A remarkable case of over-population is that of the Island of-Bukara, -in Lake Victoria Nyanza, described by H. L. Duke in the "Corn-hill Maga"•'ie,'' This island, with an area of 36 uare miles, much of which is bara granite, though isolated from the rest of ■ the world, supports a population of 19,000. The small garden plots are carefully marked off, and rights of ownership are,rigidly observed. Trees arc valued more than the land on which the trees and another man the ground. A man must not steal his neighbour's leaves, sticks, and rubbish. A father may even divide a tree among his children', allotting certain brandies to each:
ACHING, or TENDER FEET To obtain immediate relief bathe the feet f. in water. containing f a few drops of L'CONDY'S FLUID" AD Offensive Odour instantly disappears. Of aUChembu »nJ Stern. CONDY'S FLUID Cv.GMwvUßMd.Usdra.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17057, 31 January 1921, Page 3
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142Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17057, 31 January 1921, Page 3
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