DO YOU KNOW?
How Can Grass Grow Through Hard Ground? Each blade has a fine, hard point which forces its way between the particles of the soil and forms a path for the blade to follow. Why Does a Blacksmith Wet his Coal? To prevent the escape of heat into the air. Fine, wet coal cakes when burning; a layer is, formed over the fire and the heat is imprisoned. Why Doe^ Electricity Give us a Shock? By suddenly and violently contracting the muscles. Why are Horseshoes Supposed to be Lucky? Old horseshoes usually had seven nail holes. From the earliest times seven was regarded as a lucky number, and anything which naturally had seven holes or spots was supposed to bring good fortune. - .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380827.2.174.6
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 50, 27 August 1938, Page 20
Word Count
124DO YOU KNOW? Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 50, 27 August 1938, Page 20
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in