D eaf M ade to “H ear”
Through F inger Tips
Events in the Lives of Little Men
THE FEATHERHEADS
Felix Loves the Little Dears
T h e discovery th a t th e hum an
skin's ability to detect rapid vlhra
tlons Is much g re a te r th an has pre-
vlcusly been supposed has been m ade
by Dr. Robert II. G ault, d irec to r o f
th e vibro-tactlle research laboratory
of Sm ith college.
Doctor G ault hus
been engaged for several y e ars In ex­
perim ents to enable the d eaf to hear
through th e ir linger tip s by touching
C o m p e n s a te * f o r L oss o f E n ­ a telephone receiver. Previously scl
e n lists have supposed th a t a vibra­
e rg y C a u s e d b y th e D e ­
tion fa ster thun l.fidd tim es a second
w as too fast to be detected hy the
te c to r T u b e .
skin. According to D octor G ault, how­
ever, these touch organs can detect
P roperly designed radio frequency v ibrations as fast a s 2,700 a second.
in ip litie rs contrbute not only to sen­ T hough m any of th e vibratio n s of the
sitivity of a receiving set bui ulso to voice a re m ore rapid th an this, “oo,”
>ts tone quality, according to resu lts for instance, as pronounced by the
obtained from a se ries of te s ts con­ average m ale voice being about 3,800
ducted in one of the lab o rato ries of a second, and "ah " 3.682. D octor G ault
a large radio com pany.
says th a t if th e skin can receive vi­
T he function of a high frequency b ratio n s as rapid a s 2,700, It Is am ply
am plifier in the la tte r re u se may be sensitive to u n d e rstan d s|>eech. T he
difficult to com prehend a t first, since, discovery w as m ade w ith an In stru ­
according to theory, it is credited m ent called the “ te le ta c to r,” designed
only w ith am plification of very weak and built for his use by the Bell tele­
signals to a point w here they ure of phone lab o ra to rie s in New York city
sufficient intensity to o p e rate the d e ­
tector tube. To u nderstand the m an­
H is Position
ner in w hich an r. f. am plifier im ­
Gap Johnson w as trying to back
proves q uality, a study of the func­ aw ay from the -crossroads sto re with
tion of the detector tube will be found many yanks at th e reins and num er­
useful.
ous yells and oaths. Ills d a u g h te r
In effect, a detector tube Is really a sprang from the wagon and began
“distortion" device since it is by dis beating the m ules over the head with
tortlng one-half the incom ing rudlo a club.
frequency w ave th u t the signal is
“ Why don't you buy an autum n
! m ade audible. T h e disto rtio n of tills bile?" usked a salesm an who had a r
. incoming wave is accom plished by o p rived during the operation. "It would
cratin g the d etecto r tube ut grid and save you a lot of trouble."
plate voltage values w here a slight
"I'm usen to th e — p ’tu I— trouble.'
positive cliurge will result In an ab
was the reply. "I know how to handle
norm al plute c u rre n t und a negative these devilish m ules and I w ouldn’t
charged subnorm al p late c u rre n t with know how to m anage a c a r "
respect to the effect of sim ilar churges
“ Well, it might save the young lady
on the grid if the tube w ere 0|>eruted a lot of unnecessary ex ercise '
on the “stra ig h t" p a rt o f Its grid volts
“ Aw she's going to get m arrleu
—p late cu rre n t c h a ra c te ristic curve. p r e tty soon an d needs the experience
| Thus, the incom ing w ave train , hav- In m anaging a husband.
Hud up.
, ing positive and uegative alte rn a tio n s, the re, m u les!"—K ansas City S tar.
will be re p re se n tad in the p late c ir­
cuit in the form of abnorm al plute H eadach es fro m S lig h t Colds
, cu rre n t fur th e negative half and It |
L a x a tiv e BROMO QUININE] T a b le ts re-
Is this difference of p late c u rre n t val- I lle v e (h e H e a d a ch e hy c u r in g th e ('old.
I/Odk
for s ig n a tu r e o f E. W . G rove on
ue th a t causes an audible sound in j
th e box. 30c.— Adv.
the phones.
Since it la only the difference be­
A P la n t Puncture» T ire»
tween the d isto rte d poeltive und neg
W ur (*< mt hi tied ngniiiKl the “p u n c
I ative hulf cycles th a t Is responsible J
(lire weed. t ’ulifi»rni>i'H rapid »prcud
for reproduction, It is evident th at
mu vine whose h alf inch thorns plin
much of the signal stre n g th Is lost in
I imvoc with m otor cur tire s on couji
(lie process— the low er h a lf of tl»e
r.v mud». A single vine found n«*»r
» u v e entirely m issing, plus th a t p a rt 1
Los Angelos covered m circle 14 feel
of the upper h a lf lost through the
hosperH te efforts to check
oppoalng effect of the d isto rted lower ! icross
(his troublesom e plant'» sp read ure
j half. For th is reason, weak signals ■
lilndered h.v Its prolific seed. ..NRI to
m ust tie am plified before detection, if
i M pm re fo o t, t . • t im iture »11 year
results of any kind a re desired.
round tiud force » continuous hit I H e.—
In the audio frequency end of the
Popular Science Monthly.
receiver it is found th a t, due to in- i
ertlu of reproducing m echunlsm s, ttie i
a ir and, lust but not least, the de- I
tecto r tube, considerable energy is re ­
quired to reproduce faithfully m uslcnl -
W as Y ou r
tones In the lower register.
G ra n d m o th e r’s R e m e d y
Pow erful audio am plification will
F o r every stom ach
overcom e the effect on Inertia of a ir i
und in te stin al ill.
and reproducing m echanism s, but It i
T h is good old fash*
cannot com pensate for th e loss of eu
%
loned h erb home
ergy caused hy the d etecto r tube.
■
rem edy fo r ronstl-
T he only remedy for th is Is ampUO-
ajgjfr potion, Rtomach Ills
cation before detection. T hus the ra ­ •r*
a n d o th er derange­
dio frequency am plifier com es Into Its
m ents of th e sy it­
own us a c o n trib u to r to good audio
reproduction, und the m ore well de­ em so p revalent th ese day s 1» In even
signed stag es ahead of the detector 're n te r fav o r a» a fam ily m edicine
bun in yotir g ra n d m o th er's day.
th e b e tte r the quality ut th e output
of the set. T h ere Is one draw back,
F o rb id d e n to T rtm B e a rd
however, In m ultistage radio fre­
A h is to ry o f th e ris e and fu ll o f the
quency am plification, und th is Is due
to pickup ant* in te rsta g e coupling be­ »card w o u ld m a ke In te re s t Ing read
ng
P erh aps th e firs t re fe re n c e to
tw een various colls in the receiver
ti< h fa c ia l n d o n im e n ts Is <o In* found
W ith several stages of tuned radio
frequency am plification, a receiver be­ n L e v itic u s . In w h ic h Moses g ive s ltie
«» iiiiii ; nd. “ T lio n s h a ll no t m a r the
comes so sensitive th a t colls In the
set tend to act as m in iatu re loop •«oners o f th y h e a rd ." In n e a rly a ll
• rle n in l la n d s In a n c ie n t tim e s the
aeriu ls and th u s broaden tuning und
»card was tre a s u re d un d h e ld In g re a t
destroy selectivity.
Such effects, however, a re neu tral , esfx < I
ized w ith the ure of Individual stage .
N e w T y p e of C a m e ra
shields which not only elem inute ex
tern al pickup and prevent In tersta g e , A tie s txp e o f cam era w ith (dates
| coupling, but also, by virtu e of Intro­ «enslfive Io lig h t rg y a In v is ib le to
duction Into the fields of th e colls, he hum an eye, can lak e pictu res
tend to stabilize still fu rth e r the re- J hrough the thickest cloud o f fog.
celver
a g ain st
oscillation.
Most
shields designed for th is purpose are j’
m ade of ulum inum and a re so planned i made H A N F O R D ’S
th a t the covers a re m ounted on the j <
subpanel or baseboard and the can |
IT M U S T B E C O O D
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For S O R E E V E S
An audio amplifier is g reatly im­
proved if the tubes used | m ihk csh low
o u tp u t im pedance values. T ills Is p a r­
ticu larly (rue If the am plifier coupling
unit a re tran sfo rm e rs designed sev- I
Traw iM far M JS IN U S . TRADES er FR0FESSI0N3
L it r o ll a n y tim e . S end fo r l i t e r a t u r e .
e ral y e ars ago. T h is should be of
O R E O O N IN S T IT U T E O F T E C H N O L O G Y
special Interest to -ecelver ow ners
E . M . 0 * A . IIK Ig .
P o rt la u d , Orej^oo
who p urchased th eir equipm ent two or
th ree y e ars ago. T he Im provem ent In
quality am plification w ith old lype I
Heeulta wondwrfnl and attr»-. O n tto b m p -i* b> <
PR|T e $150 AT y0UR DRUG STORE I
o f Krw m ola aktn bleach w ill co ivtn r« the w d
tra n sfo rm e rs w as conclusively deni- i
ah ep llc al A lso enrew ♦•«•*», a. Prien | ] ft. A *«
adik fa r Sample
»«r d e a le r ItoaiH y florifelct Free I n C, II.
o n stra te d In a series of ex p erim en ts |
£ •rry
tk».. Dept. M. fctfl M ichigan A » e .tk i« w g o
"KOENIG MEDICINE CO.
conducted at the Zetka lab o rato ries [
1045 N WELLS ST. CHICAGO ILL. |
W N U , P O R T L A N D , NO 51 1927.
w ith some of th e ir low ou tp u t Imped- 1
a nee tubes.
A th o u g h t it*»*« m » n k ite » m lot o f
Good quality radio am plification 1 T alk may be a g<»»<l preventive.
tim e w h e n he litirr h » .
cannot be obtained unless (lie low I
notes a re sa tisfac to rily am plified, and |
If low output Im pedance tubes are
used b e tte r energy tra n s fe r on low j
n o tes will tie obtained. As a m utter )
of fact, b e tte r energy tra n s fe r will lie
btalned on all frequencies. Usually
For gmeratlnns Cuticura Soap .n d O in t­
ment have afforded the purest, sweetest snd
a tube w ith a low o utput Im pedance
most
satisfactory method of p io n v r, g snd
has a low am plification constant, but
m aintaining a healthy condition of skin
the overall am plification of the tufie-
and acalp. Tender-faced men find the
coupling unit Is ery seldom lowered.
frreiy-iathertng Cuticura Shaving Stick a
Iiei-ause w ith the low er o utput Imped
necessity. Cuticura Talcum is an ideal
slice and a constant load Im pedance a
powder, cooling end refreshing.
g re a te r portion of the voltage a ia ll
Ota
at « and «to Talrwwe
able In th e tube la delivered to the
load. Use low Im pedanre tubes tri all
C e O e w r a S h a r i n g S to c k 2 5 c .
sockets In the audio am plifier.
S C H O O L F O R M EN
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