The broad ax., 1921-03-05


supposed to assume dimensions whose
relation to the recognized dimensions
OF length, breadth and thickness Is an-
alogOus TO that borne by any Of these
to the other two FOur-dimenSiOnal
space may be regarded as a hypo-
thetlcal conception TO explain eQua-
tons Of the fourth degree IN analytical
geometry or as an entity beyond the
limitations Of an ordinary existence.
Around the Click.
Yes boys" continued the steepla
Jack, who was telling true" and
thrilling stories. yes, was working
q clock tower one afternoon about II
minutes to six. when I slipped. slid
down the roof and caught on the
long hand Of the clock. There I
dangled while the town folks collected
below. So ] yells to 'em. Say you
folks, go home to your suppers. it'n
be close to half an hour before ]
drop"
Not Edible.
Little Virginia adOres her cousin
Kate. but as she Is only four, and
has q limited vocabulary as well a.
an original one, she calls her Cousin
Cake" One day a friend insisted on
her repeating the name several times.
until Virginia realized something was
not just right. wbereupOn she an
nOunced. Her name Is Cake, but We
don't eat her. cause k,-F IKE We"
Word Of Norman Origin.
Our word helmet Il really the q.
minutiVe form Of the old Norman
-healme" and means q little helm.
The tendency Of the French language
was to drop the -" and to substitute
q long 20" sound and 30 We got
heaume The heaumers or healmefs
Of medieval England we're makers Of
helmets and the word has come down
- ~ a. the surname Homer.
Wires Foretell Weather.
The varying hummIng Of telegraph
wires IL claimed TO give experienced
observers q clue to the weather a to
Is that high shrflI notes are followed
By heavy falls Of rain or snow Of short
duration. and deep humming tones, By
brief light raInfaIls. while buzzIng
tones preeede Q change in the weather.
WORDS Meaning Changed.
Going downstairs etymOlogicaI1y
means ascending. The Saxon "dun"
meant an upland or hill, and ~a-dunS
meant q descent But In the course
OF time the proposition was omitted
and the word dun" came to mean
down.
Capacity for Service.
Capacity for service creates oppor-
tunities and mpltiplies offers Of posi-
lions II out Of q job. increase your
for service instead Of hunt
ingla Job, and then the Job win hunt
you. This IL true In both the nate
rial snd spiritual realm.-Tha Chris.
tiaD Index
Fellow vISItors.
Passing through a pOVerty-strieken
district and noticing the large number
Of children playing about, the thought
70 US that the stork and the
wolf have about the same calling list.
Boston Transcript.
Progress IN Wrong Direction.
ind Tunkins says II be had his life
to live over he'd probably make the
same mistakes, only OWN to improved
modern facilities he'd mebbe make
EN- faster and more numerous
Freedom
Freedom Il the word that Is many
Iided There are those who boast Of
freedom Of conscience who seem to
Interpret Il simply as with that Of
1ther people There are those who
Ieem to fancy that their rights as cit
zens entitIe them 70 unQuestioned
tramplIng upon rights Of anybody elsa
Who chances % stand % their way
Montreal Herald
First Studies % ths human 5ody.
Early studies 10 human anatomy
Eere conducted under many dIf1cub
lea Aristotle was amOng the drss
o study the human body. about $50
; q Through al the years there
7as objection to dissection OF bodies
0 verify facts. and when Titan de-
dned ard had completed the 6rse
anatomical plates they we're destroyed
. VesalIus about 1888
Dirt obSeurss Light % Lamp.
When TIE lamps become old ana
nore or less dirty between cleaning
'eri0ds the emitted light fails OF about
5 per cent. according to the Electrical
World Consequently. Tor Z desired
oot-eandIe Illumination. ne rating q Z
b lamps must Be shout So per cent
igher than that found necessary nom
le calculations based On TIE elncIencg
new, clean Iamus