Gliding Gains as New Aerial Sport Across America
The gliding craze grows with plans and sources for home built aircraft. Experts like Mr. Secor and Augustus Post note soaring and gliding differ, while Kitty Hawk history and Cape Cod records inspire new enthusiasts to learn safely with experienced pilots and varied launch methods.
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America
The
Arts
Field Secor
Peter Hesselbach
Corn Hill
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Hesselbach
United States
Mr. Secor
Marvin A. Northrop
Mr. Northrop
Hypnotizing Animals in Early Scientific Reports
A historical note describes methods to induce hypnosis in animals by physical irritations. It cites hens placed on their backs with restrained legs, quick back-arrest positions for reptiles and fish, and sharp pressure on a frog or mouse limb. Variants include rabbit restraint and spider mating behavior inducing immobility.
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Biologisches Zentralblatt I
Ten Cate
New Hand Held Swimming Paddles Promising Efficiency
Patrick Ryan of Hebron Indiana unveils a novel swimming paddle worn on the hand. Each paddle fastens by elastic straps around the wrist and fingers and uses a hinged wooden flapper to push water backward during stroke while keeping the arm streamlined. A rubber cushion lies between the flapper and the holding plate for added resilience.
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Patrick Ryan
Hebron
Indiana
Mechanics Named Most Intelligent Class by Engineer
A.E. Free argues to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that mechanics and related trades form the most intelligent class, noting foremen and millwrights consistently reach correct conclusions from available facts. He says engineers and businessmen often must act on incomplete information.
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E. E. Free
Aean Society of Mechanical Engin
Solving Secrets of the Heart Technique Reveals Blood Vessel Cast
The Mayo Foundation’s Dr. M. L. Whitten develops a celluloid cast of heart blood vessels by injecting vessels and dissolving tissue. Historical note on heart study from ancient beliefs to modern methods using injections X rays microscopes and other devices.
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M. L. Whitten
Mayo Foundation
Inventors Develop Car Wings and Quick Attach License Fix
Inventors showcase door hinge wings to vent cars with windows open and reduced drafts. Portable decoys boast lifelike water riding due to a flat bottom and separate head construction. Snap fasteners replace bolts for license plates and enamel prevents rust. New apple cutter uses tempered steel for cleaner cores. A game rug weaves designs into fabric for quoits poker and indoor golf play.
The Twenty Four Hour Clock Adoption
The International Astronomical Union adopts midnight as the start of the day, creating a twenty four hour dial and removing A M and P M. It notes how 17 15 equals five fifteen in the afternoon and 13 o clock equals one PM. It recalls the twelve hour clock’s medieval origin in Canterbury.
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International Astronomical Union
Canterbury
England
B. C
Alfred
Mechanical Manikins Replacing Living Models in Shops
Mechanical manikins, lifelike display figures, are seen as new shop aids replacing human models. They move arms and legs, turn heads, and even change expressions, with varying sophistication from simple arm raises to faces that smile or frown under concealed mechanisms.
Lion-Killing Plants and Their Dangers
The article describes the bold grapple plant of South Africa that bars coats and hoofs with curved hooks and can kill lions during such entanglements. It notes other hook-bearing plants like Martynias in South America and mentions the West Indies dumb cane, whose sap can swell the throat and block speech and breathing.
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Martynias
South America
West Indies
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George Cayley
Lili
GiStre
Augustus Post
Geraldine Louise Cuthbert
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