Amusury – Fast Reads

Keep Condolences Brief
Calls of inquiry, condolence and information should not be prolonged longer than is required to obtain the information that you require. Calls of condolence should be made especially short, as it is a mark of inconsideration to force oneself on a hostess who is suffering a recent bereavement. It is enough that you express sympathy and depart quickly. Being long in speech is rude.

Creative Right Side Sleep
People claim to create more cool stuff when they sleep more on their right side.

"Oh, I sleep on my right side and it helps me get ideas to solve problems," claims Sally Rhodes, who did not want to reveal her occupation.
After doing some research, a connection exists about what folks know over how the right and left brains talk to each other. The left-brain is for facts and figures, and the right side is the wild imagination. "It is good to sleep on both sides for balance in life," experts warn. ●

Space is made in Hollywood - A zany former scientist claims rocketry is science fiction. "It’s like how the Red Hot Chili Peppers song says, that space is made in a Hollywood basement," pleads Glen Johnson, who went to a California college.
Johnson flunked out of school because teachers refused to be fair when grading his written reports. He was an astrology and engineering student. They (the teachers) did not like a punk like him levitating the theory of gravity.
"A lot of folks in the world do not believe in the moon landings," Johnson adds. His friends agree with his wacky beliefs. They were interviewed outside a shopping center panhandling money and collecting cans.

Don't Say Its
Don't say lay for lie; lay expresses action; lie expresses rest. Don't say them bonnets; say those bonnets. Don't say party for person. Don't say it looks beautifully, but say it looks beautiful. Don't say feller, winder, to-morrer, for fellow, window, tomorrow. Don't use slangy words; they are vulgar. Don't use profane words; they are sinful and foolish. Don't say it was her, when you mean it was she. ■

The Game of Chess - Chess is one of the oldest, and probably the most scientific, game known. Its origin is mysterious. It was mentioned in Oriental literature about 2000 BC. It was originally played in India, Persia, and Arabia, and subsequently was known in Spain and Western Europe. It is said that it was invented in order to teach the art of war.

About You Know What
When a child, after having given proofs of memory and intelligence, experiences daily more and more difficulty in retaining and understanding what is taught him, it is not only from unwillingness and idleness, as is commonly supposed, but from a disease eating out life itself, brought on by a self-abuse of the private organs.
Besides the slow and progressive derangement of his or her health, the diminished energy of application, the languid movement, the stooping gait, the desertion of social games, the solitary walk, late rising, livid and sunken eye, and many other symptoms, will fix the attention of every intelligent and competent guardian of youth that something is wrong. A better way to fill a youth’s attention and to direct their boundless energy is to take up sports or to tend to weeds in the garden. Please be mindful of garden snake serpents.

Hawaii Shipping - Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, is the capital and commercial center, and foreign steamships and sailing-craft are scarcely ever absent from its harbor. Regular shipping service connects this port with San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C., and the principal ports of Asia. It is connected with the other islands by an inter-island transit system. The city has great schools, business organizations, hotels, and streets. ▰

Dragon Bad Breath - Care should be taken to remedy an offensive breath without delay. Nothing renders one so unpleasant to one's acquaintance, or is such a source of misery to one's self. The evil may be from some derangement of the stomach or some defective condition of the teeth, or catarrhal affection of the throat and nose. Carrying breath mints is not only for you; it is for the comfort of those you encounter. Perhaps the worst breath is that of coffee drinkers and smokers! ●

About Microscopes - The first microscope is said to have been invented by a Dutchman in 1590, but its invention has been largely attributed to Galileo in 1610. The microscope has been perfected until a millionth part of a grain of blood may be detected by means of the spectrum lens. ▪

Stronger Typhoons
Japan TV weather guy Al Kishoji says, “Typhoons are stronger. Facts show how hot air makes strong typhoons and hurricanes.” In nearby Okinawa, rescuers were glad to find waterlogged survivors. People saw a river near a school rise from torrential rains and it swiftly swept away kids from a playground. An Inflatable dinghy came to the rescue.

Gardens Everywhere - A century ago, each town in the USA was almost self-sustaining.

Each grew its own food, and manufactured things used in the homes. Gardens were common. Very little was required in the way of transport. The means of carriage were mainly ox-carts, pack horses, and rafts. There was an independence among the various centers, it is true, but the independence kept opinions and prices at a bit higher value price. Mind your garden.

Avoid Awful Slang

Deliberately avoid using slang words! Some young people think that a little slang, to spice their remarks is piquant and saucy but, in a majority of cases they soon overstep the mark and fall into the deplorable habit of constantly and copiously mingling their speech with all manner of slang phrases, that one is forced to advocate total abstinence as the only safeguard.
The too common habit of exaggeration, on the part of so many people is also to be deplored, as a quiet unobtrusiveness manner of speech is always the better choice. Please always weigh your words and deeds with care and prudence. ▪

Something About Easter
This name derives from the goddess of light and of spring, in whose honor a festival was held in April. Few of the olden customs at this time still survive.
Eggs, as being the emblem of the Resurrection,

are peculiar to the feast of Easter, and it is lucky to eat them on the morning of Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday was known as the Sunday of Joy, celebrated by gifts to the poor, and liberation of prisoners.

The Pine Family
The pine family includes the various species of pine, tamarack, spruce, hemlock, fir, juniper, larch, cypress, and cedar.

A few members of the family thrive in the warmer parts of the temperate zone, but for the greater part they flourish between the fortieth and sixtieth parallels. Most of the species found in low latitudes are mountain-trees and make up a big part of the American and Russian forests.

Letters as Literature

To compose a letter requires more ability than to give it the proper arrangement and mechanical dress. A mind well stored with useful knowledge as well as command of language, is necessary in writing a letter on general subjects.

The strictly business letter requires full understanding of the facts concerning which the letter is written, and the facts are set forth in plain and unmistakable language. All display of rhetoric or flourish of words is entirely out of place in the sober, practical letter of business. The proper use of capital letters, punctuation, and correct spelling is essential to the well-written letter, and with care and effort may be easily acquired. ▪

Puerto Rico - Formerly a Spanish colony, it is now a possession of the USA. The island is about the size of Connecticut. The industries are almost wholly agricultural, and nearly the whole surface is under cultivation. Sugar, coffee, and tobacco are grown for export, and these comprise the chief source of income. The coffee-crop is one of the most valuable products and gets a high price because of its better quality. ●

The Heart Rules in Life
Although genius always commands admiration, character most secures respect. The former is more the result of the brain’s power, the latter of heart power; and in the long run it is the heart that rules in life.

Men of genius stand to society in the relation of its intellect as men of character of its conscience: and while the former are admired, the latter are followed. Follow your heart more closely. ●

About Christmas
A festival commemorating the birth of Christ. Said to have been observed as early as 98. Some of the early Christians celebrated the event in May; others in April and in June.

In the fifth century, it was generally observed on the 25th of December. Some scholars think otherwise.

Midnight Stars
This wonderful procession of the midnight sky is not known and admired by those who live in lighted cities and covered homes, as it is by those who live in the open, in the wilderness. It is not therefore to be wondered at, that we find admiration of the nighttime screen mostly among nighttime workers outdoors, the herders, the shepherds, and the night wanderers.

Dogs, Pigs and Trains - A compartment of a railway carriage, in which are two passengers, one of whom has two little pigs under the seat, and the other a small curly lap-dog in his lap.

The Conductor (standing outside), asks "Have you a dog's ticket?" "No." "Then get one." "But my dog troubles no one." "That makes no difference." "But this fellow here has two pigs in the carriage." "No matter for that; we have a rule about dogs, but none for pigs."

City of the Dead - This is quite unlike any cemetery these days. Here were temples, tombs of kings, queens and wealthy citizens, and the symbolic lake of the dead. Here were unpretentious tombs of the masses. Nor was this all.
We see how Egyptians felt it necessary to supply the dead with all the necessities of life, such as food, furniture, and ornaments. Here were shops where such things might be obtained. Here were embalmers, the makers of linen used by them; here lived the priests who said prayers over each finger and toe of the deceased and made bodies ready for its everlasting home. ▰

About Wool - The wool of commerce is mostly applied to the fleece of the common sheep. There is no hard and fast distinction between hair and wool, but generally wool fibers have rough edges and hair has a hard, smooth surface.

If a mass of loose wool is spread out and beaten, or pressed between rollers, the fibers interlock closely that a thick, strong cloth called felt is made without spinning or weaving.

Lost Music Found
Nuns in a convent in Venice, Italy found lost music. Works of Tomaso Albinoni from 1725 were found. It was believed his works were lost in a fire. "The works sound dark and disturbing," a scholar said who saw the music transcripts. Organists from all over the world are anxious to blast out the long lost tunes on big church pipe organs. German music publishers are said to be in talks with the nuns for the music. "Our convent could use the money," said Sister Theresa Petrocelli. 𝄞

Best School of Politeness
The first and best school of politeness, as of character, is always the home, where good family is the teacher. The manners of society at large are but the reflex of the manners of our collective homes, neither better nor worse. Yet, with all the disadvantages of unfriendly homes, folks may practice self-culture of manner as of intellect, and learn by good examples to cultivate a graceful and agreeable behavior towards others.
Most folks are like so many gems in the rough, which need polishing by contact with other and better natures, to bring out their full beauty and luster. Some have but one side polished, sufficient only to show the delicate graining of the interior; but to bring out the full qualities of the gem, needs the discipline of experience, and contact with the best examples of character in the intercourse of daily life. ▰

About the Sun - The great body of the sun is gaseous, though hard for us to conceive of the condition of the gaseous core, at once subject to great temperature and pressure.

Probably it is a gas so thick that it would resist motion as putty does. Nor do we know much of the nature of either the sunspots or the solar corona. They may influence the earth's magnetism, but whether it affects weather, rainfall, and storms is a matter of debate.

For the State's Sake
If the home exists primarily for the sake of the individual, it exists secondarily for the sake of the state. Therefore, any home into which are continually

born the inefficient children of inefficient parents, not only is a discomfort in itself, but it also furnishes members for the armies of the unemployed, which are tinkering and hindering legislation and demanding by the brute force of numbers that the state shall support them.

Golden Anniversary Gifts - Unlike the silver wedding, gifts are always presented to the aged couple at the golden wedding. Delicate pieces of gold jewelry are always pleasing to the "bride." The "groom" may be presented with gold shirt-studs, cufflinks or rings. Gold services, gold chased cups, golden goblets and golden candlesticks are most appropriate. ▴

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Mobile Medical House Calls

Leave your disease at home. Like hailing a car driver for quick trips. Many folks want medical care convenience with a mobile van medical exam room. So, the x-ray machine and blood bank lab is brought to you. Read More - House Calls

Experts think this is a good money saving idea and protects public health. In this way, a sickly person does not bring more germs to the hospital, where more feeble folks are treated. If you are sick, stay home. Do not come sick to the hospital. A med-van sent to your house seems like a bright idea.

Private insurance companies hold sway on the grab for healthcare fees. They even seek to influence leaders. Maybe that is why centralized care favors elite and fewer medical service providers.

A long time ago government paid medical insurance was less than 25 percent of the total, according to a basic review of data information. Way back then only six percent of the folks did not have insurance coverage. And medical doctors still provided house calls, like a plumber who comes to fix leaks. ♥ Click to Close

Comet Tells of END Times!

Comets now days warn how end times are upon humankind claims Pastor Dick Eioh of Orono, Maine. Dick hosts a bible decipher webinar group. Groups meet weekly by invitation only. See More - Comet Scare

A master stained-glass artist and part-time pastor urges, "Say your prayers, and fast." His shtick is that our life adventure is a garden where we sow and grow spirits.

Pastor Dick, as his so-called friends call him, is a graduate of the Anti-Divinity University (ADU). The ADU school focuses on "heaven on earth" and afterlife theology.

An anonymous "official" suggests, "Groups that warn of dire consequences and poor outcomes should be ignored." People do not have time to ponder eternity. ● Click to Close

Do your best.. to keep your wits.

Mad English Cows

Cow bites are on the increase. A United Kingdom (England) report shows that cows are more aggressive. Underway is a study of the effects of cramped living quarters on the living.
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Unrest is rising among animals on farms. Factory farmers tell veterinarians that cows get violent. One dairymaid (worker) reveals that in alarming frequency, the cows kick and step on dairymaids.

"Cattle were once nice," says Tillie Hale of Oxshire, a town near London. "It is changing. I don't grasp how! Now, brown cows, especially the Swiss Brown dairy cows bite," she explains.

Animals experience and react to stress. To boost milk production, 100 cows were added to the warehouse farm where she works. Officials deny a link between more milk and mad cows.

As city dwellers that live in "cage" apartments seek green space and room to stretch, they expect next, the best treatment for farm critters. Country living with happy cows and free-range chickens is popular again. ▪ Click to Close

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