Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17

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agony. but the agony Is cause or
coincidence, not q result,
II 10 with tears that we discard
the fine old notion that cats see
better in the dark They see better
than we do. no doubt, but that Is not
saying much.
There used to be belief that rats
never went on a ship that was des-
tined to founder at sea- This has a
fine supernatural ring, but, as a mat
ter OF fact, has a good deal OF truth
at bottom. unseaworthy ships In the
old days were likely to be leaky and
contain much biIge water. The rats
would naturally abandon such damp
quarters for drler berth
TO freeze living thing means 70
most minds to kill II. Yet all hardy
platts can be frozen without being
injured. So can many insects, II
they are not broken while IN that
brittle state. Punch once suggested
even that human beings could be
frozen without harm. and said that
this would be a convenient way Of
dlsposing 81 children during . rail-
way trip.
In South Africa, and also In parts
Of England and Wales, II Is believed
Ithat a snake will not die till sunset.
no matter how religiously you hack
at It. y
/ Diamonds will wear out, though
to most people they are the symbol
Df indestructibility. They cut glass,
to be sure, but they are worn down
themselves In the process. Ar en-.
i gagement ring, by the time the wear
err is o bride, will be nIcked around
! the edges. "
| Catgut is not made from cats az
all, but from sheep and horses. Ana
speaking Of music, it is not true tnat
Il playing discords on a piano Will .put
ii out Of tune. A person capable Of
playing discords habitually would I'M
ldoubtedly be the sort to inture 9
piano by hammering It indiscreetly
Playing harmonies on q piano or an
. instrument OF any kind does improve
its tone.
Things Not in the Bible.
Among popular quotations which
are falsely attributed to the Bipl'
are these:
"God tempers the wind 70 tn
Y shorn lamb sterne's "sentlmenta
Journey to Italy"
= pIn the midst Of life we are \
2 death. ''l-Burial service; Noriginall
from Luther.
2 "Cleanliness akin to goliness.
y little children. love ye one an
i other"
!. Bibles stiil carry the date 4OO4
z opposite the first chapter Of Gem
% sis. but not many people longer b
g lieve that the world was only 4'O0
Il. years old when Christ was born.
e Some other fallacies are these;
ny That the sun and moon are larg'
near the horizon than oyerhead.
ag That sea water never freezes.
ne That fog binders sound.
'ie That ice is never colder than \
= degrees.
an That green Christmas makes
pe fat churchyard.
ne That If you toss a coin ten tim
'er ana II comes "heads" every time,
will be more likely to come tail
the eleventh time.
That india ink and india rubb
! come from India.
ne that rice paper Is made from ~
en- That camels-hair brushes q
BY made from camels hair,
Ide that tits dangerous 70 have 10
'ut ers in ones bedroom at night /.
That carrying raw potato is
10 preventive Of rheumatism.
ION That tomatoes induce cancer.
The That wooden articles and meta
W. articles, which have been left II !
a ZANE room for several hours, I
be not OF the same temperature
II that red flannel is warmer u
Ard white flannel.
n That the sun shining into the rp'
IS raises the dust.
left That a thick tumhler stands
70 water better than thin one.
Il; that a thaw bursts the wa
me. pipes.
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