Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-13

given, waiting not to unload anything.
or for the driver TO get on the wagon.
he stArts on a run towards the ~.
gine house. He frequently looks back
for the driver, and will slow up for him
to get in and take the reins. because
as Clark says, he doesn't know where
the fire is. or how far the truck hauled
by the firemen has gone from the en-
gine house. Clark likes animals. He
didn't tell this, but many of 10 have
seen the performance. He has a big
collie shepherd who enjoys riding in
the front seat OF the bus. Sometimes
there isn't room on that front seat for
the travelling mems grips, for the collie,
and for Clark. On such occasions Clark
always let's the collie retain his COM
Portable seat while Clark stands on
the pole between the horses. You see
the dog couldn't stand there and keep
his balance, Clark can.
Recently the writer met lady whose
grandson had golf ball explode in his
hand. with the result of number of
weeks for the boy in a hospital and a
doctors bill for attendance. The uni
versal use OF golf balls and the custom
of allowing the boys to have what
they find of lost balls and also their
common use by children make the
following clipping interesting:
The Lancet u.ondon, July 1S), in an
article on this subject. notes that there
may exist in golf ball "all the poten-
tialities OF bomb IL it Is not care
fully handled. 1t goes on:
Some experiments which we have
made with such ball show that tho
pressure exists only so long as the
liquid core is held tight in the grip OF
its tense rubber binding. At this stage
il the liquid core Is pricked by sharp
instrument the contents are elected
with great force. II. however. the elias
tic binding is gradually released or un-
wound the liquid core. we find, 10 dis
closed at its full size. having had its
pressure gradually relaxed. and the lit
tie bag OF liquid is then practically In
capable OF discharging its contents.
The bag of fluid, in our examinations
OF balls of similar make TO the one,
with which the accident occurred, con
sists of little rubber bottle or flask
containing semi fluid mass OF soft
soap or potash soap. The rubber bottle
is closed az its neck by means of tight
ly bound string. Leakage Is POSSIBLE
at this point so that the contents
may be discharged without the inter-
vention OF a sharp instrument. The
potash soap we examined was very
strongly alkaline. and no doubt would
act as corrosive In much the same
way as free caustic alkali. Most peo
pie are aware OF the exquisite pain
which even soap made for toilet pur-
poses gives when inadvertently the
lather gets into the eye. When this
happens with a strong. coarse. alkaline
potash soap used for common securing
purposes il may easily be imagfn ed
how intensified the sc.:c.. an be. But
in the instance quoted the potash soap
was also a pro3ectile which came into
contact with the sensitive tissue of the
eve with great force. We think that
makers OF such balls should issue a
caution in regard to the dangers OF the
LIQUID core existing under the great
pressure OF the tight rubber folds. For
the sake Of children VINO may get pos
session Of old golf balls we think that
4, should be widely known that TO ex-
pertinent with the structure of certain
varieties Is attended with grave risks"
The writer does not assume this ar
ticle will lessen golf playing any more
than the numerous automobile acct
dents reduce the state number below
the 100 900 licence mark.
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