Can Defects of Speech Now Be Cured by Machine
Psychological tests by Dr. Milton Metfessel of USC show left handed speakers forced to use right hands may stutter due to mental work. Stuttering is a spastic coordination neurosis from mental conflict, with causes from predisposition to shock, and treatment includes medical, psychotherapeutic, and educational approaches seeking long term rehab.
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Milton Metfessel
University of Southern California
Yaeiaaatt
Metfessel
Germany
America
John A. Glassburg
Hygeia
Glassburg
Stuttering Treatment Outlines Relaxation and Breathing Drills
The piece describes reeducational treatment for stuttering in four captions relaxation breathing vocal gymnastics and phonetics. It notes the speaker should feel at home forget observers and perform relaxation exercises to relax body head posture neck tongue and vocal cords while correcting breathing and articulation habits especially labials and dentals.
Winter Heat Dangers and Safe Living Habits
Dr Kellogg warns overheating during winter is a greater health danger than cold. High indoor temps at churches and homes raise pneumonia bronchitis and other ills when shifting to cold drafts. Keep living-room temps modest, well vented, and dress warmly to avoid overheating and chilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INTER
John Harvey Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg
K Ge
England
Inventions include flying bicycle and winter electric fan
Edwin Rogers of Aurora Illinois patents a bicycle that flies with a single wing and flap mechanisms. Frank T of Oakland California patents a rotating electric heater integrate into blade hollows for warm air. Thomas M of Racine Wisconsin patents a compact electric egg decorating and mixing device with worm gear beater drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Rogers
Aurora
Ill
Frank T
Oakind
Cal
Thomas
Wis
Peas Eaten With Knife Now Easier
A new rooved knife allows scooping peas in a row with no spill or lip risk. Sets of six knives offered in vernus patterns.
Protactinium: New Rare Radioactive Metal Discovered in Shanghai
Aristid V. Grosse of the Chemical Research Institute reports protactinium as a rare radioactive metal akin to radium. It occurs with radium in uranium ores, in about 1 part per 10,000,000 of ore, requiring tons of material for grams of the element. Production costs are hinted lower than radium due to extraction simplicity and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristid V. Grosse
Chemical Research Institute
Shanghai
China
Madame Curie
Grosse
Airplanes to Make Their Own Gas
A Russian professor proposes an airplane that siphons hydrogen from the air to fuel engines. The craft would use a compressor to condense the gas into a potent explosive fuel while passengers ride in a cold proof airtight cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rindine
Department of Aeronautics
Leningrad University
E. E. Free
Phototropic Paints Change Color With Light
Englishman Thomas Griffiths painted a gate post with a zinc based pigment that turned black at sunrise and white at night. Experts note phototropic substances change color in light and revert in darkness, with over two hundred known examples including dyes and photographic toners.
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Thomas Griffiths
Lyman Chalney, Jr
Pennsylvania State College
Ht Stobbe
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Radium
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