An artist once painted a bright-red lobster in a picture of the aea. — A strange phenomenon to be seen on the battlefields of Northern France is the abundance of poppies, all the roads being bordered by largo tracts of the red flov.ers, which give the impression. that the bloodshed there last autumn and winter has come forth to the surface once more. In any case, say's the Evening Standard, this is the popular belief among ,the peasants of the districts where battles raged only a few months ago; but the real explanation is that the poppy is the companion of wheat in France, just as the bluebell mingles with the corn in Russia, and tha? this year the poppy has usurped all the space.
"To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight." —Third Promise of Boy Scout's Oath. Any boy who makes that promise, and keeps it, is sure to become a good citizen. And if he keeps himself in good physical condition, mental alertness and moral balance naturally follow. The world needs men who can plan and work, and endure; and in building boys into such men, right food now is of utmost importance. Grape-Nuts has delicious taste and contains the vital food elements of whole wheat and malted barley, which Nature easily converts into strength and energy for body and brain. Boys—and girls, too —can definitely get ready for future success ; but there's only one " Road to Wellville" —Right Living—and that calls for wholesome, easily-digestible food. "There's a Reason" for Grape Nuts Sold by Grocers and Stores.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16542, 16 November 1915, Page 8
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261Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Otago Daily Times, Issue 16542, 16 November 1915, Page 8
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