Interesting for Boys to Know.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue II, 12 January 1901, Page 94

Interesting for Boys to Know.

The strongest man of modern times was Augustus 11. He could roll up a silver plate like a sheet of paper, and could twist the strongest horseshoe apart. There are many other wonderful feats of strength and skill which could hardly be credited, were it not that they come from such reliable sources. How many boys have ever heard that a Turkish jporter can trot at a rapid pace and carry a weight of six hundred pounds? That a whale moves with a swiftness that would carry him around the world in less than a fortnight, if he were able to go around in an undisputed course? That a sword-fish can strike his weapon through a thick plank of a ship, and that a specimen of such a plank with the sword of a fish sticking in it may be seen in the British Museum? That a lion is so strong in the mouth that he can leave the impression of his teeth ujton a piece of iron? And that Milo, the celebrated athlete of Cretona. was so strong that he eonld easily pull up a tree by the roots and break it in two?

HOW TURKISH BOYS ARE TRAINED.

Little Turks are trained to be soldiers. every inch of them. A little Turk eats whatever is given him. obeys without a murmur, works like a horse at whatever task is set before him. walks till he drops down, draws water for his own food, cuts his own wood, takes care of his own ho.se, and sleeps on the ground, without ever giving the smallest sign of impatience. He is even taught to do this without moving a muscle of his face to show that he does not like such hard work. What about the li tie b yin civilised countries, who pout because they have to go on errands, and who refuse to eat ]X>rridge and milk for breakfast ? What would a we 11trained young Turk think of a boy who did these things? FOR AMATEHI PHOTOGRAPHERS. So many boys and girls take pictures nowadays that plain, every-day photography is not as interesting as it was when pocket cameras first became known. Yet. to take a photograph well is a real accomplishment. And for those who have acquired it many very nice gifts are within easy reach. Here is something which a colonial boy did for Christmas, and which all amateur photographers may repeat for Easter or birthday presents. ’Phis very enterprising young photographer procuil'd a quantity of what is known as “sensit ivized” or “sensitized” linen, and upon this linen he took pictures of all the pretty pieces of furniture and cozy corners in his home. When the pictures were all nicely photographed upon the linen, and you may be sure it was no quick nor easy task, the amateur photographer enlisted his sister into the work, and persuaded her to stitch the pictures upon tiny napkins and d’oylies for his mothe *s table. There were ten of the pictures, and when the work was done it was. as the boy’s mamma said, “too pretty for anything.” But the funny part of it all was this The d’oylies were far too fine for table use, so the boy’s mamma said,

and instead of putting them under the finger-bowls or the glasses, she has spread them upon a little table in the parlour. And there they are now.