Octopus Fishing With Human Bait
The Gilbert Islands natives lure a giant octopus by using a partner as bait and a second diver as killer. A nine foot octopus with eight arms and a beaked mouth is pulled to the surface where the attacker kills it. Sir Arthur Grimble recounts his own terrifying baiting episode in a Charterhouse story.
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Gilbert Islands
Gilbert Island
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Seychelles
Windward Islands
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Heat-Resistant Paint Claims High Temp Durability
A company introduces heat resistant finish for wood and metal that with stands up to 1900 degrees F. The coating resists moisture corrosion mild acids and alkalis and oxidation and fumes in industrial plants. It can be applied to surfaces typically deemed unpaintable due to high heat or corrosive exposure.
Modern Etiquette Q and A Tips for Good Breeding
This column offers concise etiquette guidance on correcting mispronunciations, writing condolence notes by hand, bread and butter letters for visiting friends, personal notes for gifts, proper table manners, introductions, wedding reception etiquette, fork use, and tipping conduct. It frames tact and courtesy as core to social behavior.
Home style ground beef recipes from Dane Andrews
South of the border style meatballs and meat loaves with ground beef oats and tomato juice appear in this column. It also offers mock drumsticks and two way cookies with baking tips and serving ideas for berries and cream.
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Mexico
Fashion Note Cookies Bake Guide
Instructions describe baking cookies using a moderate oven at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Shape remaining dough into a roll, wrap in waxed paper, chill thoroughly, slice into quarter inch thick rounds, and bake as directed above.
Michigan Doctor Claims Stopping Influenza Virus Growth
Dr W Wilbur Ackerman of the University of Michigan reports a chemical that halts influenza A growth in a test tube by blocking essential substances for viral replication. The finding links cell chemistry to virus multiplication, but has no immediate clinical use. Results come from using methoxinine with 14 day old chicken embryo tissue cells, reducing intracellular methionine.
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W. Wilbur Ackerman
University of Michigan
Top NEW and USEFUL items on fabric care and yard tech
A new adhesive cleaner promises to remove dog hair dandruff and residue without harming fabrics using a fabric friendly adhesive roller with replaceable strips. An electric mower adds push button operation and retractable blades aimed at edging around shrubs and beds. A Vinylite inflatable mattress offers built in cooling with four water chambers for hot days at home or beach.
Variety of new home and outdoor gadgets reviewed
A survey lists diverse products from fragrances and silent 15-watt deodorizer to a 7 horsepower portable saw claimed to cut large timber. It also notes waxes that resist melting, a Kangaroo pouch style baby bib, travel clothes carrier, vinyl wader suit, and a lightweight portable TV camera and transmitter for field use.
Cancer research at Western Ontario probes plant hormone link
Dr. Earle R. Plunkett leads a University of Western Ontario cancer study testing a plant-based medicine once noted by Nevada Indian healers. The work aims to purify the material to clinical trials as pituitary and sex hormones are linked to tumor growth and therapy targets.
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Canada
University of Western Ontario
Earle R. Plunkett
Nevada
Plunkett
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