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_-_--____-THE CONCILIATION…

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..--THE DISCONTENTED ENGLISH-WOMAN.

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HINTS FOR HEALTH.

♦ WHEN to CLEAN THE TEETH.

INJURIOUS FOOD.

TREATMENT OF EARACHE.

HOW TO MAKE TEA.

LESSONS.

BUSY MR. FROG.

THE FIRST PATIENT OF FLORENCE…

INTERESTING FACTS.

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INTERESTING FACTS. Fifty-one metals are now known to exist; 400 years ago only seven were known. Lake Superior, the Victoria Nyanza, and Ire- land are all about the same in size. The best cork comes from Algeria. There are two and a half million acres of cork forests in that country. British India has the swiftest river in the world. It is the Sutlej, which in 180 miles has a descent of 12,000ft. During the present century the floods of the lYellow River, in China, have caused the loss of ever 11 million lives. It is no unusual thing for a. veesel plying be- tween Japan and London to carry 1,000,000 fans of all kinds as a single item of its cargo. Dead Sea fruit refers to the fact that the beautiful yellow fruit commonly known as the apple of Sodom flourishes in the neighbourhood of the Dead Sea. It has a peculiarly inviting appearance, heightened by the dreary nature of its environment, but the fruit ie extremely bitter.

♦ OBVIOUS.

,♦ ROUGH ON HIM.I

♦ THE RAIN-TREE.

♦ A RESOURCEFUL MILKMAN.

---+--QUEER THING IN NATURE.!

-+--PERFECTLY SAFE.

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• ♦ TO IMPROVE WATER COLOURS…

•♦ COLD WATER ANNEALING.

ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT OF…

♦ LUBRICATION BY THE USE OF…

0 THE COLDEST REGION OF THE…

♦ COOKERY RECIPES.

♦ SERIOUS BUSINESS.