Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-17

Tho United states government is try
ing to get recruits for the army and
navy by exhibiting in interior towns
and cities moving picture representa-
tions Of the daily life Of the sailor and
soldier AS far back as 1899 moving
pictures were used to record an eclipse
| In South Africa. Another government
use OF moving pictures lis TO make
records of the daily life Of many tribes
| of Indians which arc rapidly becoming
| extinct.
Tho same thing has been done with
some OF the remaining herds of wild
animals i'm the west which also will
soon have disappeared, such as the
buffalo. elk. etc.
I Or. Walter 6. Chase of Boston took
a moving picture machine some time
ago TO the Caig colony OF cpileptics at
Sonyea. N. Y. He remained there for
two months. watching his chances. He
succeeded from time to time in getting
lmany moving pictures showing patients
in epileptic fits The value of these
rhotogra phs as a means of demon
stration TO students Is great, for in no
other way could an accurate ilustra-
tion of the various forms of epilepsy
be presented at q moments notice.
Won His Case
Not long ago a man had moving pic
lures Ia ken Of the working of rar
seat of his invention side by side with
that of another car seat which he al
legged infringed upon his patent BY
means of thumb book of pictures
showing the workings Of the two seats
he clearly proved his contention to be
true in court aud won his case.
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found the other day by q rowing coach.
His crew had been photogra phed while
going q [ fun speed by moving picture
machine. Afterward In looking slowly
over the photographs he discovered ore
Of the oarsmen right in the act OF a
faulty movement. He declared that
never had he been satisfied with that
particular oarsman's stroke, yet could
never exactly tell where the mistake
lay. But, the mistake having been
made clear in this manner, it was soon
remedied
The United States army has had pic.
lures taken of a soldier going through
the manual or arms. Thumb books |
with these pictures are made up and
furnished to the recruit, who by looking |
carefully through them can easily trace !
every minute movement that goes to
make UP the completed action.
Aid to Football
Foot ball coaches use similar means to |
show new men the best methods of |
kicking the ball A crack punter goes |
through the form of kicking the ball |
and every movement is faithfully re-
corded by the machine. which furnishes |
the beginner with better insight of the |
art of kicking than all the coaching in |
the world.
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tions have moving pictures taken of |
the workings of the various depart |
ments of their plants. Before the sub
way was open to the public August |
Belmont had the subway phot ographed !
on a trip from the city hall to Forty !
second street.
A 500 horsepower electric converter ,
connected with the third rail was placed |
on a fiat car, back of which on another !
car rested a battery of lights of $4,000 |
candle power. At banquet shortly !
engineers this reproduction was en-
One of the best things of this kind |
was the reproduction OF a scene in the |
forging room of the Westinghouse COM |
pany which was shown after banquet |
OF the officials of the concern at the |
Waldorf Astoria. The pictures showed |
the welding Of giant ring of iron used |
to encircle one of the largest dynamos. !
The lights for taking the pictures
we're so arranged that every single de-
tail stood out with remarkable clear
ness. One could almost imagine thai
he was looking at the actual scene.
There We're half a dozen workmen
busily engaged in the work of welding
the huge piece Of metal. which was sus-
pended from a travelling crane in such
a way that it could he handled easily
and quickly, and every part of the work
was shown from the moment the metal
eft the forge until the finishing touches
we're made by means of a large trip
lammer.
AS q demonstration it was in every
way a s clear as if one had been stand
ng in the workroom. one of the strk-
ng features of the representation is the