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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1928
Page
15
The article discusses how people know little about food beyond filling space and enjoying taste, and it highlights common diet errors. It introduces William Lemkin's simple home experiments in food chemistry to classify foods by nutrients, and to classify items as fuel, muscle-building, or mineral-rich based on observation and comparison.
The article outlines easy qualitative tests for nutrients using household materials. It covers detecting starch with iodine, identifying caramel from sugar, Fehling’s test for glucose, fruit sugar reactions, fat via translucent paper and fat extraction, protein by nitric acid and ammonia reaction, and mineral ash from burned foods, with cautions about heat and flammable solvents.
A device measuring cloud ceiling height uses a 45 degree searchlight. From a ground point directly beneath the illuminated cloud, the observer uses the known distance to the light to calculate cloud height via a right triangle. The result is relayed to pilots by radio or wireless telephone.
Outbreaks of mysterious fires struck a lightning ruined house in La Corneave near Paris. Flames appeared in ceilings and a cupboard, a bread roll caught fire, and a smoking old hat ignited curtains. Three firemen watched the blazing structure as it burned.
The article explains that oxygen consumption measures energy output of the human body. In repose, the body uses energy to power the heart and internal systems. A Carnegie Institution test uses a transparent helmet with a constant air flow, refreshing oxygen and removing carbonic acid with soda lime and water to quantify energy produced.
Dalhousie physiology professor D Fraser Harris argues women may match men in smelling and tasting, though perfumes and odors are often perceived differently by women. He notes historical views, cites muscular sense limits, and discusses how fat and comfort affect perception across generations.
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