Reflections on Courage and Conviction
A brief collage of quotation fragments urging fearless resolve and steadfast mission. It juxtaposes Sheridan on mischief, Tagore on facing dangers, and a reminder that belief empowers action despite fear. The piece emphasizes personal integrity and courage in the face of risk.
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R. Tagore
Swedish Chemist Derives Many Coffee By-Products
A Swedish chemist develops a method to extract numerous by products from coffee beyond caffeine. Ground coffee, after caffeine removal, is treated with calcium oxide and catalysts, heated to about 900 degrees, and gas passes through condensers to separate materials by distillation. From 5070 pounds of roasted coffee, yields include caffeine fat tannin acetone methyl alcohol phenol raw oil lubricating oil and hydrogen. Some oils suit motor cars or planes with fuel values over 10 000 calories. hydrogen provides process vapor, lowering total production costs.
Matrimonial Commission Sheds Light On Domestic Disputes
Adelaide reports reveal that most marital strife stems from mothers in law living with couples and office wives trigger many cases. The commission notes puzzling trends among older defendants and church-linked individuals rarely appearing in court, with infidelity labeled a key issue.
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Defoliation Key to Mechanical Cotton Picking
Chemical defoliation using calcium phenylimide dusted by dusters or aircraft reduces leaf cover, allowing the mechanical picker to work at peak efficiency. Leaves drop within days, enabling larger yields and more uniform boll maturity, reducing need for multiple hand harvest passes.
Delicious leftovers and wash day tips from a frugal kitchen era
The article suggests transforming leftover vegetables with sauces and cheeses to create meals like vegetable pastries and soups. It also covers using cheese ends, extra yolks, and garnishes for salads and creamed dishes, plus wash day guidance for soaking times and machine agitation.
Dream Vision: Eyes Sleep, Brain Crafts Mental Images
The text explains dreams lack actual eye input as vision resides in the brain. Dreams use memory to form pictures while the eye is asleep, so color blindness or near sightedness affect dream recognition similarly to waking life. It notes dreaming relies on stored memories rather than direct eye signals.
Noted Painter Didn’t Sign Or Remember His Works
The famous Anglo-American painter John Singer Sargent who died in 1925 neglected to sign some works and later forgot painting them. He could identify his paintings by a fine red or green line around white objects, a mark from an eye defect.
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John Singer Sargent
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