NEWS IN BRIEF.
All animals show uneasiness when rain is coming Frogs croak with a loud, hoarse noise, owls screech, peacocks scream, and ducks and geese are unusually noisy. This- is said to he due to the relaxation of their nerves hy the damp air, which makes them uneasy. Boot heels are of Persian origin, and were originally attached to sandals in order that the wearers might keep their feet above the burning sands. ‘When high heels were introduced in Venice they were highly decorated. The height of the heels proclaimed the rank of the wearer. Continental police ‘forces are all on a more or less military footing, and are, as a rule, armed with sabres. All the French, Italian, and German police wear swords, but if forced to draw these weapons their instructions are to use the flat of the blade, and not the cutting edge.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2151, 17 July 1920, Page 4
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147NEWS IN BRIEF. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2151, 17 July 1920, Page 4
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