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TTOME AND FATCM MAGAZINE RECTTON Marvels of Everyday Science Competent Scientists Apply Their Skill to Problems of Agriculture' Housekeeping, Schools, Business and Governmental Activities. GUNS have been made before this in which the projecting force was centrifugal motion instead of the explosion of powder. One great trouble in snch guns has been that the missiles eould not be readily fed to the barrel, which was revolving at such high velo city. An invention recently patented in England assumes to overcome this dif ficulty, according to the Pathfinder. In this machine there is a hopper for lolding the bullets. This hopper has a channel or pipe connecting through the journal or ceutral pivot, as shown in the sectional sketch herewith, so that f-MllSdh (MR IMG jjppft J (ENTRirUGAL puwwi pwffHM " Gun mmr w: m into aiminA a constant supply of bullets may be kept up, even while the disk is in rapid motion. A cam arrangement operates so as to food the bullets at regular inter vals, as desired, and thus the shots may bo controlled while the apparatus is running. With the disk revolving at a stated speed the direction taken by the bullets Will be constant. Provision is made of course for shifting and sighting the ap paratus so that any target may be brought into range. A number of in ventors have been injured by experi menting with centrifugal guns, for the bullets are very apt to go wild, seeing that their destination depends very much on the speed of the revolving disk. t How to Make a Glass. "With a piece of ordinary twine, any one can convert an old bottle into a serviceable drinking glass. Loop the twine around the bottle at the place de sired, as shown in the drawing, and Baw lor about one minute Then im- merse the bottle in cold water and it will break where the twine sawed. Care must be taken to have tho twine move along tho same line during the opera tion, and for that reason the bottle should be held in a vise, or a make-shift .vise. How Snakes Swallow Fish. A snake, when it attempts to eat a fish, must swallow the latter head first, On account of the fins. If the fish is eaught by the tail or crosswise of the body it must first be deftly lifted out of water and turned as disclosed by a remarkable film, made by an Eng lish camera man. Will Day. Dust Collectors in Mills. The use of efficient dust collectors las almost eliminated the dangerous dust explosions and fires formerly so frequent in grain elevators and mills. They have also made conditions more lealthful for workmen. A fan forces the dust-ladon air directly from the mill ing machinery to the collector, which tonsists.of a central drum and a num ber of radiating tubes. Each tube con sists of a frame covered with a filter ing cloth which allows air to pass freely but removes all dust. A device inside collects the dust and pours it into a conveyor. Why Is This Thus? Here is a paradox to fool your smart friends with. Take an ordinary folding rule '(a two-foot rule ib best), and ask your friend what will happen if you tie a hammer on the end of the rule, with tho hinge on the rule underneath. Of course he will say that the rule will at once fold up, for it will do that even without the hammer being hung on it. However, it's easy enough to do im possibilities provided you know how, and that is the case in this instance. You tio tho hammer in the rule exactly as shown in the picture. You may have to try several times before you will get it just right. Then when you hold up the rule it will remain stiff and straight and will not fold up, in spite of the weight of the hammer. In fact, it is the hammer which keeps it from folding up, for the weight of it is so placed that it produces a leverage upward on the end of tho rule, a you can readily see when you try it. Novel Movable Water Tower. Differing from the usual form of water, tower, which throws only one stream of water upon the roof or in terior of a burning building, a new type has been invented designed to throw number of streams of water in various directions against the flames. The dis charee Dine of tho new tower is con structed so that it may be projected into a window or other opening, the end being equipped with a number of noz zles presented in different directions The pipe may be raised or lowered, or tilted at any angle. Other Interesting Inventions. Tho Whitnev brothers of Narka. Kan., have been granted a patent on their road grader, wnicn is operaiea oy a casoline motor. They had waited two years for the grant. A clip to hold a lead pencil upon a finger so a writer will not have to lay it. down when he wishes to use his hand for some other purpose, has been in- ented by a Missounan. The seats on a recentlv patented sight seeing automobile are slowly re volved as tho vehicle moves, permitting the nnssensers to see both sides of a street without twisting their necks. For military purposes there has Decn riven tpil a rifle with a barrel so strengthened and provided with a plug for the muzzle that it can De usea to boro a hole through an embankment, its user being out of sight to a foe. A pistol which looks like a watch, the barrel being in the stem, has been pat ented to be used against a nignwayman hen he demands the surrender 01 valu ables. At. the bottom of a recently patented ladder is an adjustable curved brace, so ade that it stands Iirniiy on an un ren surface. Two novelties to aid cardeners are a hoe with a seed box near the blade with hlch plantinir mav be done, and a shovel with a second grip part way down tho handle. An Illinois inventor's swimminff ma chine is driven by propellers operated by its users nanas ana iect, wnue nie chin attends to the steering. Will Happcn? j Health and A WORD ABOUT BABIES. FROM time immemorial the people of all nations, from the barbarians to tho most highly civilized, have feared what is commonly known as the mad dog. The terrible results that follow bites from dogs in this condi tion have justified the fear, for it meant death until the memorable work of Pasteur who gave to the world a treatment which has proven to be a god sent in arresting the progress of the dis ease. Men who prepare the anti-rabic virus take the same treatment as those who have been bitten to immunize themselves against accidental infection. The dissection of a dead dog's head is as dangerous to the operator as the handling of a live rattlesnake, with only rubber gloves for protection. The disease is not infectious in the same sense as some other diseases, but is transmitted only by bites or abra sions of the skin. The specific cause is not known to exist in any place in the economy of nature, and as it is trans mitted almost exclusively by carnivor ous animals, any measure that will pre vent them from biting one another will stamp it out. The recent action taken by the authorities of Portland aud Se attle in passing a muzzling ordinance is to be highly commended, for despite the attitude taken bv some who are not in a position to know there is, and has been, rabies in Tortland and uregon for some time. It is the duty of every one to help enforce the ordinance to protect the public. Ho who loves bis child should protect it, and he who loves his dog should protect it also. FRACTTOTJSNESS and restlessness on the babv's part arc frequent results of cutting back teeth, and otten screaming during the night, try tnc following plan before putting the little one to bed: Get a bath ready with the water deep enough to reach to the child's waist when sitting down. Fasten a shawl or small blanket around the neck to keep the top of the body warm. Neither shawl nor hands should be wet. Keep the baby in the water five minutes. A board may be fixed across the bath at one end to hold a few toys to amuse the child. The temperature of the water should be 104 degrees. The lower part of the little body will be quite red when taacn out Give it a good brisk nibbing and pop the child into a warm bed. it snouHi sleep quietly and soundly till morning. FLIES often by alighting on tuber cular sputum or any other form of debris and then by depositing their excreta on food stuff transfer disease from one point to another. Flies' legs are covered with little hairs and on these hairs the germs lodge. A fly will carrv typhoid bacilli, tubercular bacilli, pus germs and var ious other kinds of bacilli on his teet and then plant them on our food. ON MEASLES. THE one great obstacle in the way of the control of measles is that the disease is communicable in the pre emptive stage (just before the "break ing out") before a diagnosis can pos sibly be made. It is, therefore, very difficult to handle epidemics with any degree of success, because these children attend school, motion picture gatherings, and spread the disease broadcast before any one can recognize that trouble is brewing. The best tto can do is to isolate the cases when we can get them, prohibit other children in the same house from going to school or other public places, and educate the public that they sin 1 isolate all children who present the first symptoms that point in t.ny way to an approaching case of measles. THE HOUSEWIFE'S DUTT. TO DEMAND cleanliness of all per sons handling foodstuffs. To insist upon food being pro tected from dirt, flics, dust or dogs. To purchase se bread which baa been Sanitation delivered in dirty brea4 boxes on the street. To demand general cleanliness of gro cery and meat shops. To inquire whether poultry is cola storage or not. To personally investigate the dairy which supplies her with milk. To be certain to receive full weight and measures. SOME HEALTH POINTEBS. The ideal health officer devotes mueh. time to food regulation. Good food is the basis of life and health. Well nourished people are better able to resist communicable disease infec tion. What do you think OF THIS? 3,000,000 Acres FINE FREE HOMESTEADS Montana Deeded Lands $8 to $40 an Acre Ready for the plow. Yields 30 to 60 bu. wheat. Oats, barley, flax, hay, etc., in proportion. Finest Inland Climate. Land Sold on Crop Payment Flan. Low fare Homeseekers' Ex cursions on first and third Tnesdays of each month. 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