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Newspaper
San Mateo Item
Location
San Mateo, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
5
An article notes the water clock or clepsydra used by Greeks and Romans to limit pleadings and mark hours, dating its example to MDCCX with oak frame and brass cylinders. It also reports a 2000 year old larch near Courmayeur Italy, growing slowly at high altitude and unscathed by man.
The article explains that placing a watch flat with the hour hand toward the sun can locate south or north depending on the time. It notes the rule flips from noon to midnight and that the method reverses in the southern hemisphere for a practical navigation tip from Boond Literature.
A peculiar rootless cactus forms a round compact growth that travels across the desert floor. It rolls about the level ground for eight or nine months each year, surviving in the arid landscape of California.
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