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About Tobacco
The tobacco of commerce is the prepared and manufactured leaf of several species of plant, belonging to the nightshade family. Most tobacco comes from the species known as Virginia tobacco and a Brazilian variety. The former is cultivated in the USA, West Indies, the Philippine Islands, and Turkey; the latter has been transplanted to central Europe and the East Indies.

How to walk gracefully - If the hands are allowed to swing in walking, the arc should be limited, and the lady will manage them much more gracefully, if they almost touch the clothing. A lady should not stand with her hands behind her. We could almost say, forget the hands except to keep them clean, including the nails, cordial and helpful. One hand may rest easily in the other. Study repose of attitude here as well as in the rest of the body. Gestures are for emphasis in public speaking; do not point elsewhere, as a rule.

About Baseball - Baseball became the National Game in 1885, although it was played to some extent as early as 1840. The first baseball club was known as the New York Knickerbockers, which was organized in 1845, and the first match game was played at Hoboken, NJ, in 1846.

The first rules governing baseball were made in New York City, in 1857. Of an older league, the first champion team was that of New York, in 1858, but it was not until 1868 that team salary began. The National League was formed in 1876, and the American League in 1881.

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. ■

About Old India
India within the Ganges, is nearly as large as the United States, and must therefore embrace many varieties of soil and climate.

The productions are rice, cotton, oranges, lemons, figs, pomegranates, sugar cane, opium, indigo, and tobacco. Horses, sheep, elephants, and the royal tiger, and almost all kinds of ferocious animals, are found here, except the lion. A great part of this country was under control by the British.

Old Boozers & Smokers

Now and then we hear how some old folks live long and prosper despite bad habits. Someone you know may come to mind. Betty Jones knows of such a person.
"Aunt Agatha kicked the bucket at 90 years old," recalls Ms. Jones. "Agatha guzzled nightcaps (drank booze) and smoked like a chimney most of her life," said Betty.
"Hagatha smoked Pall Malls, those strong unfiltered cigarettes. In my memory, I can still see the blue smoke and smell the tobacco," she added.
Beer, hard cider, liquor, mixed drinks, spirits and wine are among the nightcaps that people enjoy. For social reasons, many like to drink in the company of friends while others prefer to drink alone by themselves.
Lucky Strikes and Camels cigarettes were smoked more than Pall Malls. Of note, in the good old days, one saw the ads on billboards, radio, TV and in print media. ▪

How can a Boor be Happy? - With a gloomy face, sour disposition, complaining habits and inherent lack of good taste and culture, a boor sees only the shadows of life. Boors repulse folks, not attract them. Brilliant people of refinement and taste will have nothing to do with them. The boor only lives a sorry, complaining, gloomy, life without companions as an outcast from that better society we all desire to know. ▪

How About Halibut?
The Halibut is the largest of the flat-fishes, specimens of as much as 20 feet in length being on record, while examples of from 6 to 7 feet long are not uncommon in fish markets.

This fish has a wide distribution, occurring on both sides of the North Atlantic and North Pacific, being most abundant in deep water. Many of the halibut that are in USA fish markets are caught off of Iceland.

Clean Toilets & Dress
Don't let one day pass without a thorough cleansing of your person. Don't sit down to your evening meal before a complete toilet if you have company. Don't cleanse your nails, your nose or your ears in public. Don't use hair dye, hair oil or pomades. Don't wear evening dress in daytime. Don't wear jewelry of a gaudy character; genuine jewelry modestly worn is not out of place. ◆

About Salmon
Most salmon are caught in rivers that flow to the North Pacific Ocean. They are caught during spring runs, when they ascend the river to spawn. The rivers were so often full of salmon that many tons were caught in a single stream during the run. Fish canneries of the Columbia River were once very busy establishments, but are now surpassed by Alaskan fisheries.

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. ▪

Northern Forests
This forest contains the various species of pine, cedar, and other conifers, the oaks, maples, elms, and birches.

Most of the forests of Europe have been greatly depleted, though those of Norway and Sweden are still productive.
The forests of the United States, extending from Maine to Dakota, have been so well nigh exhausted that by 1950 only a very little good lumber-making timber will be left.

Corn for Animals
In the USA the greater part of the corn crop is consumed where it is grown, being used to fatten swine and cattle.

The market value of a pound of corn is extended greatly by feeding the corn to livestock. A farmer can turn an excess product into one for which there is a steady demand. Although corn is not as essential a staple as wheat, it has a wider range of usefulness.

Go Outside and Play
Give your young people plenty of amusement outdoors, way less of computer screens, and more of croquet, dancing, hiking, and lawn tennis. Stimulate the methods of pure thoughts in innocent amusement, and your daughters and sons will mature to adulthood pure and chaste in character. Wise parents will consider year-round daycare centers outdoors, where mother nature becomes a playground. Acclimate the kids to cold weather and they will happily play in cold winter snow all day. ●

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.

New Age Plastics
Recycled plastics can be of good use. “Plastic is amazing stuff,” claims Ben Bradley, a carpenter who builds decks. “I make long-lasting pool decks with a mix of plastic and wood fibers. Plastic is durable,” he extrudes. High oil prices for fresh plastic pushes inventors to create new things with old plastic. We will make lots of jobs if we put old plastic to work.

Too Much Wine — Wine and opium have been condemned by the religions of the world, even as the total number of abstainers is limited. Drink can bring ruin to families. The drunkard forfeits his sanity; he or she has even been known to forget many important things. His or her life becomes a mere burden.

Even persons of sound sense become helpless automatons when they take to drink; even when not actually under its influence, their minds are too impotent to do any work. Some people say wine is harmless when used as medicine, but even European doctors have begun to give up this view in many cases. ●

About Total Abstention

It is no doubt difficult for some men to fully abstain from sexual intercourse and be totally chaste in mind. The big majority of men often experience strong sexual desire. Abstention is very apt to produce in their minds voluptuous images and wild desires that require an iron will to banish or control.

Monks or a hermit in seclusion are often flushed with these passions and trials. It is, however, natural; for remove these passions and man would be no longer a man. It is evident that the natural state of man is that of marriage; and he who avoids that state is not in harmony with the laws of his being. ●

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.

Deserts in Africa - The moors inhabit the Sahara desert in the north of Africa, and resemble in form and physiognomy, the natives of Europe. The Hottentots inhabit the southern extremity of the country. The wandering Arabs live on the Desert of Sahara, which they are enabled to traverse by the aid of the camel. This animal requires little food, and will live many days without a fresh supply of water.

Readers Are Sexier

Cultivate personal attraction. This means the storing of your mind with knowledge of current events, and with a good idea of the world's progress or lack of it. If you read nothing, zip, zero, and make no effort to make yourself attractive, you will soon sink down into a dull hack of stupidity.

If your partner never hears from you any words of wisdom, or of common information, he or she will soon hear nothing from you. Dress and gossips soon wear out. If your memory is weak, so that it seems not worth the effort to read, that is more reason for reading. Reading is a fundamental need. Expand your thoughts with great topics and ignore mindless drivel like found even where you now look! ■

Forest Products
Outside the foodstuffs, probably no other material is more generally used by human beings than the products of the large beautiful forests. More people live in homes made of wood than made by brick or stone, and more people burn wood than burn coal. Even in steam-making a considerable power is still produced by the use of wood for fuel. So, plant or hug a tree. ▴

Dress Affects Our Manners
A man who is badly dressed, feels chilly, sweaty, and prickly. He stammers, and does not always tell the truth. He means to, perhaps, but he cannot. He is half distracted about his pantaloons, which are much to short, and are constantly hitching up; or his frayed jacket and crumpled linen harrow his soul, and quite unman him. He treads on the train of a lady's dress, and says, "Thank you", sits down on his hat, and wishes the "desert were his dwelling place." ▪

New World Wonders - The amazing seven wonders of the new world are (1) Niagara Falls, (2) Yellowstone Park, (3) Garden of the Gods, (4) Mammoth Cave, (5) Yosemite Valley, (6) Giant Trees, and (7) Natural Bridge. The new world is generally understood as comprised of both North and South America. ▴

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People-n-Pet Chip Implants

In size, microchip implants are like grains of brown rice, the more nutritious type. Implants are an identification circuit conveniently placed under the skin. New chips, like two-ray radios, send and receive signals. Demand for them is expected to be really big. Read Microchips

Now, chips are easier to program than ever before. From desktops, scanners and phone apps, send commands to chip receivers. Some models dispense medicine, while others modify behavior to impart electrical shocks, like an invisible fence.

To get under our skin, tech giants team up with veterinarians. To hasten (speed up) widespread adoption of implants for humans, as well as pets, vets are now able to inject them into humans. $50 gift cards may entice chip takers.

"It’s painless. We swab numbing gel (lidocaine) on you and an implant is popped in easy peasy," said Ron Keen laughing. Mr. Keen trains vets on "multi-purpose" chip implants and added, "It’s an upgrade from old RFID chips."

"When at a vet for pets, it’s a good time to think for yourself about an implant for you. Repeat conditioning makes animals docile for masters," suggested Ron.

Fur is flying among wacky protesters with megaphones outside a box store that offers pet and people implants. "Reject the chip. It’s a soul trap device," went the loud chants of Harry Burr, who denounces implants.

Chippers do not worry over protests. "It boosts business. Folks see sense in getting chipped. It opens bank accounts, doors and more," said a store manager who did not give a name.

Opponents imagine and claim evil chips put a leash on souls to force reincarnation, deny nirvana and other awful outcomes. They feel if you do not learn history and how to think, tyrannical masters can take total control or worse. ◆ Click to Close

Cannabis Usage Skyrockets

Cannabis use in Oregon is on the rise say experts at the Fads Addiction Counseling Treatment Service ("FACTS"). Higher statistics began in 1973, when Oregon eased criminal penalties. See More - Skyrockets

Government leaders took bribes from liberated hippies to change things big time, say pundits. Formerly known as marijuana, cannabis was also commonly referred to as "pot," and it was sold in "lids," that being, about an ounce.

Folks disagree on how the old words (pot and lids) for cannabis came to exist. The big stink and noise about the best slang names for cannabis types (indica & sativa), and whether you buy it in grams, ounces, or "lids" is a matter of fad and preference.

"I think it was because folks cooked it a lot. They needed pot and lids," said Darius Tosh, a part-time chef. "It makes the most sense to me," he added. Meanwhile, debate continues on a name for pot that sticks.

Statistics from the 1970s show that people smoked way less cannabis than currently. Back then folks often smoked when looking forward to a little afternoon delight (conjugal relations). FACTS monitors consumption purposes.

It (FACTS) releases a yearly report April 20th and recent trends show how more folks now use cannabis alone (and not for conjugal relations). Statistics on the high lonely number is one solo skyrocket in flight. ● Click to Close

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Birth Records Destroyed

Public records are not safe. Citizens in Troy City, South Georgia were shocked about the fire that destroyed the town office. All the computers and files containing birth records for thousands of people were lost in the blaze. Read More - Records Destroyed

“Insurance money will pay for the new building but all the records are gone, said Ida Hardly, known as the acting town manager since the last disputed election. Individuals affected are asked to fill in blank birth applications and mail them in for processing.

“We believe folks will be honest and give us accurate information,” she added. Birth records are of vital importance to prove citizenship, and to get passports or licenses to drive. Skeptics say it is a pledge of a soul to controllers. ◆ Click to Close

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