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It is popular to pick hibiscus blossoms and float them in a of water as a tablepiece This is really no abuse of these beautiful flowers, for they last only twenty-four hours, whether picked or left on the bush Compensating for such a short life-span is the fact that the hibiscus plant blooms constantly and heavily the year around The benefits of hibiscus are not limited to its flowers. Advertising for Spies ◆ Major newspapers in Australia recently carried to recruit intelligence agents for the government, at a salary of $220 a week The ad said: “Officers can expect to undertake duties directly related to the Australian Security Intelligence Organization’s statutory responsibilities in regard to espionage, sabotage, and subversion including terrorism” Deadly Weapons on TV ◆ How often do hand-held deadly weapons appear on TV’s action programs? The US.