Mr, Edison rarely eats over four ounces of food at a meal, and does not sleep more than five hours a night. In spito of jus deafness, he busily superintends his factory and workshops, which, chiefly of concrcto, "cover 12 acres of ground. It is cheaper to own a man's soul, becauso you put on him tho onus of fooding his body. The system of slavery is economically improved in modern times. All the latest; dovolopmonts can bo studied in congested districts.—"lrish Homestead." ,■ A beggar sent to prison at the Marylebono Cqurt was found to possess a Post Officii Savings Bank book, which showed he had CU Bs, 9(1. to'his credit. In addition he hud six shillings in silver and over two shillings in coppers. It. is highly desirable that ■ tho interval between now and the next Motorcar Bill should be used by us for n united effort to curb inconsiderate and reckless driving—for which somo members of tho trado and soma professional drivers iiro mainly rosponsiblo—and to assist tho local authorities in overy way to solve tho problem of making ductless roncls at a reasonable cost.—"Car."
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 67, 12 December 1907, Page 9
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