Evening star., 1925-02-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

cat, felis domesticus, there possibili'
| ties being due to the prodigious
quantities of ozone brought in on the
animals fur after a night spent In
the great outdoors
Ozone was what the doctor smelled
| on Radio that eventful morning. che
| professor. in earlier days, had arti-
hcially created ozone, with Its Pc
culiar odor. tomewhat resembling 6
weak chlorine, and he had never for
gotten the smell.
, ory than odors, so it was no wonder
| that DR.. Electron almost instantly
recognized the faint smell clinging
| to the fur of his cat. That Is the
difference between scientists and
| ordinary folks
The night had been unusually cold
Radio had been out all night, and
his dry fur, highly charged with
electricity, had converted some Of the
| oxygen in the air into ozone, quaint.
| ties Of which clung to it's body, and
were released on his coming into
, the warm house
Cats have been doing this for thou
sands OF years. but nobody recog-
nized it until DR.. Electron did, ant
| to him goes all the credit for the dis
covery. Like Columbus egg, tn,
| thing is absurdly simple-once yol
know about it,
An ozoniZer, according to the die
| tionary, Is "one that ozoniZes, espe
! cially, an apparatus for converting
| oxygen into ozone. usually by pass
ing silent electric discharg,
| through a current of air"
| The cat precisely fulfills these con
| ditions. as Dr. Electron pointed ou
| later in his famous monograph. being
divinely constructed apparatus o.
| automotive character for convertinl
| oxygen and thus collecting ozone.
This conversion the cat accom-
| plishes by running rapidly through
very cold air, it's warm dry coat pass
! ing silent electric discharge through
| the air currents. Although the ami
NAL itself cannot always be said t
| be silent. its well known electrical
manifestations are absolutely muffied
with the exception OF sharp crackl,
when the tips Of fingers are rubbe,
rapidly over its back.
DR.. Emerson Electron called in 9Th,
press" He spoke gravely. as bef1ttec
| his discovery.
| Gentlemen" said Dr. Emerson
| Electron. Il have discovered a wa,
| for every household to ventilate II,
living rooms, introducing a plenteou.
| quantity of ozone, which is one anc
| one-half times as invigorating a.
oxygen. as no doubt you know.
DIR. Electron recounted his base
| ment discovery, his recognition O.
| the odor of ozone on his eats fur, anc
| told his theory Of the cats action a.
an ozonizer
Thus. gentlemen, the humble cat
from today on will play a new rol,
| In the world, and will be accorded
new respect" continued DR.. Emerson
| Electron. When he gets in a fgh
at night. the careful housewife will
not declare, 'Drat that cat. but will
| say, joyfully, There is Tom workins
| up a fine supply OF ozone for US
"As to the scientific possibilitie.
II this discovery, I am unable Il
| make any predictions at this time
Perhaps II may take at least one ca
| to room TO thoroughly ozonize
| dwelling. Perhaps 1000 cats to {
public building.
This gift OF the cat to mankint
will cease in Spring and Summer, o
course" concluded the scientist, low
| ing to the lack OF cold air. but tha
is nothing new in science Radio
| broadcasting. for instance, is weakel
| n Summer than in Winter. Well, wha
| do you think of my discovery"
It's the cats meow" chorused tn,
| gentlemen of the press.