The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01


q = IN the latitude in which the polar
hghts are mOsi often observed.
The expedition win cooperate with two
others: One that the Carnegie Institution
q sending TO Alaska. and the other at the
North Cape under the Norwegian physicist
Blrkelahd.
A movement has been started in Ger
many for the cultivation Of RmbideG-
terity. The idea IL that the development
Of the power 10 uss both hands equally
wei nheans the development Of the IN
telliGenP in general and the memory in
particular.
The advocater Of the movement states
the caae thus; While right handed psople
have the lSOguaS0 centrs on the lofs side
OF the brain, people who are ambldextrous
have two language centres. one on each
aide Of the brain. The iaiant begins life
with two speech centres. but a. the right
hand q gradually trained and the lelI
neglected. one speech centre gradually
grows ineffective and useless Il isarEued
that By the cultivation Of the left aa.4 the
capacity Of the right speech centre OF the
brain can b revived and that the intelli-
gsnce can be broadened a. ambidexterity
increases the utility Of human beings
hands.
Instances are cited By supporters Of
the movement in which practice with the
len hand has rescued q power Of speech
until then paralysed. patient was
stricken with paralysis Of the lsft centre
OF speech and along With Il paralysis Of
the right hand. The doctors started 20
teach the patient TO write with the len
hand. wth the result that the power o
speech was awakened in the right centre
Of speech.
Another case was that Of a boy who
az the age Of ~ lost his left hand. but
soon learned 10 do fairly we'll with an
aFtihoisl member AZ the age Of % he
suffered stroke Of paralysis which
robbed him Of the power Of speech. By
mSana Of a smRll ring with pen attached
70 Il fired 10 the artificial hand he prac-
tissd writing and not only recovered
HE ability 70 converse IN German but
also In French and Russian. which he
had forgotten.
A matter Of fact enthusiastically Is
necessary IN several professions and
occupations. Surgery end pienO play
ina may be given rs examples. Many
military authorities ere strongly In favor
Of teaching soldiers 10 be cmbidex,Foua
In the use Of the pistol. lance and sword.
DespitS the Teputad German discovery
Of synthetic rubber the rubber boom
continues In London. The ingenuity Of
the Continental chemist may have svolv.d
q substance rsssmbling rubber but the
demand h Cor the genuine article.
In the East End Of London curious
scenes have been witnessed. The people
have been reading In the papers that
rubber has risen 10 q or more a pound and
havS FASTENED 10 rubber merchants with
ell the odd pieces Of old rubber they
could sy hands On-tiros from Old
baby carriages. hot water bottles gone
out u commission. and such scraps
People have beoa known 90 tear the
rubber heels % their Shoes before they
were half worn out. thinking they would
fetch few shillinRs.
Disbursement has come quickly
Scrap rubber has risen in price, accord
ing to ErEde. Only from 10 20 Is per cant
Solid Old cab tires fetch so 50 a hundred
pounds; scrap cuttings. $50; but steel
studded motor tires arr not worth more
than = rs IN the London MARKET
The Hon. Flora Sackville West. whose
brother roosntly failed 10 establish his
and her legitimacy. which would have
made them the heirs TO Lord sackville's
estate. has taken up stage dancing a.
a profession. Amer a course Of lessons
in Paris she made her debut in a music
hall IN the Champs Elysees. Only her
initials were given on the programme
This 10 not a fad but a profession
NE explained after the performance
1T h a question Of earning the money
We have spent in Law costs My brother
has only dropped the lawsuit tempor-
arily and w. shall take IL up again a.
aoon Ne possible. and feel sure that in
the end the justice Of our claim will he
recognised
Miss sackville West vas With hsr father.
Lord saokvills. during his seven years
At Washington AZ British Minister 10 the
United States but has passed most Of
her life since in France.
All things Paasian beng popular in
England. people have taken up the bala- |
laika. q Russian string instrument
which a few months ago vas unknown I
hare. Now there are Thousands Of bala-
aka players. and halalaiks orchestras
sni0y q vogue.
The halalaika IL said 10 BE- the easiest I
musical instrument In the world 70 learn .
Il consists Of three strings across a ri.
angular base. The atrinRI ars struck
together with the forshnRsr OF the right
hand. forming q chord; the left hand
moves down the neck OF the balalaika /
changing tho key Of the chords. in the
same way - a banjo IL played d
In fact, the balalaika In a banjo with /
three strings. only tho strings are never /
played separately. Il IL therefore much |
sasisr 70 learn thsn the banjo. People /
,an learn 10 play simple tunes on Il in
,sn minutes.
The German military authorities have
arranged with the Austrian War Depart
nent "a carry out in May a series Of
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