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...plight in which England finds herself. In the midst of such vigor Malthus offers no, remedy. There are possibilities in Swift's old cure for the starvation in Ireland. And yet it is only too probable that the English population would continue to recreate itself like the hydra-headed monster. To adopt the fatalistic attitude and let nature take its course would doubtless lead in a short time to such swarms that all Britain would be a vast human sardine-can. Yet there is a gleam of hope like the dawn on far off hills. Before quarters become too close...
...monster five and thirty reds from beak to tail, of a cerulean blue color, whose pinions when spread were as a flower garden for beauty, being all shades of emerald and assure, people and gold, and whose progress by land or air was always accompanied by the scent of lavender." Such was "The Lavender Dragon" as described by the frightened villagers of Eden Philpott's story to SFr Jasper and his squire as they set forth to slay the creature who had been carrying men, women, and children off to his lair...
...largest electric light bulb ever made-22 in. high and 15 in. in diameter-side by side with the smallest, no larger than a grain of rice, was exhibited at the Sprague plant of the General Electric Company, East Orange, N. J. The monster bulb is of 150,000 candlepower and requires four large cables to supply the 30,000 watts it burns. Four long strips of heavily corrugated tungsten steel were used as filaments. The heat generated reached 3,200 degrees Centigrade, melting the glass. A large electric fan was used to cool the air. The inventor, George Bowerman...
...Toulon in the south of France a diver, who was working on the submerged wreck of the cruiser Liberté, was attacked by a huge octopus. The account reads: "The diver, Jean Negri, fought desperately with the monster under water for some time. He was finally able to free one arm and plunge his trident into its body. The octopus held fast. Negri gave the signal to be hauled up. When his companions saw the writhing monster emerge they were panic-stricken, but the plight of their comrade appeared so serious that they went to his aid and cut the brute...
...Force is the ideal of the West, whereas it is spurned in the East. Here it has been put upon a pedestal and made a God. The West has raised up a monster which has all but destroyed it. The best minds in the East have ever stood against this principle, trying like Ghandi to live as Christ did; while the best minds in the West endorse...