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HOW A NEWSPAPER 15 PRODUCED.
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"One of the hardest propositions to handle is to describe fully the various stages of a newspaper'a life before it reaches the public. Also, one of the most curious de- sires of very many people is to get a peep "behind the scenes." As I promised y something con- cerning the newspaper last week, I will not fall you; but, being not much more than a novice. I have had to borrow expert views and ¡information,
The point to realise about a that everything newspaper is must be done at the greatest speed possible; hence, it is one of the most exciting experiences to work in a newspaper office. This speed can only be accomplished by train-i ing each man to concentrate on his own work. giving no atten-.. tion to the simultaneous carrying out of tasks by others.
There is a great deal of fun to be found by working in the editor- ial office, almost the sole task of which is to get up "copy" fer printing: but it is none the less interesting to be employed in other capacities.
It is of the
press room that I wish to talk, so, having supposed that all the news and articles have passed into the we start compositors hands. there.
The old process of setting type ty hand has proved soo slow for modern newspaper production; so machines like the Lino-type have come in, and are the most in- geniously built mechanisms, re, the sembling to a large extent human brain. Perhaps, the Lino type is the outstanding standard
of them all.
The slugs" that are cast, with their new type-faced surfaces are assembled into columns and are screwed up in frames to form a page.
When press time comes, these "forma" are swung into the ma- chine room. When all is ready, the lever is pressed down, and the printing begins. The noise caus- ed by the older machines has prac- tically been abolished by the modern methods.
Some printing presses print, assemble the pages, and fold the newspapers all in one continual
process, but there are still very many newspapers which do not have to resort to such elaborate machines. The last stage is the distribution of the papers to the newsboya, who, ten minutes later, keep shouting mispronunciationis at one.
"KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
"Knowledge is Power," they say, and I myself am inclined to think that they are by no means wrong. I know that every boy and girl is curious and has a great thirst for knowledge. So I have decided that these general know- ledge items must appear, every week.
Well, my friends, do you know. that "
Watercress is extremely üse- ful as a blood purifier?
The eyelids close involuntari- ly when danger threatens the eyes?
Owls cannot have their eyes? Light-haired people usually live longer than the dark- haired?
Rapid growth of finger-nails is a sign of good health?
The human body generates enough heat during the day to melt 44lbs. of ice and raise the -liquid to boiling point?
A snail will take fourteen days and five hours to travel a mile?
Birds have better sight than any animal?
The humming of, a bee is caused by its winga?
The average weight of a human brain is 311⁄2 lbs. 7.
Drinking too much water in- duces fatness, while not drink- ing it causes thinness?
A dream seldom lasts more thian 5 seconds?
Lutuce and onions cure shaky nerves?
Colour-blindness cannot be
cured-?
FOOD FOR THE GODS.
This week's recipes are quite novel, in that they are mere or less fancy dishes.
MISS WOO, M.B.E
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"Where She Spent Her Schooldays.
The award of an M.B.E, to Miss Ambrosia, Peel some oranges and cut into pieces. Slice up Foon-yee Catherine Woo, head- one or two lemons with the rind mistress of St. Paul's Girls' on. Cover all with caster School. is well-known here; but 'sugar. Allow to stand for at very few know about Miss Woo's least two hours before serving.school days... I thought it might Concordia Peaches. Bol be interesting to reprint the fol some rice in milk slowly for an 'lowing paragraph" from "The hour, and when it becomes Children's Newspaper." quite firm add sugar to taste, "also some "vanilla essence and two yolks of eggs. Stir on the fire until the eggs are set, then fill a mould. Stew some penches from a tin for a few minutes. Then turn out the rice dish up the peaches on it, and serve de corated with strips of blanched almonds."
Snow Eggs. Separate the white from the yolk of six eggs, and whisk the former to a stiff froth with a tablespoonful of caster sugar. Put a quart of milk into a saucepan, sweeten it to taste. und bring nearly to the boil. Then take two dessert-spoons, and shape the white of egg, dropping it one by one into the milk. When set on one side, turn over. Then
"For the first time on record a British decoration, has gone to a Chinese woman.......Miss Woo came to England in 1912, and many South London girls will re- Imember her at Clapham High: School. She went to Cherwell Hall, Oxford, and was for a time! at Cheltenham College. On re- turning to Hongkong in 1917 she! was asked to become headmistress! of St. Paul's "Girls' School, which a number of Chinese parents had started. In ten years this has become such an important school that the British Government has given it a valuable site for, a new building, and the new school. capable of holding 700 girls, is
oon to be opened."
take out and drain on a sieve. | TRUTH ABOUT THE AFRORA. Strain the milk into.. another pan, and let it get cold. When BO, mix with the yolk of egg and simmer gently over the fire to make a custard. Flavour with vanilla and pour into a glass dish.
From London, comes a message saying that certain scientists have formed a new theory about
the real cause of the Aurora Borcalis.
When quite cold. They claim that the Aurora is
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per regions of the atmosphere, "Ambrosia" is most suitable probably set up by particles emit- for the afternoon; or you can preted from sun spots. pare a good lot, let it dry, put into
The older theory was that this a bottle, and you will have it when "guests call unexpectedly or marvellous phenomenon le but when you feel like having some just a reflection of the sun's rays.
candy..
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The second and third recipes are The explanation given last week entirely new ones, and are the in-was somewhat in between these entions of Miss A. Beaty-Pow- two; I did not say that it was a reflection of the sun's rays nor did nall, who edits "The Queen." have chosen some very delightful
discharge. I do not claim distinc- recipes for next week; be sure you say that it was not an electrical do not miss them.
tion; but because the mean is in everything usually correct, I have! a notion that I was not very much in the wrong.“
"MY BOAT!"
The above is the title of a little
poem by John Lea, who not many years ago was a very well-known children's poet. It runs so smooth-
ly and is so beautiful that it gap. tivates every juvenile mind.
My boat is on the river A sailing it will go. Beyond the mill, beyond the
town,
Where merry waters flow.
My boat is on the river.
Who sails with me to-day? The wind upon the shining $ stream
Is calling us away..
Oh, will you come to Fairyland Among the sun and shade? And will you see the tiny boats The withered leaves have
made?
They float along in little fleets. Beside the grassy shore, All on the way to Fairyland-
But they come back no more.
But we will only drift along To yonder willow tree, To take a peep at Fairyland,
And then come" back to tea.
“THE AUSTRALIĄ SPLOSH.”
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This is another fancy dive
which Miss Annette Kellermann teaches, and should prove quite enjoyable if performed properly.
Stand erect on the edge of the springboard, and spring well out, doubling up your body in the air, stooping down and clasping your knees. In fact. you should endeavour to roll yourself into almost a ball, with "your head thrust well forward and your chin down. You should enter the water in a sort of sitting position. See that your feet are pointed almost atraight downwards. This is a much more difficult dive than the "Dolphin," and is a bit harder to understand. Never theless. I shall be pleased to give you further explanation in case you may want it.
The new theorists hope to learn what they think will be the real truth by means of a small prism of glass, encased in a bronze
holder.
Professor Dingle, assistant pro-! fessor of Astro-physics at the Imperial College, says that the ap- proach this year of the maximum number of sun spots, which recur every ten years, will afford the best time for observations and ex- periments. He says that the Aurora will appear more often and will increase in grandeur as the sun becomes more "spotted."
At present there is no space for any argument; the world must see first the result of their re- search and the explanations they give along with it.
MORE HOWLERS!
Utopia is a district in the south) of France.
"Paradise Lost" is sometimes called the "Doomsday Bookt."
Cereals are very lengthy pic- tures shown in the cinemas.
Parallel straight lines are those which, when they are produced so as they meet, do not meet.
The letters Q E. D. are con- tractions of the phrase "Quite Easily Done.""
The heart has two oracles a right oracle and a loft oracle.
Aeroplanes are made of a very fight metal called petroleum.
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