Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-04

people V. C. Heiser of the United
States public health and marine hospi-
tai service, writes on sanitation in the
Philippines and tells OF the reforms
that have been instituted since the close
OF the war. \ vivid description of the
inspection of bakeries In Wisconsin is
given by Don +. Mowry and Elias To-
behkin writes about the hardshps of
Immigrant girls In Chicago Edward
f. Devine discusses the recent n,ayoral
ty election In New York and Lawrence
WELLER has an article on New York as
a social worker I'm which he outlines
what has been accomplished towards
social reform IN the metropolis through
the recently appropriated city budget
The spotlight of public interest has
been swung from the jungle TO the ice.
berSs and polar bears instead of ele-
plants are the pawns Of the game OF
today The vicissitudes of the explorer
in the long day and night at the top or
the world have the charm of the un-
known n, {. Wyeth has recently
painted a stirring picture of an incl
dent in the far north Around the
sharp edge of an iceberg. glistening
coldly white In the rays of the aurora,
lunges the huge form of a savage polar
Dear Braced to meet his charge the
intrepid explorer crouches, every mus
Gle taut. his ready revolver poised to
send home the paralyzing bullet at the
propitlous moment. His TWO trusty Es-
kimo guides, armed aonly with their
rude spears and short knives, bravely
stand guard over the pack sledge. The
situation is dramatic. the treatment
bold. DauntlesS courage, ready for any
emergency, radiates from the whole
scene And with its desire to meet every
demand couragcously, satisfactorily
adequately. the Popular Magazne-the
big twlce-a-month magaZine-has chos-
en- this painting as typical OF its en-
deavor. and uses 1t on the cover OF its
first issue for December.
Two years ago. I said that 1 was
working on plan by which l hoped to
cast a house out OF cement as a
foundry-man casts a car-wheel out of
iron. 1 now feel safe In saying that
have solved the problem. All my pre-
liminary experiments have proved sue
cessful, and, In December or January,
expect to cast my first house. If 1
succeed. as IAfecl certain ] shall. the
cement house will be my greatest in
vention. 1t will solve the problem OF
housing. 1T will take from tho city
slums everybody who is worth taking.
Why. / shall make 1t possible TO build "A
housS with n good cellar, seven large
or 10 ordinary size rooms, and a bath.
for twelve hundred dollars. Come out
and sec my moldS.'
AS Thomas a. Edison said this, lie
clapped a cap on his head. and led the
way to his machine-shop.
What he has accomplished is describ-
ed i'm the December number of Mum
sey's Magazine.
In an open space. surrounded by
planers and lathes where what appear
ed to be tho foundation walls and part
of the first story of an iron house. A
peep over the top showed that there
were two iron houses. ono set within
the other. with an eight-inch space be-
tween. Into this space cement oS pour
ed. then tho two iron houses VIII be
taken down, and the finished Struc-
ture of artificial stone VIII be ready
for occupancy.
"Tll dig the cellar of this house with
a steam shovel" Mr.. Edison continued,
"and cast It In six hours. Two loco
motive cranes Will lift the 232 cubic
yards of cement that the house will
contain, and pour 1t into the openings at
the top. The cement Will pass through
IL sluice boxes, and as it is being pour
ed. a number of men will churn 1t With
iron bars. at the end OF each of which
will be a large ball. The churning viii
oc LOT I'lS PURPOSE Vi SenulnS waves
through the cement, so that 1t shall
fill every particle of the molds."
And II is a wonderful house that the
famous wizard of scidnce intends to
build. There will not be enough wood
to make q hundred dollar fire, even II
all of it were to be consumed. Floors.
mantels. picture mouldings. and decor
ations-all VIII be of cement Tho bath
tub, washstands, and sinks vii be cast
of the same material. Edison says he
can make cement bath tubs that VIII
be as smooth as highly polished glass.
All that is required to do is to have
highly polished molds. Wherever
beauty is desired an extra finish Will
be put on the casting forms.