The estimated number of eggs laid by. a toad every year is 11,500, of which only one in a thousand develops fully. In the English "Black Country" there are 30,000 waste acres, of which 14,000 might be profitably afforested. -"Did you ever have appendicitis?" asked the insurance man. Well," answered the sceptic, "I was operated on. But I never felt sure whether it was a case of appendicitis or a case of professional curiosity." The Sentimental One—"Alas, mafij :a. smiling face conceals an aching heart." The Literal Idiot—'lt seems to mo that an aching tooth would be more liiely to bo there. On an aser3ge over 60 reputed cen-1 tenarians die each year in England and Wales., Thoroughbred dogs are said to be less mtetUfioni Hum moj^reta.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 8
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127Untitled Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 8
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