t ' THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAy. PORTLAND. JUNE 1911. . 3
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EMARKABLE FACT.
EWEST SCIEMTIFEC MSCOVEREE
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Here Is One of the Latest Movie Thrillers
DROPPING. FROM AN.
FEATS called impossible In real life
are only problems for the directors
of moving picture companies. Flesh
and blood detectives do not alight on
the top of a moving train from an
aeroplane. The detective has too much
regard for his safety, . if granted he
has the nerve and the ability to carry
out the stunt
In a film recently completed abroad
Take Off Hat or Put
It On in Bathtub
PROFESSOR FRANZ NAGEL
SCHMIDT. of Berlin, Germany,
after pointing out the poisons that
lurk in all anti-fat panaceas, declares
that he has for nearly two years em
ployed an electric battery for the re
duction of superflous flesh. This elec
tric battery produces a "foradic" cur
rent which sets the little fibres and
strands of your muscles in rhythmic,
regular, harmonic vibrations. These
muscular movements are attuned to
the normal rhythm of a resting muscle
Jn' such a way that the muscular mo
tions occur without fatigue to the hulk
of huge flesh.
Briefly, with this new kind of elec
tricity. Professor Nagelschmldt 'is able
to exercise the muscles hidden away
by clumps of fat in such a manner that
even the laziest theater-goer, baseball
fan or lobster-palace diner fails to
feel tired. Furthermore, the circum
ambient flesh ceases to dangle as an'
obstruction to the blood supply, the
heart or the other vital tissues.
With this novel treatment for obesity
the breathing is undisturbed, the pulse
remains normal, and all the bodily ac
tivities remain unaffected. Even a
fraction of the same muscular gymnas
tics under the old methods for grow
ing thin, such as rolling, crawling,
punching the bag and walking, influ
ence the heart action and the pulse un
favorably. This latest plan prevents
all of Mils, does away with "that tired
feeling" and eliminates the oleaginous
excess.
Fat. then, according to this "Nagel
schmldt electric current," can be turned
off and on at will. You may take on
adipose or eliminate as much as you
please. The only question seems to be
one of submitting to the battery.
Another method of reducing fat to
a minimum, available for many who
cannot be placed in touch with this
new electricity, is to artificially pro
duce a current of electricity in your
bathtubs. Although it is not so rea
sonable nor yet absolutely explainable
upon our knowledge of the impene
trability of the human skin, yet It Is
a well-proved fact that if Epsom salts
or sulphate of magnesium is added to
the water of your full bath, in the
course of a few months from 15 to 30
pounds will be eliminated.
Whether this Is a mysterious electro
lytic action that is set up between your
skin and water, or merely a powerful
assault of the salt upon the usually
impervious skin, has not been posi
tively determined. The fact, however,
remains that Epsom salts in the bath
tub aids materially in reducing your
avoirdupois.
It Is evident from these two pro
cedures that corpulent persons need
not expend all sorts of money upon
every published anti-fat remedy. It is
far better to apply these certainly
harmless, cleanly and non-fatiguing
methods discovered by medical men of
acknowledged training than to pick up
every catchpenny panacea with no
other support than the emblazoned
words of an advertising writer.
Fish That Sing and Grunt
PISHES have often been referred to
as "voiceless, emotionless crea
tures," but scientific investigation
has demonstrated that like land ani
mals they are largely swayed by the
same emotions, and that in a limited
way they give expression thereto.
There are more than 300 pieces of
fish which are known to produce sound.
One particular kind of fish, which are
railed "malgres." emit sounds having
a duration of about 25 seconds, and also
various notes, usually degenerating Into
a mere humming, either from excess or
want of intensity. When these fish
are traveling in shoals the sounds given
out by them may be heard from a
depth of 20 fathoms. More than once it
has been suggested that the story of
the sirens had its origin in the ut
terances of these fish. .
When captured, the scad, or horse
mackerel, the globe flsh. the grunt, the
pig-fish and the hog-flsh all emit
sounds resembling the grunt of a pis;
while one. well known along the At
lantic Coast as the croaker, derives its
name from the croak It gives when
taken into a boat. The barbel and the
carp also croak when taken from the
water.
There la a specie of "sea-frog"
found by the natives of Malabar, and
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AEROPLANE. ON .TO Ji TRAIN.
a detective did pursue a train in an
aeroplane, carrying out the story of
tne piay and furnishing a feature
wnich, to say the least, is novel and
thrilling. This Btunt was hard to carry
out, as the man taking the part of the
detective rode in the aeroplane as a
passenger. The air machine was
directed by an unusually skillful and
daring aviator, ' any other type of
so-called on account of the noise It
makes when captured. The red guar
nard has been dubbed the "sea-cock"
by reason of its crowing.
The armado, a sllurold fish found in
the Rio Parana, is the most remark
able for the harsh, grating sound it
emits when caught with hook and line.
It is said that this noise can be heard
distinctly while the fish is yet beneath
the surface.
There is a fish in the Tagus that
emits sounds resembling the vibrations
of a deep-toned bell, gong, or pedal
pipe of an organ. Herrings, when the
net has been drawn around them, have
been observed to do the same, and sim
ilar accounts are given of the river
bullhead. An amphibious siluroid flsh.
on being taken into the hand, is said
to shriek, and certain of the blennles
emit similar sounds.
Build Artificial Islands
to Construct Bridge
ITH the completion of the
Pamban channel viaduct con
necting Tonitural in India with
Pamban on the Island of Rameswaram
the first link has been forged in the
railway line between the south end of
the Indian peninsula and the Island of
Ceylon. This viaduct is 6776 feet long.
Rail connection is made across the
island to Danlshkodi and then by
steamer across a 22-mile strait to
the Island of Manar, to which point
the Ceylon railway system has been
extended.
To facilitate the work of sinking the
bridge cylinders an artificial island,
made of coral boulders and concrete in
sacks, was created, one on each side
of the stretch of water.
This bridge was made by Indian
labor, under two contractors. There
was intense and sometimes by no means
friendly rivalry between the two crews
of workers.
Gold-Plated Door Knobs
in Fifth'Avenue Flats
IN SOME of the J25,000-a-year flats
'b Fifth avenue. New York, the
hardware is gold plated. Hinges,
window brackets, fixtures, door han
dles, key plates, etc, are all treated
with, gold before being placed in posi
tion. All that is required to keep the
gold in fine condition is a slight rub
bing with a piece of dry leather. No
polish is necessary and the woodwork
near this yellow hardware Is never
tarnished.
Silver plating on white metal is used
on the rim in the dining-room. Nine
coats of paint are spread on the walls
of the dining-rooms in these mag
nificent flats, the same care being
used as with the paneling of a motor
car. The walls, instead of being highly
glazed, have a soft, silky finish.
Jewels to Be Fed and Bathed
TO increase the splendor of their
toilettes, Creole beauties make
use of the Cucuyos, a large spe
cies of firefly, found in the tropical
forest of South America. Strange Jew
els, which must be fed, and must be
bathed twice a day, and Incessantly
taken care of to prevent them from
dying.
The Indians catch these insects by
balancing hot coals , in the air, at the
end of a stick, to attract them, which
proves that the light which these in
sects diffuse is to attract.
Once in the hands of the women, the
Cucuyos are shut up in. little cages of
very fine wire, and fed on fragments
of .sugarcane. When the ladies wish to
adorn themselves with these living ani
mals, they place them in little bags of
light tulle, which they arrange with
taste on their skirts.
There is another way of mounting
the Cucuyos. They pass a pin, without
hurting them, under the thorax, and
stick this pin in their hair. The re
finement of elegance consists in com
bining with the -Cucuyos humming
birds and real diamonds, which produce
a dazzling head-dress.
Sometimes, Imprisoning these ani
mated flames in gauze, the Mexican
women twist them into ardent neck
laces, or else roll them round their
waists like a- fiery girdle.
They go to the ball under a diadem
of living topazes, of animated emeralds
and this diadem blazes or pales ac
cording as the Insect is fresh or fa
tigued. When they return home, after'
the soiree, they make them take a
bath, which refreshes them, and put
them hack again into the cage, which
sheds during the whole night a soft
light In the chamber.
operator, of course, being out of the
question.
The aeroplane soared above the train
for a minute and then, with the swift
ness of an eagle, swooped down upon
the moving train. The aviator man
aged to keep his machine just above
the last coaches of the train. He was
compelled to keep the equilibrium of
the plane while the detective clambered
out and dropped on the roof of one of
the coaches. In other sections of the
film the sleuth Is shown making his
way. into the coach, where he gets the
passenger he is pursuing.
In this country Rodman Law has
made a name for himself by all sorts
of daring feats, such as jumping from
Brooklyn bridge. New York, and per
forming rare feats as a steeplejack.
And that is by no means all. Law has
to his credit such little accomplish
ments as climbing up the side of a
skyscraper, being shot out of a cannon,
and then, to cool off, leaping from the
top of the Statue of Liberty in the
harbor of New York. Broken bones
and sprains have not deterred him.
neither have the pleadings of his wife.
He has forgotten what it is to fear.
Five years from now it is reasonable
to suppose that the film companies will
be calling upon their men to do the im
possible, but just what the stunts will
be no one even can guess. It would
seem that before that time all the dare
devil tricks known to human ingenuity
will have been exhausted.
Soldiers Killed by Wind
From Projectiles in War
THAT the wind of projectiles causes
the death of soldiers is a theory
advanced by Professor Laurent,
of Brussels, who read a paper on this
subject before the French Academy of
Science. During the Balkan war Pro
fessor Laurent said he had noticed sol
diers who, seemingly, were troubled
form cerebro-spinal disturbances, al
though having escaped a bullet Some
times the victims became cataleptic and
in less serious cases there were symp
toms of fainting, tingling sensations
and partial paralysis.
In Instances where this mysterious
infliction caused death, autopsies were
held and these invariably revealed no
nervous lesions. Then It occurred to
Professor Laurent that the variations
of atmospheric pressure caused by the
passing of the projectile had an effect
upon the nerve cells, causing Inhibition.
Dr. Matignon. during the Russia
Japan war, reported similar cases, par
ticularly after a severe bombardment.
As projectiles gain not only In size but
in speed as the years go on, just what
the toll from wind will be in the next
great conflict is hard to forecast.
Even the Birds Get
Divorces Nowadays
DIVORCES and "advanced women"
are known to bird life. Mrs.
Olive Thorn Miller, who has made
a careful study of the domestic life
of birds, says that marriage among
them is noted for its stability and
joyousness and that the feathered
Darby or Joan will make sacrifices
to maintain the family life. She cites
the case of a female bird which re
turned to its mate, preferring life be
hind bars with a loved one to lonely
freedom in the woods.
"I am sorry to say, however," says
Mrs.' Miller, "that in spite of this
usually happy state of domestic af
fairs, there are occasional unmistak
able instances of bird divorce. Some
times it is the husband who tires of
his spouse and drives her away to
make room for a new bride. Again it
is the wife, who, perhapB, makes up
her mind that the father of the family
is not providing properly for its wants,
and rejects him on that score. In one
case of the kind which I watched I
am sure this was the. trouble. The
husband was a cripple, from an injury
to 'his leg, and was certainly rather
helpless. But he opposed vehemently
all efforts to drive him away, and
succeeded in maintaining his authority
until be was again able to care for his
household.
And apparently some female birds
have advanced notions In regard to
women's rights, and a dozen have been
grouped around one poor hunted male,
who looked in . vain for a way to es
cape, but found none.
Furthermore, among birds the choice
seems to rest with the female, and the
male can court as ardently as he
pleases, but his wooing will be in vain
unless the fair one is persuaded that
he is the proper one to share her home
with her.
Silk Dresses Now Being
Made From Wood
THAT silk dresses are now being,
made from wood may be news to
many. With the aid of special ma
chinery and chemicals wonders are ac
complished in rivaling the patient toil
of the silkworm. So complete is the
process that a spruce log thrown Into
a great vat emerges not long after
wards as shiny and silky thread.
The wood is first cut into thin theets.
after which It is put into a tank for
chemical treatment It is chewed and
mashed by the machinery and "di
gested" by the strong chemicals until
it closely resembles molasses in color
and consistency. The solution is then
forced through well-heated tubes, each
with an outlet containing Just as many
perforations as there are to be fila
ments in the thread. Simultaneously it
is sprayed with a chemical which
"fixes" the thread, shrinking and hard
ening it But to the wearer of silk, a
garments , made from woodpulp looks
every bit as good as the products of
the silkworm.
An Inventor wears a fancy waistcoat
of pine wood fiber, and looks forward
to the time when wooden suits will be
generally worn. The wood is. of
course, not in its usually crude form,
but It Is first reduced to pulp, then
drawn into threads, and woven like
cloth. Cloth of this kind wears like
leather, and. is cheaper than the cheap-.
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est cloth. The value of the material
thus spun is That it dyes extremely
well, the colors, coming up admirably,
and it is, as a matter of fact, a good
imitation of silk. Some of- the cloth
has been shown to-spinners, who would
scarcely believe that it had been pro
duced from wood pulp.
The people of Tibet have for a long
time now worn clothes constructed of
Wood.
In Ecuador the bark of a tree which
grows on the slopes of the Andes is
utilized for making blankets. Usually
the blanket Is six feet long and five
feet wide, and is as soft and pliable
as though it were made from flannel.
It is about the thickness of a good
flannel blanket, and- can be rolled up
and put in a strap without hurting or
injuring It. This tree or bark blanket
is merely a strip of bark cut from a
section of the trunk of the demajagua
tree. The Indians - make a cutting
around the trunk to get it and they
prepare it by soaking it in water un
til it is soft. It is then pounded so
that the rough outside can be stripped
off and the 'inside alone left. The in
side is of fine fibers so Joined togeth
er by Nature that it makes a beautiful
blanket, warm enough to be used as a
cover, and soft enough for a mattress.
Nature Has Given
Eskimo Extra Ribs
IT IS no compliment to tell an Eskimo
that he has a lot of backbone, be
cause be has. literally. The Eskimo
also has more ribs than the ordinary
human being, a physical equipment
that came In good stead when these
people of the Far North dared heavy
seas in frail craft to get seal and flsh.
In balancing the canoe or "kyak" the
Eskimo of an earlier time used his
waist, the sinews and muscles of which
were developed to an unusual degree.
Charles Dawson, the English sci
entist, who discovered the famous
Plitdown jaw, has shown some inter
esting and hitherto not generally
known facts about the bone formations
of the Eskimo.
The normal human skeleton has
seven cervical or neck joints, otherwise
known as vertebrae, 12 dorsal or rib
bearing joints, five lumbar, or joints
of the waist; five sacral, or cemented
vertebrae, forming part of the hip re
gion, and three or four caudal or tall
vertebrae.
There occurs, Mr. Dawson points out,
among other abnormalities of the hu
man frame, a rare additional joint of
the back, one which sometimes makes
its appearance between the ordinary
lowest rib-bearing joint and the top
most of the Joints of the waist. In its
intermediate' position, this additional
joint sometimes partakes more of the
shape or characters of the series' of
joints beneath it, and in other cases it
more clearly resembles those above it.
In the latter case, this joint sometimes
tbears a pair of small rudimentary or
"floating ribs."
The explanation of this extra Joint
of the waist is usually ascribed to the
fact that the movable series of joints
of the vertebral column above the
hips have borrowed one joint or sec
tion from the fixed series properly be
longing to the hip region. The latter,
in turn, borrows one joint from the
tall, or caudal, series, which is conse
quently shorn of one segment. Some
times this order of annexation is re
versed, and 'the hip region or the tail
is longer at the expense of the joints
of the waist. The hip region is, there
fore, sometimes described as traveling
backwards or forwards.
Now, although these conditions oc
cur as rare abnormalities, human be
ings possessing them have been known
to exist in various races throughout
the world and in all ages from pre
historic times to the present. Mr. Daw
son says he has lately seen a recently
Imported skeleton, one of a man who
flourished some 6000 years ago in an
cient' Egypt, which possessed the pe
culiarity of a 13th dorsal vertebra. All
these, however, are but isolated exam
ples. 1 But lately during an examina
tion of various Eskimo remains, which
from time to time have been brought
from the Arctic regions, Mr. Dawson
noticed that representatives (male and
female) chosen haphazard from a cer
tain tribe of Eskimos living along the
northern shore of North America pos
sessed the distinction of 13 dorsal ver
tebra, with the pair of additional ribs.
We" have thus. In this instance, what
appears to be a racial characteristic.
A naturalist, therefore, looks for some
cause which has operated in convert-
Life Saving Device Can Be Steered
LIF E SAVING device which permits
J the comforts of a steam-heated
flat while being tossed about on.
the ocean wave has been introduced by
Herr Heinrlch a German engineer.
Arrangement is also made by which
the occupant of the buoy can steer his
craft and thus be able to make some
headway if cast off near land,
j The apparatus is shaped like skitr
Hands Misplaced in Ancient
WmMi!l
AN examination of ancient Egyp
tian art reveals a strange mis
placing of right and left hands.
Although the painter and sculptor of
that epoch were at times almost pain
fully definite in expressing an idea,
they were strangely unable to accu
rately depict arms. and hands.
A carving showing Rameses I making
an offering to the god Osiris, gives tho
ruler two right hands instead of a nor
mal right and left hand. The god's
tng what is occasionally a rare varia
tion into a fixed and permanent char
acter. The probable reason is not far to
seek, for anyone who has learned the
art of canoeing knows that the neces
sary equilibrium is chiefly maintained
by exerclso of the muscles of the waist.
But the balancing of the pleasure
canoes 1s child's play when contrasted
with that of the canoe, or "kyak" of
the Eskimo. This wonderful little
craft, laboriously constructed of drift
wood spliced and overspread with
dried sinews and skins, is only Ave or
six inches deep, without keel or bal
last, and would immediately "turn tur
tle" with its occupant if it were notfor
the wonderful skill with which " he
maintains his balance. And yet, in
spite of this, the male Eskimo and his
family, especially In their former "un
regenerate" days, depended almost en
tirely upon his skill in the chase con
ducted from these little "kyaks."
The little mosquito hunting fleet
would start for the far-off fishing or
sealing ground and often have to re
turn swiftly through boisterous seas
harpooning, perhaps, by the way any
of the larger prey which they might
meet, and subsequently towing their
prizes homeward.
Sometimes. Indeed, the death strug
gles of some wounded prey or a rude
wave might completely capsize the
frail craft, with its owner tied firmly
to his seat. It is then that the power
and suppleness of the Eskimo waist
come into play, for certain death fol
lows swiftly to the hunter who cannot
Immediately, by a wonderful twist of
his body and stroke of his paddle, re
store himself and his craft to an up
right position. So able, indeed, are
many of these Eskimo hunters that they
will, for sport or exercise of their skill,
purposely overturn their "kyaks" in the
water and perform a series of slde
somersaults before recovering their nor
mal upright position. Nevertheless, Jn
spite of all this skill, the danger of
capsizing is a very real one.
Dr. F. Nansen. in his fine descrip
tion of "Eskimo Life," tells both sides
of the story and points out the awful
realities of the dangers of the Eskimo
in his struggle for existence. Quot
ing the vital statistics of one Eskimo
district, he showed that one-fourth of
the total mortality there was alone due
to accidents arising in the management
of kyaks.
It may be well conceived that under
these conditions an additional Joint -at
the top of the waist (or lumbar series)
bringing with it an increase of flexi
bility and strength of back and waist,
may have been of vital Importance to
a race living under such highly spe
cialized conditions. It is clear, there
fore, that any advantage so gained in
kyak hunting would lessen the chance
or risk by death in such accidents, and
serve to perpetuate In the race a great
er number of individuals possessing
this advantage by reason of survival
of the fittest, and a consequent pre
ponderance of Inheritance from such
survivors.
tie. Canvas constitutes the central
part of two sleeves, into which the
castaway may slip his arms and thus
use them ks oars.
The lower part is a bucket which
fills with water and keeps the ap
paratus in a vertical position, while
the top has a sliding glass door. In
side the bag may be equipped with
food tablets and watej; bottles,
lid
hands, says James Arthur In the 8rl
entific American, are oorrect. Hot! I. In
another . piece of sculpture Is hotdlns
up his elaborate offering to the god
dess Isis with two left hands. TITo
goddess has not her hands on straight.
With her Tight hand she holds the
"Key of Life" at her left side.
How these mistakes went on for
years and years without correction Is
amazing. It Is impossible to believe
that the artists did not know what
Hair May Be Sewn
Into Bald Heads
HAIR may be lOown Into the scalps
of the bald as a result of a pro
cess Invented by Dr. Sxekrly, a hos.
pltal assistant of Budapest The pros
pect of getting a new crop of hair by
this method is rather terrifying-, as In
the case of a perfectly bald man, 60.000
separate operations are required. With
a skilled operator at work, BOO opera
tions may be performed In an hour, so
that In about 10 days the bald man will
no longer be bald and all at a minimum
of discomfort. In two weeks the for
mer bald man has become accustomed
to the luxury of hair and Is serene In
the thought that It never will be neces
sary to have the barber use shears on
hla head. For, sewn-ln hair stays put
and all that Is needed Is an oiling now
and then to keep tho crop soft and
silky.
Those who have undergone hair Im
planting operations have been advised
to think long and carefully before they
agreed to submit A wig can be re
moved but when hair is sewn In It Is
there to stay. It being Inconceivable
that anyone would ask to have 60.000
hairs pried out
Dr. A. Havas, in writing of the
Szekely ( method, says the operator
makes a, tiny loop with a gold wire
about l-SOOthn of an Inch In diameter:
In this loop he Inserts a fine strand of
hair taken from a woman's head. This
hair is from eight to 12 Inches long.
"Then." Dr. Havas continues, "the
operator Introduces the other end of
the wire into a PraVai needle one of
the needles, hollow wlthln.that are used
for hypodermic injection and draws
out the end of the wire from the point
of the needle until the loop has not
quite emerged from the needle. Then
he cuts off the wire about one-twelfth
Inch from the loop and bends the end
to make a tiny hook.
'This don, he introduces the needle,
properly sterilized, into the skin of the
head and then withdraws it aently.
leaving beneath the skin the hook hold
ing by the loop the hair, bent double.
After the needle has been withdrawn
there may be seen protruding from the
skin two hairs, being the two halves
of the hair , held at Its central point
by the loop, and anchored, so to speak,
under the skin by the hook.
"The punctures are made at a dis
tance of about l-25th of an inch apart
cr 625 to the square Inch. Aa there are
two hairs to each puncture, this makes
1250 to the square Inch. In three
quarters of an hour It is possible to
plant 400 to 600 hairs."
Inflammation follows this hair plant
ing, but it is of short duration. The
puncture points soon heal and It Is said
the new hair will deceive anyone un
.less a close examination Is made. Such
an examination would reveal that two
hairs "grow" from one point in the
skin.
Wireless Imperils Oil Boats
WARNING against a nw wireless
peril Is made by a French writ
er. He shows that vessel!
which carry explosives are In danger
from their own wireless plants. Wheth
er this applies to warship, the writer
is not prepared to say, although he Is
inclined to bellevs that the metal walls
of ammunition compartments arv aa
an effective acreen against electrlo
waves. The theory that a vessel or
warship may be blown up by wireless
electricity generated at a plant at a
distance is held to be untenable.
He says:
"Many vessels in peril have sum
moned aid by means of radlo-tel-graphlc
signals. But car should be
taken lest th transmission plants In
stalled on board creat a new source of
danger, in certain condition and for
certain ships. On oil ships and others
that carry Inflammable cargoes, spe
cially when these are volatile, uch
substances may take fire from sparks
that pass, by Induction, In various part
of the vessel, when the operator Is
sending messages. The Bureau of Nav
igation of the Department of Com
merce of the United States has fore
seen this danger and ha laaued th
following Instructions to radio-inspectors:
"'When Inspecting radio telegraphic
plants on board tank ateamahips. oil
boats, and all other vessels carrying
substances that may giv rls to mix
tures which can bs exploded or Ignited
by electric sparks, you will pay special
attention to the insulation of th an
tenna, you will examine metallic con
tacts, cables, electric material, and all
pieces In which th hlgh-f requency cur
rents of the radlo-tclegraphic plant ars
likely to engender Induced currents.
" 'If sparks pass, either between two
wires or across joints and alr-tntervals
in these pieces, the danger must b
pointed out to the commanding officer,
to the steamship company, and to th
wireless telegraph company."
"The production of sparks between
metallic objects In the neighborhood of
powerful wireless pots Is a well
known fact that is always taken Into
account in th installation of planta
on land. On vessels, when, post Is
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they were doing end, sur.'v. the pl--tureMoving
people of old i:gypt must
have noticed that the h.n1. In aM
did not tally with the henda In real
11 tn.
Photographs taken from sculpture
In the sixth Egyptian room of th Met
ropolitan Vuniim of Art. New York
City, show that tun F.opllan artist
was wrong In hla conception of hand,
and arms more times than he was
Tight
working, the metal ple-a near the (
antenna ahaorb by induction a large
part of the energy; the metal guy,
more or leaa parallel to th antenna,
are particularly the seal of high-frequency
currents that are very cb-J.-ctlonahle
from the standpoint of ef
ficiency, elni-e the current Ir.dnred In
them I in the contrary direction to t ie
current that trarersea the antenna at
the same moment, tending to annul
its effect. To remedy thia condition,
the stays are Insulated from t!i ahlr
hull.
"Other pieces slightly Inaulat.d from
the hull by air spaces are a'.po first put
Into a state of electric t.n.lon and
finally discharge acroas the sir pc.
thus It Is common to hear. In certain
parta of the boat, the crackling of
parks. At night, they may ren t
aen.
"In the French navy, alo. It taa
been a.ked whether In explo.lvea In
the magailnes may b considered a.
removed from all danger of Ignition
by the tranamltslon station on th hlp.
This queatloa la now being atudled. It
would appear that when th ploiva
are shut up. ltbr In luiht metal caa
or simply In metal ammunition bos,
ther I nothing to fear, sine th met
al walla form a screen that the elec
trio wavea cannot penetrate
"At great distance! from th mlaalon
antennae of radlo-telegraplilc nations,
the danger no longer alsta; In fa-t
the power Induced at 0 to loo mile
from a post la ao feehle that only de
vlcea. of czquislt delicacy. Ilk th
telephone, ,or perfected elect rometera
or galvanometere. r ahl to detect H.
To auppae that a ship loaded with In
flammable aubstance. can be aet on
fir In tli mldd! of th Atlantic rn
bs' means of wavea from I he I.iffel
Tower, cr even by the combined ef
fect of two powerful Continental ra-dlo-telegraphlc
stations, la simply an
effort of the Imsrlnatlon."
Parrot Speaks 200 Words
AMONG th feathered trlb th
bowrblrd of Australia easily
take th record for versatility,
being at one gardener, architect and
artist For It not only construct a
neat tunnel-Ilk bowr framed Ilk a
Gothic arch, but can lay out a garden,
discriminated picking the orchid blos
som and arranging them Into pretty
patterns with Impeccable taste.
For gay coloring th pitta donclnna
of Borneo and Sumatra takes In lead,
its feathers being every color of ths
rainbow. Th bird of pared! run II
close, and 1 In addition a dainty canc
er. One specie of this dig a hoi a
foot In diameter. ovr which It plara
croased sticks (as for a Scottish sword
dance), and strews leaves and rubbish
over them, thus forming a floor on
which It dancea a pee aeul. But 1h
Jacana and ypecaha. both sperls of th
rail, can go on better; for beside be
ing splendid llttl dancera. thjr pro.
vide their own music th wsil.
Th world record parrot la wnl
by Baron Alfred d RolhachlM. and b
paid for It record sum l"h amis
with ffct oult a number of on
In a voice Ilk a banjos twang;
spcaka 500 word of ;ermn, ran n
awer reaaonabl queries, smartly re
buke those who ak sll'y ones, nd
I careful to remind br Interiuoutora
that her full title Is 'Laura from Af
rica, pie"
Th lato Trine Whan of Korea 1
way carried with him on hla ttavel
an enormoii wMte parrot with r
colored lining on Ita wlnga. tid with
prlcele. sapphires set on each aid of
lta perforated beak.
A bird which takea a lot nf beating,
however Is th falcon, which took
message f r m Tenarlff to Andaluala.
7h0 mliee. In 1 hours
Sun Warps Skyscrapers
Tlin ray of th un ar strong
enough to move Ihe Immense
dome of the Capitol at Washing
ton six tnrhea every dy. Alt tall
building are sffected In s similar man
ner by th sun. bkyscrsprr r !
moved by th wind, th lop of lofty
tower waylrg aeveral Inches undr
strong gale.
Th movement caused ry li 'in
has been proved by experiment undr
th Capitol dome. A SS-pound lad
plumb wa suspended from th top tf
th dome, a lead pencil attached to It
on a sheet of rP'r At r1 nf xhm
day th pencil had traced an llpa
Inches long.
Th un cause on lde cf a build
ing to xpnd. As It move across th
horizon It acts on othr side, causing
expansion. Late In th afternoon th
cooling building contracts, thua saving
performed a complete ellps during th
day.
Another movement of building even
less perceptible I their setti ng In'o
the ground. I'nlesa erected on bedrock,
buildings settle gradually through th
yars. In Chicago eom of th sky
scrapers of derad sgo hav settled
flv Inche. Thia settling procs mv
extend to one siie or coruer on'y This
throws th struclur nut of pl'in h. Un
building only a doseo years old was
found to ! SO inches out of plumb at
th top and had to b bolstered p by
bug Jckcrwa,
i ttrltetrit