TTOMF ANT) farm magaztnf section
Inventions and Appliances
NEW HOTEL APPLIANCE.
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Health and Sanitation
burned. Red phosphorus is used in the
THE DAILY BATH.
five days a fte r infection, and strong
■HERE is a no more effic ie n t agency men go down before it as rap id ly as
new ly constructed a t W orcester, placed on tho box, instead of on the
do thoso of delicate health. D eath or
Mas«., a large electrically illumi head of th e m atch. The head o f a
may be hot or cold as circum stances recovery also occurs in from fo u r to
n ated clock is embedded in the floor, sa fe ty m atch co n tain s chlorate of seem to w arran t. The Jap an ese are five days. This virulence prevents peo
The clock is covered with a plate-glass potash, which, co n tain in g much oxygen, sticklers for th e hot b ath , so hot th a t ple infected w ith the disease from
face one inch thick and two feet in flares up strongly when rubbed against a person will alm ost seem to be boiled, carry in g it any distance.
diam eter. The num erals and minute tho phosphorus on the side of the box. and they are n healthy people. Such
m arks aro etched in by sand-blasting Thus th e careless p ractice of carry in g a b ath is usually tak en a t night. The
SLEEP AND HEALTH.
on the under side of the glass, which is chlorate of potash tab lets, commonly English people and others are more ad
OU cannot burn the candle nt both
held in place by strong bronze rings. supposed to bo en tirely harmless, in the dieted to tho cold b ath ta k e n in the
ends and have it. You cannot go
Tho face o f th e clock is lighted by elec same pocket w ith a “ s a f e ty ” box, may m orning and th ey are a h ealth y people.
w ithout sleep and exhaust the
tric lamps, and in tho evenings its resu lt in serious injury.
The m ethods of ta k in g a cold bath body every day w ith work and rem ain
lum inous countenaneo form s the most
would n atu rally d iffe r according to the healthy. The phenomenon of sleep is a
A LIVE MINNOW IN A GLASS
strik in g featu re in the hotel.
sensitiveness of the person. W hile one vital necessity, as it has been dem on
TUBE FOR BAIT.
Tho clock is a self-w inder. Its hands
m ay jum p into a riv e r or a bathing stra te d th a t anim als die more quickly
aro driven by a spring operated and b al
P IN T E R E S T to fisherm en is a tan k and tak o a long swim and feel
if deprived of sleep than they do if
ance wheel controlled train set in a re
novel co n triv an ce recently p aten t refreshed b y it, an o th er cannot stand
deprived of food. People, however, v ary
cess in tho floor. This recess is formed
ed for using a single live minnow it, b n t would require th a t the w ater be
by a m etal box 101 inches deep, which fo r an en tire d a y 's fishing for muskel w arm ed su fficien tly to p rev en t any much in the am ount of sleep they re
quire for an ap p aren t recuperation from
is painted whito inside. E ight inches lunge or bass. A strong, clear glass chill.
previous exhaustive exertion. Edison
below each num eral cu th e glass face tube is equipped w ith m etallic rings,
D uring th e w arm w eather of sum gets along w ith about four hours of
is a ten -w att tungsten lam p placed to which are attach ed clusters of hooks,
horizontally. The white finish of the and a loop wire. A live minnow is m er if a person can ta k e a cold bath sleep, and works practically all the rest
the m orning he will undoubtedly o f his day w ith no npparent dim inu
co n tain in g box reflects the lig h t from placed w ithin the tube, which is filled
th e tw elve lam ps evenly through the with w ater, anil tho fishline is attach ed find it a tonic. I f to get into the b a th tion of energy. O ther people, using fa r
tu b seems too severe, a sponge bath less energy in th eir daily work, require
dial.
can be su b stitu ted , or it can bo taken eight hours sleep in order to feel re
A small m otor operated by three dry
w ith a w et tow el, the body being thor cuperated. Every person must, th ere
cells a t in terv als of five m inutes winds
ongbly sponged and im m ediately wiped fore, become a rule unto him self and se
th e spring of the clock. These cells, it
d ry and vigorously so as to prom ote the cure tho sleep necessary for his daily
is estim ated, will suffice for the work
circulation of blood in th e skin. Such toil.
ing of the clock for one y ear before a
a h ath excites th e in tern al organs to
The cause of sleeplessness is ev id en t
new b a t- -ry m ust be installed. Thus,
reaction ag ain st the eolil, therefore in ly a nervous one, and hygienic m easures
co sts of m aintenance aro little, while
th e satisfactio n which th e tim epiece to the wire loop. Upon easting the min creasing th eir a c tiv ity and causing are believed to furnish th e best cure,
brin g s to th e idle lobby lounger who now into the w ater, th e tube niagni them to throw o ff an y e ffe te m atter although thero aro instances where
Thus the hypnotic tre a tm e n t has been necessary.
may w atch the m inutes flying a t his fics the minnow and a ttra c ts the large w ithin th e ir jurisdiction.
fish. Fresh w ater is co nstantly ad lungs will give o ff an increased amount The use of drugs is simply the estab
feet is large.
niitted into the tube, and tho minnow of carbonic acid gas and the kidneys an lishm ent of a habit. They may put you
to sleep tonight, but you need them to
DIAMOND CARGOES CARRIED BY is not injured, m utilated nor hu rt in increased am ount of nrea.
The warm h ath is p a rticu larly service morrow night, and the system soon de
any way, no m atter how many tim es it
AEROPLANES,
is east. Tho glass tube, filled with able at n ig h t tim e a fte r a hard d a y ’s mands them. E very means outside of
H E use o f airo p lan cs for bringing
w ater, is invisible the moment it is sub work, for it prom otes th e rem oval from the use of drugs should, therefore, be
diam onds from the m ines to the
merged.
the tissues of th e w aste products th a t taken to woo sleep, and drugs ta k e n
coast is one of the featu res in the
have accum ulated d u ring the period of only when it seems necessary fo r th e
big developm ents in av iatio n now be
a c tiv ity whose presence in th e muscles actual preservation of the h ealth la
HOT WEATHER ICE AFFORDS
lag planned for German Southw est
is the cause of the feeling of weari order to compel th e nerves to le t dow n.
SKATING IN SUMMER.
A frica. This country is a d iflie u lt and
ness. F ifteen or tw en ty m inutes in
Besides the form ation of h abit th e use
dangerous one to trav erse by land, not
G ERM A N paten t has been issued hot b ath will rem ove the achn from of drugs has an injurious e ffe c t upon
only on account of the jungles and other
to a scientist o f Berlin for a spe the muscles and su b stitu te a feeling of the system . Rome are d iffic u lt to digest,
n atu ral obstacles, but because of the
cial salt composition which be quietness conducive to sleep. If very
hile others produce kidney trouble and
rob b er bands with which it is infested. haves like ice under skates, sleighs and
hot it excites the h eart and causes
others have a had o ftect on the h e a rt
I t is now necessary to send troops to skis. D em onstrated on a rink in Iter
more copious flow' of blood through it, and breathing, and may be dangerous
guard each shipm ent of diam onds, and lin, scarcely anyone of the numerous
and it should, th erefore, he followed by to consum ptives and people w ith weak
th e airo p lan cs, which will carry mail visitors who ventured upon the smooth
a spray or douche of tepid w ater to hearts.
as well as diam onds, will be a saving su rface was aw are o f th e fact th a t it
reduce th a t condition, nor should it ex
both in tim e and money. In addition was salt and not ice upon which he was
ceed tw en ty m inutes because of the
FOOD VALUE OF NUTS.
to th is service th e German governm ent enjoying himself. The composition of
w eakening efect it would have by over
UTR aro a most im portant food tar
is arran g in g to establish an aeroplane the salt is at present a trad e secret, but
stim u latin g th e h eart and tho blood
thoso who discard m eat from the
service for scout work and other milt th e preparation is not affected bv ordi
vessels and hrain .
dietary. V egetarians may m anage,
ta rv d u ty in the interior, and w ith this nary tem peratures, and is melted and
b u t fru ita ria n s can n o t get along w ith
in view, aeroplanes are being shipped poured into blocks, which are combined
JUSTIFIABLE SLAUGHTER.
out nuts. T hey aro a highly concen
to A frica and soldiers are being trained so th a t any size smooth surface may
F T H E R E are any ra ts around yonr tra te d food, rich in oil, and should
in the a rt of flying. An im portant p art be obtained. U nder the action of sk ate
house, kill them. I f your fields are therefore be taken with g reat m odera
o f th e a irm e n 's work will be the c a rry blades, the composition acts like ice.
overrun w ith squirrels, kill them tion, especially in hot w eather. In fact,
ing of doctors about the colony, and and the feath ery powder worn from
w ith this means of tran sp o rtatio n it th e surface is sw ept o ff like snow, and Vo one need h esitate over such cold they aro essentially a cold w eather
will be possible fo r doctors to reach, can be used over and over again by blooded treatm en t. These anim als are food, b-in g stored up by the nut e a tin g
not necessary fo r health, although the anim als for use in the w inter m onths.
w ithin a few hours, rem ote villages m elting it.
rat is a scavenger. I t is b e tte r to keep W here, as is often the case am ong
th a t it uow tak es several days to reach.
the d irt and filth cleaned np about the civilized people, the teeth are defective,
BRIDGE IN HALVES.
place th an to perm its ra ts to do it. tho nuts should be ground in a hand-
INVENTIONS DEMONSTRATED BY
UTLDINO a bridge in halves, in Both ra ts and squirrels, under proper mill, or made into a cream, or b u tte r.
MOTION PICTURES.
stead of in one operation, was the conditions, are diseaso breeders. The Ground nuts w ith fru it, or salad plants,
O V IN G PIC T U R E film s have r e
lettuce or w atercress, or ‘ ‘ cold
method employed in con stru ctin g appearance o f th e plague in New Or
cen tly been applied to the demon the four track railw ay viaduct across l-'ans has been traced to the fleas th a t sla w ,” nisko a compl te and thorough-
stratio n before the p a te n t courts G w y n n 's Falls, Baltim ore. This scheme in fest the rats. The samo result fol
nourishing d ietary , when properly
o f th e operation of com plicated ma was employed in order th a t there might lowed th e in v estigations of tho appear m asticated. On an average, one pound
chinery. From the fact th a t few ju ro rs he no in terru p tio n to tr a ffic across the nnee o f th e plague in Ran Francisco o f nuts is oqual in nourishm ent to tw o
aro m echanically train ed men, th q in street.
some y ears ago. The g reat plague in and a h alf pounds of beefsteak.
trie a te relatio n of moving p arts in an
The first h alf o f the new bridge was Ixtndon in 1565 was produced in the
invention is exceedingly d iffic u lt for built alongside of an old stru ctu re, the same way, and when the g reat London
INDIGESTION.
them to grasp, especially when only blue la tte r carry in g the train s while the new fire occurred in 1666 plague disappeared
NLY when hunger is present are
p rin ts or draw ings are subm itted. But work was going on. When th e first and no eases occurred in the city until
there juices in the stom ach ready
when the machine is seen in operation, h alf had been eoinple*ed the old bridge 11X10, as th e fire burned up all the
to dispose of food th a t is eaten.
or a film depicting such operation is was demolished, and, while th e second ra ts in th e infected p a rt of the eity. O therw ise, the food lies there mixnd
shown, m any obscure points aro cleared h alf of the new stru ctu re was being ' ft r the appearance of plague in Ran ith. mucus, then slowly ro ts and fe r
up. N ot long since, a motion picture er 'fte d train s were ru n n in g over the Francisco q u ite extensive investigation m ents, causing tho form ation of gas,
film o f an au tom atic shoe m achine was o th er half. The viaduct is 5R0 feet o f the squirrels in the surrounding eoun th a t presses w ith g reat force in all
exhib ited before a court, the process of long and 6S feet wide. I t is b u ilt en trv revealed th a t *hey were infested directions, and som etim es m akes a man
m an u factu re -from first to last being tire ly o f concrete and has m ain arch w ith the same kind of plague fleas th a t think he is going to die of h eart d is
fully covered, and an especially v alu spans of 115 feet.
wero found on the rats, and a cam ease. M eantim e, however, the ingestion
paign w as in au g u rated for th e ir ex ter of this food into the stom ach, giving
able point made th a t, w here in a fa c
to ry th e ra p id ity o f operation was a
m ination. As it is no nse to try to ex th a t overw orked organ increased labor,
TRAPPING MOSQUITOES.
b ar to a clear u n d erstan d in g o f the
term in ate th e fleas, those nim ble ‘ear has for a short tim e caused a feeling
osquitoes
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riers o f disease, it is b e tte r and eaaier
ing may be easily destroyed w ith to m ake a cam paign ag ain st th e rats of false nervous energy th a t is m is
slowed down a t such places, and the pro
an in strum ent consisting of a and squirrels. They have no friends to tak en for renew ed strength.
cess studied a t leisure. Then again the
cover, such as used on jelly glasses, mourn th eir d ep arture, nor is th ere any
film , while clearly show ing th e method,
THE ROAD TO HEALTH.
nailed to the end of an ojd broom argument, for th eir retention. P ut these
w as free from the d istractio n of the
handle. A little kerosene oil is placed tw o anim als on your list with th e mos
HEN under perfect conditions of
fa c to ry noise.
in the cover and the device is passed quitoes and flies fo r exterm ination.
rig h t living, the road to health is
closely beneath th e location of th e mos
not level. It has its up and downs,
It is undoubtedly true th a t in th e In
PECULIAR ACCIDENT FROM COM qnitoes. They will be overcome by the
te rio r of the eou ntry ther» is little depending largely on atm ospheric and
MON CHEMICAL.
fum es and drop into th e fluid as soon danger from plagne. I t is generallv tem peram ental conditions. Like a m oun
ECEN TLY a serious fire was s t a r t as it comes under them.
found in eoast cities, which probablv tain path, the ascent is not uniform ly
ed in a coat pocket of a man who
o b tain it by th e im portation o f rats steady, although there is alw ays a
MIRRORS ON CARS.
carelessly placed two chlorate-of-
from o th er cou n tries w here th e disease gradual gain or loss. Again, the v ita lity
potash ta b le ts in the pocket w ith a box
In Berlin, G erm any, m irrors have prevails, such ss E gypt, A frica and is alw ays higher in the m orning, de
o f sa fe ty m atches. B rushing against been attach ed to the sides o f ears a t the Asia, w here it has been known from elining as the sun sinks, and the blood
th e side of th e door, he pressed the height of a p assen g er’s head when as early as th e second century before becomes surcharged with fatig u e stu ffs.
ta b le ts ag ain st th e coating on th e out stan d in g on the lower step. It is hoped h rist. The fa ta l c h aracter of the dis
‘ All ndnra and hers" is ths Inflexible
side o f th e m atch box, w ith th e result by th is means to reduce th e num ber of ease ia proved by th e fa c t th a t about
th a t an intense fire was started in his accidents to passengers throngh being one out of th ree o f those afflic ted by rate nt ehareuaf. It the ehnreesl ia msda rrd-
bot and then ewlml .«.fera u s o j < .ta xiziuae
w a s pocket, aud he was severely I run down by oncom ing t r a i l is.
it die. I t m akes its appearance about are taaxaaand.
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N th e cen ter of the lobby of a hotel m an u factu re o f safety m atches and is
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