Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-20

SCIENTIFIC FACTS
tScirHfiiic iH",irrn.I

the I ri 80 lat Julv. The radio.elr-
graphic stations ~ l;prkum. llelieolahd.
NnI,ldrirh. tuNiaNcn. Bulk. SMinrmun-
and Danzig are rcgularl, supplied lr
the nrni>che al Hamburg.
with Geographic iniurms I on enabling
them 10 advise vessels "a sea on request
of the current baroinctic eou.litinns over
Europe AMI The Winds likely 10 prevail
over the North Sea and the Western
Baltic or the Eastern Baltic. according
20 which Of these regions In specified ia
the inquiry.
The ".Aquitania's" Eng nes.-The new
tnnard liner "Agnitlnia," which L. ,Iur
in this port early in the coming year.
will possess the largest turbine engines
ever bnilt. They will weigh l.i00 tons.
aud they VIII coHia n over 0On ,Do
blades warning from ! II to ~ inches in
length. The engines will contain high
Intermediate. and low pressure turb mes.
and will hc marked by other improve
mrntS suggested bv the extensive expert
cncc gained bv this company with the
i~urhinclriven 'CIrmania." "Lu>itania"
aud "Maurciania"
Small navy wards should be- abolished
We are glad 10 note that the present
Secretary ~ the NAVY has stated that
IL viii be- his policy Ia reduce exIendi
lures ashore aud use the money - saved
Tor increasing the navy afloat. Rear Ad-
miral Waiuwr cht who j. a strong al
vucale Of building four ba,ilc>hip. this
wear. states that. IL the government
would see fit IA do away with the small
navy wards and increase the capacity
~ The larger ones. much IL the annual
expenditure could lr used in other III
rcciion>. In uo Il reciion could the mon
IN - saved hc used 10 better advantage
than increasing the appropriations for
new ships
Magic Wand -, curious magic wand
has been dc,clor.d ~ France. II j. work
III bV the act on oi u concealed magnet.
~ thar a mouse or other small animal
appears Ia run up and hown the wand
in a mysterious WAY. The wand j. "a
square tub~ of light wuul rovrrrl with
,ilk. aud the animal j. nt cclluloid and
has u small piece "f ron on the bottom.
Inside the rcd y 4 small heal weight on
- endless cord and when the wand is
turned mp. the weight falls gradually
t'H'i ~ hi'h - i'h h'F'
fixed nn The cord and inst below the
surface. when The rod j. inc,iucd. the
rat thus climbs M - The top. AMI this
can be repeated 80 often a. one may wish
~iifrhnaiS and Davis. The lnlerna-
iinnal Committee sitting ~ London has
recommended that iitchuatS br pro, died.
Tor ~ on board. II this recommendations
~ widely actrpird. We hope that III"
future type If lifcbort aud davit will be
modified 10 meet mo.lcrn condii ons Both
the lifchoat AMI the handling gear
should he greatly increased in size. -
consolation aud speed If %coa'rol The
lifrhnai - ihai type used OH the Titan
w" WAS v"flllN oui ~ date. THIRTY ton
melnr- proprllc,i boats. capable of accom-
ndlting % ncnl,lr and hlplled b. pow
crful electrically nnrrric,l davit>. should
constitute IN, cquipmcnt 90 the large
passenger steamer 81 he present dav
E~lcc'r;crli. Operated Moving Tar
gets. Moving targets are used in Ger
MANY which are mounted on tracks AMI
drawn along the ground ~ the use ~
electrically worked cables aud drums.
- a. 10 approach rcrl conditions. IN
the electric plant j. 4 large meter div.
me y number of drums one for each
cable aud is target. the snce,l v~aryin:
~ desired SilhourttcS rc~nIr>cnting ~
fantrv are drawn along ~ frst SLOWLY
ana when fired al they run nj n rapid
rate till they reach the tirst trench.
sioppins and lowering automatically 81
aS Ia show ONLY the heal. Other man
cnvcr> for infantr, or cavalry rln IT,
carried on; and he electric method al
lows q good control - operations.
Surmoring Police ~ train wireless -
The wireless equipment how used on
the ~Inrkawanna trains has proved very
ecr,iccahl" "n 4 number of occasions.
Recently when m engine broke down a
nrw engine was >nmmane,l IN wireless
communication and much time Was sawed
only the o'her dav he new means Of
communication was Cmnloveh to summon
i've ~ the road detective. in order 10
arrest suspended crooks who were
fnuni riding lri wecn The baggage err
and The tender. The detectives were on
bend when the train pul'cl into Re
mint mani nlac.,i the men under AZ
ret. Va doubt wireless rnrrmrn .fim
d. vt"l stations '.ld moving trains
all ,rascv useful ~ \ Thousand and one
nn.Xlt rtcn situations.
\or magnetic rails ard trac, >iCnql-
ior ,ctnrling a. our runtcmnorirv
The Engineer. III order ~ acsnnindare
ihr Increasing use of track All signaling
%circritS on railways with the nece>~iIv
for handir. ioint~ paints and CROSSINGS
and >enaraiing rail sections 10 form The
.1.xsral .l,.trs. trut- "a L. up.rn-a.l
hv Il German engineer y" u>c nan far"
motto s4fls The nnu. mn 4unaf H.. tF-n.L r4tts