DO YOU KNOW?
(1) Who. was "The Old Man Eloquent"? (2) Which city had no burials within its walls? (3) What did Lavoisin and Lavigoreux do? (4) With whom was the greyhound a royal badge? (5) What is a hectare?
Answers. 1. "The Old Man Eloquent" was a title popularly conferred upon John Quincy Adams, of America. 2. According to the XII. Tables, burial within the walls of Home was strictly prohibited. (The Ronnfp however, made exception occa-
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 267, 10 November 1928, Page 10 (Supplement)
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78DO YOU KNOW? Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 267, 10 November 1928, Page 10 (Supplement)
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