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ts had been seeking a panacea for all the ills to which flesh is heir, indeed for something which would enable men even to defy Death, and the subtle new spirit was eagerly proclaimed as the long-looked-for cure-all, if not the very aqua vitæ itself. Physicians introduced it to their patients, and were lavish in their praises of its curative powers. The following is quoted from the writings of Theoricus, a prominent German of the sixteenth century, as an example of medical opinion of alcohol in
chanic. The editor of a newspaper was always a printer and often composed his articles as he set them in type; so "composing" came to mean typesetting, and one who sets type is a compositor. Now James needed an apprentice. It happened then that young Benjamin, at the age of thirteen, was bound over by law to serve his brother.James Franklin printed the "New England Courant", the fourth newspaper to be established in the colonies. Benjamin soon began to write articles for
oils deservemention. The "cold-drawn" Arachis oil (pea-nut or earth-nut oil) has apleasant flavour, resembling that of kidney beans. The "cold-drawn" SesamΓ©oil has an agreeable taste, and is considered equal to Olive oil foredible purposes. The best qualities are rather difficult to obtain; thoseusually sold being much inferior to Peach-kernel and Olive oils.Cotton-seed oil is the cheapest of the edible ones. Salad oil, not soldunder any descriptive name, is usually refined
these transformations all the other physical properties of a substance save weight are likely to change, the inquiry arises, Does the weight also change? Much careful experimenting has shown that it does not. The weight of the products formed in any change in matter always equals the weight of the substances undergoing change.~Law of conservation of matter.~ The important truth just stated is frequently referred to as the law of conservation of matter, and this law may be briefly stated thus:
bleby law? I came out this morning with a certain amount of money in mypocket, and I find I have spent just half of it. In fact, if you willbelieve me, I take home just as many shillings as I had pounds, and halfas many pounds as I had shillings. It is monstrous!'" Can you sayexactly how much money Jorkins had spent on those presents?11.--THE CYCLISTS' FEAST. 'Twas last Bank Holiday, so I've been told,Some cyclists rode abroad in glorious weather.Resting at noon within a tavern old,They
heancients denominated destiny, nature, or providence, which wecall the voices of the dead, and whose power it is impossible tooverlook, although we ignore their essence. It would seem, attimes, as if there were latent forces in the inner being ofnations which serve to guide them. What, for instance, can bemore complicated, more logical, more marvellous than a language?Yet whence can this admirably organised production have arisen,except it be the outcome of the unconscious genius of crowds?The