Gleanings in Bee Culture 



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There has recently come to our iiolit-e a book appropriately named "The Bo)k 

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How to secure the BOOK OF WONDERS 



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What the BOOK OF WONDERS is hke. 



Th(,' book contains 603 pages, is printed on good paper, aud is illustrated with 

 hundreds of educational pictures. A few topics given below by way of illustra- 

 tion of the range of subject matter included, are taken at random from the book; 

 these are treated in a clear fashion, each covering several pages. 



How Man Learned to Write, The Story in a Can of Paint, 



How the Paper in a Book is Made, The Story in a Tunnel, 

 The Foundation of a Skyscraper, The Stoi-y in a Suit of Clotlies, 

 The Story of Submarine Boats, The Story in the Wireless, 



The Story in a Time-piece, The Story in a Stick of Chocolate 



About fifty of the inventions of man are explained in this series of " Stories." 

 Between the longer topics are numerous paragraphs explaining some of the 

 queries which we all make, yet which are hard to answer, as, " What makes the 

 colors of sunset? " " How do birds find their way? " 



Many expressions and customs which originated long ago are explained in 

 these short paragi'aphs, as, " How did Hobson's Choice originate? " " Why does 

 the barber's pole have stripes? " 



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