Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27


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In rail locomotion great progress has
been made in the gyroscope car of the
Brennan pat
Great Progress in tern. Bren.
Iocomotion by Rail. an Enslist
experimental. successfully demonstrated
his car. carrying from twenty to forty
passengers at a speed OF twenty miles,
on a monorail. around sharp curves. He
also showed the practicability Of his con-
trivance as freight vehicle possessing
the advantage of being adjustable at al
most any angle while at rest, this being
effected by manipulation of the gyro-
scope. Advancement IL the perfecting OF
the suspended railways Of Germany is
also to be noted, as we'll as very material
progress in the storage battery street car.
In this latter field Thomas A. Edison
carried on successful experiments with
his storage battery car, not only in East
Orange. n. j.. but also in New York city.
on a line handling large amount Of
tranic. His battery car was found to be
economical in operation and admirably
adapted to urban passenger service.
In marine navigation one of the most
interesting experiments Of the year was
which ordered the construction of two
nine-thousand-ton freight steamers, to be
equipped with what are known as Diesel
engines. operated by the internal combus-
no tunnels. and the space required for the
engines will be materially less than that
occupied by the ordinary steam engines
1t is predicted that 30 per cent of the
energy Of the fuel will be utilized. as
compared with 16 per cent in the present
type OF steamers, and the cost of the
fuel will be Is per cent less.
In the realm Of medicine and surgery
two diseases have attracted an unusual
amount Of attention
1nfantile Paralysis -infantile paralysis
ln.,, and pellagra. Both
anu SAAo6Ao' are maladies which
have afflicted mankind for MANY wears:
but serious epidemfcs Of the former and
the appearance Of numerous cases OF the
latter, especially In the south, have 70
cused scientific thought upon them. AS
yet little definite progress has been made,
but such institutions as the Rockefeller
have taken up the research work in ear
nest, and optimists believe that another
twelve months will show a great advance
England also has become excited over
the ravages Of pellagra and has sent a
special commission to italy to study the
disease in that land, which has been
cursed with IT for many years. There it
has been attributed to moldy corn, but
many scientists hold that corn is not the
source Of the germ. Probably the finest
compliment ever paid to American science
comes from England In connection with
our investigation Of this disease. The
statement has been made in London that
lit IL lucky that pellagra has been dis
covered in the Cnited States, as those
fellows will not cease their efforts until
they have worked IL out"
In the unceasing battle against the
cver-increasing havoc wrought by cancer
the experiments OF
Experiments in DR.. Eugene. Hodea-
Treating Cancer. HospitaL New
York, are worthy Of special mention.
Having learned Of case where a man
had recovered from a particularly malig-
nant type OF cancer. DR.. Hodenpyl con-
Guided there was in this patients organ
ism something which was antaxonistic
to and could overcome the cancer It's
tient the serum which he desired and
treated mice which had been inoculated
with cancer. Soon disintegration CT the
cancerous tunlors was observed in the
mice, and in some cases the sore passed
away entirely. Having made this expert
ment DIR. Hodenpyl treated human pa
tients in a like manner with similar re-
suits. While the physician does not claim
to have discovered a cancer cure. the re-
suits have been so encouraging that scien-
lists everywhere are most hopeful OF
further developments along this line.
News of q successful experiment in
replacing weak OF worn-out parts OF
the body with new parts which have
been kept in cold storage comes from
the distinguished surgeon. DR.. Carrel
DIR. Carrots experiments have been
made chiefly with the abdominal aorta
the large artery leading from the left
ties which lie in the direction Of cold
storage repair parts to the human
anatomy present many amusing as
poets, but the idea is not one to be
scorned as ridiculous.
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Science has done much within the
OF the world
Necessity Of to the neces-
w:~: At p.t. sity OF getting
"AP'"6 Wv >' rid Of the rat
pest. CALIFORNIA; fight against the
bubonic- plague-bearing rodent has been
eminently successful. and it has kim
died interest I'm sanitation throughout
the world. Perhaps this agitation is
not wholly unrelated to the appear
ance Of the first vacuum street cleaner
an invention which bids fair to sup
plant the old street sweepers, with