INTERESTING ITEMS.
————— : ■ ■, Until 1555, farthings were made of silver.. . . Guns were used by the English at the Battle of Greoy in 1346, One herring will produce between 20,000 and 30,000 eggs -in a year. Hearths in the centre of the room were built as late as the 16th century. Linoleum, a. preparation of ground cork and linseed oil, was invented in 1860. ' The first flight of 100 miles by aeroplane was made by Henry Farnian in 100'J. Saif applied jo Mains .on dishes removes them immediately. Payments due to barristers are not
recoverable in a court of law. Football in various forms has been played for nearly 700 years in E-ngland. The cards containing finger-prints at Scotland if ard number a quarter of a million. -Plaice and other flat fisli in early life are symetrical, and swim like round fish. The “life” of a two-shilling-piece in circulation is estimated at about 454 years. Music, -.poetry, painting, sculpture, and architecture are usually included - in the term “fine arts.” I ’ Ferrets usually show no affection fo: their owners, and are quite likely t( bite the hand that feeds them.
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Otaki Mail, 16 February 1923, Page 3
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