Strikes A strike is the refusal of an organized body of workmen to continue their work except on certain conditions. Some people denounce strikes as always wrong and foolish …
The Importance of Right Ideals An ideal is some desirable thing we seek to achieve. It is always beyond our present attainment; for when we realize it, it ceases …
Wealth Health and Wisdom What advantages a rich man has! All the comforts, luxuries, and amusements of life, independence and security, the best education, social position, leisure for study …
Books and Reading Happy is the man who acquires the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of pleasure, instruction, and inspiration. So …
Newspaper The newspaper is a comparatively modern invention. It was introduced in England in the 18th century, but it was in the 19th century that it became such a …
Mohurrum The tenth day of the Muhammadan month of mohurrum is celebrated by the Shia Muslims as the anniversary of the tragic death of Hussain, the younger son of …
An Indian Magic show Indian jugglers are famous, though, as far as my experience goes, their skill is rather overrated. Some of them are certainly clever, but not more …
The Invention I Consider the Most Useful to Mankind The number of inventions of high utility to mankind is so great, that it is difficult to decide which is …
The Indian Irrigation System In a country like England, which has a heavy rainfall, the problem of the farmer is to get the excess water off his land. The …
A Schoolboy’s Life The life of a schoolboy may be said to be made up of schoolwork and holidays. But there is more to it than these, and we …
