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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1916)
Young Chemist Claims To Have Found Secret of German Dyes Louli H. Eilken Working in His Laboratory While His Wife and Baby Watch His Experiments. , Out of a dingy, home-made labora tory In the congested apartment house district of Sun Francisco has come the .announcement of the discovery of a process for the manufacture of aniline dyes which, it is claimed, Is equal in every respect to those which have en abled Germany to hold the markets of the world for so many years. - The man who clnlino to have discov ered the secret for which so many have been seeking is Louis H. Eilken, a young chemist who ten years ago wus A Few Smiles. Studies in Philology. "There are a great many new verbs in use." "Name some of them." "Well, there are the verbs, 'to Dim,' to bomb' and 'to gas'." "That Just shows what a hold slung has on people. I always thought the verb 'to gus' was of ancient origin, dutlng hack to the earliest politicians." Up In the Air. "And you never fell In love with n bareback rider in a circus wliea you were a hoy?" "No, indeed. I looked higher." "You must liavu had n good opinion of yourself." '. "You don't understand. I mean I fell in love with a trapeze performer In pink tights." Elusive Mechanism. "Well, Imvo you familiarized your self with ull the working parts of your automobile yet?" "No," replied the discouraged motorist. "Kvery time I take an In ventory I find something miss ing." Doesn't Talk Back. "'You say Mr. and Mrs. Twobble linvo never exchanged a cross word?" "Kxnctly." "Aro you sure of that?" "Quito positive. Mr. Twobblo is a man who knows wlieu to keep his mouth shut." Added Responsibilities. "You've heard the old saying that a woman's work Is never done?" "Oil, yes," replied the cyulcul man, "and the curious thing about It Is that It originated before women got the notion that they were called upon to run the earth." The Reason. First Wedding Guest There seems to be n coolness between tho two mothers-in-law. Second Wedding Guest Yes J each one think her offspring Is too good for tlie other. Could Be M r s, N e w p d (sobbing) Oh, J John! The c-eut hat e-enten all the it-angct cake I linked tills m morning. Itoo-hoo-oo! Newed (eonsol Ingly) W e I I, don't cry or wor ry about It. dear Replaced. m ! I'll buy you an- other cat In the morning. Typical. "That shabby looking old gentleman lias discovered a comet." "Weill WvlU" "Hut he's a typical scientist He knows the heaven like a book and van't find his war to the (Hist office." 11 fin employed In the Blebrlch Dye works In Germany. There, as In all other dye factories in Germany, the secret proc esses upon which the great dye manu facturing business of Germany wus founded were closely guarded. Since coming to America the young chemist has spent every waking hour In his little laboratory striving to dis cover the secret formulas which have baffled scientists nil over the "world. At last, he claims, success has crowned his labors. Well, Here It Is at Last the Telephone "Silencer" for Which the World Has Waited A ''silencer" for telephones has been in urgent demand for many years and many Inventors have exer cised their Ingenuity on such devices. The patent olllco records show that about eighteen of them actually have been patented. Many of these suc ceeded udmirably in the object they sought namely, to make the voice of the talker Inaudible to those around him, but succeeding in that they made the voice Inaudible also to the listen er at tho other end. Furthermore, the telephone com pany will not permit any device, good or bad, to be attached to Its Instru ments. One of these Inventions that effectu ally silenced the speaker's voice was that of Maximilian Well, electrical en gineer of New York. When put Into actual practice it was found that this so dulled the voice that tho listener at the other end could not hear htm. And It had the further disadvantage of being nttached to the mouthpiece of the telephone. When Mr. Well found his Invention Impracticable he set to work to overcome botli the aforemen tioned defects. Tills he has Just suc ceeded In doing with an invention he calls the "privaphoae." The man using It cannot be heard by those sit ting alongside of him, but he is heard distinctly at the other end of the line. And the Instrument Is not attached to tho telephone, which It does not even touch. Therefore, the telephone company cannot object to Its use. The person using the prlvapllone puts It to his mouth and tulks Into it lu the usual way, holding It directly forward and n few Inches away from the telephone mouthpiece, says the New York World. Ills voice Is iiuiudl ble a foot nway, but the telephone picks It up mid transmits It clearly as If he were talking directly Into It. The Instrument Is so small that it can lie carried In the pocket, enabling ev ery person to have his Individual mouthpiece that Is unused by anyone else and that can be used with any telephone, thus making not merely for privacy, but for sanitation. The principle upon which this In striiment works cannot yet be told, as Mr. Well has only Just applied for a patent Hit or Miss. Tlmo Is a worker that accomplishes much. Only a woman's temper Is ns warm as her love. The less faith other people have In a man the more his wife has. A poor man should be polished, for lie receives many hard rubs. The man who tries to lengthen his nights Is npt to shorten his days. Some men who live by their wits have to get along on very small cap ital. An old bachelor says a woman's heart Is like a honeycomb full of sells. Kven when a leap year girl gets turned down she can't help but admire the young man's Judgment The average girl would rather hear a young man say he It Jealous of her than have hint tell her she Inspire him to great deeds. NOT ALL HAVE JOYOUS TIME "Wallflower" Finds Ballroom a Place Where Beauty, Not Cleverness, Is Sought Out. The fourth dance was nearly over, and she was still sitting by the wall, her hands clasped in her lap and her blank program dangling by her side. The expression of pleasure which had been spontaneous at the beginning of the evening, had become fixed and strained through the long period of waiting. At last the music ceased and the dancers, flushed and laughing, scattered about the hall. The girl rose stiffly and tried to mingle with the crowd. A few ac quaintances nodded absently, then moved away. Bold In her distress, she elbowed her way into a noisy group and laid her hand timidly upon the arm of one of the girls. "That's a pretty dress, Marie," Bhe said, trying .to ' smile. "Thank you. Are you having a good time?" "Love ly," she answered, with a brave at tempt to smile. Her friend hesitated; then turned deliberately to her own coterie. The wallflower stood awkwardly outside the closed circle; then pushed toward another group. The music started up; there was mad confusion, and the girl was caught in a scurry of young men finding their partners. Left alone In the middle of tho floor and buffeted by the dancers, there was nothing for her to do but seek the wall again. Her cheeks burned in confusion as she found herself again surrounded by vacant chairs. She moved to the side of two girls sitting farther down the hall. For a moment she felt less conspicuous; but both girls were claimed by their partners and she wan again left alone against the wall. Pretty girls glanced at her with genu ine pity; girls of uncertain popularity eyed her Bcornfully as they passed. At last, blinded by a rush of hot tears, she arose and went from the music and merriment Into the silence of the deserted dressing room. DRAW MOISTURE FROM WATCH Timepiece It Not Necessarily Ruined If Unfortunately It Haa Been Water-Soaked. What to do with a water-soaked watch is often a problem when one Is caught In the wilderness, or in a com munity where no Jeweler Is to be found. Lack of knowing what steps to take often results In much expense, If not in the utter ruin of the watch. Watches made with both a screw face and screw back may be dried easily by removing the front and back, emptying the watch of as much water as will run out, reversing the crystal. screwing it on the back of the watch, and then laying it where the sun will have a chance to reflect through the crystal. The heat of the sun on the crystal will draw the moisture from the works In fifteen or twenty minutes, sayB the Technical World. If water still re mains In the works, the crystal may be unscrewed, wiped and replaced. and the process repeated. After the sun falls to draw any more of the water out of the glass it Is safe to conclude that there is no more in the works, and the oil origi nally on them, warmed by the sun, lubricates the parts. There should be no more trouble with the watch, although It Is advis able to have It examined by a Jeweler at the earliest opportunity. Inventor's Heart In Hit Work. Ramsden, the father of the modern screw, was an unusual Inventive geni us, and the demand from all parts of Europe for his Incomparable inven tions was greater than could be sup plied by the constant labor of 60 work men. His life was one of extreme frugality. He ate and slept little and studied much. Most of Ramsden's evenings were spent drawing plans by the kitchen fire, a cat on one side, a mug of por ter and plate of bread and butter on the other, while some apprentices sat around and he whistled or sang. After explaining a design to a work man he would say: "Now, see, man, let us try to find fault with it," and Intelligent suggestions generally led to amendments. But if a completed instrument fell short of his Ideal It was Invariably rejected or destroyed, with the exciamation: "Bobs, man, this won't do; we must have It again!" The Prefix "Pan." The prefix "pan" is derived from the Greek "pas" (pant) meaning "all." It It a combining form found in words of Greek origin, and Is also used before English adjectives, as pan harmonlo (embracing all harmony or every mode of harmony). The meaning is similar In such words as l'an-American, Pan- Egyptian, etc., but does not apply to Panhandle, this being the name given to a narrow strip of one political dl vision extending between two other divisions, as the Panhandle of West Virginia, the Texas Panhandle. Water Main Trouble Overcome. The curious pulsations of a 60-Inch water main, which regularly rose and fell like the chest In breathing, were brought to notice by W. F. Wllrox. an Alabama engineer. The variations la pressure at each pump stroke gave a motion of flve-thlrty-secondt Inch. which teemed much more, and the al ternate flattening and expansion caused a crack two miles long on the surface of tha ground. The trouble was remedied by providing a suitable tlr chamber to tak up the pulsitloa, HONEYS MANY USES ARTICLE REALLY IS NOT PROPER LY APPRECIATED. Healthy and Economical Food Should Be Far More Widely Used Than It It Some Ways to Employ It Honey is one of the healthiest and most economical foods, and It is not only delicious, but has invaluable medicinal qualities. It cannot, of course, take the place of sugar, as sugar is more convenient, for one thing, but It is better adapted to cer tain cooking than sugar and its flavor J Is an aid In securing that variety which all cooks are seeking. For instance, cream cheese and honey, either liquid or In the comb, makes a delicious and healthful combi nation. Two ounces of honey and six ounces of strawberries, with three ounces of cottage cheese, two ounces of bread and two-thirds of ah ounce of butter, the latter either spread on the bread or mixed with the cheese, makes a very well-balanced meal. As a filling for sandwiches, honey may be used with chopped nuts, or the nuts may be added to cheese and honey for the same purpose. Honey can be used Instead of sirup or Jam with cereals and pancakes, and If a little hot water is added to it it will be easier to pour. It Is more con venlent than sugar for sweetening lemonade or other fruit drinks, as it does not have to be dissolved. With charged water it has less of a ten dency to expel the gas. Solid honey makes a delicious filling for cake. It may be substituted for molasses in all forms of bread and cake cook ery, and gives a more delicate flavor. It contains less acid than molasses, and so requires less soda in recipes which form when poured into cold water. Beat the white of the egg until stiff, and when the sirup has cooled slightly pour over the egg, beating the mixture constantly until It will hold its shape. This frosting is suitable for use between layers of cakes, but is rather too soft for the top. Cakes made with honey will keep fresh much longer than when sugar is used. Indeed, if butter Is omitted they will keep for months, and even improve In flavor. Honey can be used in a variety of ways for preserving. A good Jelly may ba made by combining a cupful of apple Juice with a cupful of honey and proceeding as In ordinary Jelly mak ing. Other combinations of the sort could probably be worked out. Cranberries cooked in honey and water are delicious. Take equal weights of each of the Ingredients, and after pricking each berry several times to prevent bursting and permit the sirup to penetrate to the Interior, cook them slowly until they are soft and boll down the sirup until it Just covers them. Pour into glasses and cover like Jolly. A good method is to place all the ingredients in a double boiler and heat them very slowly. If this method is followed the boiling down of the sirup is even more neces sary than when the berries are cooked more rapidly. Honey is good to use with sugar for candies, because It causes It to remain soft. To Mend the Screens. The broken door or window screen Is an eyesore all summer if It Is left unmended, or the repairing is done clumsily. The neatest way to mend the screen is to cut a piece of wire netting about three inches larger than the hole. Remove the wires around the edge of the patch for half an inch or more, like drawing away the threads from a piece of linen. Bend the resulting prongs at right angles and fit the patch in place with the wire ends sticking through the screen. Press the patch flat against the larger surface, then on the other side press the ends back to their original posi tion. This secures the patch. Small Baked Mackerel. After splitting and cleaning fish place in a buttered dripping pan Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with one-half cupful of thin cream. In place of the cream two- thirds of a cupful of milk and a little buttor may be used. Bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes. Asparagus on Toatt. Wash asparagus, cut off the bottom of stalks. Then cut off the rest of the hard part and put these to boil In salted water and boll till tender. Then put In tops and boil till done. Toast bread, butter, and heat milk, put as paragus on toast, pour the milk over, add pepper and salt to taste. Apple Sauce. Roast goose, duck or pork should have apple sauce. First pare, core and quarter a pound of apples. Boll them till soft In a saucepan, with halt a cupful of water. Add an ounce of sugar and half an ounce of butter and beat them up. Light and Fluffy Potatoes. ' After the potatoes have been mashed and the milk added, add a pinch of baking powder and beat it with an egg-beater. You will find that this will make them light and fluffy, To Keep Brooms. Soaking a broom In hot water be fore using tor the first time will make the bristles stronger and add many months to their Ufa. OWED SUCCESS TO CHANCE Accidental Discovery Enabled Man to Build Machine That Simplified Diamond Separation. A young man in the Kimberley dia mond mines had been experimenting for months In an effort to find a way to separate diamonds from other stones so as to eliminate the tiresome, tedious, hand-picking process. His ef forts and labors had all been In vain, but he refused to be discouraged and adhered to his purpose. One day he was working at his bench when a small diamond and a garnet happened to be lying on a board before him. In some way he tipped the board at such an angle that the two stones rolled together to ward the edge. It happened that there was a small grease spot on the board, and when the diamond reached It, it was stopped and held, while the gar net passed on and fell over the edge. Wondering whether this had been a mere accident or whether the grease possessed the peculiar property of at tracting diamonds and allowing other stones to pass over It, he tried again and again with the first diamond and with various others and found that If a board were coated with grease and vibrated slightly while held In an in clined position the diamonds placed on it would be caught and held by the grease, while all of the other stones would roll off He at once set to work and as a result of his accidental dis covery soon built a machine which was a success from the very begin ning. In a short time It was doing all of the work that had formerly been done by hand, saving considerable time and expense in the operation. Pathfinder. FIRST "DICTAGRAPH" IN USE "Ear of Dlonyslut" Got as Good Re sults as Does the Modern Inven tion for Ute of Eavesdroppers. Sicily Is rich in Greek antiquities. Some of the best are clustered togeth er on the outskirts of the old town of Syracuse. A very popular one Is the "Ear of DIonysius," in the Latonia del Paradiso, an old quarry used as a prison by the Greeks. The walls of this quarry are over 100 feet high, and lean Inward at an angle of about thirty degrees all chisel work, done by innumerable slaves. The Idea was to prevent any possibility of escape on the part of the hapless prisoners con fined here, and as a further precau tion DIonysius had chiseled out in the solid rock a vast cavity, very similar, as seen from without, to a human ear, by means of which he is said to have listened to the conversation of the captives. Tha interior of the cavity is In the shape of the letter "S," and gradually tapers until at the ex treme summit you might perceive a small hole through which the daylight comes. It was here that DIonysius did his eavesdropping. The acoustic properties of this "ear" are extraor dinary, the slightest whisper being distinctly audible, while a loud noise, like the slamming of the door which gives access to the "ear," produces a rapid succession of deafening re ports Wide World Magazine. Successfully Fights Pneumonia. The open-air treatment of acute pneumonia is reported by Dr. G. E. Rennte to have achieved notable suc cess at the Royal Prince Edward hos pital of Sydney, Australia. For seven years Doctor Rennie has kept his own patients in the open air night and day, and quite recently this plan has been adopted for all pneumonia cases In the hospital. Recovery has been rapid in cases that would have re sulted fatally under the old method. The ordinary conditions of a close hos pital atmosphere are very favorable for the development of the pneumonia germs, and besides expose to mi crobes liable to set up a secondary in fection. 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