Evening star., 1928-03-18
BY DON GLASSMAN.
~ OLDEN eggs are laid by science
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~ OLDEN eggs are laid by science.
not geese.
T ConservativeIy speaking, the
~ United States Bureau of
Standards will eventually add
s25O, 900 daily 10 the purses Of Ameri-
can housewives with an improved gas
stove burner 1t has presented to the
Nation.
When cry went up for conservation
ot the country's oil reserves. the bureau
found way Of increasing the yield OF
gasoline from crude oil 10 the extent OF
500. 900 COO annually
Ever wonder xhy fabric tires have
gone out Of style? The bureau. CO.
operating with the rubber industry,
proved that by using cord tires. Amer
teas millions Of autos could cut main
tenance costs SAC. 600 900 a year
The Army's Motor Transport Corps
wanted an efficient brake lining. In
vest4gating brake Innings, the bureau
improved materials and manufacture 9
methods, resulting in a saving to car
owners Of $4,000 900 annually and a
greater safety 10 life and property.
But Il ls doubtful IL the true sig
IiGcance Of Uncle SANS Bureau OF
Standards can adequately be expressed
IN collars and cents. The "inyezti-
gatfve" mind that obtains among men
sn6 women who seek the "purities" Of
Sclence has q spiritual and moral value
g. well. There's divinity in the man
VITO applies profound learning IN
Wrestling from nature secrets that will
enhance the lives of fellow men.
E&ysnS regard their own work as an
ethical DUTY.
What is pure science today may be
g. immense practical value tomorrow.
That axiom has been demonstrated
sad proyed repeatedly by the bureaus
experts
When Washington sdmonished his
cO0ntyynfn 70 erect "a standard 70
wilch the W. and honest can repair"
ne had "a mind that u Was civic and
moral oLty .Of merchant ~ give q
c,lstogDe: e inches Of material II the
goods we're advertised as a yard vide.
Nov, uIe Length Of an inch, the
weight III q pound. heat of candle,
strength q! yOlt, resistance of al ohm
end time value of second are arbitrary
values YE!cb govern The economic sta
tuE of nations A. one time only
"crsBks' we're concerned with such
scientific data
But Il there were no agency I'm our
Government ~ standarclze these values
Dncle Sam would tDcay De giving more
OF less go!c for s. than the Law required.
The United States n9jnt's scales change
every two years, tne bureaus experts
found. k0H i1ey ars adjusted Fegu~
larry 10 give true galQe.
The bureau" says Dr. George X
Burgess, its director. concerns Itself
w3tb ali things tha. affect Tie Aineri~
ear people"
WF7en the village ice man complained
talat mis- ICE melted before he could com.
plsts his POUNDS Ia the f4elghboriood the
bureau studied his problem and per-
5ef ed q pe@ metal paint that reduces
Iaeat penetration hi al ice wagon to
Ogle half
II youf pfgblerp IL ~ keep your attic
6yjI IN E0nDnler, paint the rot with
aSlyestJz or aluminium paint and the IN
tefloF with aluminium paint. Then the
t3eat csflyDot enter la GUNNER ~ leave
the attic ia Winter,
Several years before LiDdbetgL wing
ed tlis way 10 Paris IN a teeline tf,e
bureau devised the nov famous earth
iisductDf compass. II il free from roll
sfn pltcn error ana IL not affected by
gD engines msgneto WIN very slight
Error IL guided ij9e Lone Eagle u the
ss5aAs ~ Ireland where he tDCk new
bearings
iSot nlsgic ji}st pure science en-
tyie6 Diseis Sans experts 20 detEFnihe
tie heat ~ candle faI q distance II
100 miles. 10 make pioiOgfa ptlie mega
ijfes without the uhe u d camera, lens
Gf light
A CcURAcY a. tile bureau is the nth
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