The ancients attributed marvelous properties to many of the precious stones. We give in tabular form the different months and the stones sacred to them, as generally accepted, with...
'Tis well.--George Washington. Tete d'armee.--Napoleon. I thank God that I have done my duty.--Admiral Nelson. I pray thee see me safe up, but for my coming down I can shift for my...
The principal methods of developing the physique now prescribed by trainers are exercise with dumbbells, the bar bell and the chest weight. The rings and horizontal and parallel ba...
The cocoanut is, in many respects, like the human skull, although it closely resembles the skull of the monkey. A sponge may be so held as to remind one of the unfleshed face of th...
To increase the weight: Eat to the extent of satisfying; a natural appetite, of fat meats, butter, cream, milk, cocoa, chocolate, bread, potatoes, peas, parsnips, carrots, beets, f...
(Polonius' Advice to His Son Laertes.) And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character: Give thy thoughts no tongue. Nor any unproportion'd thought his act. Be thou familia...
Flowers may be combined and arranged so as to express even the nicest shades of sentiment. If a flower is offered reversed, its direct significance is likewise reversed, so that th...
Alabama--Indian; meaning Here we rest. Arkansas--Kansas, the Indian name for smoky water, with the French prefix arc, bow or bend in the principal river. California--Caliente Forna...
This idea was first formulated by Mr. Henry George in 1879, and has grown steadily in favor. Single-tax men assert as a fundamental principle that all men are equally entitled to t...
The color, odor, taste and purity of water can be ascertained as follows: Fill a large bottle made of colorless glass with water; look through the water at some black object. Pour...
Troy Weight.--24 grains make 1 pennyweight, 20 pennyweights make 1 ounce. By this weight, gold, silver and jewels only are weighed. The ounce and pound in this are same as in Apoth...
In consequence of the increase of affections of the eye, a specialist has recently formulated the following rules to be observed in the care of the eyes for school work: A comforta...
Beautiful hair, beautiful skin and a beautiful form are the three graces which are the birthright of every woman, but which, through lack of good judgment and common sense, or thro...
Now, for a practical application of this knowledge. The hair of the blond is a mixture of red, yellow and brown. As a rule the skin is lighter, that is, it contains not so much ora...
Sunday, (Saxon) Sunnandaed, day of the sun, Monday, (German) Montag, day or the moon. Tuesday, (Anglo-Saxon) Tiwesdaeg, from Tiw, the god of war. Wednesday, (Anglo-Saxon) Wodnesdae...
Take chloride of calcium, crude, 20 parts; common salt, 5 parts; and water, 75 parts. Mix and put in thin bottles. In case of fire, a bottle so thrown that it will break in or very...
Consider for a moment the vast aggregate of bank transactions, and you will see that perfect system on the part of the banks and bank officials is required to insure accuracy and a...
By William H. Damon The most important thing in the preservation of a piano is to avoid atmospheric changes and extremes and sudden changes of temperature. Where the summer conditi...
Jan. 1, New Year's Day. All the States (including District of Columbia), except Mass., Miss. and N. H. Jan. 19, Lee's Birthday. In Ga., Fla., N. C, S. C., Va., Ala., Ark. Feb. 12,...
The Months. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest have thirty-one, But February, which has twenty-eight alone. Except in leap-year; then's the time Whe...
Make your notes and accepted drafts payable at the bank where you do business. Whether it or other banks hold them for collection, they will be presented to your bank when due. Pay...
To find the interest on a given sum for any number of days, at any rate of interest, multiply the principal by the number of days and divide as follows: At 3 per cent, by 120 At 9...
A Brief but Comprehensive Treatise Based on Loisette's Famous System of Memory Culture. So much has been said about Loisette's memory system, the art has been so widely advertised,...
Decay of the teeth, or caries, commences externally, appearing upon the enamel or bony structure of the teeth. Usually it is the result of chemical action produced by decomposition...
The first English sparrow was brought to the United States in 1850, but it was not until 1870 that the species can be said to have firmly established itself. Since then it has take...
To thee, my master, I offer my prayer: Feed, water and care for me; and when the day's work is done, provide me with shelter and a clean, dry bed. Always be kind to me. Pet me some...
Any person, firm or corporation can obtain protection for any lawful trademark by complying with the following: 1. By causing to be recorded in the Patent Office the name, residenc...
More than a year before the signing of the Declaration of Independence a document was drawn up that was almost a model in phraseology and sentiment of the great charter of American...
A Compend of the General Claims Made by Professional Hypnotists. Animal magnetism is the nerve-force of all human and animal bodies, and is common to every person in a greater or l...
THE DERIVATIONS OF THE NAMES OF THE MONTHS. January.--The Roman god Janus presided over the beginning of everything; hence the first month of the year was called after him. Februar...