The Washington times., 1919-09-07

lost their powers of masticati0n. Others
are rapacious. with powerful Jaws. Many
show wonderful contriTances Tor care Of
their young and many produce progeny IN
enormous numbers. The organic remains
on which the luminous forms feed are
oOzes consisting Of the shells and partially
decomposed remains of tiny organisms.
such as PTotozoa MoIlusea and plants
which dwell in the upper strata Of the
ocean. and the dead bodies Of which fan
as a Veritable rain 10 bottom
"An extensive oOze is that Of sea but
teriies. ranging seaward out to I50O
fathoms. Globeriaa (Protozoa) ooze is the
most extensive Of all types, covering vast
areas Of the Atlantic and Antarrtic ocean
floors. II has a vertical range Of 5000
feet. beginning 5000 feet on shore The
presence Of carbonic acid adds to the sol
vent power Of water, so that limy shells
are dissolved at the time or before they
reach the specified depth Below that
depth the door Of the Pacific and Indian
oceans are covered with Radiolarian oozes.
a type Of Protozoa which secrete CLASSY.
delicate skeletons Of silica. which while
fragile and readily broken. resist solu-
tion beyond the disappearing point OF
calcareous shells. DiatOm ooze is formed
OF the Siliceous shells Of minute plants.
''The ooze Of a single species Is esti-
mated to cover 100000 square miles Of
aoor Of the ocean, at and below 5000 feet
depths. There is a red clay Ooze cover
ing IS per cent. Of the ocean floor. Il is
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and other volcanic materials long sub
ieeted to the action Of sea water. In It
are found grains Of meteOric dust, ear
bones Of whales and the large teeth OF
huge sharks Although deposited in the
early Pleistoeene era, the teeth Of the
gigantic shark Carcharodon will not dis
solve As many as 1,50O Of them have
come up in a single dredge haul Ooze
deposits average foot in depth on which
luminous creatures feed1 in turn to be de-
youred by the predaceous, aggressive,
carniVorOus types
The war developed q non.infammabls gas
for use in aeronautics, but it did not last
long enough to bring the much needed
cold light. The electric, gas, oil and other
lights used are all inflammable and cause
annually enormous losses by fires and con-
fagrations the world over. Suppose Mrs.
OTeary had MIXED her COW in Chicago By
aid Of a lantern invested with cold lightR
When bossy kicked over her lantern near.
Iy so years ago. her little barn and the big
city would have been spared Of flames.
Cold light might have left Chicago un-
changed, skyseraperless, muddy streeted,
and with sidewalks to-day as then Of the
step-up, step-down order-that is to say.
sections with boards up in the air on
stilts and sections fat on the mud. The
most dangerous things we have in our
homes, streets and Office buildings are
the electric lighting wires, which, because
perfect insulation Is unknown, are con
tinually destroying structures by FIRE, and
when broken along the streets by storms
kill pedestrians and domestic
animals by shocks received through con-
tact with the broken ends.
The answer to the dangers Of modern
lighting is the production Of this cold light
In ample and cheap quantities. Once per
fected, cold light can be carried in the
pockets, can dfffuse an ample glow IN the
streets and buildings, and perfect the new
commercial diving submarines which are
expected to salvage the wealth on the
floor Of the ocean.