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...Bulgarian scientist, Mechnikov, discovered a bacillus friendly to man, called it the Bacillus Bulgaricus, because it frequented the sour milk of Bulgaria. Recently Prof. Leo F. Rettger of Yale announced that he had experimented with an allied form of the Bacillus Acidophilus and demonstrated that, induced to breed in great quantities, it expells all harmful bacteria by its harmless self. Thus, puckering their mouths to imbibe the acidated lacteal fluid of bovines, young people, old people, sexa-and even octogenarians may continue to "ripe and ripe." Prof. Rettger also hinted that with these bacilli would be developed a typhoid cure...
...first speeches, questioned by an older member who aimed to confuse him, answered the questions and then drawled: "Now, having embalmed that fly in the liquid amber of my remarks, I will proceed. . . .'' Mr. Longworth's talents are less showy and breed fewer enemies. So there is small prospect of his becoming another Czar. Why, then, did he want the post? The answer lies in the history of his career. He suffered long from being known as the son-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt. Indeed, the only defeat he suffered in his 18 years of service...
...make the theatre such a refection of the minority that you show only one-sided life. Whatever artistry there may be in the best of your morbid plays is obscured by their ugliness, and, worse, they breed more spread plays, lacking even in the serious purpose of the forerunners...
Aroused, the Department of Agriculture advised farmers to breed more mares this year. In 1910, there were 23,015,902 horses in the country. In 1920, there were 21,472,772 horses-a drop of more than a million and a half in ten years. It was also estimated that, in the last five years to date, the number of horses had decreased another two millions. It is believed that there are only about 17,589,000 horses on farms, making an allowance for the usual number of horses, 1,800,000, in cities. When the present work stock ages...
While the four paraded, dog fanciers noted down their last wagers. "War Bride will win," said the crowd. Is not the Airedale the most popular breed...