No sooner had the Second World War laid down its burdens than the factories of Britain began converting, with all possible speed, to the production of goods of every kind, to meet the hundreds of thousands of renewed orders lying with their managements from every quarter of the inhabited world — after having been cut off from their world markets almost completely during the six years of the war, which led to a rise in orders as a result of the shortage, or the void, that had come upon civilian consumers.
Whoever visits the British factories today will affirm that they are in earnest about production,
after great improvements have been introduced into them, and after fundamental improvements have been introduced into many industrial products, such as will raise the standard of living among consumers of all classes and add to their comfort.
The textile factories lately displayed, at certain fashion shows in London, models of elegant women's fashions made of nylon, such that they rival the most sumptuous silken or woolen dress. The experts affirm that nylon will play an important part in the manufacture of elegant textiles — perhaps surpassing the part played by natural silk and wool.
How far does your knowledge of natural history go?
1 - What are the oldest living things?
2 - In which kind of the lower animals does the nervous system make its appearance?
3 - Which kind of living creature has the largest brain in proportion to its size?
4 - Which moistens the air more: an acre of water or an acre of forest?
5 - Does the moon affect the growth of plants?
6 - Do all the sheep in a single flock usually sleep at the same time?
7 - Which creature upon this earth lives the longest?
8 - Which bird's female is famous for laying her eggs in the nests of other birds, for them to hatch on her behalf?
9 - Why are the kinds of land animals more numerous than the sea animals?
10 - Is there sand at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean?
11 - Why are snakes not poisoned by their own venom?
12 - How many hooves has a horse?
13 - What causes the buzzing sound of bees?
14 - What is the greatest weight of the elephant living in our days?
15 - Are thick-haired animals thinner or thicker of skin than animals with little hair?
16 - Which of the animals has been the cause of the most deaths?
17 - Why are long-legged animals long of neck?
18 - Is the spider counted among the insects?
19 - Which are the more numerous in the tropical forests: the land animals or those that live in the trees?
20 - What causes the foam upon the waves?
(Answers on page 29)
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