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1750 Weapons thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A SHOTGUN STOCK
You can quickly check the fit of a shotgun stock by holding it with your trigger arm. The butt of the stock should fit snugly in the crotch of your elbow, with your hand on the grip and your finger on the trigger.
Wayne Jennings, maintenance mechanic, Cayutaville, New York
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1751 Religion thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHURCH HEALTH
The amount of participation required of the congregation is a good indicator of a church's health. If you have 55 jobs per 100 members, you have a growing church. If you have 26 jobs, your church is holding even. Fewer jobs indicate a church in decline.
Steve Parker, aerospace engineer, Princeton, New Jersey
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1752 Horses thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING THE ADULT SIZE OF A HORSE
To estimate the adult size of a young horse, first measure the distance from the nostrils over the ears and down the neck. Then measure from the withers to the hoof. The amount by which the first exceeds the second is the amount the horse will grow.
Mark S. Patterson, scored 100 on his last civil service test, Lyons, New York
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1753 Mail-order thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAIL-ORDER ADVERTISING
Ten to 15 percent of the people who accept a trial offer will decide for one reason or another to return the merchandise. But a trial offer will normally produce about twice as many orders as a money-back guarantee.
Jim Kobs, Kobs and Brady Advertising, Chicago, Illinois
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1754 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CALCULATING INVESTMENT VALUE
Divide 116 by the annual simple interest rate to determine the number of years it will take an investment to triple if interest is compounded yearly.
Jud Town, author, St. Albert, Canada
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1755 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MANAGING YOUR PERSONAL DEBT
Your monthly mortgage payments (principal, interest, taxes, and insurance) should not exceed 28 percent of your gross monthly salary. The payments for your mortgage and consumer loans combined should not exceed 35 percent of your gross salary.
Jane Bryant Quinn, in Woman's Day, cited in Bottom Line/Personal
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1756 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE RULE OF RHUBARB
Three pounds of rhubarb makes two pies or one imperial gallon of homemade wine.
Richard Patching, acoustician, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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1757 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPORTS INJURIES
For pulled muscles, twisted joints, and other musculoskeletal injuries, use ice on new injuries, heat on old ones.
George Elliot, physical education teacher
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1758 Mathematics thumb thumb thumb thumb
EXPERIMENTING WITH PEOPLE
If you're using people as subjects of experiments, use at least 30 to be statistically significant.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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1759 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
A storm from the Northeast lasts three days.
Joseph Liberkowski, ex-ocean lifeguard, Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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1760 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A LUXURY SHIP
The longer and more expensive the cruise, the older the average age of the passengers.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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