The coast line of Heligoland, which measured 20 miles in A.D. 1300, had been reduced to three miles in 1900 by coast erosion. During the first year of life, the human heart beats at 115 to 130 times a minute; in a normal adult the beat is 72 times in a minute. The harp is believed to have originated from the hunting bow, the tightly stretched string of which will emit a musical note, Lifeboats, with chambers filled with rubber sponge, would be even more unsinkable than the present type, acoordng to a leading English scientist. Ants, believed to have been imported accidentally from America, are seriously damaging the floral beauties of the Eiviera. At Enfield there is a family of three children, a boy of 16, a girl of five, and a. firl of two, all of whose birthdays are on anuary 5.
Follow the Leader —the “ Prince Charming,” the leader of all high-class Virginia cigarettes. '‘Prince Charming ,Y cigarettes are bound to suit your taste because they are made with scrupulous care from tobacco scrupulously chosen. Devoid of “ bits ” and dust, they do not irritate the throat, nor do they stain the fingers like most cigarettes. V, 10 for 9d. Made in London. Sold everywhere. New Zealand Distributors —Aurora Trading Co., Ltd., Wellington
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18509, 21 March 1922, Page 6
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