". This player then takes up a position at a ...

    Article : 157 words
  24. IN THE CLOUDS

    Do you ever sit at your window watching the clouds-wondering a, little about them-what they are called, far instance, and whether, ...

    Article : 326 words
  25. MUSICAL CIRCLES

    For two circles, one inside the other, with one player less in the outer ring. While music is played everyone dances round, and when it ...

    Article : 72 words
  26. ANSWER QUICKLY

    Here is a very simple little problem. Try it on your friends and ask them to give you a quick answer-without using pencil and ...

    Article : 71 words
  27. AN ELASTIC EGG.

    Here is a trick which will astonish your friends. Take an ordinary egg, and put it in strong vinegar for seme hours. At the end of this, time ...

    Article : 158 words
  28. PYTHON'S GLASS EYE

    A dog with an artificial log and even with a set of false teeth has been heard of, bat it is something new to hear of a snake with a glass ...

    Article : 216 words
  29. THE EYES OF THE CAMERA

    You probably know already that there are times when you must make the opening of your lens smaller, so that loss light comes ...

    Article : 198 words
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