The Cambria Daily Leader

"WE'VE COT THEM" OPTtMISnC VIEwTorBRiTiSif WOUNDED STIRRING BATTLE INCIDENTS I the Press Association has received the following from a reliable source:— Among the wounded arriving in hospital chips at Southampton, the general level of high spirits and confidence seems to; rise each day, though at first that! seemed impossible. Whether a man's in-, juries be slight or severe one finds no suggestion of men broken in the war. j Nowhere is there a sign of that. p 'ather, ol all hands, is the suggestion that here are men temporarily released for a holiday more than ior cure and convalescence from the furious turmoil of victorious! fighting, in which the end is assured.! W hatever other people may think, our; funded are absolutely certain as to the; upshot of the present fighting, and admit the elements of speculation only on the point of how long the process of crushing" Germany's military power may take. It may be soon and it may be late, but1 we've got them absolutely, and they know! it. The whole thing is absolutely differ-, ent from last year's fighting. They had all the advantages of men and metal on their side. The only question now is how long it will take. It's Doom is Set." There's any amount of fight in the Bache machine, only its doom is set. It cannot win, and I'm Di-etty sure the bosses behind it know that now since July 1st." The speaker, whose left arm was in a sling, and whoee head was bandaged for slight scalp wounds, was in a position to speak with some authority, for since last August he had been a valued member of I the Brigade staff in a division which has done most admirable work in the Albert sector of our line. Within a few yards of him on the deck of the hospital "hip, was another man, and an hour later both were speeding on their journeys to the opposite end of Great Britain in two of j our beautifully fitted ld Cross trains. The other was a young officer (well known at Ranelagli, Hurlingham and Biwk- lands in civil life) who had risen since the autumn of .1914 to be second in com- mand of a tine service battnlidh. His two wounds were both slight machine-gun bullets, and he hopes to be with his batta- lion once more before the month is out. THE BOCHE "WAVES." Questioned about the advance of July 1st, he modestly disclaimed any per- sonal knowledge of it. Sorry to say we hadn't luck to be in it." Someone had to be behind, you know. at first, anc6 a6 luck had it, it fell to my b&ttalion, so we were not in that glorious Saturday advance. No, I got my little punctures, nothing really, but the M.O. hounded me out of it to the neld ambulance, in a Boche counter-attack fcouth-easit of Contalmaison. In the first counter-attack they made. the Boches came at us with really magnificent dash, and it looked as though they must sub- merge us. I am bound to say they fought well. They seemed wonderfully certain of themselves. The last few minutes of that attack especially I shall never forget. Wave after wave—it was like fighting against a rising tide, but our fellows stood their ground with extraordinary tenacity. II a Bochc could have easied another 4i:mt minutes he might have downed us by dhoor weight. But our chaps were too Bluch for him at close quarters. Their blood was up, and they fairly let them- selves ao. FOUGHT LIKE FURIES. I never saw Englishmen so-hcw do you call it—so unself-conscious and aban- doned to the heat of their job. They fought like furies. I got nothing in that scrap but a cut hand when I grabbed a Boche bayonet. I had lost my revolver, and had to tackle that blighter with my hands till I got the rifle from him. Then his number was up, and I made my first score -vith the steel, which you can take it from me is better than polo. Well. they came at us again, reorganised for a second counter-attack about an hour and a half later, just as our chaps were trying to get something to eat, and that attack was a complete failure. They hadn't a chance in it. We had machine guns waiting for 'em, and positively t believe the yells of our fellows frightened the Boche more than the bullets. He put up a very poor show, anyway. Quite different in spirit from the first one. But yet I had bad luck to get pipped in it. My theory i6 the same men must have been employed, but this time they were hopelessly disillusioned men. I ENEMY DISILLUSIONED. I The reason i tmnk that is partiy wnat l I gathered from a prisoner. One of them had been a waiter in London for years, and knew his London as well as I do. A I most-intelligent chap, and utterly sick of-I war, he talked to me in iust the sort o tone he'd have used if he'd been taking! my order for supper. Th? chap said that in his regiment the ofI:kers had explained i to them that our advance on their front: last Saturday was made by a Brigade of I Guards (who've never been near the place! you know) but that the Guards had since' been withdrawn to another point,„wliat j was left of 'em, and that of the British I troops now in our line there were Kitchener's conscripts, and all quaking in their boots at that. We were told you would throw down your rifles directly we got close to you, and that you knew no more about soldiering than children," said my waiter clian. HUNS EXPECTED A WALK OVER. We came on for a walk over to have the sport of going right through your line. Well, as you know, it was not so," and he kind of grinned at me at that. Indeed," says he. it was very other- wise, sii-, m-aiii't it?" "Very otherwise, my hat! I should think it was very: otherwise. I bet my fellows gave 'em the hottest quarter of an hour of their lives. They weren't in a mood for negotiations, I can tell you, but just kill and come again. Oh, it was a sweet thing, but I wish I could have been in the first abundance." "THEY WERE FINE." I A young officer whose unit adyanced! from opposite Carnoy, said his men; suffered comparatively few casual- I ties in No Man's Land. though he! himself was hit as he crossed our own I parapet, but although hit in the left shoulder he reached the fourth Boche line and with his platoon still three-parts in- tact, or nearly so. What pleased me was the way my fellows carried on when we got there. It happened that every single one of my N.C.O.'s was knocked out before them, and I was obliged to squat down in the mouth of a ruined dug- out. There I was no more but the men I had left carried on exactly as though under their usual N.C.O.'s on a Mid day show. They bombed the dW' out ajid ?nt back what prisoners they got, and without pausing: a minute wot to work building up a parapet where Boche parades had been, just as I'd told 'em before we started. They were fine. and mind you, after a burst like that a man would give a good hit for a quiet flit down for a minute or two. but not one of them totok it." LANCE-CORPORAL AND THE WHIP. A wounded lance-corporal of a south country regiment was proud of a shurular I curio he had brought from the battlefield, and prouder yet of the way he obtained it. Directly after he was wounded he had the luck to capture a German captain entirely to his own cheek. This officer had carried two weapons—a pistol, which he aimed at the corporal, and a whip which the lance-corporal now proudly .? ries. The whip has a short haft and two thongs, each with a strand of wire twisted in the end of it. The pistol missed fire, perhaps. At all events, the arm that weilded it was pinned, skewered right through by the lance-corporal's bayonet. And after that the lance-corporal, himself bleeding freely from his wounds, carried the whip and marched his prisoner back to one of our dressing stations, where they were both bandaged, and the German oiffcer led away to the Bear. But I reckon his whip wasn't meant for us. That's their notion of leading their men, I think, sir," said the lance-corporal. If so, a certain number of German soldiers will be glad to have seen the last of this I particular captain for the period of the war.

SCOUTS AND FARMERS. Swansea B.P. Boys Offer to Help. The Scouts of the Swansea District Association B.P." Boy Scouts are will- ing to undertake harvesting work during the summer holidays (end of July, August, and beginning of September) in the Gower Peninsula and the neighbourhood of Swansea. Farmers desirous of taking advantage of this offer should send in an application in writing, stating the number of Scouts wanted and time for which they will be required, to District Scoutmaster J. II. King, at Y.M.C.A., Swansea.

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STAGE AND STALLS. I In the memory of patrons of the Grand I Theatre, Swansea, "The Land of Prü- mise," Mr. Somerset Maugham's char- j acter study, occupies a warm place. They wilt, therefore, hail with delight, not only the return visit next week of this; charming play, which will be presented by Mr. T. C. Dagnall, but the re-appear-j ance of that gifted and oopular actress, Miss Evelyn Ormonde. The play has been aptly described as a question ol broad and simple truth about a man, a woman and Canada," and is one in which Miss Ormonde, as Norah, the heroine, brings into prominence the strength of passion and intellectuality which are suh I marked characteristics of her acting. Miss Ormonde will be supported by a powerful company, and success is assured. The story of the play is brimful of in- tense human interest, but we imagine the author was in a sentimental mood when he chose the title. Norah Marsh, a highly sensitive girl, full of spirit and pride, is disappointed in her expectations of a legacy under her mistress's will, and goes out to Canada to make good on her married brother's farm at Manitoba. Things are made very uncomfortable for this well-brought-up girl by her brother's wife, and who taunts her with being too superior" for Canadian farm life. In desperation Norah offers herself to a young Canadian hired man, and they get married. Then comes the supreme con- flict of the play—Norah's determination to be either slave or wife, and her hus- band's determination that she shall be both. A happy ending is reached after f;or:ie strikingly dramatic scenes. Next week's programme at the Swansea Empire is a colossal one. The leading fea- ture will be the London Hippodrome suc- cess, "Push and Go," presented by Mr. Harry Day's company. It is an entirely new version, with new comedy scenes, new interludes and new songs. The company of artistes appearing includes Lthel Hall, Lynda. Martell, Billie Brown, and Jessie Davie-s, while the male characters will be sustained by such Stirling comedians as Frank Hemmiivr. Ferguson and Mack, Joseph Victor, Rich and Calvin, Norman Greene and James Comerford. A merrier or brighter music-lidl production has not been seen, whilst the sparkling musical number* are ear-haunting, which can only be expected when it is stated that the composer is the popular waltz and song writer, Herman Darewski. There will be an augmented orchestra under the direc- tion of Fred R. Wyatt, and those who ivish to see one of the brightest and most enjoyable musical productions of'modern times should hurry up and book their seats. A programme of more than ordinary merit will be shown at the Castle Cinema, Swansea, during the early part of next week. One of the chief items, Uncle Tom's Cabin," is an entirely new pic- tarisation of this famous work, produced hv the World's Film Corporation. The title is a familiar one, and the picture is in every way worthy of such a great work. U Uncle Tom's Cabin has been filmed before, but this representation breathes the true spirit of the times and people of the novel in a manner never attempted be- fore. Tn the film version we have the most realistic scenes of ?';v' ?fc, T'Hh 'ts many phases of light and shade. Most of the incidents best remembered in the silry are shown, and we have a delightful representation of Old Tom in al) his jovs and sorrows. Another item of special mefitw The Primitive Strain." is a powenlil three-part drama. In this the mind of a man is revealed in its primi- tive savagery. Its manifestations are in- spiring in the rugged nobility of their oarpose. and the human appeal looms large. The comedy section includes "The Butler," featuring Billy Reeves find "The Girl of His Dreams," featuring George Ovey. The star picture for Thursday, < The Gods of Fate," is a wonderful five- ■oart production, culminating in the biggest train wreck ever portrayed. Vivian Martin, in "The Little Dutch Girl," founded on Ouida's charming novel "Two T,ittle Wooden Shoes," is the top- liner for the Picture House for the first three days of next week. Also a Hep- worth picture play, featuring Stewart Rome and Chrissie White, two of the most favoured of English cinema artiste,), I in The Recalling of John Grey," a dra- matic episode in the life of a slumland parson A Mind in the Past (Chapter 8 of The Diamond from the Sky."). The interest created in this fibu the mv"- 1 terious disappearance of the diamond in- ere.pse« each week. For the week-end is "After Dark," by Dion Boucicault, fea- turing Alec B. Francis. Several years ago when this play was produced, it occupied one of the first places in the dramati c world, The cinematograph operator with his camera has produced a very novel scene, which opens thi- producti on, show- j ing Long Acre-square at night, illumi- nated- A contrast is given in the scenes laid in the hillipines with R&ver?l battle stages. The Dead Man's Keys," a two- part exclusive, dealing with the trial o-f,.? an innocent man for the murder of liis employer. A Duel in the Desert," another contribution to the Stingaree series of pictures. An intensely dramatic story, Cal Mar- vin's \ytf, with several sensational in- cidents, will make the film. one of the finoot yet shown in Swansea. It was produced by the Vitagraph Co., and will be screened during the first three days next week, at the Carlton. The Mysteries of the Grand j Hotel," a thrilling two-reel film, based on actual happenings in a huge modern caravan serial by the Kalem Co., marks a new era in photo-play realism, and Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life," a screamingly funny Keystone comedy, are on the programme. For the week end, a Gaumont French production entieled1 Silken Threads." We are often told to go and sleep on it," but although sleep bring a clear mind to think things over calmly, we are not unusually advised so pointedly as Ther-ose Leroy was, when she was tempted to giro up her lover for a for- tune. Her life as it would have been is vividly pourtrayed in her vision, showing her wha.t the end would surely be. The counsel of her dream showed her the road to take. She took it, and found that it led to true happiness. The G)rl of Lost Island," (No. 10), backed by The Navy and a capital Keystone two-part comic, Hushing the Scandal," concludes two very strong programmes for next week. The Theatre Royal is next week offering a programme of a very attractive nature, For Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday ALsace" is the feature film, with the great Madame Rejane in the leading role. It deals with events in the conquered province which connect 1870 with 1914. Madame Rejane has played it with great success in Paris, and it is particularly appropriate at the moment. There are the usual variety of drama and comedy, and the war film-s will be very attractive. For Thursday The ljabyrinth," with Gail Kane, is a very powerful play, and with a full programme will sustain the (Continued at foot Qf iiext Coll-n-) (

WAR-TIME POULTRY I -.>- I feFDTHG I [Fifth Ar ticle.] I (Special to the Leader.") Since the appearance of our last article several requests have come to hand to the effect that we should deal further on the matter of feeding. Hence the article re- served for a future date appears this week, and we may here say that we are prepared to discuss any subject which presents difficulties to any reader and are of gene- ral interest, upon his sending it along ad- dressed to Poultry," "Leader." Sue- cessxul feeding, may be said to be the outcome of a proper understanding of the nutritive value and suitability of the foods employed, and of the objects to be attained. We will take egg production. First, it is necessary to take the analysis of the egg. It is oompoted as follows: White, albuminoids, 12.0; fats, 2.0; carbo- hydrates, 0.0; mineral matter, 1.2; and water, 84.8 per cent. Yolk, albuminoids, 10.0; fats, 30; carbohydrates, 0.0; mineral matter, 1.0; and water 53 per cent. Second, it is necessary to know the analysis of the various foods, in order to ascertain the best form in which to supply the various constituents of the egg in an economical, easy and digestible, form. Third, it is necessary to know in what quantities to supply. There is no longer any doubt on any of these matters. Definite conclusions have been arrived at. and it is only of im- portance that the poultry-keeper does not neglect to put into practice the conclu- sions that are the result of long years of experiment. Now we come to the food analysis. All foods have been analysed and their in- gredients classified under certain head- ings, which denote to what extent they supply the demands of the body, to en- able the fowl to carry out its life's work. It may be here said that the necessary in- gredients can be found in both the animal and vegetable kingdom, but experience has proved that. for the fowl, at least, a combination of both is best. Putting the matter as briefly as possible, each food is classified under six headings: (1) the nitrogenous class; (2) the hydrocarbons; (3) the carbohydrates; (4) cellulose; (5) mineral matter; (6) water. Class 1.—The nitrogenous class com- prises albumen and similar substances. This is the flesh-forming class. Class 2.—Hydrocarbons, the fats and oils. This is the energy and heat pro- ducing class. Class 3.—Carbohydrates; also in the energy and heat-producing class, but in a lesser degree. Class i.—Cellulose or husk, possesses practically no food value. Class 5.—Mineral matter or salts. The building class; essential for the formiation of frame and feathers. Class 6.—Water; this is contained in all foods, moist or dry, even the driest grain. Now that we know the component parts of food, the next thing is to find out what foods are best suited to our needs, and what proportion ono part should bear to another, i.e., how many parte of albu- minoids (the flesh formers) should go to so many parts of carborhydrates (the energy and heat producers), etc. There is yet another question that must be settled before we can decide the latter, and that is the requirements of the fowl, the demands of the body, keeping it healthy, active, contented and fit." Authorities are agreed that the correct, proportions to supply for this purpose i6 1 'to 5 (one of albuminoids to five of carbo- hydrates) in the winter, and l.to ? in the summer. You will at once see the reason for the difference. There is not the need in summer for so much heat producing food (the carbohydrates, etc.,) as in winter. You, therefore, alter your nutri- tive ratio" by i- (the propotion of one part to another is known as the "nutritive ratio "). Is aw we come hack to. the neces- sary proportions of albuminoids and car- bohydrates for egg production. It must be clearly understood that the nutritive ratio necessary to keep a hen going" (1 to 5) will not necessarily be the ratio to produce eggs. It must be remembered that the eggs, and particularly is this so of the winter egg, is something in the nature of an over-production. The single fowl (the original) laid in spring and summer, to reproduce her species only, but by man's domestication, training, breeding and solution, she has become an egg-producing machine; but this "over- production can only be maintained when the necessary material is supplied to the hen. To do this the proportion of albuminoids must be increased. A nutritive ratio of 1-3J (1 of albuminoids to 3J carbohydrates) is considered sufficient, increasing the car- hohydrate6 (the heat producers) to 4 in the winter. NUTRITIVE RATIO. I Nutritive ratio, as already explained, means the proportion of albuminoids to the carbohydrates, and the method of ar- riving at this i6 as follows: Fats and oils (hydrocarbons) contain 21 times more heat and energy-producing matter than the carbohydrate. You, therefore, mul- tiply the percentage contained in a given food by 2L and add the result to the car- hohydrates. You then divide the total by the percentage of albuminoids which the food contains. We will take as an ex- ample middlings. Middlings contain 16.0 albuminoids, 4.0 fats, and 57 per cent. carbohydrates. Now, if the fats are mul- tiplied by 21 the result will be 4?3?= t x =]0, and if 'he carbohydrates are added the result will be 10-67. Now divide this 67, whkh is the total of the carbohy- drates contained in middlings, by the 16.0 albuminoids which it contains, and this gives you the proportion as between the I albuminoids and the fats and carbohy- drates in middlings, which is 1 to 4. When a dietary is so arranged that the albu- < minoids are in correct proportion to the ¡ fats and carbohydrates, then that dietary is known technically as balanced." You must not here that the balancing poultry rations, husk is not reckoned, as it is n- digestible, and contains practically no food value. In our next article we shall give some examples of balanced rations," and how they are "made up." Chris. Jones.

CHATS WITH THE CHILDREN. Toads and Frogs. I (Special to the Leader.") I Many people, if you begin to talk to them about frogs and toads, will begin to shiver and make a fuss; possibly you will be told to Shut up," or do something of the sort, and if you go on talking about toads you may hear some even sterner commands about the advisability of silence, it is rather odd, too, that.many people shiver more when you talk about toads, although they think that toads and frogs are the same sort of creatures. As a matter of fact, they are quite different varieties of the same species, and of the two the toads are the best to make friends with. There are several differences be- tween them. Frogs are more lively, and far more pretty to look at, with their green and yellow skins, "whilst toads are rather lumpy creatures, and mostly so- dark in colour as to be nearly black. Toads are not only the more agreea ble to keep as pets; they are also the more easy to keep in captivity, %'rogs like plenty of water to swim in; in fact, they must have it if they are to live long. But the toad may be kept in the garden with only a deep dish (which must be filled with fresh water at least once every day), so that he may have a bath occasionally. When cared for in this way, the toad will live in your garden for many years. A friend of mine once had a pet toad in his garden for nearly 20 years, and even then it did not die a natural death, as a new gardener found it hopping about one morn- ing, and, as he had not been warned that it was a pet, he killed the poor creature with his spade. Although of a low order of intelligence, the toad, if cared for properly, will soon learn to know you. Sometimes it will learn to ccaie out when you whistle for it, and will allow you to handle it; but if a stranger tries to keep it in his hand, the creature seems to know the difference and will get away as quickly as possible. One great difference between toads and frogs is the way in which their eggs are laid. The toad's are recognised because they are enclosed in long transparent case..s-sometimes like a very small string of sausages. The frog's, on the other hand, are found in lumpy masses. In each case they are laid in water, but the toad's are sort of hung up on weeds, &c., whilst the frog's are found amongst the roots of grass, &c., just above the floor of the pond or stream. The number of eggs that a single toad or fTog will lay is astonishing. The total in one season is as many as 6,000 or 7,000, and sometimes even more. I have said that the toad soon knows its friend, and use the word his to describe the owner; that is because, as a rule, girls are apt to scream and run away when they find a toad or a frog near them, so that the toad is usually a boy's pet. But the girls need not be afraid. Toads are supposed to be poisonous. So they are to a certain extent. You will notice that the frog's skin is smooth and shiny, whilst the toad's is rough, as if he had a lot of small warts or pimples all over him. These pimples are little poison glands, and when the toad gets angry it squirts some of the poison out. The poison is a bitter—even tcrid-fliiid. If a snake tri es to swallow a toad, he may get it into his mouth and even some way down ha3 throat; but by that time the .toad has squirted the poison out of its glands, and the snake soon spits it out again—like the whale did with Jonah once upon a time. But if handled properly, the toad will keep its poison to itself, and will not hurt you with it unless you use it badly. It is quite a mistake to kill toads or frogs. They live on garden pests, such as worms and slugs and other things that pat the garden plants. If you want to keep a toad in your garden, build a little cave for it with .some stones or pebbles, and put the deep dish of water near it. It will soon learn that that is intended to be its i home, and will go out. foraging in till evening and return in the early morning. Sometimes it may be necessary to help with a little artificial feeding, and the best thing to do is to hang some pieces of meat near the toad's home. When the flies' eggs have been hatched in the meat and the maggots grown large they will drop out. and the toad will gobble them up. It does not sound a nice way to keep a pet, does it?' Well, there are a lot worse things, and we not only tolerate rhem, but seem to make no effort to re- move them. Insanitary dwellings, and so on, may be mentioned. The toad has no teeth. It has a very peculiar tongue, the tip of which is covered with a very sticky secretion. And the tongue can be moved in and out like greased lightning. The toad will not eat anything dead, but selects a Jiving orea- ture. "WJien it gets near, say a worm, it watches a favourablo opportunity, darts its tongue against the worm somewhere near the middle of its length, and drags the wriggling victim into its mouth The tongue is also so made that it drags the worm (or whatever else may be caught) backwards to the throat, and the process of swallowing the morsel is helped on by the toad with its front legs, with which the ends of the worm are pushed into the mouth. Toads and frogs are alike in one respect. That is, they are tadpoles when they come out of the eggshell-funny-looking little creatures, with no legs but with long tails. These tails are useful as rudders and propellers combined. The tadpoles live in the matter for a time, but pre- sently little legs begin .to grow, and then the tail dwindles until not even a stump ii left. At the same time the creature changes its habits completely, and from being one that lives in the water only, it becomes an a amphibious beast (as it is called sometimes), which means that it can live both on the land and in the water. Besides losing their tails and growing legs, the tadpoles undergo two other changes. So long as they are tadpoles, they live entirely in the water, and during that period they breathe through gills, just as fishes do; but when they become frogs, they lose their gills and breathe through what are termed the breathing orifices." In addition to that, the tadpole lives the life of a vegetarian until the time oomes when it is a complete frog, and then it becomes carnivorous, living on slugs, worms, beetles, an4 other insects. But there is one variety, which lives in some parts of America, which is very fond of young ducks. Altogether there are about 1.50 varieties of frogs and about 80 of toads, and the differences between them are very dis- tinct. Some can climb trees. Others are notable for their ability to burrow m the ground (^specially in lilkt climates), and i they remain down under when the weather is very dry, coming up when the rain falls. Unlike lizards and salamanders, toads and frogs in the adult stage do not drink; they absorb enough moisture through their skins to make up for what is not contained in the things they eat. They all have peculiar voices, and in some cases their croaking can be heard miles away. In Tasmania there is variety that makes a noise, when it is singing, just like the sound of a hammer striking against a stone. Toads and frogs are vertebrate animals, but their backbones have only seven or eight joints, and the ribs are very rudi- mentary affairs. In Java there is a frog that takes very long flying leaps from hee to tree. Its legs are very long, and the toes terminate with dilated adhesive discs. Toads and frogs belong to the list of creatures that change, their skins. About j once a year, if you keep a pet toad, you will notice some day that it is looking quite poorly and miserable, and that its skin is shrivelled and uncomfortable*; looking. If you watch, you will see that the skin splits all down the centre of the j back, and the splt will fallow on under- j noath until it is quite in two parts. Then the toad will wriggle about until the skin is/worked off its back and sides, and hangs on only by the four legs. Then the toa^* will put the toes of the hind legs und^V J the elbows of its front legs, pinching them up against the side of the body, and will then drag the hind legs out of the old skin just as you would draw your hand out of a glove. The process is repeated in a similar way with the front legs, and the toad (or frog) stands quite free and re- freshed in a new skin that has grown up under the old one. But the old clothes man must be very nippy is h wants the old garment, for the toad (or frog) very quickly rolls one half and then the other half of its old skin into a ball, with its front legs, and swallows the two balls whole at one gulp each. Next week we will talk about a ramble in the fields and lanes, and then take a few weeks' holiday. When you return to school we will have a few more chats about nature study and some othe" interesting subjects. H. Frinted and Published for the Swanaea Limited, by ARTHUR PARNELL HIUHA-M. at Leader buildings. iowtuwe*,

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