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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1916
Page
26
The article explores why people forget and what distinguishes memory decay from recall lapses. It cites Freud and D H Pear, noting two forgetting types: decay of memory and temporary slips caused by mental factors. Examples include misplacing a letter or forgetting a name, with recall sometimes occurring later.
A comprehensive study by Dr C M Richter finds that quick witted and mentally active people catch cold more easily than those who work slowly and rely less on brain power. The report notes that susceptibility correlates with mental exertion and stress at work rather than attire, with nervous, highly organized individuals most prone to colds.
Miss Ann L Massy tested oysters from Ardfry Galway Bay station on rings and age. Her 600 sample review shows 18 months to 6 years oysters can have two to five rings at 18 months. Three summers may show two to six rings. A four year old may have three to eight rings.
L Italia Agricola reports a new wine product made from ordinary wine with all components except alcohol. It keeps ethers aldehydes and acids including tannic acid believed to offer protective action against cholera and typhus germs.
A scientific examination of memory lapses, fretting over forgotten promises and dreams, analyzes repression and side-tracking as possible causes. It discusses how effort to forget, inattentiveness, and brain states influence recall, with Freud’s views on physiological factors and the enduring body mind question.
A portrait of Irish influence in the United States, tracing backbone figures, founders, and leaders across history. It covers Irish roots in Maryland, the Revolution, and the Civil War, noting Irish contributions to politics, religion, education, and industry with numerous named individuals and institutions.
A German professor proves by precise measurements that baritone singers use far more energy than tenor or soprano, while women may speak longer as they exert less lung force. He explains voice ranges and how chord spacing affects vibration, noting contralto tone requires far more effort than soprano.
A scientific demonstration shows fire can be produced by shaping a piece of pure winter ice into a convex lens. By holding it at the right focal distance from sunlit paper, rays are focused to ignite the paper, creating smoke and a flame. The method relies on natural ice and careful shaping.
The article surveys periscope types in submarine use describing a basic vertical steel tube, a prism at the top, and telescope lenses at the bottom. It explains single eye viewing, binocular attempts, combination prisms, and panoramic designs with moving prisms and compensating optics for broader horizon visibility.
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