Gresham outlook., October 30, 1914, Page 13, Image 13

Inventions and Appliances
WOODMAN’S SAW GUIDE.
H IS saw guide, th e Invention of
a lum berm an of th e N orthw est,
enables one m an to do th e w ork
fo r w hich two have been required .
T he big “tw o-m an saw ’’ w hich Is
o rd in arily used has its lim itations. It
w ill go th ro u g h an o rd in ary tree
tr u n k m uch m ore rapidly th a n an ax,
b u t on account of th e position of th e
tre e it is d ifficu lt to guide th e saw
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th ro u g h th e .wood In m aking a level
cut. T he guide show n h ere assists in
holding th e saw in a level position.
I t re sts on a step w hich is c u t o u t
*of th e tru n k w ith a few chops of th e
ax, and th e n it is very rea d ily ad ­
ju s te d fo r w ork. T he h an d le on th e
b usiness end of th e saw is tu rn e d
a t an angle w ith th e blade, so th a t
its m a n ip u la tio n Is f u rth e r facili­
ta te d .
ST R IN G -C IT T IN G F IN G E R RING.
H IS a tta c h m e n t can be easily
m ade and w ill pay fo r th e tro u ­
ble of m ak in g in th e tim e it
saves th e clerk o r w rapper. T he
kn ife and h o ld er is cu t from a strip
of sh e et steel, a b o u t % inch wide, its
le n g th depending on th e w idth of th e
ring. T he ste el is cu t alm o st half-
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w ay th ro u g h , as show n a t A, then
fasten ed in a vise and b en t dow n and
sharpened to form th e blade. T he
o th e r p a rt of th e steel is b en t as
show n and a tta c h e d to th e rin g w ith
th e end C, o r it m ay be soldered, as
desired.
T he co rn e rs and edges
sho u ld be rounded w ith a file to
p rev e n t ch afin g th e finger.
PRO TECTING T AN K S FROM
FR E E Z IN G W A TE R .
G REAT MANY w ate r ta n k s a re
ru in ed each year by th e expan ­
sion of th e w ate r w hen freez­
in g in severe w eath er. A sim ple de­
vice to p rev en t th is is to procure
a good-sized copped bucket and su s­
pend it in th e w a te r In an inv erted
position, allow ing a ir to rem ain In
th e bucket. W hen the w ate r freezes
th e e x tra p ressu re th a t w ould o th e r­
w ise be exerted on th e w alls of th e
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T he A ir In th e B u ck et R eliev e s the
P ressu re C aused by th e F reezin g
W ater.
ta n k . Instead ac ts on th e a ir in th e !
bucket which is com pressed, and th u s I
th e ta n k is relieved. An Iron o r tin
buck et w ould soon ru st o u t In the
w a te r and fo r th is reason it is best
to use a copper bucket.
Health and Sanitation
S E W INVENTIONS.
OLD S O I,— FAM ILY PHYSICIAN, [exposures a t f irs t; and in such cases
an fo r D rain in g D ishes— T his pan
H E R E h as been a v ery g en eral | it is necessary to in crease th e dose
Is designed to be set up in a
belief since an c ie n t tim es in the g ra d u a lly u n til th e fu ll d osage of
■ink or on a ta b le in such a
c u ra tiv e pow er of sunshine. B ut p erh a p s h alf an h o u r, or an h o u r, ta
w ay th a t th e dishes w ill d ra in into u n til rec en tly th is w as r a th e r a to le rate d . T he tim e lim it of to le r ­
th e dish pan, to w hich th e device is vague im p ressio n th a n a fac t th a t ance is Indicated by p ro fu se sw eat-
readily attac h ed . T he open end has could be d em o n strate d p ractically , ing an d a p ain fu l, b u rn in g sen satio n
a w ire clip w hich fits over th e edge an d could n o t be explained th e o re ti­ of th e exposed p art.
of th e d ish pan.
cally. At th e p rese n t tim e, how ever,
O ne of th e m ost In terestin g m e th ­
D iving a p p a ra tu s — An e lab o rate th e su n 's c u ra tiv e pow er is being ods of applying h elio th erap y Is th a t
diving a p p a ra tu s is designed m ainly d e m o n stra te d every day, an d th is used in cases of P o tt’s disease, the
fo r sponge fishing. I t has th re e bay pow er can now bo explained on theo­ tu b e rcu lo u s c u rv a tu re of th e spine
w indow s provided w ith glass-covered re tic a l gro u n d s. C ertain fo rm s of w hich resu lts In p erm a n en t hunch­
p o rth o les th ro u g h w hich th e bottom tu b ercu lo sis, ru n n in g sores, and back deform ity. In tre a tin g th is con­
of th e sea m ay be exam ined, and a "even th e h u n ch b ack c h a racteristic dition th e p ressu re on th e diseased
w a te r-tig h t ch am b er th ro u g h w hich of P o tt’s d ise ase " fre q u en tly yield bones is relieved by a p la ste r ja ck e t
th e d iv er leaves and e n ters th e m ain to th e su n -ray tre a tm e n t— properly m ade to envelop th e body an d neck,
casing. By m ean s of a ru b b er h an d 1 applied. F o r, cu rio u sly enough, th e re b ut h aving th e p la ste r cu t aw ay over
and-arm casin g p ro jec tin g dow nw ard ' is a p ro p er dosage of su n sh in e ju s t th e spine and abdom en so th a t the
from each bay window , sponges m ay {as th e re is w ith rem ed ies th a t come su n ’s ray s m ay be b ro u g h t in to direct
co n tact w ith th e p arts. T his is found
be g ath ered and placed In a sm all in p asteb o a rd boxes o r bottles.
T h e specific elem en t responsible ad v an tag eo u s because in th e children
receptacle below th e m ain flo o r w hile
i th e d iv er rem a in s w ith in th e casing. fo r th e c u ra tiv e effec t is th e u ltra - th e v erte b ra e a re alm ost as n e a r the
T his a p p a ra tu s is tilte d from side v io let ray, w hich Is a rela tiv e of th e fro n t as th e back, so tu a t tre a tm e n t
to side by th e occupant by m eans of X -ray, an d one of th e y o u n g er m em ­ may be ad m in istered th ro u g h th e ab­
w eig h ts m ovable on a c irc u la r track . b ers of th e prolific ray fam ily. T his dom en as well as along th e spine.
H o ld er fo r shaving soap— T h is de­ ray m ay be m a n u fa ctu re d expensive­
NO U SE FO R RADIUM .
vice, designed fo r convenience in ly w ith m an-m ade m achinery, b u t is
shaving, provides a h andle, w hich is su p p lied fre e by th e s u n ’s d irect I NFQRMATION conies from B erlin
th a t th e g re a t G erm an specialists
easily attac h ed to a cy lin d rical cake rad ia tio n s.
have abandoned th e use of radium
T he Swiss sc ien tist. Dr. Rolller,
of soap. T h e cap or pan into which
th e soap fits is provided w ith a p air h as recen tly rep o rted 951 com plete fo r th e tre a tm e n t of cancer. So an­
of p e rfo ra tio n s on one side. The cu res o ut of 1,100 cases of su rg ical o th e r of th e announced " c u re s ” is
h an d le consists of a loop of w ire, and tu b e rcu lo sis tre a te d a t Leysln, Switz­ laid aside a fte r a long period of ex­
th e sh arp en d s of th e w ire a rc In­ e rla n d ; and still m ore recen tly Dr. p erim en t upon h um an beings. How
serted th ro u g h th e p e rfo ra tio n s and ^-,ou' s C am ous h as recorded a large m any hopes have been b lasted , how
n u m b e r of cu res by h elio th e ra p y on m any lives sacrificed since radium
Into th e soap.
w as announced as th e cu re fo r this
H atp in w ith safety p o in t— T he th e M ed iterran ean coast. And ex­
obscure disease no one can estim ate.
body of th is h atp in consists of a p erim en ts th a t a re being ca rrie d on
It h as in some cases seemed to effect
tube, in one en d of w hich is a sliding a t th e p rese n t tim e d em o n strate th a t
a cure, b u t th ese cases have been ex­
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w ire tipped w ith a sh arp point. T he
te rn a l and In th e early stag e of the
w ire is m ade as a spring, an d when anyw here, reg a rd le ss of a ltitu d e or
disease, w hen th e sam e end could
d raw n out, ta k e s th e position shown, clim ate.
An exam ple of th e kinds of condi­ have been accom plished by a surgical
w ith th e p o in t folded back a g a in st
tio
n s tre a te d , an d th e m ethod of o p eratio n . How p erm an en t such cures
th e tu b u la r portion. W hen th e h a t­
’are It is too ea rly to say, b u t It Is
pin is to be rem oved, th e w ire is tre a tin g them , is show n by a report
to be hoped th a t th e disease has
easily stra ig h te n e d w ith th e fingers. of one of M. C o rn elo u p ’s cases of
tu b e rc u la r p erito n itis, w hich is a been baffled In every such case. The
T elephone o u tfit fo r th e d eaf— condition p ecu liarly re sis ta n t to o rd i­ G erm an su rg eo n s say th a t such ap ­
T his telep h o n e o u tfit, w hen n o t in n a ry th e ra p e u tic m easures.
The p a re n t cu re s a re m ore a p p a re n t th an
use, has th e ap p earan ce of an o rdi­ p a tie n t in th is in stan ce w as a girl of real, as in m any cases th e disease
n a ry h and bag. In one of th e pock­ 20 in such an advanced stag e of dis­ m akes its ap p earan ce ag ain In some
ets is a b a tte ry and telephone tra n s ­ ease th a t she w as incapable of th e o th e r p a rt of th e body. T he conclu­
m itter, th e la tte r h av in g its receiv­ slig h te st exertion. The tre a tm e n t sion w ould be, th e re fo re, th a t can ­
ing face a tta c h e d to th e p erfo ra ted consisted in p lacin g h e r In a reclin ­ cer is a blood disease and m u st be
w all of th e bag so th a t sounds will ing c h a ir fo r one h o u r In th e m orn­ fo u g h t th ro u g h th e blood. T he G er­
be received th ro u g h th e p erfo ratio n s. ing an d ag ain In th e aftern o o n w ith m an su rg eo n s h av e tu rn e d from
Com bined bed and cab in et— In city th e abdom en exposed, th e o th e r p a rts rad iu m back to th e U3e of R oentgen
a p a rtm en ts, w here ad e q u ate closet of th e body an d th e face being pro­ rays, an d believe th ey have b e tte r
room Is often lacking, a bed in w hich tected from th e su n lig h t by clothing re su lts from th is tre a tm e n t. T hese
th e head is m ade In th e form of a an d a screen. Im pro v em en t In her rays have a d eep er p en e tratio n and
cabinet, should prove a g re a t con­ condition w as a p p a re n t a t once, and a d isin te g ra tin g effect upon the
venience. T he cab in et p o rtio n has in fo u r m o n th s’ tim e she w as com­ tissu es of th e body. A fter th is dis­
two co m p artm en ts, th e low er being p letely cured. Y et h ith e rto h e r dis­ in te g ra tio n th e h ealin g p ro p ertie s of
reached th ro u g h a side door, and ease h ad resisted a ll trea tm e n t.
th e blood effect th e cure. T h is would
the u pper th ro u g h an opening a t th e
In giving th e se Bun-ray tre a tm e n ts seem to be a n o th e r proof th a t the
top, w hich is closed by a lid o p e ra t­ It Is found th a t m any p atien ts are cu re m u st be u ltim a te ly so u g h t
ing on sliding sta n d ard s.
u n ab le to b earN n o re th an ten-m inute th ro u g h th e blood.
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Nature’s gift to mankind
is perfected in good old
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CHEWING
TOBACCO
The leading brand of the world
A five cent cut goes a long way
Did you ever hear a man who chews
tobacco
complain of a toothache?
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