19 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1912
Page
1
A Shetland pony imported for a lesson ride proves highly intelligent by returning home after losing a shoe. Blacksmith Mr Pratt notices the missing shoe, fits it, and the pony trots back to its owner, who learns of the clever animal’s feat days later.
The piece argues that Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe likely drew on Fernão Lopes, a Portuguese renegade. Lopes fled to St Helens and lived solo for over thirty years, supporting a parallel to Crusoe with a cave, hut, goat raiding, a parrot influence, and a Java slave helper.
An illustrated report describes injecting drugs into tree sap to revive ailing fruit trees and vines. Iron sulfate renews vigor in chlorotic vines, injections travel to young wood and roots, and a single root neck hole is best for delivery. Experiments on stone fruit used oxalic, creosote, citric and salicylic acids with favorable results in the late trials.
A reader muses on why animals react before dawn across species from horses to cattle and humans. Possible causes range from magnetic waves before sunrise to hereditary instincts. A quip about a riddle answer follows about fractions of chicken goat and cat, ending with a note that friends’ quality outweighs quantity.
A jumble of curiosities and statistics covers Paraguay courtship customs ant speed comparisons and population notes. It mentions egg production, marriage trends, museum specimens, ancient buildings in Syria, microbiology, London architecture, Sikh scriptures, German nursery lore, and bibliographic pace at the British Museum Library along with Tibetan and Lapland facts.
The text argues against wealth as the sole path to happiness, noting Carnegie's praise of poverty while claiming true contentment comes from a simple, humble life. It questions who would risk riches for genuine satisfaction and a truer life in poor cottages.
A medical authority says women workers fail to grasp self preservation in crucial matters. He notes more breakdowns among women than men, blaming improper eating ideas and fragmented meals. The chapter asserts men start with a hearty breakfast and women eat little, believing eating should be unfreshful while neglecting physical needs and sex life leads to nervous troubles.
Fragmentary health note discusses dental care and saliva in sleep, noting teeth and gums health linked to saliva flow, acid activity, and oral cleanliness. It mentions camphor on a brush for freshness and gum health, then describes gum color as health indicator and blood color.
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