Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-24
ny j. A. HUpANN.


Tho annual report of THO board or
regents OF the Smithsonian lnsi!tn-
ton showing the operations. eSpond!-
lures and condition OF the institution
for The year ending June 30. 1919. 10
just OF the press. While the 'nst;tu-
ton ms government foundation ~
unaSsuinine In the presentation ot Us
report, wu think The pubic sh"u!u
hc advised that the book, so eHsi'S
prccurabir, IS TO be h!Ehly COM
Incndcd. Tho Sni;hSonian nNiilu-
tien, an AGENCY For Tho i",f'ASr
and Diffusion Of Enowlgdgc Among
Men" In !ts latest outline OF the prog
ress OF science meets tn" vN.",ilhS
demands ot rs purpose Sqhafr.I.
Ihe new volume : prctaccd by the
usual bureau and departmental re-
ports OF more or less general. or u
Special Interests but the articles I'M
der the general q l"DiIN are Such as
will attract Wild spread interest
There are special studies 81 tn" lrvp-
lem OF radioactive lead H.rdsors &c.
geatracS, sun worship, celebration or
Nsh.s. twentieth century physics e.
fec-s OF high pressuT; IN ne pEopeT-
environment and evolution, pui.ubot-
any, cavc-dGposits. reptile reconStruc-
ton, mineral supplies, military iueGi-
c:Nc, TCtDnisiu, h4ium, Tomatoes.
insect evolution ana The psychic life
OF insects, SDhHgguln moss wind
power. league OF i!ouuojS, history In
tools, foot-1ioW agriculture, and an
account AZ the ris" OF navigation: be
.GCS gNly written tributes 20 Sir
.nseph Hooker. the great naturalist;
3nd the pioneer ~ practical aviation
-Ianeict The reviews and special
articles We're prepared by men fore
lnost IN their respective fields.
Here iS "A vast store Or: broadening
information fcr all attracted by scien-
tlhC progress The book VIII Hc q
surprise. Tho discoveries set forth
are i'm many instances surprising:
VINO would think that tho outside Of
stcci cylinder subjected 20 nigh
inter nal PRESSURE VIII break before
Yet pr = W Br.apman, in the ar
,!Clc on the rrupcrtics OF matter when
under high pressure. tells us: In the
preliminary work oa stool cylinders
many cylinders were broken. This
sNys opportunity for interesting OBJ
70 - oNprotci according 70 ordinary
theories Wore noted The FRS: was
tho enormous au'ouu; o. stretch that
me Sie.- A. The iuncr LAYER OF .
luse- The second observation
Vas that n al The cylinders tested
tiis break started "a the outside
whcre The stress ard the strain are
both least this was observed I'm an
a. s'es's used. There Is reason TO
believe. however. that v.ry brittle
s,uhstance Ike glass would break at
IHe inside. IS pred Icted bY the ordin-
ary theory the fac; seems to ne that
II a substance j. Brittle i Will break
- ne inside first. nU; that IL L IS
3: AL 7isstic Z viii break al the OUT
sto@ FIST, The crack travelling into
W. iaS!ge.' White Phosphorus II
AM black 7hcS uhorus were dlscoy-
cru ~ high pressure methods
Ara Nj James Ca-l!i. as;oniShes
rs when he says - his article on
:" Ind Power: "Buc the most po.ar.
caG-r OF the GeCay WAS growing
pr renee on the part az The pUhlt..
tcr whit" l1a: made ar blended
EoG- TINS u was which finally gave
an oTerE Aei2LnE advantage 10 II.
Si'2c, mills situated near tHe ports
o. entry tor so-elcn grain"
E7s problem OF -aiIo-act!re lead
= one which rtcs,rt.y has como into
rrt 'u;neac. Tae oao-e w. Richards
Of Harvard, ~ spe-t ny 81 Il. saws /.
ne al peculiar and extraordinary
tEtaT-S'. because Il involves 4, -aaS
~. .ialnl ana sa.arE nent % many
rF.ia-r f-nly hNe-i ideas COME Gin.
t+H Dne'rseas am,a'S and thas ,u.-
'HH. ions o. w'l as -al aatlr,
IN .sspse. ra..s-ac.ivs i.ad is
---- -'- - &-llE,n IN ms
l'eE:lse 81 Iryertl.t. C,a,r-v pm
Sic would have Us Know tnat -s,.a..- IA
tbF some JcR-s past has aGH.-.1
such exact methods o.: .nylstsc.tfo,
81 '1tG-7I DAerOrsr-It tN.- nov, ffs