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ROME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
M a r v e ls o f E v e r y d a y S c ie n c e
Competent Scientists Apply Their Skill to Problems of Agriculture, Houskeeping, Schools, Business and Governmental Activities.
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P a n an d R ack fo r D ry in g Dishes.
H E H A M LE T O F CLAYTON, popu-
A new device for d ry in g dishes con­
Jation 220, is perhaps th e sm all­
est com m unity in W isconsin, h a v ­ sists sim ply of a pan, 20 inches square,
fitte
in g an in dependent cen tral sta tio n p lan
t d w ith a rem ovable w ire rack to
g e n e ra tin g its own electricity . The elec­ hold th e dishes on edge w hile d raining,
tric com pany has an o perating force of and to keep out of th e d rip p in g rinse
one m an, and its g en eratin g equipm ent w ater. A fte r tho dishes are w ashed
consists of a 12 hp. gas engine belted to th ey are set on edge in th e rack, scald-
a 5-k\v. d irect-cu rren t dynam o. The ng w a te r is poured over them and they
s tre e t lig h tin g load consists of eig h t are allow ed to dry, th e id ea being to
incan d escen t lam ps, and com m ercial
lig h tin g is given from dusk u n til 11 p.
m. The R ailroad Commission o f W is­
consin rep o rts 140 villages in W isconsin
w ith less th a n 1,000 population, hav in g
electric service u tilitie s. O f these forty-
one are of less th a n 500 population.
T he to ta l num ber of electric service
u tilitie s in the s ta te is 293. T here are
seventeen gas or oil engine p la n ts and
eig h ty -tw o p lan ts operated e ith e r w holly
o r in p a rt by w a te r power. N o less
th a n sev en ty-eight cities and villages
elim inate th e nee of th e tow el for d ry ­
are supplied from m unicipal plants.
ing. B y th is m ethod th e dishes are both
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cleaned and sterilized.
New System Calls Express Wagon
Promptly.
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E lectric Service.
E ach te n a n t in a new office building
The cost o f lig h tin g a t the p resent
in New Y ork is provided w ith a num ­
b e r of sm all m etaj disks or checks, each tim e av erag es only from 1 to 2 per cent
of tho cost of liv in g and is one of the
sm allest item s on th e list of regular e x ­
penses. I f i t is really advisable for a
sta te to go into business in order to r e ­
duce th e cost of liv in g there are other
lines in w hich even a sm all saving, if
accom plished, would am ount to more
th an th e e n tire eost o f lighting. For
instance, food am ounts to 35 to 45 per
cent o f th e cost of liv in g , and a 5 ]>er
cent reduction in' th is item would lpe
the sam e as th e fu rn ish in g o f lig h t for
nothing. B esides th is, th e price of fo*d
is ste ad ily going up while th e price
of electric lig h t is ste ad ily going down,
and th a t w ith o u t a r y grsjat expense to
the sta te .
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W o rld 's L a rg e st F ilte r P la n t.
The w o rld ’s la rg e st m echanical f iltr a ­
tion p la n t is under co nstruction a t St.
Louis to p u rify th e c i t y ’s w a te r supply
from the M ississippi R iver. T he d e ­
sign provided fo r f o rty f ilte r u n its each
ono of which will be capable of filte rin g
4,000,00C gallons daily. E ach fiP.er box
m easures 59x28 feet in p l a t and con
U n its Used in N ovel Call S ystem
ta in s a 30-inch depth o f fin e sand and
fo r E xpressm en.
a 12-ineh depth of grave!. B efore on
b earin g on th e one side his room num ­ terin g th e filte rs th e w a te r will pass
b er, and on th e reverse, the nam e of an through sedim entation b a s irs w here a
express com pany. W hen he desires to co ag u latin g chem ical will be added.
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h av e an expressm an call a t his office
fo r a package, he deposits a check in a
Bed Desk for a n In v alid .
special chute in th e elev ato r w all, a ad
An ad ju sta b le desk or tab le for an
th e check drops down to the f ;r s t floor, invalid or convalescent can be m ade as
whore an au thorized employe of the shew n in th e sketch. T he arra n g em en t
b u ild in g opens the box, records th e room
num ber and n o tifies the proper express-
m an he is to call a t th a t room. The*
expressm an ta k e s w ith him th e check
as evidence of his a u th o rity to receive
th e package.
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H ow F a r a M an Can See D istin ctly .
Some in te re stin g experim ents have
been m ade in th e G erm an array w ith
th e object of discovering a t w h at d is­
ta n c e th e recognition of one soldier by
an o th er is reliable. F or soldiers iw th
good eyes it was found th a t a person
seen once b efore could be recognied a t
a d istan ce o f 80 fe e t, while an acq u ain t
ance could be recognized a t a d istan ce
o f 300 feet, an d an in tim a te lrie n d or
re lativ e, a t a d istan c e of 500 feet. The
v arious p a rts of a m f n 's body can be
distinguished and any decided m ove­
m ent can be detected by an ex p ert r if le ­
m an a t a d istan ce of 300 feet. At
f.800 feet a m an appears as a spot on
th e landscape and cann.ot usually be
seen if he keeps still or if his dress
does not c o n tra st w ith the b a e k g r:u n d .
Sailors, h u n ters and farm ers can usually
sec tw ice these distances, p robably on
account of th e ir co n stan t tra in in g in
m ak in g out th e n a tu re of d ista n t ob
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F aste n er H olds T onfuo of ifcea.
An invention by a Canadian is de
signed to prevent the tongue of a shoe
fmm slipping down o ut of plac®. The
contrivance consists ef a ball and «oeket
fa ste n e r, the b all portion b*iag ou the
tongue aad fi» * s g into the aocket.
which in s m an's she« is f**rt «.?
hof.k it*clf, while i i a w om an’s shae,
where the eyelet
employed, a separate
socket is ¡nsertad.
o* th e top m ay be in th is or an y o ther
m anner to su it the m aker. The length
of th e desk should be th e sam e as the
w idth o f th e bed. Two v ertical sta n d ­
ards m ade e f tw o pieces of tubing, one
telescoping in th e other, are u se ! as
tho su p p o rts.. Clam ps are atta c h e d to
the upper ends of th e larger, or out
side tubes fo r use in holding th e desk
a t the height set. A brace, also m ade
of tw o telescoping tubes, is used a t each
end to a d ju st the re a r p a rt e f th a desk
to a com fortable h eig h t for th e :ser.
Thum b c a ts are used to clam p th e desk
to th e b*d.
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Concrah 'Telegraph Pole«.
R einforced concrete telegraph poles
along th e P en n sy lv a n ia R ailroad in the
v icin ity of the New Je rs e y en tran ce to
the H udson tu n n els proved d uring th e
blizzard o f M sreh 2 th e ir superiority
over tbe o rd in ary k in d ot w >df n polts.
So »ever# h load did the ice coated w ires
im post open th e con re te pole» th a t th e
w —.Q#-n crossarm s or. i^ rre of th
were
b roken; tb e concrete p Jes them selves,
how» v#r. rem ained in ta c t. M any c f th e
wooden poles, how ever, w ere en tirely
dem olished.
H e a lt h a n d S a n ita tio n
ed on to th e b u tto n s sewed u n d er th o
BY A PHYSICIAN.
H OSE who h av e little tim e for ex collar o f th e coat. W hen th e co llar is
ercise and are com pelled to live tu rn ed up and th e hood draw n o v er th e
ch iefly w ith in doors m ust en­ head th e little one is as cozy as pos­
deavor to o b tain — or should have ob­ sible an d ta k e s no harm from th o rain .
The hood can be q uickly dried a f t e r ­
tain ed fo r them as f a r as possible by
em ployers—by w ay of com pensation, a w ard. I fin d it a fa r b e tte r plan th a n
reg u lar supply of fresh a ir w ithout pro v id in g um brellas, w hich are alw ay s
d raughts, an atm osphere as fre e from g e ttin g dam aged.
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duM and o th er im p u rities as can be
O P IE C E of advice th e p h y sician
obtained, w ith a good supply of light
can give will b ear more fre q u e n t
and some a rtific ia l w arm th when need­
rep etitio n th a n the p ith y sentence,
ed.
T hese necessities g ran ted , cereal “ B reath e d e e p ly .” i t is a p e rfe c tly
foods, such as well m ade bread in v a ­ sim ple rule of health, v et it is c o n s ta n t­
rie ty and veg etab le produce, including ly broken.
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fru its , saould form a fa ir portion of th e
P R IN K L E -ch lo rid e of lime, crude oil
d iet consumed, w ith th e addition of eggs
or kerosene over co n ten ts of v a u lts
u sd milk if no m eat is tak en , except
in th e form of soup, and little other p ast when occasion induced th e p rim al
T h ere arc tw o w ays to learn to
anim al food th a n fish, fowl and game.
On such a d ie ta ry , and w ithout alco ­ breath e. I f our powers of self d isc i­
holic stim u lan ts, thousands of such pline are poor, as is th e case w ith m ost
w orkers m ay enjoy, w ith very little ex in su ffic ie n t b reath ers, it is a good plan
ercise, f a r b e tte r Health and more to join a gym nasium or calistlicuic class
stre n g th th an at. p resent th ey e rp e ri and learn to use th e lungs as a b ab y
cnee on m eat and heavy pudding:-., beer, learn s to use its feel and hands. B u t
rem em ber th a t lessons in b re a th in g will
b a k e r ’s bread an d cheese.
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do no good if th e scholar th in k s ho is
REOSOTE is an excellent m eans of absolved from his task except when ho
com bating chronic constipation is in th e class.
w ithout exercising any p u rg ativ e ac A sim ple m ethod for those who have
tion properly so called. T he creo­ not tim e or o p p o rtu n ity to a tte n d a
sote should not be prescribed i » pill?, gym nasium is to tu rn l i f e ’s d aily rou-
capsules, or alcoholic solution:'., but. pure tino into a continuous d iscipline in
and in drops. T he effe c tiv e ■! ae is b re a th in g . If the poor b reath er ta k e s
about, seven or e ig h t drops tak en tw ice the tro u b le to w atch him self carefu lly
daily, im m ediately r.fter b re a k fa st and he will fin d th a t when he is engaged
a f te r dinner, in a glftK« of r.i'.lk, beer, upon an y work th a t calls fo r close a t ­
te n tio n he does not even b re a th e as
w ine ami w ater, or pur v/aU r.
To begin w ith, one drop of c.r*M*nte deeply as u sual; he alm ost in v ariab ly
is adm inm tered, and th ru am ount in ­ holds his b reath . T hus the blood c u r­
creased by one drop dhiiy u n til the d? ren t is v itiated when it o ught to be
sired e ffe c t is obtained. In th is way cleansed, and th e w orker ex h au sts him ­
th e neeesrsry dose is determ ined for self, not so much by his labors as by
each case individually. T his tre a tm e n t his neglect.
D raw in deep d ra fts of s ir ev ery tim e
has to he continued for noma tim e—
some m onths, in f a c t —and not only you ta k e a b reath , and every little w hile
th in g else and till yo u r lu n g s
overcom es th e elironi^ con stip atio n , but sto p e .
a t the sam e tim e restores the a p p e tite a few tim es w ith bitm lb£ tkfct te s t th e ir
cap ac ity . You will be surprised to see
and braces up th e sy: L *m.
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th e im provem ent th a t it will m ake in
HOUGH em oking c ig a re tte s i« really yo u r general condition.
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harm ful for l>cvar th e y sm oke not
because th e y a r j LrrweWy bad, b i t or
in garb ag e boxes. Keek g arb ag e recep ­
im itation c f I heir elder '. I t is the ta c le s and open v au lts tig h tly covered,
p a re n ts ' d u ty to »»rove to the boy tha* dark and clean daily.
S p rin k le chloride o f lime or liquor
sir o k 'tig run, p rev en t his b e a m in g an
ath le te r r d
: t wi!^ a ffe c t his chest cresolis coinpositus over m anure p iles
expansion ta*l m u scu lrr developm ent. and o th er refuse. K eep m anure screened
.See to it th a t he d istin g ilske i tho real if possible. I t should be rem oved a t
from t t e cheap sport a». 1 d esires to least once a week, and w here i t can n o t,
should be boxed in a ir tig h t receptacles.
im ita te th e rig h t k i n i of elder fellow.
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P o u r kerosene into th e drains.
( le a n cuspidors every day. K eep a 5
V C K IID B K N never c a rry cm
brelfas, w rites a frien d . I n t e n d per cen t solution o f carbolic acid in
each cnc is provided w ith a ra in p ro them
o f . Don '4, allow d irt to accum ulate in
hood, which when not needed is b u t­ corners, behind doors, back o f ra d ia ­
toned into an inside pocket of the o v e r­ to rs, under stoves, etc. Allow no d ecay ­
ing m a tte r of any so rt to accum ulate
coat.
I f rain comes on the hood is b u tto n ­ on or near yo u r prem ises.
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WE TEACH YOU TO PLAY
Any Instrument Easily--Quickly
YOU STUDY AT HOME
M istakes aro im possible—th e young­
est child can le a rn — P rices are low.
L et us p u t tbe joy of m usic in your
home. W rite t »day— now—to
American School of Music
VIM I F loor C om m onw ealth Bldg.
P o rtla n d , Oregon.
f l A F F Flora M cCurdy, d ire c to r;
V. B. M cCurdy, M gr.;
m etieh; ffignnr A. V ie e ttl; Mon».
Bazin.
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We will be Pleased
From 10 io 500 arret, «tat# havr mueti
u n d r c u ltiv a tio n a n d al«o w h a t ? n p ro ve­
rtic al« ; fo il d e s c r ip tio n a n d !•> a ti a c . term * ,
e tc . I ll 4 « th * r e a l ; o p tio n r e p a ir e d .
to correspond w ith you in r c la t’ n to
an y eond.tion p ertain in g to d e n ts .
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T w en ty y e a r» ’ practice in Oregon.
CH A S. H IRSTEL
DR. M. A. JO NES
2454 W ashington Ht., Portland, Oregon
104 S kartock B etid io«, P artian d . Orsg ,n.