Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-22
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Investigating a reported discovery,
DIR. Greeff Of Berlin has proven that
radium offers no hope whatever of aid.
ing the blind to see.
The cost Of concentrating the force
of sea waves must ever prevent the
utilization Of wave power, in the opin-
ion of V. Martinez, a French engineer.
The elevation Of floats is only moder-
ate and 1t takes a long time, so that
the apparatus is very expensive for
small power.
The process of h~omogenizing milk
perfected by Gaulin Of Paris-consists
in forcing the milk, at about 1876 de-
grees Fahrenheit, from a closed drum
in very fine jets against a porcelain
plate. The fat globules are broken up
into very minute particles. There Is
no subsequent tendency for cream to
rise, digestibility Is not affected, and
when combined with pasteurization,
the treated milk keeps a long time IN
changed.
Interesting tests were made recently
in the Madison Square Garden, New
York. to determine the respective pull.
ing power Of horses. men and ele-
plants. Two horses, weighing 1000
pounds each, together pulled $3.50
pounds, or $50 pounds more than their
combined weight. One elephant, weigh
ing $4,000 pounds, pulled $3.50 pounds,
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Fifty men, aggregating about 1900
pounds in weight, pulled &, 75O pounds,
or just as much as the single elephant.
But, like the horses, they pulled more
than their own weight. One hundred
men pulled $4,000 pounds.
The majority of men and women,
according to DR.. George NJ. Gould. are
not only ~right-handed, but right-eyed;
that is, the right eye sees better than
the left. From this flow some curl.
Jus results. Fol instance, right-eyed.
ness explains why, in the development
Of violin playing, the difficult and rap
i'd lingering was allotted to the less
expert left hand, while the easy bow.
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The reason, as DR.. Gould thinks, Is be-
cause the ordinary position of the vio-
lin is such that the right eye most
readily sees the motions and positions
of the fingers on the strings. In a
similar way the right eye compels the
more awkward left hand to direct tho
gun-barrel, while the right has simply
to pull the trigger. In chopping, the
weaker left arm has to direct and en-
force the blow, while the stronger
right plays a subordinate part for the
convenience Of the right eye.
A new branch Of science, called
"psychomechanics," has received espe-
cial attention in France from DR..
Charles Fere. His results show that q
man has a greater capacity for aver
age than for either intense or feeble
work, and that ones powers vary
greatly with mental conditions. Con-
trary to general belief, mental work
does not rest one who 10 physically
tired, or vice versa. Capacity for work
Increases to a certain degree with heat.
ing Of the head; light has a stimulat-
Ing action and darkness depresses;
even colors have some influence, while
sounds have a complex and variable
effect; and odor and taste seem to stim-
ulate and then depress to a greater de-
gree. Digestion, aside from the taste
stimulation, diminishes muscular work.
Most nerve DEMONSTRATING opium,
hasheesh, valerian, alcohol, tobacco.
coffee and tea-produce a transitory
stimulation, and this is followed by de-
preston, which diminishes the total
work.