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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
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QUO SO d rivan de es.a expedition al
Polo. qrsSara pslmaiiamsnte dcrostra
d. II ut lidad psactiSs Ia aviac,on
tpces ars aspectcs. FL secreta-io
Demby CT s.. infoTme dice 10 sisuiente
este respscto: Ell va:or de una ex-
pedicica como la que ahora proyecta
a Dspsrtamento de Marina ticne tres
fasss prilcipales: exploration. inves-
ii aci6n cientifca Y tra=ado de rutas."
Ea los circu-tos cientifcos y geogra-
ficcs del pals reina gran entusiasmo
por conocer vs. Ell resultaao de csta ex-
redic.o on Y la atenci0n Sc ccncentra es-
psaici6n ' la atenci6n 50 ccncentra es-
rec.a ments en sster 81 en- realidad hay
un continents nncvo en- esa enorme ex-
tens on de territcrio re abraZa 1,o0O,-
600 Ge millss crsdra'das y ore jamas
ha cido cxplorado.
Gsti o es que Ia irregularidad de las
.rsreas ha sido ura de las razones en-
Ia que les sabios Sc han basado para
rrsdecir que es muy possible la ezisten-
cia de IN territorio enorme en- las in
indebtedness del circulo polar. Todos los
marinos saben que en- las regiones arti
cas- q AriO Y reapjo expsrimenta un
rstraao hasta de tyes horas en- algunos
parajes.
No hay duda an eel mundp entero
asparsa CON intere el comienzb dc es-
IA arriesgsda emprssa y seguira aten-
tamsnts su proceso tcmanqO npta ds
los npsyos desegbrimrientos qre Sc ha-
gan les 'elales en- ultimo terminO son
en- bisn de la humanidad y del prOsreso
universal. 49,,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
LO QUE NECESITAh
LOS NERVIOS

Por regla general, cuando nuestros
Sistema nervioSo esta en- perfecto es-
tado no lie damos importancia alguna,
mas al ocurrir algo anormal en- eI
mismo, Ia naturaleza tiene una pc.
culiar manera de llamarnos Ia aten.
ci6n por medic de algo que no pode.
mos dejar de observaI, el dolor.
Pruebe de llegar IN nervio dolori.
do sin medicina de ninguna clase y
no podra menos de confrontar un
hecho conocido por todo medIco, el
cuaI Sc define fasi: IL tnico modO
de llegar a los nervios es pof medic
de In Sangre.
listed We ahora porque las Pildoras
RosadaS lel DIR. Williams, ell gran
tonico para Ia Sangre, son tambien
un gran vigorizador de los nervioS.
Frecuentemente In causa de Ia infla-
macicn de uu ncryio cs, debido a que
la sangre no Ic da los sufcielteS Gle
mentos nutritiyoS que requiere. Las
Pildoras Rosadas del DIR. Williams re-
constituyen la sa9gre, los nervioS son
vigorizadoS, Ia inflammation pasa Y cl
doloT queda desvanecido. ConServan-
do la Sangrc Tola J pura con ei uSo de
las Pildoras Rosadas del DR.. Williams,
el peligro de desarregloS nerviosoS,
insomnia, indigestion. Y otroS des6r-
denes causados por nervioS faltoS de
nutrici0n, deSaparace totalmente.
FL uSo de las PildoraS Rosadas del
DIR. Williams para los nifioS, arroia
todo tenor de bale de S. Vito.
Estas pfldoras Sc yenden en- esia
ciudad en- toaas las buenaS boticaS
del mundo. Exija siempre laslegiti-
mas, las del paquete rosado con IN II
grande ed caracteres de relieve.
Hay puhlicado un librito intitulado
'Desarreglos EervioSos," eiemplar
del mismo le Sera remitido bajo So
brc cerrado V completamente libre
de todo gasto para usted, 81 10 Solicita
a la DIR. Williams Medicine Co,
Schenectady, n. Y, L. L. de A.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
FL VOTO FEMENTNO

el deseo de que Ia mujer sc conforme
cen depender del hombre Y pida su
protection cuando la necesite.
Ell ARGUEfENTo DE LA MAscU-
IlNIZACIcN: Dicen los antifeministas
LA mujer que quiere igualarse en- de-
rechos al hombre, tiende llegar la
masculinizaoioa.
REfUTACIoN:-No Eace algln
tempo cue tive Ia fortuna de conocer
en- eayey a una seforita de Caguas;
bella. como nuestro cielo tropical, muy
amable 'muy political Sus ojos
Pzules suS mejillas de color de rosa.
rue hacisn re ordsr el libro "Azul"
de F1b6l Dario, y principalmente
aQue'la p&gina en- la qae el poeta nos
habia dc una ninfa, Ia cu@, centre la
in1uistud de los cisnes espantados.
hundia su carle dc rosa ell el aqua
cristalina de un estanque - Esta da-
ma cagucna nos hablo largamente de
politica, mientras ella hablaba, yo
refexionaba adver.ia satisfecho que
IA rolitica no lie hacia perder en- 10 mas
minimo s, csp.rituahdad. que, por ell
contrario. IA politica sc afeminizaba
en- sus lab.cs sonrientes. Charlaba de
politica cor. tanta gracia. como 81 es-
tuviese hablandpnos de musica. de flo-
res de cintas. Tiene raz6n Marden.
"a Ia politica lie fata el elsmento es-
piritual. la mujer''
La escritora espanoia, dona concep-
cion Jimeno de Flaquer, refuta ell ar
gumento de la msscn- inizacion EN- estos
ttrm nos: NO temais que Sc convier-
ia Ia muier Ell mar,macho, en- ser hi
brido: "ells t.cne cl quito de su be-
lleza -
Ell ARGUMENTo DE LA Pull
CEITUD:-Dicel los antifeministas:
"Ia mujcr TO dcbe manchar el manto
puris'mo de vestal cue la envuelye en-
los lodos psstilentes de la politica. :"
REFUTACIoN:-AfEmGr que In po-
Utica es ura cienaga inmunda. es acep
tar one nosctros. los hombres. los que
hablalnos escribimos de politica. he
mos convertible "a c'encia de gobernar
los pueblos en- ell arte del insulto y la
difamaci6n: es dar por sentado que no
hemos sabido cHrlplir nuestra mission,
bueno seria que viniese la mujer en-
ayuda nuestrs. a hisienizar la char
ca). a embalsamsr ell ambiente. La po-
Utica es una ciencia tan purs como
cualquier otra ciencia. es un artc tan
hermoso. como la Literature. la Filo-
sofia.
FL hombre que no es pulcro v caba-
/ Hero en- politica. no 10 es tampoco. CO.
mo dice Ell editorialista de Ell NUN
DO. nj en- literotura. nj en- filosofia. nj
en RELIGION nj en- ningin campo de ac-
con. Eliminemcs esos hombres con
nuestra indiferencia y permitamos que
psnetre en- el campo de la Politica la
sacerdotisa r1oderna. Ia que gusrda en-
el hogar el fuego sagrado.
Ississ RODRIGUEZ.
Euavaniila .
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
FRoxEMos JuEGos EN- SAN JUAN

FL manager de 'os 'Ata.etics'', Sc
nor Grovas esta &ra:Aal0 de coIsc suir
al formidable ecJirs MAYAGUEz, pa
ra celebrar dos jueso' ol domingo &c.
rs una lastima aas el ad,ninistrado.
dc la ocho, no haya podido cOntratar a
la novsna de los seones otra vez.
In Ponce jugaras HUMACAo y
ALLENTOWN.
En- sstas jGescs los yankees esta-
ran mas practics1 al campo AL palo
han 6emostraac ..sIsl'' ducante ios
liltimcs jueqos CON Maysgbez.
Ell .'san Juan Ataistics csss In.
ciendo las diiigeaci,s por ccntrstas IN
short stop. 81 al tenn de "a lcsa eonsi-
gue llenar esta ro'ici6n con IN irsadsr
oficiente y de :a;tcl. aasuram5s para
dicho team buenos jueges 'arya vida.
: ~ L. Q.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
oBRERo FALLEcIDo

jose RIGS. trabajador de Ia South
Porto Rico Sugar Co. m!ertras trato
de pssar por ell lado de unos vagones
de cana que arrastraba ell "guinche'
recibio una fuer.e confusion en- el alb
eomen motivado por una cscapada del
cable de los vsgones.
Fue asistido en- el hospital de la COLI
paiiia. pero ell golpe revisti6 tan grave
caracter. que mrr.6 consecucncia dc
el, al dia siguientc.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
La sEcUNDA soLUcIoN

La segunda solucion cs propiamente
tai. puss consiste en- evadir el profile
ma, llsgando Seattle via Texas y cru-
zando las moatafias rocosas por el Sur.
dado que ia altrra ALI es meaor.
-Es evidsnte que en- estos largos vue-
les, la cantidad de gasohna que sc con
sumo es grande " clio aa.aralments
aligcrl de peso ala aerorGvc, la crai
On consecuencia comienza eleyarse a
slturss en- que la expansion del He.ium
pone nuevaments en- peliSro .ol dc
p6sitos.
Este problema &c di6 muc,4o que psn-
sar a los alemanes ing.eses. porquo
sus Wales Gran cortos, pero los peritos
nauticos de todas las naciones essan
est2disndo detspiaamente ia solpeion
de este caso.
Los aeronautas ingenierosS Samerica
nos intsntan obviar esta di9cu;tad re-
cupsrando el agla despres do Ia cont
brsti6n d. la gasolina. 10 eta! yendria
a reparar convenjentemneta 9! aeso
psrdiao va que al quemarss Ia gssOlina
Sc desprende el hidr6geno en- gran can
tidad y este facilmente Sc puede com
binar con el oxigeno del aiye rrcin-
ci6ndose aqua en- mayor peso y canti-
dad que la misnla gasolina usada.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
FUSCo EN La ACADIA DE
BARCELoNETA

Nos ccmunican del pueblo de Bar
colcE.ta que el 6is 13 del corrierte sc
inic.6 I'M frego e. un local de la casa
Acadia dopdo estaba recluido un loco
y que sracias Ia pronta Intervention
del piieilo y de Ia policia, soIamente
Sc Heso a qusmsr una puerta de aque-
ia casa.
Ssgun Investigation practicada, sc
debi6 e. origen del fueZo que el loco
rsgo fuego las mantas cue tsnia en-
sn crarto.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
TRoBLEMAs QUE Sc PREsENTAl


TRoBLEMAs QUE Sc PREsENTAN
varios impo-tantes problemss Sc pre-
sentan II Shenandoah antes de que lie
sea dado arr.bar la base q. separa en-
Nome.
Uno de clos y acaso el mas impor-
tante es la ssccasi6n del coloso a 5000
pies de sltnra en- s. camino Seat-e
Como es sabldo, el iaido emp.eadc en-
este vuelo sera He.ium. Ell cual posee
una eraa fuerEa expansive cuando Sc
coloca en- una atmosfera enrarecida.
Los depos .tos estalarian habrian que
abrir las valvulas y dejar escapar Ell
precioso huidO gre es tan costoso. La
so,uc.6n de este conaicto no es otra
per ahora 1us dsiar los depositos
dc Helirm parcia mente llenos en- for
ma tai que al expansionarse el gas no
hay pel:g o de exp osivcs es necesarlo
ell rso de valvulas> do sesuridad. Pero
nat Ira;mente surge La duda de como sc
cOmportara el dirigiblo sin estar sun
C c'euteinente innado.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16
NUEvos METopos



TOdo este naturalmente hs sidc iaea
do por los peri.os que estan deseosos
do revar cabo Ia expedition nS Sc
dan panto de reposo para deseubri:
metOdOs y procedimientos con que CO.
War c1antss difcpltades ruedan sar-
gir.
Aun1us en- las regiones polsres no
ncplan yiento5 impeutOscs en- Ia esta-
ci6n estival, sin embargo. en- ocasione,
Sc han registrsdo borrascas on las que
los scrometros han marcade 80 mi.las
por hora. furia cue pcdria poner en
pe.igro la seronaye.
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c. r. 4! A, t T ] Is
n e r RI a

Ia rlafsViIIa dc "a epoca--Io usan actusI.
Sserte miles De pacienies Los STUART'S
ADHESTF PLAPAO.PADS. obiuvieron Ia
med; la dc orc en- Roma Grand Prix en-
Paris. Pongase en- condolences. de desechsr
su antigua toiturs. Cese de empobrecer su
saiud con bandas de acero = Coma. Los
PLAPAO- PADS son tan suaves como el ter
,opeio, faeiles le poneEse, eues'an POGO No
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16

Debut del Cuadro c6mic3 olympia
Ramirez y la cinta "HGros del Arc
yo".
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PLATos DE LA CASA


spaghettis and Club Sandwich.
.-Diarios-
LUNES:-Cocido a la Espshola = Pa
vo al hcrno.
MARTES:-caldo canego y ALTON .
IN Paella.
MRRcoLEs:-Pastel6u de Polio ,
luches de Bacalao . Ia Es-
ps6olA
IUEvFs:- caldo Gancgo RaviohA.
VIERNRS: S:-Baoslao a la Vizcaina y
Cocido a Ia Espahola
SARADo:- Csl'o de Ternera Ia An
daipza Pernil de Cerdo nj
Eorno con Pure de FapSs
noAiINGo:-RAVIoLIs.
EOTA:- Cambiamos ell menu diar1e
con "a d.fereutes platos.
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IAIPERlAL:

Episode 5 dc ''El capisan Kid y
c; drs ma LA @r:ada M.nonaria"
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oLIMPo:

Noche de Moda. 'lEs cl MatsimOnlo
un FIacaso?"
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Trabajo premiado por el Ateneo
Portcrriqueno en- Certamen acor
dadS para celebrar el AZ aniver-
sario de su fundacion
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DOS EsrAcioNEs DE sErEN

Para obyisr en- 10 possible este incOl>
ventonte y haccr que 81 Shenandoah ter
ga refugiO, dos baQpes seraH eQpipa6os
con antenas de reten, upo ea Nome y
otro a1A SpItzhergen. a caalquiera Dc
'os cuales rodr.a iiesar J pouerse 2
cubierto.
FL mismo conde de Zeppelin eigi6 a
Sp tzbergen como un punto ideal ba
Sc de refugio para dirigibles en- case
de tormentas union de la comision
de cientfcos exploradcres que ie
acompafaron en- aquel viajs escogio
nm vale que esta perfectamente res
gusrdado en- todos los vientos.
El Departamento de Marina, desean-
do mantenerse en- communication direc-
ia con cl Shenandoah IA ordenado a
los ingenisros que dupliQuen ST pOder
de transmission y va Sc estAn hacienda
los necesar:os preparativos on este SEN
lido.
Los BENEFIcIos
DE LA HxPEDIcION
e.-x.
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VICTORY GARDEN:

La cinta luna Esposs Lcoi Y una
comedia Universal.
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ELALTO:

Tarde y noche; LA Sin Piedad',
drama.
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TRES BANDERAs:

La Esposa Fiel Y Leal" en 6 actos
y una com:ca.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-16

Damas gratis. El drama mo Me
olvides".
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(cOtinuaci6n de la pag. A.

decir. Ell viaje redondO en- aerOplano Sc
ria de S,12O millas.
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tie n { n trabillaa
hebillas o muelles.
Creeuos en- eB
antigua adagio:
'nunca tsma poner
sus articulos n
prueba", por tan
10, no envie. din
Gro - supplements
su nombre y d.
reccion - a Ia
PLAPAO q c o.,
Seis Stuart Blda
St. Louis, Mo-
os una prueba de
nor Stuart. aeerH
GRATW
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Guayanilla, P. R.
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POPULAR:

"ROmpiendO Barreras''
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LAS ANTnLAs:

mick Carter
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sELIoGRAPH:
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EoTA:z Cambiamos Ell menu diarie
con 2i d.ferentes pIatos.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
EVIL IN GIVING AID
General Booth Of Salvation Army sees Great Misfortune in tllc Aid- ing uf the unemployed.

London. Feb. 1.-Tn report on
 the social work of the Salvation Army, General Booth refers to the effects of the dole" on the unem- ployed.
 q am led sometimes" he says. 10 wonder whether what is called the dolc-the indisCfiminate distribution Of money for which m labor Is re- guired in return--fs not almost, if not quite. as great a misfortune as un- employment
 Speaking of the moral decline. the mischieyous influence oter all alike. which springs from the evil Of this thing. he added. Ter once at least we see how remedy may Dc far worse than a disease. The steady receipt O. money for uhich no equiv aient in Hork Is rendered. makes against everything that Is good in The receivers life. The innate ills of idleness are increased. That which is more or less material misfortune is turned into a moral disaster. ! 60 not hesitate 10 say that tens of of people in these islands have learned. or a reIearning at this very time. to lite without work and for the young people especially. this is most disastrous experience"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

dial Of Ahaz was mentioned in the | Bible when God promised the sick l Hezekiah to deliver his city out of
 the hands Of the king of Assyria. His torians have fixed this date as being
 about 713 E. C.
 Prom Greece the sun-dial made it's way to Rome, the first one being set
 ED in the temple or Quirinus Ro-
 man citizens. evidently suffered from that universal failing of orators, for in 6f E. c. Pompey the Great set up in the forum a valuable water-clock which he publicly announced was to limit the long-windedness of speakers.
 No one knows how old the sand. glass is. Ii may have been suggested by the water-clock and probably orig mated in one of the desert countries Egypt or Babylonia--where water vas al a premium. We cannot tell exactly Of what substances they were made, but they were shown on Greek sculpture before tho Christian era. The sand-gtass or water-glass has two uses all it's osn at the present time for boiling eggs. and in the English nouSe 0f commons 10 Iifne the Hfiis that ring to notify members that a division is at hand.
 'tWater-ciocks and sun-diaIs reach- ed high perfection and elaborateness during the ninth century. the master pieces exchanged by HaroHn al Ras- enid and Charlemagne being two of the most famous of history. The first portable astroiabe arrived from Ara hia about TOO A. D. and from that time clocks Of various kinds and cIasses made their appearance until Peter LiEhtfoot in 1895 made the earliest real clock worthy of our mod ern definition This old hand-maidsn Of Father Time still Is going in the Science Museum at South Kensing- ton.
 The wrist watch is usually consid- 1 cred a modern development Of the watch and clock industry. but Queen 1 Elizabeth wore the first one about the | same time she introduced silk stock i Ings.s
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
PIJIANS ESTABLISH A
 FIRE WALKING SHOW
Comncruialism Has Invaded Island of Hi and Shrewdness Seems to
 FflI Natives.
Fill Natives.

suva. Fiji Islands. Feb. 1.-Com- mercislism has invaded even this re- 4mote region. The natives at recent ceremonial not only set up booth for the sale of refreshments. but charged visitors three shillings each for the privilege Of watching the event
 The occasion was fire walking. f' and the shrewdness which has lately become a characteristic of the Fijians was evinced in that the tourists who came to view Inc event were permit ted to travel many miles to this is- land, and then climb q difficult hill nearly all the way 10 q natural am- phitheater before the demand for payment was made.
 The fire walking" itself Is an in- teresting ceremony performed by na- tives. Little is known in explanation of the fact that their feet apparently are impervious to great heat. So far ss observers have been able 10 asc,5r- tain. the performers walk barefoot and unharmed on stones which are virtually red hot, having been heated for hours in a fire pit Afterward leaves. brush and bits or wood are thrown over the rocks. the heat Of the latter being evidenced by the smoke or flame which Immediately bursts forth.
 The native version Of the origin of the ceremony is that in the distant past a Fiiian travelling In the bush met an elf. whom he suspected Of be- ing an evil spirit The native cap- tured this supernatural creature and him. To save himself fhe If offered as gift any power the native chose. The Fi5ian chose and
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
Berlin Doubts Its Blind,
 Testing Suspicious Ones

Berlin, Feb. Blind men have tecome so numerous in the streets that inc public has begun 10 doubt their affiiction and is putting them to test. Ore blind man" recently was nobbed in the vest end Of the city. The man was labelled with signs saving he was entirely blind as the result of war wounds" He had
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

collected marks with great success for many days before a doubting con- tributor suddenly shouted into inc mans ear that he was not blind and the man started after his accuser with q cane. wide-eyed and alert. Police men interfered and the imposter es- caped into a cigar store where he treated himself 10 an expensive cigar. But the indignant public pursued him. dragged him from the shop and gave him a sound beating while the policemen looked on.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

was granted the ability to handle or walk through fire unharmed. which power has descended 10 members Of his family even 10 fhis day.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
RennnraI,le CorLs

4 little giycerine rubbed oyer the surface will keep the corks from sticking in bottles of glue. cement and other sticky substances.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
CLOCKS EVOLUTION INTERESTING STORY Many Forms Of Time-Telling
 Devices Have Been Used

Washington. Feb. l. "A 2l-1our day, beginning at midnight, Is so uni- versally accepted by landsmen that the recent announcement that the system would be extended to ships, which now begin their day at noon. was surprising
 However. land time and ship time arc only two of a number of ways which men have marked the leeting moments. and various other ways sur tiTe even now" says bulletin from the Washington, D. C.. headquarters of the National Geographic society.
 Alfred the Great had wax candies, IZ inches high. marked in notches 10 tell off the four hours they burned He later covered them with thin white horn, lantern fashion, 10 pro- tect them from dra1s. but he was far behind his times in comparison with other portions of The world. and his timepiece was crude in the extreme compared with other inventions before 900 A. D.
 Ancient Sun DiaIs
 Primitive peoples before the dawn of history. fixed a pole or stick in the ground and drew a line about 1t rep resenting the course of the shadow it cast from sunrise 10 sunset. We may suppose that when Afr. Cave Man I sts rted out in the morning on a foraeins expedition. he led Mrs. Cave Man out and nofched the shadow line ] 10 show her when she could expect | him home. Some of his fellow nor taIs fn other parts Of the world in the I same stage of development made a
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
\ Time asinkcr,'

Some Of the Maiays even today use crude apparatus for measuring time which has probably been in vogue in the Far East for almost 5.06b years. It is called the water clock and is simply a small dish or round bowl with a small hole in the bottom. When this is placed in a tub Of water it gradually becomes full and sinks, which always happens in the same period of time. On the Ma lay junks 1t Is the customary thing to see a cocoanut shell floating in a bowl Of water 10 tell of the time away from the home port
 The ancient Egyptians knew the water-cIock too, and the British Mu- scum possesses one inscribed with the name Of Alexander the Great
 The Greeks claimed tFat the sum dial vas invented by a pupil of 7haies of Miletus. but the great suns
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

kind of hemp or grass rope which they dampened and knotted in regular spaces. When this was lighted, the slowly and regularly creeping spark told Of the flight Of time. Ii is said that these primitive time markers are used in parts of Chosen tkorea) to- day.
 Though some students believe that the early Japanese had no method of reckoning time. others claim that primitive Japanese and Chinese used almost the same thing as the rope, though their device more nearly re- sembled wick which had been so treated that 1t smouldered out the hours One Of these ancient wicks is now in q museum in Paris.
 Even before $500 B. (. the spark ling stars over eastern deserts had made astronomers of men who had begun 10 reckon time by the cycles Of the planets. No one knows when they first divided the time from sun to sun into 24 parts nor when the hours 2 ere first divided into minutes. but Ptoieny adopted the method in the second century and gave it to his world.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
AN EXCELLENT
 SELECTION
 FUR TRIMMED Coats s 9.e5

Coats of splendid deep pile fabrics-with big fur collars-and some with fur cuffs, in new side-tie or pleated back styles.
 The coats in this selec- tion are really beautiful for the money-big fluffy fur collars--rich stitching and tassel trimmings, bias bind ing, etc., all copies of coats far in excess of the very low price asked.
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New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
Novelty Sport Hose
 87c Pair

Checks, blocks, stripes and pIaids in novelty combinations, very desirable now for the wearer of sport oxfords. Regular SIPS pr,
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New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
9955c
Children's Panty Dresses 79c

Of Gingham and Chanbray, with bind ings, pockets and sleeves of contrasting nla- teral neatly made and attractively enbroid- cred with kiddy characters. Sizes to 6 years Regular value $1.25.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
32-inch
 Dress Ginghan1s 19c Yard

Beautiful n c W Spring patterns in D l a i d 8, checks, stripes and plain colors. Reg. 29c yd.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
Girls High Cut Tan Shoes
 $l.98 Pair

Regular s3.50 value, double solcs. waterproof with two buckles and straps at top. Sizes up to G.