NEWS AND BRIEFS
Sterling is .22 carat gold, the pure metal being 24 carats to the ounce. Dried snakes and lizards are still popular medical remedies in parts of France. In the London elementary schools over 1000 new teachers are appointed each year. In order to form a rainbow, the sun must not be more than 42 deg. above the horizon. The Aga Khan recently bought at Christie’s the “Golden Dawn” diamond for £4950. No raindrop having a diameter greater than just over one-fifth of an inch can fall to the ground. The trapdoor spider constructs his home so that the door is closed by gravity when lie goes in or out. On an average there are twenty telephone calls every second of the working day in the London area. Wheat, barley, rice, apples, grapes, and dates were used by man as articles of food more than 4000 years ago.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3658, 28 June 1927, Page 1
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150NEWS AND BRIEFS Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3658, 28 June 1927, Page 1
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