Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-20


To check the spread of malaria the |
Brazilian government has established . |
sanitary and prophylactic service.
A novel wrist purse is made Of soft |
rubber with slit across the top |
through which coins are inserted or !
removed.
United States Bureau Of Standards
tests have shown that concrete made
with coarse gravel wristbands heat with |
less danger of disintegration It pro-
tected by a coating of cement IN inch
thick reinforced with wire mesh.
The Ecladorian congress has pro-
vided for the establishment Of aviation
schools at Guayaquil and Quito.
An Alabama woman is the inventor
Of utensile that splits the grains on
an ear OF corn and presses out the
edible part, leaving only the hulls at
tached to the cob.
France has begun the erection Of
what will be the worlds greatest
radio station, capable of transmitting
$4,000 words an hour and receiving
and deciphering 10000.
A new headlight throws its rays up
ward when a locomotive stops and In
clines them in the direction it Is run.
ming when it begins to move, being
operated by 4 wind vane.
A species Of the genista plant,
growing prolifically In italy, has been
found to yield q fibre stronger than
hemp and almost Al fine as flax for
cordage and textiles
For splitting logs an Oregon man
has invented a gun which can De
screwed into a log to discharge blast
| ing powder when a lanyard pulls
hammar against a percussion cap.
Though opossums have become a
pest In some rections OF New Zealand
! the government will encourage their
| increase in all forest districts because
| of the value Of their fur.
! An automatic device has been in
| vented to shut off the flow of gas in
any room in a building in which fire
occurs and thus help prevent the
flames being spread.
| The change to electric power OF the
worlds most northern railroad, which
is in Sweden, increased train capacity
40 per cent and speed 90 per cent in
year.
A camping table complete with
drawer and tray can be folded to form
box in which dishes and cooking i'm
plements can be carried on an auto
mobile running board.
Steam generated in German invent
or's laundry machine passes upward
through garments to cleanse them and
then boils clean water in still higher
compartment.
By giving the porcelain portion a
grooved instead of smooth surface an
inventor claims to have brought out a
spark plug that is proof against short
circuiting.
/ In the first year of its existence Eng
lands new forestry commission planted
1900 acres of land and acquired 5000
ton.
Because some states object to tract
ors being run over improved roads q
Californian has designed a low trailer
on which they can be loaded and hauled
by motor trucks.
For flying in high attitudes French
man has designed an airplane in which
the occupants are enclosed in a sealed
room, where air is maintained at sea
level pressure.
An Oklahoman is the inventor OF a
semi circular desk for book keepers to
enable them to spread all their books
out at once and reach any one by turn
ing in a swivel chair
An italian inventors motor pillow OPP
crates from one to six plows, has four
motor driven wheels and frame NOV
able in all directions and can climb
banks and cross bitches.
A new type Of storage tank for Hq-
uids is made Of pressed steel plates,
easily combined in any size or form
!: desired and made water tight by lead
strips between the plates.
Plans are being made in England e
obtain power BY Harvesting the tides
. of the mouth Of the Severn river. where
, they range from a minimum Of 20 feet
to a maximum of 50 feet.
The New South Wales government
. has increased its reward offered te
, stimulate petroleum production te
! about 5000 for the first producer oi
J 100000 gallons from native sources.
Three tools for cleaning smokers
8 pipes are hinged together in such a way
, that they can be folded and inclosed
( in a tubular case. which can be used to
press londs Of tobacco into n pipe.
Germany's sugar beet production last
year averaged only 10 metric tons pc,
{ hectare, the lowest average for several
! years, and the total output decreased
: more than 10000 tons from the pre-
/. vious year.
An Ohio scientist who has invented
! apparatus that projects the sound
waves on a screen. where they can be
I accurately measured. estlmates that tne
= human voice has about one two-hun-
dredths of horsepower.
r Australia is about to exploit vast
, deposits of matted seaweed suitable for
Z insulating material for steam pipes and
3 refrigerating plants. of which 1t is be-
4 lieved 100000 tons, dry weight, car
be obtained.
A recently patented swing for youns
children terminates in a fabric pocket
, with holes through which cNlds legs
;, are thrust to permit it to kick the de-
: vice about or walk as far as the ropes
! Of the swing allow.