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Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 152, 30 October 1895, Page 4

Advertising is not an outcome of modern necessity, but it is a very ancient practice. The British Museum poseesses a collection of ol<l Greek Advertisements printed of leaden plates. Papyrus leaves over 3 000 years old have been found at rhebes describing runaway slaves and offering a reward for their capture, and at Pompeii ancien advertisements have bpen deciphered on tho walls. If water-fowls scream more than usual and plunge into water, it is a sure sign that ram may bo expected. Measurements of human bair prove that its fineness depends much on color, and that it varies from the two hundred and fiftieth to the six hunbredth of an inch in diameter; The population of the world is estimated to be nearly 1,500,000,000, the greater half of which is contributed by our Asiatic brethren, who number about 800,000,000. Blotting-paper is the latest material used in making bicycle handles. The strength of a horse is equal on an average to that of seven and a half men. Hoir is very strong. A single thread will bear a weight of 1,150 grains. In Corea every unmawied man is considered a boy though he should li ve to be a hundred. No matter what his age is, be follows in position tho youngest of the married men, despite the fact, perhaps, of having Jived vears enough te be their father. A child's hair should be cleaned oftener than an adult's. If it is to be a homo shampoo, use warm soft water a , , P ure Castile soap. A little rubbed into tbe scalp assists in drying and is also a good stimulant tor the hair. Fan the hair thoroughly dry before touching with a comb. The Indian Gold crushings have onn-i m ounces in 1890 to '.j ounces in IS9I. A result not considered satisfactory by the mineowners. The prospects for 1595 are said to be favourable.