The Omaha guide., 1935-08-10
ssMsSt T., Science

onefourth of the manufactures Of
Mexico are produced in the Federal
istrict, embracing Mexico City a d
its environs.
Hinges have been invented to en-
able the back Of front sea Of auto
mobiles to be lowered to the level of
the back seats to form beds for tour
ing motorists.
Of the 674 passenger automobiles
imported into Netherland India in
the first three months this year, 1923
care came from the United States
and 81 from Canada.
A n~on-leaking faucet valve has
been invented that is provided with
a double seal that allows waste wa
ter to drain off, eliminating the
danger of FREEING.
For combating insect pests in
orchard trees a truck has been con-
structed in England that carries an
elevated platform from which two
men direct spray MOBILES.
Sheeted in copper, a radio labora-
tory mounted ON q motor truck has
been constructed for Harvard uni
versity SCIENTISTS to study radio
echoes and other phenomena.
A ferry boat for automobiles on a
Bavarian river is propelled by driv-
ng an automobile on the craft so that
its real wheels rest on rollers
geared to paddle wheels.
A new desk set includes a p e n
that fills itself by capillary action
from a bottle holding a years sup
ply Of ink that is screwed into a
blade in an inverted position.
The master key that unlocks the
doors of a suburban house recently
completed for King George v, of
England, is carried in a ring worn
by the monarch on one finger.
The United States exported 81
218,825 pounds of scrap and re-
claimed rubber in the first five
months this year, "a per cent more
than in the similar period last year.
To induce assembly plants to use
more domestic labor and materials
in automobiles the Belgian govern
ment has required import licenses for
certain parts and accessories.
Tacks with points on each side of
their heads have been invented to
hold pictures in place on walls, one
point being inserted in their frames
and the other in the plaster.
Designed for home use, an mex
pensive clock has been invented in
England that tells the time of all
important cities of the world at once
without the use of moving hands.
To prevent ice and snow accumu-
lating on an automobile windshield
in winter a device has been invented
that conveys warm air from a cars
heating system to the inside of the
glass.
Large deposits of good quality
coal have been discovered in Ne
groes province in the Philippine
Islands and a company has been
formed to develop calcium and gyp-
sum deposits in Cebu.
A high speed motion picture CAM
era at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology has shown that in
making a drop kick a football play
er's foot ~depresses a ball nearly nalf
its diameter.
Because of a lack of lime in the
diet of the Greenland population the
Board of Health of Denmark has
recommended that five grams of
calcium be added to each kilogram
Of rye flour used.
An eastern railroad is expert
menting with light weight freight
cars built of corrosion resistant ma
~terials and equipped with shock alb
sorbers with a view to reducing the
cost oh hauling and damage hazards.
Fifty passengers and a crew of 35
will be carried in Germany's newest
dirigible, nearing completion for
transatlantic service, and will have
the use of 25 itate rooms, each with
running hot and iold water.
To keep a penholder clean a re-
movable well has been invented that
screws into the neck of an ink bot
tie and S filled by fitting the bottle,
supplying ink without requiring a
pen to be dipped to the bottom of
the bottle.