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Late Inventions and Appliances
nOME AND FARM rMA7l& SECTION
HAT PIN'S THAT STAV.
THESE odd-looking hatpins are re
cent Inventions. It Is claiming
that they will not come loose either
from the hair or the hat. One of
them Is twisted like a cork-screw just
below Its head, and when the pin Is
pushed Into position the wearer gives
It a twist which holds It. A reverse
twist withdraws It. The other pin
is entirely spiral. It Is not neces
sary that Its point should pass
through the opposito side of the hat.
I'nusiial Lawn Ornament.
On the sloping lawn of a country
house near Los Angeles stands a most
unusual ornament, a large globe of
crystal, supported upon a concrete
pedestal. This shining sphere of
glass acts as a mirror from any posi
tion the observer may take, reflect
ing the landscape with singular clar
ity. The concrete pillar upon which
It is poised Is hexagonal, some four
feet in height. As the Summer sun
glistens from the polished Burface
of the globe, It Is visible from long
distances, and is a landmark In that
section.
Old Tire Protects New One.
By an arrangement of lugs fitted
with rings which may be bolted Into
an old tire casing, English motorists
save wear and tear on their new tires.
The device, which has only recently
been brought out, is designed to pre
vent the cover of the good tires from
coming In contact with the road sur
face. Kept In place of the new tire
by a chain of a particular design, old
covers protect the new tires to such
an extent that It Is practically Impos
sible for a puncture to occur. There
Is no creep, no wear, nor friction be
tween the outer cover and the tire,
and It Is almost Impossible to discover
from the appearance that a discarded
cover Is being used on the wheel.
GIVES NAIL A START.
THE difficulty of trying to drive a
nail at a point higher than yon
can reach, lies in
starting the nail.
One way to over
come this is to take
a thin sliver of
wood, a foot or two
long, and drive the
nail through the
ent of It. Then use this as a handle
until you have given the nail a blow
or two. But if a person has much
of this work to do he should try
putting an attachment on his ham
mer such as is shown In the accom
panying cut. A piece of springy sheet
metal is all that is needed,
Stamping Auto Bodies.
Most modern motor-car bodies are
made from pressed steel, stamped to
the desired shape. A stamping press
built in America and now on exhibi
tion in England Is so large that the
body of a touring car can be fash
ioned complete in two impressions.
More than 50 men can find standing
room in and upon this big machine,
which, by means of a double-action
toggle device, is able to exert a pres
sure of 1500 tons.
To Travel Through Sand.
A device to aid automobiles In
traversing sandy roads without trou
ble has been Invented by a California
man. It consists of an endless belt
on adjustable rollers, and so arranged
that the rear wheels run on the belt
instead of on the ground. The rollers
are attached to the side of the ton
neau above the rar wheels, and to
the bottom of the frame In front of
the wheels. The forward rollers are
held In contact with the ground by
springs, which compress and allow
the rollers to rise In case an obstruc
tion is encountered In the wheel
track. Supplementary to the device,
the inventor ataches broad strips of
belt fabric to the front tires, and thus
equipped declares his car can make
20 miles an hour over sandy wastes
where an ordinary car would soon
stall. The device is readily removed,
only 15 minutes being necessary to
put It on or to take It off. He has
applied for a patent on his invention.
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Notes on Health and Sanitation
CROQUET FOR MENTAL REST.
PERIODS of mental relaxation are
absolutely essential to brain
structures. And the more complete
this reluxatlon, the greater the re
newed energy with which the mind
will return to Its task. Each great
thinker has his own peculiar way of
securing this relaxation; but a very
common method is that of reverting
to childish frivolities, particularly
during periods of great mental stress.
Louis L. Stedman, who was with
General Oyama's army during the
Russo-Japanese War, gives a strik
ing Illustration of this, which he wit
nessed during one of the strenuous
campaigns in Asia, following a great
council of war in which the generals
had just participated.
"On leaving the council chamber,
one of the strangest sights ever wit
nessed at the headquarters of an army
presented Itself. Directly in front of
Marshal Oyama's personal office was
a croquet ground, and there at play,
like happy children, were Generals
Kodama and Fukushima and two
other members of the general staff,
Generals Matsukawa and Ochl. Koda
ma and Matsukawa were matched
against Fukushima and Ochi, and the
combat was vigorous. They had
named one of the posts Harbin and
the other Klrlnand, and fought. for
positions as eagerly as though on a
battlefield. Every true shot at long
range was greeted with shouts of ap
plause, while it a general went wide
of his mark he was called a Russian.
When a ball rolled too far its owner
would dance beforet, making crosses
on the ground with his mallet and be
seeching It to stop, while the others
screamed with laughter."
Everyone familiar with the work
ing of mental machinery will under
stand that this croquet-ground played
a part in winning battles almost as
Important as that of the council
chamber.
CARE OF THE FEET.
THE most Important elements In
a soldier's equipment are his
rifle and his feet. Both require con
stant care and attention, and since the
fate of an army may depend upon the
condition of Its feet and Its weapons,
It is an unpardonable offense for a
soldier to have either one or the other
out of repair.
Since feet are also very useful, as
well 'as troublesome appendages to
civilians, the rules for preventing
sore feet as recommended by the Red
Cross Association may not come amiss
for anyone. The gist of these rules
Is as follows:
After washing with soap and water
the feet should be dried very gently
not rubbed. They should be dabbed
lightly with alcohol on cotton, except
where the skin is broken. When
dry, they should be dusted with a
powder composed of equal parts of
starch and boric powder. Reddened
skin or recent blisters should be pro
tected by strips of adhesive plaster
and corns should be protected in the
same manner. Toenails should be cut
short. Socks should be washed often,
and thoroughly dried before use.
One of the hardest tasks for the
soldier (and for many, many civil
ians) is breaking In new shoes. Soak
ing with crude castor oil seems to be
the most effective method, special at
tention to the softening being paid to
the parts just above the heel, over
the Instep and about the great toe.
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May 11th, 1S14,
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April U, 1914.
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Bingham, Mont,
June 10 th, 1914.
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