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���"Acting" tJie old Colonial days. Massachusetts school children learning history in a new and interesting way

��Many Cubic Feet in a Ton of Coal ?

HERE is a little informa- tion which will help you to solve the vexing problem that is apt to be a hardy annual, i. e., how much coal to order in order to fill the bunkers, but without having to put some in an old barrel in the outhouse. A ton of egg coal contains from thirty-two to thirty-eight cubic feet, averaging about thirty-five. By measuring the cubical contents of your bin you will be able to esti- mate how much to order to fill them. This may be done by multiplying together the length, breadth and depth of your bin.

��"Making Believe" You'reMilesStand- ish to Learn American History

IN the State Normal School, situated in Salem, Massachusetts, a new method has been adopted to teach kindergarten children through pictures. Frederick W. Whitney, the art teacher in the school, conceived the idea of using drawings in colored chalk upon the blackboard to il- lustrate and make clearer the stories read to the children.

When he talked about the Colonial times Mr. Whitney greatly aided the in- terest and under- standing of the chil- dren by improvising for them Colonial cos- tumes made of cam- bric, pasteboard and paper. To illustrate the life of the Indians a forest scene was drawn upon the black- board, while the chil- dren, dressed in In- dian costume, were seated around the imaginary campfire.

���This paper skull cap may mean all the difference between sickness and health

��In Trying On That New Hat You May Get Something Besides the Hat

THE doctor, who sees bacteria every- where — even though they are in- visible — warns you now against trying on hats in a hat-store.

Most men try on three or four hats be- fore they get what they want, and it was discovered, by actual observation, that two per cent of them have noticeable eruptions on their faces and foreheads.

As a measure of protection thin paper skull caps are recom- mended by Dr. Wal- lace A. Mannheimer. The caps are to be worn while trying on new hats.

Unfortunately, so far, it is only the bet- ter hatters that have introduced this pro- tective measure, but it is to be hoped that the public will soon demand a skull cap as a matter of course, like an individual cup.

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