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iV IN G E N IO U S w aybilling machine
recently invented
autom atically
weighs a package and computes the
charge fo r shipm ent a t an y given ra te
p er 100 lbs., and then p rin ts on the w ay
bill both th e w eight an d th e charge.
T his m achine has the ap pearance of a
cylindrical com puting scale and works
on much th e sam e principle. In using,
th e package is placed on the platform
o f th e scale and the mechanism is a l
lowed to come to rest, when it indicates
the correct w eight. A double row of
key s occupies th e fro n t o f th e scale,
and th e one of these corresponding to
th o ra te p er 100 lbs. for the given dis
tan ce is th en depressed. This resu lts in
a fu rth e r revolution of th e mechanism,
and a t th e same tim e a full record of
th e w eight and charge is p rin ted on the
w aybill. The w aybill is inserted a t the
back of th e cylinder and th e p rin tin g is
done by m eans o f keys th u t strik e a
ty p ew riter ribbon and produce an ink
im pression on th e paper.
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F ig h tin g a Duel W ith a S pring T arget.
H E dueling ta rg e t is one of the new
games for children recen tly in tro
duced in F rance. I t is really a duel
betw een a m arksm an and a spring ta r
get, for every tim e th e p lay er h its the
ta r g e t it throw s a ru b b er ball a t him.
The weapon used by the m arksm an is a
sm all spring p istol w hich fires soft-
T
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wire bound boxes showed g reates resist
anee and, altogether, tin s class revealed
well balanced construction. The tongue
and grove jo in ts of dove tailed cases
were weak featu res of construction, al
though th is sty le stood up well in the
diagonal compression test, under which
nails pulled out in the nailed boxes.
A Handy Umbrella.
H E N an um brella is in use the
m ost desirable place under it is
occupied by the handle. A clever
in v en to r has solved th e problem by de
vising an um brella w ith a jo in ted ban
die as shown here. W hen the umbrel
w
la is raised the center or tip is d ireciij
over the head of tho person carry in g it,
while th e handle is held in n atu ral man
ner a t a point near th e body. When
it is desired to close it the jo in ted stick
assumes a straig h ten ed position and is
held so b y the ribs, w hich are rolled
tig h tly to it.
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How the Steel Car Saves Life in De
railment.
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TTHSTANDING th e te rrific shock
o f o v ertu rn in g w hile speeding, the
steel cars recen tly placed on a
w estern railroad line proved th eir w orth
as out of more th an 200 persons aboard
only one was k illed and 20 slig h tly in
jured. F o u r cars were com pletely over
throw n, bu t, aside from broken glass
and displaced tru ck s, w ere b u t little the
worso for the aecide«t, an d could be
hauled back on th e rails. W hat would
beaded d a rts and has a wire b ask et fit h av e-happcned to old wooden cars un
ted upon th e muzzle fo r catching the der sim ilar circum stances may easily be
re tu rn in g ball. B ehind th e ta rg e t there im agined.
is a spring arm which is released when
a d a rt strik es the b u ll's eye and throw s How a Ship G ets Through tho O atnn
Locks.
a ball in a long sw eeping eurve tow ard
th e player. The gam e is to fire a t the
V ESSE L passing thro u g h th e locks
ta rg e t, h it th e bull 's-eye, and catch the
of th e P an am a Canal will have all
ball in the w ire b ask et on th e end of
its m ovem ents controlled in much
th e pistol.
th e same m anner th a t th e movem ents
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o f a tra in are controlled in en terin g a
Government Tests Packing Boxes for com plicated railro ad term in al. A t Ga-
tu n , P edro M iguel and M iraflores, an
Rigidity.
ESTS fo r d u rab ility of wooden pack o perator stan d in g before a control
ing boxes w ere made b y the F orest board will open and close th e gates, fill
Service of th e U nited S tates De and em pty the lock cham bers and p er
p a rtm e n t o f A griculture a t th e F orest form ev ery o th er operation necessary
P rod u cts L ab o rato ry m aintained a t the fo r lettin g a ship through, sim ply by
U n iv ersity o f W isconsin not long ago, throw ing a succession o f sw itches, and
when 96 cases of th ree d iffe re n t sizes w ill know at an y in s ta n t ju s t w bat is
w ere tried in th ree d istin ct tests, in h appening in th e locks w ith o u t ever
cluding endw ise com pression, diagonal h aving to look beyond th e indications
compression, and dropping. T w enty-four shown on the board before him. F u r
o f th e boxes w ere nailed, 32 were wire therm ore, th e m echanism is so in te r
bound and 10 dovetailed. E ach box was locked th a t it w ill be im possible for him
to set an y m achine in m otion except in
th e proper order and a t th e proper time.
The trip le flig h t o f locks a t G atun ex
ten d s for a distance of 6,200 fe e t, while
th e o perating m achinery is scattered
over ab o u t 4,000 feet of th is distance.
T his is all controlled from a board, 64
fe e t long, which is v irtu a lly a m icia
tn re o f-th e locks and th e o p eratin g ma
ebinery. and is located in an o p eratin g
tow er a t the foot o f the u p p er flig h t of
locks.
A
T
- LMOST an y ache ab o u t th e head is
dubbed n euralgia, an d y e t not one
person in a million probably ever
stops to th in k w hat tho w ord actually
means. A com pound from th e Greek
root neuron (n erv e) and algos (p a in ),
th e person who has n euralgia believes it
is truo to its d eriv atio n , w h eth er or
not it is ju s t as applicable to pains in
o th er p a rts of th e body. So fa r as the
word goes, it is ju s t as applicable to a
pain in th e knee a s in th e head.
The pain of n euralgia is evidence th a t
om ething has happened to the aching
nerve. I t may bo the resu lt of pres
sure on the n erve or irrita tio n from
inem ia, poisoning, stra in , loss of sleep,
'o u t, kidney distem pers, or even a brok
>n bone, a mass o f scar tissue, a swol
len gland, a m uscle spasm, a grow th or
the dislocation of a jo in t. T hings th a t
>ou may have eaten, or poisons taken
into th e system m ay bo the cause. The
•ure is to fin d out firs t if th ere be any
rnpingem ent o f th e n erve; i f not, then
you w ant to change your h a b its o f liv-
ng. A ny drugs th a t inay be tak en will
also act upon all tho o th er nerves o f the
body equally w ith th e ones th a t are giv-
ng pain, so th a t they should never be
employed unless absolutely necessary,
when ev ery th in g else tried has failed.
The n u tritio n of th e body is the one
th in g essential.
" N e r v e s ” is evidence th a t the
b o d y 's h ealth has been neglected, and
of course the nerves havo suffered to
an equal e x te n t, and may show th eir
neglect more th a n the body.
Foods
contain in g phosphates a re needed in the
d aily menu, and a tte n tio n should be
p aid to exercise of th e body in th e open
air.
You w o n ’t have nerves i f you
tr e a t the body rig h t.
A
ELECTRIFYING SCHOOLCHILDREN
CHOOL a u th o rities in Stockholm
Sweden, have been experim enting
w ith a p p a re n t success on the e ffect
of elec tricity on the minds of pupils. A
sim ilar experim ent has been sta rte d in
New Y ork under the name o f " T h e
E lectrified School Boom to B righton
Dull P u p ils.”
The Stockholm method was to tak e
tw o lots of f i f ty school children each,
av erag in g th e sam e age and physical
condition, and to p u t them in rooms ex
a c tly alike, to all app earan cea One
room, how ever, has insulated w ires clev
e rly concealed in its walla. N ot even
th e teach er knew w hat had been done.
The atm osphere o f th a t room w as im
pregnatod w ith d elicate electrical waves
ev ery day fo r six months. The results
w ere as follow s:
" T h e children in the m agnetized
room increased in sta tu re tw o and one
h alf inehes; those in the unm agnetized
room increased b u t one and one fourth
inches. The form er also grew heavier
th a n th e la tte r.
‘ ‘ Those exposed to the electrical rays
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averaged 92 per cent in th e ir school
w ork; those in th e o th er room averaged
but 72 per cent. F ifte e n pupils in the
electrified room were m arked 100 pax
cent.
" T h e teachers in th is room ex p e rl'
enced a quickening of the facu lties and
an increase of en d u ran ce.”
C L E A N U P DECALOGUE.
N connection w ith a clean trp r a m
paign w bieh Hoboken is to under
ta k e th e H oboken B oard o f T rad»
B ulletin contains, fo r careful raem ori»
ing by every tru e and housew ifely resi
dent, a decalogue worded in term s o f
cleanliness and san itatio n .
The ten
rules, styled a " C le a n up D eealogue,”
are:
F ir s t—Rem em ber th y g arbage can to
keep it covered.
Second—Thou sh alt cut the weeds in
th y vacan t lot, lest it became a h id in g
¡dace fo r old tin eana.
T hird— Tliou
shaft
bear
witnesB
ag ain st th y n eig h b o r's rubbish heap.
F o u rth - Tliou sh alt clean out the
h ab itatio n of thy horse.
F ifth — Thou shalt p revent the breeds
ing o f the fly, th a t thy children unto
the th ird and fo u rth g eneration need
not sw at him.
S ix th — Remember th y back y ard and
alley to keep tliem rlcan. Six days
sh all thou labor. I f y e t th e ta s k is not
accom plished, thou couidat do wuree
th an continue on th e seventh.
Seventh- -Thou sliala covet the ai>
and sunshine.
N inth- -Remem ber th y cleaning ug
d ay and keep it holy.
T enth— I f thou dost harken unto
these sayings to do them thou sh alt live
long in th e land and the " c le a n up*1
sp irit shall last 365 dayR in th e year.
I
DO YOU KNOW
T h at a bag o f hot sand o fte n relieved
n e u ralg ia!
T h at warm boraeie acid solution wiH
rem ove d a n d ru ff!
T h at a little soda w a te r will rrlievB
sick headache caused b y in d ig estio n !
T h at a eupful of stro n g coffee will r »
move th e odor of onions from th e
b re a th !
T h at well v e n tila te d bedroom s wiB
prevent morning headaches and la*
situ d e !
T h at a eupful o f hot w ater before
m eals will som etim es relieve nausea and
d yspepsia!
T h at one in a fa in t should be laid fla t
on th e back, w ith th e head low er th a a
the rest of the body if possible, the
clothes looosened, cold w ater applied ta
the face, and otherw ise let alo n e!
T h at the best tim e to b ath e is ju sf
before going to bed, as any d an g er of
ta k in g cold is th u s avoided and tha
complexion is im proved by keeping
warm fo r several hours a fte r leaving
th e b a th !
BAYOCEAN COMBINES THE PLEASURES
of Ocean and Ray. surf bathing in one and com fortable sw im m ing in
the o th er, w h ile stream , forest and m ountain furnish additional attrac
tion for the “ out doors" man, woman and child.
Hammer bungalow s
com pletely furnished, for rent. B ayocesn artificial surf N eta tori urn is
the only one of its hind in the country.
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C C S
Revolver In Handle of Valise for Pro
lection.
S a protection a g ain st those bold
thieves who prey upon b an k roes
sengers and others carry in g large
sums of currency to and from th e banks,
an in v en to r o f New York has p aten ted
a handbag, in th e handle of which a
revolver is concealed, w hich may '»e
aim ed and fired readily w ith o u t disen
g aging the hand from th e handle of the
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filled to its capacity with cans of wa
ter. In the drop test a box was al
lowed to strike on one corner on a
heavy board platform resting on a ee
v en t floor, and 6 in. were added to the
height of each preceding drop until the
eontents fell o u t
In this instance,
OLMES B u s in e s s C o lle g e
"T heSchool that gelt you a Good ‘Position”
THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES
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