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» M fc’v y ^ * ^**1F **T2gS HOME AND F.AB3I MAGAZINE SECTION 11 Marvels of Everyday Science Competent Scientists Apply Their Skill to Problems of Agriculture, Huuskeeping, Schools, business and Governmental Activities. tion com paratively clean, simple, and in o verturn and keeps th e head above w ater under any circum stances. The many wavs efficient. “ A UTOM ATIC fla g m a n ’ ’ for ! electric propulsion, is g re a te r flex ib ility grade crossings—<in ap-’ of control and th e possibility of m anip p a ra tu s th a t in ad d itio n to ringing u latio n from th e bridge. * • • a loud gong a t the approach of a train , E lectricity From Coal Mine. w aives a red disk by day am i a red lig h t In the production of coal of com m er by n ig h t— has been devised. I t is oper ated by a sm all m otor, which receives cial sizes, the Lehigh Coal & N av ig atio n its energy from storage b a tte rie s, lig h t Company, w hich owns larg e deposits in ing circuits or tro lley circuits. On the M auch Chunk and T am aqua regions steam roads th e track is insulated and o f P en n sy lv an ia tu rn s annually enough bonded for the desired distance aw ay coal refuso to m ain tain a 125,000 hp from th e signal and is charged w ith electric p lan t in continuous operation. cu rren t from a small b a tte ry . The trSin The culm has no m ark etab le value b e on en terin g the block com pletes the cir cause it would no t b ring enough-to pay charges. To eu it and operates a relay which con for its tra n sp o rta tio n nects the m otor w ith the pow er circuit. utilize this refuse fuel from the break ers W hen the tra in leaves th e block th c ir and w asheries and have it perform some cu it is opened and the m otor discon comm ercial and economic service in nected. S everal hundred of the “ flag stead of dum ping it on a heap to m ar m e n ’ ’ are in service on th e lines of the the I eau ty of th e scenery in th a t p o r 1‘ucifio E tectrie R ailw ay, of Los tion of P en n sy lv an ia know n as the “ S w itzerland of A m erica,” the Lehigh A ngeles. • • • N avig atio n E lectric Company has e re c t ed a huge g en eratin g sta tio n a t the Water-proof Case For Bell. The accom panying p ictu re shows a mines. This p la n t will have an ultim ate bell w itu its w orking p a rts protected cap acity o f 125,000 hp and transm ission lines have alread y been designed to bv a w aterproof m etal case. carry th e e lec tricity geirerated a t 110,- 000 volts to d is ta n t p arts. In th e pres ent sta te of th e a rt, th e whole sta te of New Jersey and the im mense cities of Philadelphia and New Y ork are w ithin comm ercial electric transm ission dis tance. Fuel being th e larg est single item of expense in the generatio n of elec tricity from steam , it will be .evi dent th a t th e immense sta tio n a t lla u to will be able to m an u factu re elec tricity for considerably less th an it is being turned out in th e g reat m ajo rity of w ater power p lan ts th roughout the country. • • • X A [ railw ay life preserver is made of block cork covered w ith cotton drill and has under- arpi strap s arranged so th a t the b o d y ’* W hen a tra in is derailed it is the job w eight is curried from ru st prouf burr* of th e w recking crew to p u t the line on top. • • • back into service in th e q u ickest possi ble time. E very m inute counts and to Chinese Wheelbarrow H auls Load. reduce the period of a tie-up the New A burrow w ith a wheel as big as th a t l u r k C entral has placed in service a specially designed, self-propelled w reck used on a wagon is used in some p art* ing car, capable o f picking up a load of China, and loads o f eonsiderabl* o f 100 tons and sw inging it clear of the w eight are hauled upon it. The box of tracks. Fortner w reckers depended upon locom otives to haul them to the scene of an accident, b a t by pro v id ing the new ap p aratu s w ith its own motive power an h o u r’s delay is elim inated. It is possible to run the w recker either from a th ird rail or from sto rage bat teries. Thus if th e th ird rail power were shut o ff fo r some reason the w recker could still reach its destination by run n in g on electric cu rren t from its own b atteries. T here is a cab a t each end, from w hich is controlled not only th e corresponding boom, b u t also the propelling m echanism of th e car itself. Thus th e w recker can be operated equal ly well in eith e r directio n from either end, and no tim e need be w asted in tu rn in g it. All m< ag ere controlled by air atui no heavy levers are required. bed of the barrow is divided, so th a t (lie • • • wheel occupies th e central space, the load being piled or fasten ed on e ith er Life Preserver That F its the Neck. side. Such well balanced loads as th a t A cork life p reserv er which fits shown in the illu stratio n are not uncom around the neck ra th e r th a n under the arm s and is designed to support even mon. • * * • • • Reaching Railroad Wrecks. Street Farrier. On the streets of P aris is seen a p o rt able sm ithy which does a p ro fitab l* business during the w inter. The fa rrie r tak es his tools w ith him on his tours through the streets, and finds his cus tom ers in drivers who fin d th a t a horse has east a shoe or th a t w eather condi tions call for sharpened calks. Insulator For Phone Line. The S cien tific A m erican in d e scrib in g ' an insulator, invented by O. C. Meuse- bach of San A ntonio, Texas, says: The more p a rticu lar purpose of th e in v en to r i A peculiar appearance is given to the is to provide an in su lato r su itab le for bell by the hood which shelters the use upon telephone and teleg rap h lines, m etal tap p er and its arm. Electric Driven Ships. » » • F ire Engine a« H eater. Coal driven and oil driven ships are to be follow ed, it seems, by ships op e rated b y electricity . The fireb o ats of Chicago a r both propelled and steered through the crowded Chicago riv er by e i.e tr ie ity ; there is th e new electric driven U nited S ta te s n av y collier J u p i ter. ami tli • ship T vneinount, recently com pleted in England and destined to ply the w aters of the g re a t lakes of N orth A m erica, is one of the largest vessels of th is type. The ad v an tag e of W hen the reg u lar h eatin g p lant of a M ississippi railw ay statio n w as put out of commission by reason of dam age to the boiler, an old fire engine was cou pled to the h eating coils of th e sta tio n , and a com fortable tem p eratu re m ain tain ed w ithout d iffic u lty . P ipes were run from the boiler of the fire engine to the m ains in the basem ent of th* statio n and steam was sen t to all ra d i ators u n til the regular boiler w as in commission again. as of to at well as upon lines for general service various kinds, a special o bject being im prove the insulation of th e line and the same tim e to render th e co n stru c Health and Sanitation ............................................................................ <«» ^5* «• The care of teeth is one o f the ♦ «• most im portant featu res of a per- s o n 's daily life. For th a t reason <$> Dr. J o n e s ’ rem arks are well w orth ♦ while. <> <£> • .................................... .... : .................. an unconscious person Las recently been placed on th e marked. The advantage claim ed for th e new life saving device is th a t it. d o ts not p erm it th e body to m any weeks each y e a r ow ing to the im passable conditions of th e roads. T hat h ealth is prom oted as well as com fort and w ealth b y good roads should give the argum ent fo r th e ir construction i r resistib le force so th a t th e ir building shall n o t cease u n til th e whole country is lined w ith them . • • • /l-i A R U LE, it is well to dry clean “ th e scalp as much as possible; and it is su rp risin g how d e a n tlie hair and scalp can be kept ju s t by thorough and regular b rushing and currying alone. The most im p o rtan t d etail about the w ashing of th e h air is th a t it should be rubbed or brushed un til thoroughly dry. I f th is is done, in th e short h air of men there is no o bjection to w elting it daily or even tw o or th ree tim es a day if desired. The risk of le a \in g it not p erfectly dry is th a t the n atu ral oil o f th e hair, when mixed w ith w ater, rap id ly decompopses or fe r m e n ts , w ith th e production of the all too fam iliar and none too-pleasai.t «onr or h alf rancid smell of badly k ep t hair. T his condition both irrita te s th e scalp and fu rn ishes a fine culture medium fo r germ s which thereupon p ro m p tly sweep in and give rise to the comm onest form o f d an d ru ff or scaliness o f th e head. tity , o ften causes the p a tie n t to disliko it. The secret of success in giving milk and eggs to those who would ra th e r not ta k e them is to prepare them h i d iffe r ent w ays. F o r a delicate stonftirh the w hite of an egg, well b eate n , added to hot or cold m ilk, sw eetened to ta s te , will often prove tem pting, when even th* sight o f the yolk w ith milk is unpleas ant. A t a tim e a little of the yolk may he tin 1. the w hite of th e egg being added la s t, and not stirre d into tho milk, but le ft on the top of the glass fo r ornam ent. • • • ■THE m orning cold b a tk is not a elean- ■ sing b a th , b u t a stim u la tin g b ath. Follow ing th e plunge into the cold w at r should come a lively rub. I f tin- a f t e r glow is not good, the cold b ath does no good. p u ts th e fe a tu re in th e foreground and w an ts modern im proved roads in th a t s ta te because th ey p revent disease. They do th is because th ey affo rd d rainage. A good road can never re m ain a good road unless it is well drained. The ‘roadbed m ust not have any stan d in g w ater eith er on its su r face or below th e surface. I t m ust have d rainage, and the g u tte rs beside the BY" DR M. A. JONES. roads must Lave slope and be k ep t free H E first process o f digestion is per from o bstruction, so th a t all surplus form ed in the ad m ix tu re of the food w ater can escape quickly and easily. substance w ith a fluid secreted by An old fashioned, ill d rain ed road, th e su liv arv glands during m astication. w ith its freq u en t pools of stan d in g T his firs t step in th e conversion of w ater on th e road or by th e roadside, food in to flesh and blood, is a most w ith its d itches filled w ith weeds, brush im p o rtan t one, and th e pleasures a t and all sorts of trash , is a breeding place ten d in g th e sense of ta s te are doubtless of insect life. M osquitoes, flies and given to insure a proper perform ance o th er insects, such as chinch bugs and of th is in itia to ry process of a tran s grass hoppers, m ultip ly th ere in profit form ation. sioa. i t is these insects which eith er TO REPAIR I f food is not well m asticated, the carry disease or are o f th e kind which I am an cxjiert repa rer of all kind* ■tomach cannot perform successfully the destroy the fa r m e rs ' crops. F o r these of strin g ed instrum ents. second stag* o f digest.on. and th e dis reasons well b u ilt, w ell-drained high My price is one h alf the custom ary astro u s effe c ts of mal assim ilation w Jl w ays are a double b en efit since th ey *oon be ap p aren t, a ffe c tin g in some de give th e farm er th * in estim ab le advan charge. gree the whole body. Gold M e la l a t th e W o rld ’s F air. tag e o f easy com m unication w ith his M any dyspeptics, and persons su ffer m ark et a t all tim es o f th e y ear and by W. R. McCORD, H E use of milk and eggs as a diet | in g from nervous condition* are really im proving the d rain ag e check th e b reed or an aid in build in g up a p a tie n t is 165$ F o u rth St., Portland, Oregon. v ictim s of mal n u tritio n duo to careless ing of h arm fu l insects, o ften a tria l f ir th e nurse. M any pa h a b its o f m asticatio n or th e in ab ility to Good roads m ean, th erefo re, not onlv tien t* will ta k e m il': slig h tly warm, or properly prepare th e ir food for rceep a g re a t sav in g o f tim e an d lab o r for even hot, and d ig est it readily, when tio n by the stom ach. th e farm er, b u t th e im provem ent in the cold m ilk causes d —‘re 4?. I t is an ex • • • hygienic conditions of th e farm in g com cellen t idea to rln ss th e m onth w ith to' correspond w ith you in relatio n t* HE influence of good roads on pub m unity. li e is brought n earer to h i s ' cold cool, or hot w ater, as p referred, be anv condition p e rtain in g to dental work. T w enty y e a r s ’ practic'd in Oregon. lie h ealth is a p o in t in their fa v o r! m ark et, th e h au lin g cap acity of his I fore ac l n ite r d rin k in g milk. The tu-to th a t has nut received much a t ten I team s is g re a tly increased, and ha is { le ft in the m onth o f m any persons a fte r j PH. M A. JONES tio n . The K ansas s ta te b ?ard of health no longer muT.oned on his farm fo r! * drink of m ii.., t ; ecially a small qu n j 245J Washington bt., Portland, Orego* T WANTEo—Old Violins T W e w ill be P le a s e d T