Electric chair cures hope in science new diathermy claims
A French investigator touts high frequency oscillatory currents as a life extending treatment for hardening arteries gout rheumatism and severe colds. The method uses internal heating to reach deep tissues with devices resembling an electric chair and may one day permit a diathermic knife for diseased tissue.
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Jacques Borer
d’Arsonval
Prof
Boyer
Bordier
Easle
How to Make a Philippine Yo-Yo A Handy Toy
An article describes crafting a yo-yo from hardwood with a central groove and hub using a small lathe. It explains looping the string over the hand, winding around the hub, and flicking outward to unwind and rewind the toy. The piece notes wood choice, lathe access, and a steady groove depth.
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Hilippine
Shane
Inventors Explore Parachute Folding and Soap Flake Device
A report describes improvements in parachute deployment using a silk fabric with binding tape margins and folds to ensure expansion. It also outlines a soap flake cutter and a luggage carrying hook for automobiles, plus a bipolar electrode device by Dr. Bordier claimed to relieve nasal and sinus symptoms in minutes.
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Atle
Eofa
Paradise
Igen Packer
Jennings
York
Robert E. Stinson
Jilamath Falls
Oregon
Boyer
Bordier
Yo-Yo Making and Tom Thumb Trees Featured in Palm Reader’s Notes
An article describes crafting a precise center groove yo-yo with sanded surfaces and waxed string for consistent returns. It also explains the nanization of Tom Thumb trees in a Paris garden, using root choking and deliberate dwarfing to produce miniature forest specimens.
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Paris
Stiente
Flavoring Fowls by Injection Intra Sauces Impress French Chefs
The Paris-Midi reports a new method called intra sauces to flavor poultry by injecting aromatic liquids into the animal’s bloodstream before cooking. The process involves bleeding, skinning or skin removal, cooling, and inserting a syringe into the left ventricle to distribute flavors like garlic oil or mushroom juice, aiming for thoroughly infused flesh and quicker tenderizing.
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Paris-Midi
Augusta Moll- Weiss
A Red Star That Is Hotter Than the Sun
The article discusses Aldebaran as an enormous red star with surface temperatures around 86 000 degrees C, far hotter than the sun’s 6 000 degrees C. It notes Aldebaran’s vast distance from Earth and explains the sun’s closeness and fiery radiance, exaggerating the sun’s energy.
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Alde
Aldebaran
Earth
Soy bread boom in European cities sparks new diet
An Austrian investigator reports soy bean flour yields a digestible nutritious bread superior to ordinary white loaf. Experts claim soy flour matches cow's milk components and milk-like nutrition, with long keeping quality. J to North, curator in London, notes successful acclimatization of soy bean in England and Algeria, asserting simple manufacture from mills.
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Ber
Vienna
Budapest
J. To North
Royal Botanic Gardena
Regent's Park
London
England
Algeria
Bones Vary by Age and Between Genders Says Harvey
Dr. B C H Harvey explains in Sir Lessons in Human Anatomy that bone counts shift with age. Adults have about 206 bones, while a 14 year old boy has around 350. many bones fuse by age 22, and girls show different counts from boys at every age.
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Tropics
B.C. H. Harvey
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