The gazette-times., December 17, 1914, HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION, Page 10, Image 18

ITOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
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Notes on Health and Sanitation
DENTAL DANGER SIGNALS.
GUMS that bleed easily are a cause
of great annoyance to many
people. The condition Is some
times the result of a cause so
innorent as a toothbrush that is toa
stitf, but it is occasionally a symp
tom of a serious disorder, or a sign
of grave local trouble; so it is al
ways wise to have the true cause de
termined, In order to give that the
proper treatment.
Bleeding gums are one of the signs
of scurvy a dreadful disease, of
which, happily, we hear less now
than in the days when men had to
take long voyages on sailing ships,
and could not get fresh food. Mild
cases of it are found amoug children
who have been fed on condensed milk
only. As soon as these children are
given a proper diet with freBh milk,
the gums cease to bleed and grow
hard again. Many other constitu
tional disorders besides scurvy cause
bleeding gums, but most cases are
owing to local conditions, and need
to be treated by the dentist rather,
than by the doctor. If your gums
bleed because you have discarded a
soft toothbrush for a stiff one, yon
can relieve the trouble by a mouth
wash of salt and water, or by putting
a little myrrh In the water. If, nev
ertheless, the gums continue to
bleed, visit the dentist at once, for
spongy gums soon cause loose teeth.
In many cases he will find suppura
tion round the sockets of the teeth
or between them.
DANGEROUS BEDBUG.
IT 18 a Russian physician, Profes
sor Verjbitskl, who has recently
discovered that the "retiring but
ubiquitous bedbug" Is responsible
for the transmission of all manner
of contagious diseases, among them
infantile paralysis, measles, smallpox,
and scarlet fever. It la seriously
suggested that this Insect is perhaps
the most important ot all agencies
for the spread ot epidemic diseases,
particularly In the tenement regions
of cities.
Unfortunately, as a recent bulletin
of the United States Entomological
Bureau points out, the danger from
this source of infection is not con
fined to the tenement districts. "The
physician returns from the slum
case, and the lawyer from the court
where bedbugs swarm; the maid
takes her half-day in a tenement
home, the daily paper is distributed
by a tenement dweller, the hand
laundry often returns from the tene
ment district; the vacation Is spent
in untumigated Summer camps, and
the traveler's bag or trunk is a usual
hiding-place for Clmex; men, women,
and children of all social classes
come In close contact In railroad sta
tions, transit lines, theaters, schools,
moving picture entertainments, Sum
mer amusements, and public Inns.
Hence the possible invasion of every
home."
All of which makes disagreeable
reading, but is most Important, be
cause the danger of Infections from
this particular source has not even
been suspected until recently.
Late Inventions and Appliances
BALANCED FIRE DOOR.
jjp BALANCED fire door now being
L installed on the locomotives of a
Western railroad was invented
with the idea of simplifying the work
of the locomotive fireman. One of
the essentials of good firing is that
the door must never be open except
at the Instant when coal is being'
thrown on the fire, as any draft over
the fire interferes seriously with the
making of steam. With the swing
ing door, the fireman must rest the
shovel as he swings the door open,
cast the coal In quickly, and then
swing the door shut. With the new
door, the fireman ras only to rest one
foot on a pedal as he swings the
shovel, the door opens instantly, and
then closes without further atten
tion as soon as the pressure is taken
off the pe.dal. This is all accom
plished by a simple and ingenious
system of levers. The door -is made
In two pivoted halves, one of which
swings up and the other down. The
upper half, while of exactly the same
weight as the lower, has a slightly
greater leverage, owing to the ar
rangement of the pivots, and the door
stays closed automatically when left
alone.
Steel Plate Coats.,,
By coating steel plates with asphalt
and asbestos a new construction ma
terial is being produced that seems
to be practically indestructible. This
material, which takes paint well, is
being subjected to the most Bevere
practical tests, being used as roof
ing and siding for acid factories, steel
plants, zinc-smelting works, and
other installations where the fumes
from the processes of manufacture
make the maintenance ' of unpro
tected steel highly expensive. The
steel plates are first covered with
one or two layers of hot asphalt, and
' to this a coating of long fiber as
bestos is applied under pressure. Any
form of steel plates, flat, corrugated
or beaded, may be used.
To Prevent Cow Kicking.
A simple but effec'ive device to
prevent cows kicking, while milking,
is made of a chain 26 inches long,
and two hooks niado of two-inch
strap iron.. The hooks are made of
flat strap iron ancUfinanwl so that
they will fit the leg ot the cow fust
above ttie hock with the tap of the
hook toward the inside. The hook
which fits the left leg of the cow is
Listened to ti e end of the chain.
The 'chain Is brought around to the
front of the legs and is passed through
the loop on the hook ou the right
leg. This holds the legs secure and
without discomfort to the cow. This
device can easily be made by a black
smith. Forbach, Germany, Is said to have
the most profitable town forest
known; it yields an annual net gain
of $12.14 an acre.
THE STRONGEST PAPER.
PAPER so tough and light and Im
pervious that It is likely to dis
place tinfoil in many of Its com
mon uses is now being manufactured.
It is similar to artificial silk and Is
made In much the same way. Its
manufacture depends upon the fact
that any form of cellulose treated
with caustic soda and carbon disul
phide takes on the brilliant luster of
silk. The same viscous substance,
which Is made Into threads for arti
ficial silk, can now, by a new pro
cess, be rolled into extremely thtn
sheets like paper. They are so ex
tremely thin that 1270 sheets, pressed
tightly together, make a pile only
one Inch thick. The sheets are col
orless, insoluble In water or alcohol,
unaffected by boiling water, and able
to stand a temperature of 248 de
grees, Fahrenheit. The paper Is Im
permeable by water, oils, and gases,
and will not burn or explode. It can
be softened and molded Into cups
or vessels of any shape. When ordi
nary paper Is coated on both sides
with thin films ot this material It
becomes a good substitute for tin
and other metal tolls, because It Is
light, clean, and tree from oxidation.
, Deepest Wells.
At Ciuchow, In the coal field of
Upper Silesia, is the deepest well In
the world. It has reached a depth of
over 7348 feet, a trifle under a mile
and a half below the surface. Amer
ica has three wells ranking next in
order. That near McDonald, Pa.,
some 10 miles southeast ot Pittsburg,
Is 6860 feet deep; one in Putnam
Heights, Conn., Is 6004 feet deep,
and one now being bored at Derrick
City, Pa., has reached the depth of
6820 teet. Although each ot these
wells Is over a mile In depth, little
that is new in geologic formation has
been learned from the borings, as
owing to the dip of the strata, many
coraparatbrely shallow wells have
touched the underlying rock beds of
very old formations.
Fence Foils Smugglers.
From Lake Magglore to Lake
Como, along the frontier between.
Switzerland and Italy, the Italian
government has erected ,a strong
wire-mesh fence to prevent smugJ
gllng across tie border. The fence
Is 13 teet high, and is so connected
with electric bells that warning is
given Immediately the fence Is
touched by anyone. Travelers say
that the guards are kept In a con
stant state of excitement from the
fact that boys on both sides of the
border are "Just boys," and cannot
forbear setting the bells ringing just
to see the fun.
Electrocuting Teredos.
The boring Insects teredos
which cause enormous damage in the
destruction of piles used in the con
struction of wharves in the North
Pacific Coast ports have hitherto
successfully defied all attempts to
eradicate them. A new method of
destroying teredos Is being tried In
Seattle, where electric currents are
turned into the piles infested with
these insects. If successful, this will
mean the saving of Immense sums to
Individuals and companies maintain
ing docks and wharves on the coast.
Those who have not built silos
should not forget that good, bright
corn fodder Is as good as it ever was,
and If fed without husking out the
corn it makes a close second to the
best feed that is to be had.
COMKS RMOT TO PUT OK
Better Walls and Offings
for Less Honey
Ton save time and money
by using "Bishopric Wall
Board" o walla and ceil
ing. Far better than plas
ter or wood walls. Stays
'strong and rigid. Is damp
and vermin proof.
The wall board eomts In
Shtet rtady to nail to
taddnr or orer old walls.
Oom on dry. Mo tools but
liw and hammw . needed. .
' Xakea a imooUi, sanitary
wall rtady lor paper ei
otbw d too ration.
"Bisboprlo" Is tbo only
wall board attfftntd wtttt
lath PUBTHEa toarhantd
and wattrprooftd with as
phalt naitlo and surfaeod
with, htavy fibre board.
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Stucco Board.
Short's Peerless Anconas
Season 1915. We breed for Winter
eggs and prize-winners. Order hatch
ing eggs and baby chicks no and set
them when wanted. 100 Breeding
Cockerels, 1 to $10. Write for de
scriptive catalogue. It's HIEE.
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