TV type engine analyzer promises quick motor diagnostics
A DuMont TV type engine analyzer uses a suitcase sized device connected to ignition leads to project engine cylinder patterns on a screen. It detects misfires fouled plugs defective wiring coils and timing faults enabling road tests while watching live signals to pinpoint trouble in seconds. Developed with Socony Oil Company the instrument weighs about six pounds and offers simultaneous cylinder views for rapid diagnostic feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Eugene Ecklund
Allen & du Mont Laboratories, Inc
Ecklund
TV Eye
du Mont
Socdhy Oil Company
Guinea Pigs Used In Labs For Disease Study
Guinea pigs are used in laboratories because they are susceptible to many of the diseases that affect humans.
Canada urged to train for 1956 Olympic selection
A Canada editor urges prospective Olympians to start serious conditioning now for Melbourne 1956. He explains selection through evolving standards, stresses continuous improvement, and outlines a self guided training plan including running, strength work, and specialized drills. He invites questions at 3325 Victoria Avenue, Regina.
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A.A.U. of C
Melbourne
Canada
Victoria Avenue
Regina
Apple Pie with Fresh Orange Nutmeg Filling
Pare and core apples and slice them, line a nine inch pan with pastry, and layer with a sugar mix of granulated sugar brown sugar flour and nutmeg. Add orange and lemon peels and orange juice then butter. Bake 425 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes and serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Deafness caused by hardening of ear tissues and bones
The most common form of deafness results from hardening of the tissues in the ear including the eardrum and middle ear bones. The process reduces sound transmission and hearing clarity, affecting many individuals.
Not distributing durum wheats D.T. 136 and 137
Ottawa reports that new durum wheat varieties D.T. 136 and D.T. 137 from the Canada Department of Agriculture will not be distributed to farmers. They fail to meet Mindum quality for macaroni and cannot be visually distinguished from the low quality Golden Ball, limiting them to Ex. 4 CW Amber Durum grades. Existing seed stocks will be sold as commercial grain, not seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada Department of Agriculture
Cereal Breeding Laboratory
Winnipeg
A. B. Masson
Man
Side column trivia and teletype tidbits from bygone days
A reader explores dry versus classic martinis and vermouth ratios. notes on Cut Throat Alley Tombstone Toughnut Street Gracie Fields 50th anniversary and 1906 stage start. Mentions fantan buttons game and a delayed buttoned version of 1879 inventions. Also claims 81 edible eggs and a zipper invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cut Throat Alley
Toughnut Street
Tombstone
Arizona
Man of Science
Broiler Growth Advances Outpace Other Domestic Animals
Poultry meat production shifts to broilers as the main source of edible meat due to rapid weight gain in early life, improved feeds, housing, and disease control. Figures show broilers producing 3.2 pounds in eight to ten weeks, with feed per pound of edible meat favoring poultry over hogs, lambs, beef, and other livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gutteridge
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Human physiology keeps body cool under extreme heat
The article recounts feats of endurance in heat showing the body’s cooling through perspiration. Early experiments by Blagden and colleagues proved sustained warmth above 150 degrees is tolerated as long as moisture can evaporate, with skin and breath cues misread as magic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan-Ivanitz Chabert
London
Royal Society of London
Charles Blagden
Blagden
Try and Stop Me
Bennett Cerf recounts a travel mishap on a nonstop Miami flight with two seven year old troublemakers behind him. A TV star and a chorus headman figure in humorous anecdotes about fame, discipline, and private life contrasts on stage and screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Cerf
Manhattan
Miami
Carolinas
Population Parity Between Australia and Formosa
The note compares two regions, stating Australia is 200 times larger in area yet both landmasses have about eight and a half million residents. It highlights surprising population balance regardless of size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Formosa
Sweden
Italy
New Oral Drug Aims to Replace Insulin Injections
American researchers test a sulfa compound, Orinase, touted to mimic insulin orally. German discoverers presented the drug, but experts caution past oral insulin attempts hurt patients even as they relieve diabetics from daily injections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinald Bertram
Hamburg Barmbel Hospital
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