The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-27
NEWEST NOTES
Ii OF SCIENCE

and half million acres Of unproduc
tive land.
| A motor driven machine has beer
invented that polishes a cuspiior in
half a minute.
A woman is the patentee of a CLIP
to fasten a rubber stamp to any pen.
Gil or penholder.
A French inventors collapsible
boat can be folded and carried with
in an ordinary suit case.
Although the eggs of various spe.
cies of birds differ in shape the
yolks always are spherical.
Pines are believed to live the long.
est of all trees, some having attain.
ed more than 700 years.
Norway mas 144 tree planting so:i.
cites which since 1900 have SGT out
more than 2G,OOO,OOO trees.
1t Is estimated that if the oceans
evaporated they would yield about
100000 cubic miles Of salt.
A gridde hinged in the center has
been invented that may be turned
over to bake cake on both sides.
Under normal conditions the in.
dustries Of Germany consume about
1,OOO,0OO,O0O pounds Of cotton year.
For heating soldering irons there
has been patented bracelet to hold
them in the flame Of a gasoline torch
Tests have shown that properly fl
tered oil may be used indefinitely
without losing its lubricating quail.
ties.
Two Swiss surgeons have invented
an easily used drug which stops the
flow of blood from wounds almost in
stantly.
An effective electric fan that is
small enough to be carried in peck
ct or hand bag is operated Dy dry
battery,
Mush of the exterior Of new gas
range is enameled in white so that
It can be kept in a more sanitary con-
dition.,
Aided by the home government, sat
isfactory progress is being made in
the cultivation of cotton IN German
East Africa.
A new saucer for iced drink tum-
blers is fitted with ridges to hold a
tumbler out of the liquid which ac-
cumulates in it.
A lunch pail with lamp in the
bottom by which the contents can
be heated has been patented by
Pennsylvania inventor.
In South African mine 100 horse
power Is developed from the fall of
water piped into the workings for
various purposes.
A system has been developed
whereby wireless messages may be
received in safety at all times even
during thunder storms.
An Indiana inventors life preserv
er consists Of two spherical bags to
be inflated and fastened to person
with belt.
A hydraulic brake for automobiles
that has been invented in England
operates on all four wheels Of car
at the same time.
BY turning the shade on new cleo
trio light fixtures four degrees OF IL
Elimination can be obtained or 1t can
be extinguished.
To keep the base lines Of ball
grounds dry when 1t rains Penn
sylvanian has patented canvass cov-
er, easily rolled for removal.
Explorations within recent years
have indicated that China mas coal
fields containing more fuel than all
the rest of the world combined.
A recently patented stairway for
reaching seldom used portions of
buildings folds into a ceiling and is
hidden by panel when not In use.
Unbeatable telephone mouthpiec.
es and receivers are being made OF
steel, around which the rubber insu'
lation is forced under high pressure.
In a British arsenal there has been
installed a scale that will weigh guns
up to 100 tons with a possible error
of less than seven pounds.
A novel electrical window ventila-
tor can be used to either heat or
cool the air Of room by inserting
a heating element or block Of Ice.
A new safety razor shaving outfit,
including soap and brush, Is contain
ed in case less than half an inch
thick for carrying in the pocket.
Many Of the largest japanese war
ships have been equipped with wire
less telephones which operate sue
cessfully for distances up to 100
miles.
A woman Is the inventor of sim
spring for use as a curtain rod, with