Animals Busy Yet Bored in Endless Motion
An Indian Times meditation contrasts work and idleness in nature. It notes lizards, wasps, canaries, butterflies, and bees as examples of constant activity that appears purposeless, yet keeps them from ennui. The piece suggests humans, especially women, overvalue loafing versus purposeful bustle.
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The Dead Friend Exhibited Outdoors Funeral Tale
A Boston Herald writer recalls a country pastor who attended a well known man’s funeral. On a summer day the casket was placed in the front yard with the remark that the dead friend would be exhibited outdoors, drawing uneasy laughter from attendees.
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Lace Bark Trees and Native Tapa Cloth Compared
The article notes about six lace bark trees exist globally with only four offering practical value. It describes lace in sheet form used for apparel and recalls Hawaii and Samoa tourists’ memories of brown, strong, fragrant native clothing. It contrasts native tapa cloth from brusonella papyifera with lace-bark distinctions.
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Out of Doors and time with children
Charlotte Gilman argues for outdoors joy and the need to spend quality, undistracted time with children. She urges women to guard daily moments of companionship through rides, walks, and conversations, despite busy lives, to avoid lifelong regret.
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What He Would Do Colonel Hayes Story Amid Mexican War
Soldier’s Course in Event of His Being Suddenly Awoke tells of Col John C Hayes under Gen Winfield Scott during the Mexican War. Hayes recalls lacking pickets and his reply to Scott that he would shoot the first man who waked him, a humorously stern tale of discipline and daring.
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Clergyman’s Vain Turkey Misadventure In Fifeshire
A Fifeshire minister, famed for Christmas generosity, received a massive turkey from a parishioner. Despite the minister’s family already planning the feast, the bird kept being sent to market and resold. After several passes, a friend bought it and the minister’s wife finally accepted that providence meant the bird for them.
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The Measure of Love Confession from The Times
Poem fragment from the New York Times expresses a vow of unwavering love. The speaker asserts the heart is fully bound to the beloved, unable to love more or less, and asks for contentment with the current depth of feeling despite being tormented by desire.
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Death to Unmuzzled Cattle Near Sandook-Phu Mountain
In the frontier region near Neral the mountain Sandook-Phu, meaning The Aill of the Poison Plant in Tibetan, yields aconite so abundant and deadly that cattle are muzzled as they cross. Only newly imported plains cattle die, while locals think sheep avoid the youngest leaves. A calmer theory suggests gradual adaptation to the drug by nibbling small amounts.
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Keep Serene in Self Control Motto
A reflective New York Post excerpt urges self mastery amid inner tug of selfishness and desires. It contrasts cool headed rationalists with passionate individuals, noting ill health and discontent as battle fruits, and advises maintaining serenity with cheerful philosophy.
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