* *

Man, being essentially active, must find in activity his joy, as well as
his beauty and glory, and labor, like everything else that is good, is
its own reward.

INTERESTING FACTS.

Glass windows were used for lights in 1180.

Chimneys first put up to houses in 1236.

Tallow candles for lights in 1290.

Spectacles invented by an Italian in 1240.

Paper made from linen in 1302.

Woolen cloth made in England in 1341.

Art of printing from movable types in 1440.

The first book printed with movable types in 1450.

Watches first made in Germany in 1447.

Telescopes invented by Porta and Janson in 1590.

Tea first brought from China to Europe in 1501.

Circulation of blood discovered by Hervey in 1610.

Newspaper first established in 1629.

Pendulum clocks first invented in 1639.

Barometer invented by Torricelli in 1535.

Steam engine invented in 1649.

Bread made with yeast in 1650.

Cotton planted in the United States in 1759.

Fire engine invented in 1685.

Telegraph invented by Morse in 1832.

* * * * *

CURE FOR A FELON.--"Take common salt, dry it in the oven, then pound it
fine and mix it with turpentine, equal parts. Put it on a rag and wrap
it around the finger, and as soon as it gets dry put on some more, and
in twenty-four hours the felon will be as dead as a door nail."--_Old
Mr. Mix._

Transcriber's Note

The punctuation and spelling from the original text have been faithfully
preserved. Only obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

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