... . TN 1226 Alexander II. made Stirling Castle a royal residence, and it has been closely associated with Scottish history for hun dreds of years to-day fresh pages are being added to its chronicle of war, for A.T.S. cooks, signal opera tors and clerks are now quartered there and work in offices in the ancient build ing, while the N.A.A.F.I. canteen is installed in the sixteenth-century ...

... naffltn Same Itemarkable Facts About Meteorites anti Meteors By Frank W. Lane EVERY second of every day this earth is under ceaseless bombardment from outer space. From this realm of unimaginable distances there come stone and iron bodies, travelling at tremendous speed, which tear into the earth's atmosphere and occasionally land on the earth itself. Most of these bodies are Very small and ...

... Vatican Qity The Inception and Development of the Smallest State in the World By Harold J. Shepstone WHEN it was recently announced that the German army had taken over the protection of most people were amazed at the audacity of such an idea. Pope Pius XII and the tiny territory over which he rules needed no protection from the Axis or any other power. While the Holy See does take a keen and ...

... Exercise, patting and massage will help to break down a second chin. Patting Use the back of your fingers and slap upwards and out wards with hands alternating. Slap with a pad of cotton wool wet with cold water or skin tonic. Massage Take your chin between the first and second fingers of your hand with the second finger beneath actually massaging the second chin. Start with the right hand on ...

... and 1 of potatoes, all finely chopped and moistened with 1 cupful of white sauce. Cover thickly with grated cheese and leave in a medium oven for three quarters of an hour. Turn out and serve. MAINE PUDDING Shred 1 large cabbage and boil the pieces for 10 minutes; strain well and fry in 2 oz. of lard with, if possible, 2 chopped onions. Next, using a saucepan, melt 2 oz. of margarine add ...

... i a /rt/t yCfli \y THE war has taken a lot of fuss out of hav ing a baby. This is not to say that the beginning of motherhood has lost any of its im portance. It does mean that women are learning to ac cept the natural progress of preg nancy calmly, and as a factor which need not interfere too much with the normal way of life. So many thou sands of women who are advancing towards mother hood ...

... 1. Telia polyphemus is one of the native American silk-moths. The caterpillar is a gorgeous creature, coloured a light translucent green. The stripes are silver and the tubercles on the body surface arc tipped with gold. ■If disturbed, the caterpillar will raise the fore part of the body in a 44 terrifying attitude, swing its head back and forth, and audibly click its jaws together in an ...

... By A. Croxton Smith A DISTINGUISHED ally in the battle field, General Eisen hower, has now come out as an associate in our pleasures. Among the applications for new prefixes and affixes that have to be published in the Kennel Gazette before they are approved, or otherwise, by the General Committee of the Kennel Club, was the following in a recent issue General Dwight D. Eisen hower, Allied ...

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... A 1 It EDDIES By Oliver Stewart NO better name for the inventor of a big and bulging bomb can be conceived than that of Colonel Dumplinger who, according to a Swedish newspaper, has invented a new weapon for use by the Germans against the Allies. No details are given of this new bomb, but the thing that certainly puzzles the ordinary aviator is how it comes about that he is still required to ...

... A Wartime Chronicle of Town and Country Going to Australia ALTHOUGH not as yet officially confirmed, it seems likely that the Duke of Gloucester will shortly be going to Canberra to take over from Lord Gowrie, who has served as Governor-General of the Commonwealth for a record period of seven years. The news is not altogether surprising to friends of the Royal Family, for it is known that the ...

... I Something in the Air Brings Jack and Cicely Back to the Palace Theatre The return of the Hulberts to the London stage is always an event. Something in the Air is distinguished not so much for its plot, which follows the Hulbert tradition of spy-sleuthing and misunderstanding, but for the slickness of its production by Jack Hulbert and the excellence of the costumes and decor. Add to this ...