The Washington times., 1923-09-07

to Do, in Earthquakes.
Anearthouake CAN happen anywhere. There little
one in New York thirty odd years Luckily it was
little Somewhere earth quakes every day-insuments
record it.
Cities built on rocks as New City rule safer
than others.
The safest regions from earthquakes according the
perts are up the North Pole which seems waste OF
safety since nobody up except few Esqunaux
Polar and waruses earthquakes wouldn't hurt
anyhow No houses to fall down. nothing to
burn -,
An earthquake when it be compared with
man Juggling carpet the floor When the pulling goes
beyond certain strain the carpet gives Slides and every
The earth according the latest scientific theory has
very hard inside core, due to heavy pressure.
The outside covering earth carpet on which
live much lighter and supposed to slide around the
earth very slowly and mperceptby somewhat see
the skin Of animal slide, when it moves to shake of fly
Scientists believe and you will lsten they prove it.
that surface HAS shifted that the shore Of South
America once touched the of Africa They viii show
You how the shores would fit together you
two continents across the ocean and made them meet
They compare this movement Of the earhs
the royent of cake Of butter on top Of table
Move the table little and the butter viii move much more
because it ID lighter and slides.
The movement of the ears crust Is not regular Il de-
ponds on strain gives there the earthquake
Sometimes it is motion sidewse sometimes 1t motion up
and down.
The up and down motion and the sidewise motion ALSO to
lesser extent the tidal wavessoetimes more deadly
than the earthquake :,
understand tidal wave imagine babys BATH rubber
Put your hand under the rubber tub, the bottom
violently upward and you viii spill the bath Your hand
the earthquake, the spillng water il the tidal wave
Scientists can foreteu earthquake exactly to
It isn't like predicting the return Of comet which
they * hundred years or more ahead almost to tho very
ha1E ~ni minute
10 any case predicting earthquakes wouldn't good
nedatey Of the city away dangerous walls to
the open fields wouldn't be convenient for five six
million people to move out Of New York. or lesser numbers
move out Of other cities
people win probably go on taking their chances
HOPE when the next volcanic eruption comes they viii have
time to move away.
you happen to be in an earthquake even little ons you
win know There nothing else like it. Il is like what
isn't gold It's pyritss But It Is gold you won't THINK
anything at all; you win KNOW that It is gold
So with earthquake You don't think anything about it,
you will know it.
of DOORS away any walls high enough fall on
you the safe place and usually very safe place. in earth
Occasionally in an earthquake cracks have opened ia the
ground big enough for and animals to fall In But that
happens rarely Don't be afraid of earthquake cracks yawn
The Roman story about the ground opening and young
hare jumping city wrath the gods
after which the opening closed is pretty but 1t isn't
probably true
possible to build buildings perfectly safe in earth
quae and such buildings the Japanese used have in their
bamboo and paper houses much like bird cages with gas
At this moment L. J. Horowitz who has established in
certain colleges chairs for the teaching Of construction
working the problem Of absolutely earhquakeproof
srucon he proposes to produce building in which, earth
quake earthquake you sleep peacefully and safely
as bird in rattan nothing to break fall down fall
The important thing earthquakes all other troubles
Is to KEEP YOUR HEAD not to become ncstricken. In
side Of steel building there is safety except from falling
plaster 1t dangerous to be outside the building
NEAR to It, than inside The stone the outside may
fall you
II you think you earthquake walk out quietly get
into park you big that surrounding
buildings cannot drop their stones cornces your head
Then SIT down and indulge in appropriate meditation on
he's brevty and mans ittleness.
Don't 60 back until you quite the earthquake
And, above all, don't worry about earthquakes.
We have enough things to worry about that HELP
by worrying and planning and working
Things beyond control earthquakes, tidal waves light
ming and DEATH we might well salute respectfully saying