The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20

U1EtN MfUblNJM|
r. A. ELaSa.
8c0ULaND. SOUTH nARoTA
The twiddling OF ones thumbs is not
exactly q useful accomplishment, Dut
1t is one OF the few points of difference
between the hands of the higher ORDER
OF apes and those of man. The TWO
hands have the same number or bones
and are alike in a great many par
tioulars, but the thumbs OF tho MONKEY
tribe have no eparate flexor or penA-
ind uiusicles. In the gorilla the fhumt
is sh6Tt ard does not reach muhh De,
yond the bottom of the first joint Oh
the foreffnser. 1t is very much re-
stricted in its movements. ana she
animal can neither twiddle his thumbs
nor turn them around SO that the tips
describe a circle.
You have noticed, no doubt, how
hoarse ana uRmusical is the average
English officers voice when giving
wsrds OF command, says the London
Chronicle. This is evidently being al
tered in Kitchenerjs army, Tor there is
now an epea air class in military VOICE
production assembled under the Ola
IIIlS oL lItftSJf6t . III AIN ~
hinged drill instructor. with a voice as
clear as q bell, is teaching members or
the Inns Of Court Officers Training
corps the correct way to ~enunciate
sheer Jumps" "fom fours" and other
things that officers have to say.
The fact that mosquitoes so con-
tinually harass rich blooded creatures
is due to the fact that they can not
hay eggs without the albuminous foea
which is thus secured. In tropicai
countries The greatest enemy OF the
malaria breading mosquito is q species
Of bat which is protected from the IN
sect's bite by Its strangely shaped hairs
The bat Is very swift OF f1ght ana the
mosquitoes, especially those which
nave already made a supper OF blsea
are their ideal food.
Robert Beggs. keeper of LIE OlSe
Franklin book shop in Brooklyn, when
found near death from age and starva-
tisn. recently. pleaded to be let alone
Dent take me to the hospital" he
said: I'm tee old I don't Jana ~
cause trouble to anyone. l want to die
quietly amsng my books" In his shop.
NAMED against one of the bookcases
was a small sign on black tin, reading.
I'VE refer all needy cases to the
Brooklyn charity bureau"
New Orleans has adopted the New
Orleans book as q textbook in the pub
lie schools. h book contains a sue
cinct history of the city frem It's
earliest days. a review and ef
it's industries and commerce., = study
of it's people, their institutions. govern
ment and organizations, in fact, It pre-
sents In o compact and convenient
form facts which every citizen Should
know and most of the city's Visitors ih-
Quire about"
Quill pens were made in the Fifth
century. There is no record of their
earlier use. Theodoric. the O~strogoth
king. Is said to have been i~lliterate
and unbale to write his own name. A
golden plate was made with the letters
Of his name cut through 1t. This was
placed over the document he was ex-
pected to sign. and he traced his name
through III open spaces with a quill.
Traves, which the French airmen
nave been visiting, Is probably the
siaest city in Germany, u contains
more Roman antiquities than any eth
err city in northern Europe, but Its NEST
famous possession is the holy coat
prescribed In the cathedral. According
to tradition. this is the Identical .seam-
less robe worn by Jesus Christ and
garnbled for by the Roman soldiers at
the foot OF the cross.
sometimes called HAI61I, Is enc
of the OLDEST cities in Russia. 1t is
called the "Mether Of Russian cities
E-cclesiasticaHy and intellectuaIly. Kiev
is one Of the most important. 1t wAz
founded before the Christian era. Il
has nearly 1tS magnificent churches.
many OF them with gilded dornes and
pinnacles which, viewed from a dis
tance, give the city \ strikingly beauti-
1ul appearance.
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Generally speaking. a man So years
Of ara has slept S.eAo aaya. orked e.
himself 4.0He days. eaten 1.5ee days and
has been sick SEQ DAYS. He has eaten
1900 pounds OF bread, 16, zoe pounds &C
meat, 1900 pounds Of vegetables. eggs
and fish and drunk, in all. 7.ooo gai-
Ions OF liquid.
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recently started I'M Porto Rico are
arousinc much interest there. because
yira is fhe chiaf fon6 rons,,r,ad A., ~