'
11
RO V E AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Marvels of Everyday Science
Competent Scientists Apply Their Skill to Problems of Agriculture, Houskeeping, Schools, Business and Governmental Activities.
E E H A M L E T O F CLAYTON, popu
latio n 220, is p erh ap s th e sm all
est com m unity in W isconsin, h a v
in g an independent cen tral sta tio n p lan t
g e n eratin g its own electricity . The elec
tric com pany has an o p eratin g force of
one man, and its g en eratin g equipm ent
consists of a 12-hp. gas engine b elted to
a 5-kw. direct-cu rren t dynam o. The
s tre e t lig h tin g load consists of eight
incandescent lam ps, and comm ercial
lig h tin g is given from dusk u n til 11 p.
m. The R ailro ad Commission o f W is
consin reports 140 v illages in W isconsin
w ith less th a n 1,010 population, having
electric service u tilities. O f these forty-
one aro o f less th an 500 population.
The to ta l num ber of electric service
u tilitie s in th e s ta te is 293. T here are
seventeen gas or oil engine p lan ts and
eig h ty two p lan ts operated eith e r wholly
or in p a rt by w ater power. No less
th a n seventy-eight cities and villages
are supplied from m unicipal plants.
• • •
F
P an and Rack for Drying Dishes.
A new device fo r d ry in g dishes con
sists sim ply o f a pan, 20 inches square,
fitte d w ith a rem ovable w ire rack to
hold th e dishes on edge while draining,
ed on to the buttons sewed under tho
and to keep out o f th e drip p in g rinse
BY A PHYSICIAN.
w ater. A fte r th e dishes are washed
HOSE who have little tim e for ex collar of the coat. When the collar is
they are set on edge in th e rack, scald
ercise and are compelled to live turned up and the hood draw n over the
ing w ater is poured over them and they
ch iefly w ithin doors m ust e n head the little one is as cozy ns pos
are allow ed to d ry, th e idea being to deavor to o b ta in —or should have ob sible and tak es no harm from the rain.
The hood can be quickly dried a fte r
tain ed for them as fa r as possible by
em ployers—by way o f com pensation, a ward. 1 find it a fa r b e tte r plan than
reg u lar supply of fresh a ir w ithout providing um brellas, w hich are alw ays
draughts, an atm osphere as free from g e ttin g damaged.
• • •
duü» aud o th er im purities as can be
>O
P
IE
C
E
of
advice the physician
obtained, w ith a good supply of light
can give will bear more frequent
and soma artific ia l w uruitli when need
repetition than the pithy sentence,
ed.
These necessities g ranted, cereal “ B reathe d eep ly .’’. I t is a perfectly
foods, such as well m ade bread in va simple rule of health, y et it is co n stan t
rie ty and vegetable produce, including ly broken.
• • •
fru its, snould form a fa ir portion of the
P R IN K L E chloride of lime, crude oil
diet consumed, w ith th a addition of eggs
elim inate th e use of th e towel for d ry
or kerosene over contents of vault»
and milk if no m eat is tak en , except
ing. B y th is m ethod th e dishes are both
pin t when occasion induced the prim al
in th e form of soup, and little other
cleaned au 1 sterilized.
T here aro tw o w ays to learn to
New System 4 Calls Express Wagon
anim al food th a n fish, fowl and g»me.
• • •
breathe. If our powers of self disci
Promptly.
On
such
a
d
ietary
,
and
w
ith
o
u
t
alco
Electric Service.
E ach te n a n t in a new office building
holic stim u lan ts, thousands of such pline are poor, as is the case w ith most
The cost o f lig h tin g at th e present
insufficient breathers, it is a good plan
in New York is provided w ith a num
tim e averages only from 1 to 2 per cent w orkers may enjoy, w ith very little ex to join a gymnasium or culistlienic class
b er of sm all m etal disks or checks, each
ercise, fa r b e tte r h ealth and more
of th e cost of liv in g and iz one of the
stren g th th an a t p re se n t they e x p e ri and learn to use the luttgs as a baby
sm allest item s on the list of reg u lar ex
ence on ini at and heavy puddings, beer, learns to use its feet and hands. B ut
pM.se». I f it is really advisable for a
rem em ber th a t lessous in breath in g will
cheese.
sta te to go into b asinet» in order to re b a k e r's b read and
« » •
do no good if the scholar thinks lie is
duce th e cost of liv in g there are other
R E O S O T E is an e x c e lle n t m ean s of absolved from his task except when he
lines ia w hich even a sm all saving, if
com bating chronic constipation ' ¡8 in the class.
accom plished, would am ount to more
A simple method for those who have
th a n th e e n tire cost o f lighting. For w ithout exercising anv pu rg ativ e ac not tim e or opportunity to a tten d a
tio n properly go called. Tho creo
instance, food am ounts to 35 to 45 per
sote should net be prescribed ia pills, gymnasium is to tu rn life 's daily rou-
cent o f th e cost of living, and a 5 per
tino into a continuous discipline in
cent reduction in th is item would be capsules, or alcoholic c.elutioafl, b u t pure breathing, i f the poor breath er tak es
and in drops. The effectiv e dose is
tho sam e as th e fu rn ish in g of lig h t for
about seven or eight drops taken tw ice the trouble to w atch him self carefully
nothing. Besides this, the price of food
daily, im m ediately e ffe r b reak fast and he will find th a t when ho is engaged
is stead ily going up while th e price
a fte r dinner, in a glass of m :lk, beer, upon anv w ork th a t calls for close a t
o f electric lig h t is stead ily going down,
ten tio n he does not even breathe as
and th a t w ith o u t a r y f e a t expense to win« ami w ater, or pur? w ater.
To begin w ith, one dr ip of < reosote deeply as usual; he alm ost invariably
th e state.
is adm inistered, and th a t am ount in holds his breath. Thus the blood cur
• « »
creased by one drop daily until the de re n t is v itiated when it ought to be
W orld'» L arg est F iit» r P la n t.
cleansed, nnd the w orker exhausts him
The w o rld 's larg est m echanical filtra ’sired e ffe c t is obtained. In th is way self, not so much by his labors as by
the »ccessary dose is d eterin ired for
tion p la n t is u n d er construction at 8 t.
his neglee*t.
Louis to p u rify th e c i t y ’» w ater supply each case individually. T his tren-m ent
Draw in deep d ra fts of a ir every tim e
from th e M ississippi River. The d e has to be continued fo r soma tim s— you tak e a breuth, and every little while
some
m
onths,
in
fa
c
t—
nnd
not
only
sign provides fo r fo rty filte r u n its each
stop o\ « .. thing else and fill your lungs
one o f which will be capable of filte rin g overcom es the chronic constipation, but a few tim es w ith brent-hn tkfit te s t th eir
4,500,00C gal! m s daily. Each fille r box a t the game tim e restores tho ap p etite capacity. You will be surprised to see
e system.
m easures 59x28 feet in pla» and con and braces up th
• • •
th e im provem ent th a t it will m ake in
U n its U sed in N ovel C all System
ta in s a 30-ineh depth of fine «and and
fo r Expressm en.
HOUGH tm o k in g cigarette» is really your general condition.
a 12-inch depth of gravel. B efore en
• • •
harm ful fo r beys, th ey smoke not
b earin g on th e one side his room num te rin g th e filte rs the w ater w ill pass
or
garbage
boxes.
Keek garbage recep
ber, and on th e reverse, th e nam e o f an through eedi n en tatio n b a s irs w te re a becai so th ey »re La-ucslly bad, b u t in tacles and open vau lts tig h tly covered,
im
itation
t
f
th
e
ir
elders.
I
t
is
the
express com pany. W hen he desires to coag u latin g zhem ’eal will be added.
p a re n ts ' d u ty to prove to the boy th a t d ark nud clean daily.
• • •
have an expressm an call a t his office
S prinkle chloride o f lime or liquor
sm
ok'og m a,' p revent bis becoming as
fo r a package, he deposits a check in a
Bed Desk fo r an Invalid-
cresolis compositus over m anure piles
ath
le
te
t
r
d
th
a
t
it
w
ill
a
ffe
c
t
his
chest
An a d ju stab le desk or ta b le fo r an
special chute in th e e lev a to r w all, a»d
and other refuse. Keep m anure screened
th e check drops down to th e f :r s t floor, invalid or convalescent can be made as expansion a a J m -sculi r developm ent.
if possible. I t should be removed a t
w hero an auth o rized em ploye of the shew n ia th e sketch. The arran g em en t See to it th a t he flisting i.«fces the real
least once a week, and where it cannot,
from
th
e
cheap
sport
ar.J
desire»
to
building opens th e box, records th e room
should be boxed in air tig h t receptacle».
im ita te the rig h t kind o f elder fellow.
num ber and n o tifie s th e p ro p er express-
• • •
P onr kerosene into the drains.
man he is to call a t th a t room. The
Clean cuspidors every day. K eep a 5
Y C H IL D R E N n ever carry cm
expressm an tak es w ith him th e check
per cen t solution of carbolic acid in
brellas,
w
rites
a
friend.
Instead
as evidence o f his au th o rity to receive
them . D o n ’t allow d irt to accum ulate in
each cne is provided w ith a rainproof
tho package.
hood, w inch when not needed is b u t corners, behind doors, back of rad ia
• • •
toned into an inside pocket of the o v er tors, under stoves, etc. Allow no deeuy-
H ow P a r a Man Can See Distinctly.
ing m a tte r of any so rt to accum ulate
coat.
Some in te re stin g experim ents have
I f rain come» on th e hood is b u tto n on or near your premises.
been made in th e G erm an arm y w ith
th e object o f discovering a t w h at dis
tan ce th e recognition of one soldier by
an o th er is reliable. F or soldier« iw th
good eyes it w as found th a t a person
seen once b efo re could be rccognied at o f th e to p may be in th is or any o th er
a distance o f 80 feet, w hile an a c q u a in t m ann'-r to su it the maker. The length
ance could be recognized a t a distance of th e desk should bo th e same as the
of 300 feet, and an in tim a te Irien d or w idth of the bed. Two v ertical sta n d
relativ e, a t a d istan ce of 500 feet. The ards m ade o f tw o pieces e f tub in g , one
various p a rts of a man *s body can be telescoping in th e other, are used as
distinguished and any decided m ove th e supports. Clam ps are attach ed to
ment can be detected by an e x p ert rifle th e upper ends of th e larg er, or out
man a t a d istan ce of 300 feet. At side tu b es fo r use in holding th e desk
J,800 fe e t a man appears as a «pot on a t th e height set. A braes, also made
the landscape and can n o t uuually be o f tw o teleseopir.g tubes, is ns«d a t each
•een if he keeps »till or if his dress er.d to a d ju st th e re a r p a rt of th e derk
M istake« are impossible— the young
does not co n tra st w ith th e background. to a com fortable height fo r th e ite r.
est child can learn— P rices are low.
Sailors, hunter» and farm er» can usually Thum b c u ts are used to clam p th e d ish
L et us put the joy of music in your
•ee tw ice these distances, p ro b ab ly on to th e bed.
home. Write
today—now—to
Wi
• s o
account of th e ir co n stan t tra in in g in
m aking out th e catu r» of d is ta n t ob
C o n e r T e l e g r a p h Pols».
ject».
R einforced concrete teleg rap h poles
YIPb Floor Commonwealth Bldg.
• • •
Portland, Oregon.
along th e P en n sy lv an ia R ailroad in th e
B T A F r—F lo ia M f iirdy, d irecto r;
F. E. MeGurdy, M gr.; r r a u rim-
v icin ity of the New Jerse y en tran ce to
Pcrrtener Hold» T onfio of Shoe.
te n c h ; Signor A. V ieetll; Mona.
Bazin.
An inven tio n b y a C anadian is de th e H udson tu n n els proved d u rin g th e
b lir ia r d of M arch 2 th eir su p erio rity
signed to p rev en t th e tongue o f a s'
from slipping down "n t of plan«. The over th e o rd in ary kin ! of wooden pole».
co n trivance consists of a ball and socket Ho severe a load did th e ice coated w res
F rom l u to 5 00 acre«, « tale h o < mueli to corr^wpofld w ith you in relation to
fasten er, th e ball portion being or. the impose upon th e concrete poles th a t th e
n n 4 » r e u ltira tio n a n d
w h at improv«
tongue and fittin g in to th e socket, wooden eroasarm« on some o f them w ere sot*at«, full 4*t<ript»on a n d location. te rm s, any ronditu«»' pertaining to dental work#
T w enty y e a rs ’ practice in Oregon.
which in a m ar.'» shoe is p a rt of the b ro k en ; th e concrete pales them selves, •te. I'll 4o th« r e s t, op tio n req u ired .
hook itre lf, w hile in a w om an'» shoe, how ever, rem ained in taet. Many of th e
DR. M. A. JONES
CHAS. H IR S rtl
w here the ey elet is employed, a sep arate wooden pole», tow »ver, were en tirely
245» W ashington S t., i'o rtla n d , ri.« g Oa
1C4
SharlccM
B
u
tld
ln
f.
ParU&od,
O
rtc
o
a
.
demolished.
socket is inserted .
T
S
CÎ*
T
M
WE TEACH YOU TO PLAY
Any Instrument Easily--Quickly
YOU STUDY AT HOME
.American School of Music
FARM S
W A N T E D W e w ill be FUeased