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11 Marvels of Everyday Science Competent Scientists Apply Their Skill to Problems of Agriculture, Houskeeping, Schools, Business and Governmental Activities HOME AMD FARM MAOAZTNE SECTION ANKVV SYSTEM of teaching boys and girls how to swim, instituted N in certain Cincinnati schools equip ped with bathing pools, is thns de scribed by the Scientific American: An aparatus is employed consisting of an oval track secured to the ceiling over the pool. A dozen trolleys run on the track, and from each depends a tope j' n CSV with a belt attached. Twelvo pupils fasten the belts around their waists and the swimming lesson is on. They go through the motions of "sailur fashion" aud the "Australian erawl" as per the direction of the swim ming instructor, who keeps watch from around the edge of the pool. They can not sink, so t ho . only thing remaining for them to do is to swim. This "water merry go-round" has proved so suc cessful that others like it aro to be in stalled in schools where a bathing pool )B a part of the equipment. ' , Road-Making Device. This invention, patented by Hugh G. Taylor of Buhl, Idaho, is simple in con struction. It is a drak constructed of a piece of sheet metal four feet long, four inches wide by a quarter of an inch thick. It is attached by means of rods to the axle of a wagon or buggy, and drags immediately behind the wheel, smoothing the track and inclining loose 4irt toward the center of the roadbed. At the outer end of the drag is a disk which serves to cut down the sides of the track. Taylor has one of these drags attached to his mountain back and it fills all holes, leaving tho road smooth after the passing of the vehicle. How to Mend a Hole. It is easy to repair holes in pots and pans without the aid of a tinsmith. Make the hole round by inserting the point of a knife and twisting it. Flace the pot or pan upon any firm, flat piece of metal, such as an anvil, a bar of iron or an Inverted flatiron. so that tho hole is immediately over and touching the iron. In the middle of the hole place a shot about the sizo of the hole. Any piece of lead will serve if shot is not bandy. A i'ew sharp blows with a ham mer will flatten the lead and spread it out, filling the hole tightly and over lapping enough to hold it in place. A few strokes with a file and a rub with sandpaper completes the operation. The repair is permanent. Mail Boxes Indicate Activity. A German statistician has figured out that tho number of collection boxes used by the postal authorities of each nation may serve r.s an indication of commercial activity. According to his information tho nation. rank commer cially as follows: Germany, with loo, 766 boxes for collection of mail; the United States, with 144,640; France, 79,724; Britirh India, 75,083; United Kingdom, 71,986; Japan, 67,694; Austria-Hungary, 59,503; Italy, 39,767; Russia, 31,714. Other countries range Lfrom Switzerland with 13,472 to Persia with 17 aud Abyssinia with only 6. Searchlight Makes Ships Visible. That the war color of naval vessels was selected because of its invisibility by day rather- than by night, is the statement recently made by a naval officer, and tests seem to show that a vessel painted in this color, while diffi cult to see in daylight, is easily picked up and nii.de visible by a searchlight at night. In one case a vessel painted in tho war color was detected at a dis tance of 17,000 yards under the search light. There seems to be an insuper able difficulty in connection with this. For night work alone black is believed to be the best color, but this is a color too easily distinguishc! in daylight to bo considered. Traffic Telephone in Germany. An electric street railway in Frank-fort-on the-Main has recently supplied its lines wilh a portable telephone to enable the conductors or motormen to report troubles directly to the main office. The telephone is of ordinary construction, but the connection has novel features. A long pole, equipped with uninsulated hooks, is carried on tho car, and when connection is de sired the pole is taken out and hung on the telephone wires at the side of the track. The battery case and phone is so constructed that it may be easily carried during conversation, straps be provided for suspending the apparatus over the shoulder. Mahogany to Imitate Walnut. A case of wood staining that has at tracted considerable attention was that of staining mahogany to represent wal nut. This seemingly purposeless use of one valuable wood to imitate another came about "from the fact that a walnut finish was wanted for a room r.t .". time when walnut of the exact size and kind was not available. Owing to the simi larity in grain and texture in the two woods the imitation might deceive even an expert. Gyroscopic Automobile. A new gyroscopic aparatus for bal ancing two-wheeled vehicles, recently brought out by a European inventor, has reached such a stage of develop ment that it is now being promoted commercially in England for use both on monorail cars and two-wheeled auto mobiles. In this apparatus the preces sional power of the gyroscope is em ployed for maintaining the balance of tho vehicle in the same manner that it is employed in stabilizing a ship, but with a mechanism that is remarkable for its simplicity in comparison with the precession engine end other con trolling apparatus ordinarily used with an active gyroscope. ft Machine Records Steps in Walking. The mechanics of the muscular effort used in walking, in golfing, or in play ing other games may be recorded with exactness by means of a new device to which the inventor has given the name "kinograph," It consists of a system of levers connected with a recording pencil in such a way that a step upon a movable platform is registered on a strip of paper, which is propelled by clockwork. The difference of the step in walking and in running is marked, and the swing of a golf player makes distinctive impressions. Health and Sanitation BY A PHYSICIAN. WE ABE passing through the annual round-up in many households, and in some parts of the country it is all over with and peace is drawing near. It is true that the women of the household still call the men down if they walk in without thoroughly clean ing their shoes or if a coat or hat is carelessly left where it should not be. It is also true that mother ia still nursing a lame back and aching mus cles, but she is so glad to know that it is over and everything clean and in order that 6he is comparatively happy. Now, let me tell you something about houseclcaning. There now, never mind. I know I am a man and am not supposed to look at such things from the woman's view point, but I am just egotistical Tnoogb to say that I know better than, some of you, and I will also say, that what I know about the'matter I lcarned-from a most excellent housekeeper, who never found it necessary to do what most women call "spring housecleaning. " Why! Well, in the first place Bhe found that in most homes the process was followed by colds, sore throats, child ailments and a great amount of physical suffering on her own part as well as great inconvenience to the en tire household. , How did she avoid it t By simply keeping clean all the time. In the first place she found that the greatest trial was to take up, clean, and relay the carpets, so she took up every carpet in the bouse and made them into rugs. Theu she painted and varnished 11 the floors, and after that she got a vacuum cleaner. A little work daily and a thorough use of tho vacuum cleaner once a week has from that time on kept her house in just as per fect condition all the time as it was formerly after the spring houseclean ing. . THESE are some ways to kill flies. Carbolic acid may be used as fol lows: Heat a shovel or any similar article and drop thereon 20- drop of carbolic aeid. The vapor kills the flies in a room. A cheap and reliable fly peisB r bj chromate of potash iu solution. Biff solve one dram (one teaspoeafttf) in two ounces of water, and add a little sugar. Tut some of the solution in shallow dishes, and distribute about the house. Traps, nets, swatters and liquid poi sons are among the best things to use in killing flies. Also a solution of for malin or formaldehyde in water is ef fective. A spoonful of this liquid put into a quarter of a pint of water and exposed in the room, will be enough to kill all the flies. To quickly clear tho room where there aro many flies, burn pyrethrum powder in the room. This stupefies the flies when they may be swept up and burned or fed to the birds. MOUTH breathing is the cause of many undesirable things. It is said to lead to adenoids and other throat troubles, also to chest ailments. At the same time one should remem ber that mouth breathing is sometimes a symptom of adenoids. Tho back of the nose being blocked by these, the child cannot inhale air in sufficient quantity through its nostrils. When you notice that a child keeps its mouth continually open and cannot Breathe comfortably through the nose you should at once consult a surgeon. Eating with the lips unclosed is a very bad habit. It may not perhaps affect the health, bnt it may affect the child's future - socially and affect it very seriously. People fight very shy of those whose table manners are dis tinctly unpleasant. Correct this habit when noticed. DO YOU know: That a bag of 'tot sand often re lieves neuralgia. That warm boracic acid solution will remove dandruff! That a little soda water will relieve sick headache caused by indigestion f That a cupful of strong coffee will remove the odor of onions from the breath? 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