The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-17
SCIENCE NOTES

Tho Agricultural Department has for
sometime Necn Crgaccd In the investl-
ghtion OF the subject 81 the preserca-
tion Of cc:,s With the Wow OF putirg the
'o,0cinl st.irr Of approval on some fsrtic-
ular method In tEc course nj this work
IL bos heeu discovered that the amount
OF moisture he'd by the air surrounding
the eggs in storage is i very great factor
10 their preservation. and effort Is
poN being made To arrive Mt somc mo
chnn,cnl means OF regulating the nr
supplied 10 the eggs being held for later
consumption
>AScc-da-- 10 n uotc- ln-the Scientific
Amsricon, F, Fritz hns discovered that
The domestic cat possesses n peculiar or
gan Of sense. consisting OF few long
and stl1 bristles, or feslcrs, which spring
from n region Of the skin richly fur
uisbed With nerves In the vicinity OF the
wrist Joint OF the forclcg These organs
called "carpsl vlbrlsSa," had previously
been found In numerous animals. includ-
JnS rodent, ctlentata, ca-nivoru. tie
lower dundrumana. and HyrnN They nre
found chiefly ln animals which hold their
feod With their forcpo VS., or which crawl
and climb. Thus they are wanting 10
the unGulntn, with the exception of
llytnN, aud also In the apes and mon.
Keys, which possess, In their hugers and
palms, much moro delicate tnctic and
picbcnslle organs. IL is remarkable that
tbey arc also wanting in the dog. 10
which animal Fritz has sought them in
vain.
nv an arrangement combining the fca.
tuTcS NJ tho stCrc, scope and the clncmnt-
oGrnpb, an Improvement has been mudc
in the manufacture OF moving picture ma,
cnines by which the usunl Irregularities
iof the display are avoided This Ia
caused bN the opening and closing OF
tie shutter as ench Of the tiny pictures
oil the Ilm comes before the aperture
aud is displayed by the projection OF
lelm OF llght through 1t. Che retention
al the Image on the retlns OF the eye
Is depended upon for the purpose Of
making the pictures apparently contiuus
GUS hut this operation IA imperfcctly per
formed and the hreaEs between each
picture are mere or less noticeable This
~ trying 10 the eyes OF most pcrsops.
and while the recorery Of the eve from il
is often matter OF @ few minutes, it
sometimes results 10 severe headaches.
SO "a many persons are deprived of the
plcoSlrc OF witnessing these exhibitions
BY making use OF the principle Of the
sterecscope. continuous moving picture
is thrown on the sheet, the double leuscs
OF the projectors being opened and
closed alternately so that there IL no
break whatever In the series OF pictures.
ono blending perfectly into the other.
railroad motor inspection car. which
cno bc changed into road automobile
by the substitution OF pncumatic-tlred
wheels for those OF fnngcd steel. has
been built by the Chicago aud North.
western Company.
Typhoid fever carriers is the term a,,-
piled to persons who may be Infected by
the typhoid germ aud yet themselves
free from the disease. According TO sta
pStics. based on 81 cases reported by
various physicians. about thrce.fourtbs OF
oil carries thus far recorded nre women.
and With very few exceptions the carriers
have beer engaged IN some OCCUPATION.
such at "ook, baker or dairyman which
has enabled them to tranrmIt the typboid
bacteria 10 food products. or they were
Inmates of Insane nsylums and careless
W. their personal habits. Carriers bhre
10 eomc Instances had typhoid fever but
short time previous 10 their exnminn
tiou cod In Others several years before
Dr. Albert believes that many n.ooIe
curry typhofd germs for n time s,itbont
etekneE.