Show f a 1 ah ODDITIES It t. t J 1 j i erringS are 9 pence each in Vienna i ind and nd no one no-one one may buy more mord mor than two a ai i 1 day Y i ji In thi th i first nine months of ot Its e ex- ex i stence the British minister of mum muni- 1 ons spent 4 t t A magnet invented in Japan 4 promises premises to be of great assistance in itt locating sunken vessels 7 The or phylacteries of the the Hebrews were strips of parchment o on which were written four tour passages 1 of scripture Exodus xiii sill 2 10 2 17 17 11 Deuteronomy v 4 23 in an ink I prepared for the purpose What is known as the Australian bush is the country beyond the com com- I The life Ufe followed in these regions is similar to ranch life in New Mexico From the intimate communion which Abraham held with the Almighty he is distinguished by the high title the friend of God The term El EI Khalil the friend is the appellation by which he is known in the traditions of the Arabs |