Salt Controls Cattle Appetites In Agriculture Department Tests
The Agriculture Department in Woodward Oklahoma with the Oklahoma Experiment Station tested adding salt to cottonseed meal fed to steers. A mix of one pound salt to four pounds meal enabled self feeding, reducing daily labor for stockmen while maintaining intake around two pounds of meal per head daily.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Woodward
Okla
Oklahoma Agriculture Experiment Station
Odorless Synthetic Paint for Future Homes
Report from Atlantic City describes a water based odorless paint using butadiene styrene rubber emulsion. It forms a washable film on cement and plaster, requires no solvents, and can be pigmented. Dow Chemical speakers predict wide interior exterior wall use and easier manufacture. The article also notes unrelated facts about the Rio Grande Nevada population and allspice.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Chemical Society
L. L. Ryden
N. G. Britt
R. D. Visger
Dow Chemical Co
Midland
Mich
New plaster mixes may cut home costs and crack risks
Armour Foundation researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology report tests on plaster mixes and lath wall and ceiling construction for the U S Department of Commerce. Findings challenge a 120 year old stress rule, noting stronger materials and new lath attachments reduce beam stress and cracking while enabling thinner plaster and lower upkeep.
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Armour Research Foundation
Illinois Institute of Technology
U.S. Department of Commerce
Foundation
William T. Savage
Armour
New device promises safer use of anesthetics
Dr. R N Harger of Indiana University Med School, with Drs Eugene Turrell and J Martin Miller, introduces a viscosity effusion meter. The automatic device continuously reads the percent of volatile anesthetic in the gas rebreathed by the patient, improving accuracy over existing flow meters.
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R. N. Harger
Indiana University School of Medicine
Harger
Eugene S. Turrell
J. Martin Miller
Charlemagne’s Asbestos Tablecloth and Canada’s Mine Boom
An old legend says Charlemagne threw an asbestos tablecloth into a fire to avert invasion and emerge unharmed. The article notes asbestos is now common in many goods and highlights Canada’s Larder Lake Ontario mine supplying about three fourths of world demand with a new project seen as timely due to past supply gaps.
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Charlemagne
Canada
Larder Lake
Ontario
Old Theory Upset by Repeated Lightning Strikes
Lightning hit the Empire State Building antenna 24 times during summer storms, challenging the theory that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Julius Hagen Guth, head of the building’s lightning researchers, notes the 24 strikes may reach the 48-record, ninth year of the NBC antenna study with complete photographic records and measurements of each stroke.
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Empire State Building
Julius H. Hagenguth
Hagenguth
National Broadcasting Company
Cracks At The Crowd And The Long Road To Music
A family hopes to produce a musician through generations. Maggie studied piano for years but paused for groceries and children. Her daughter Margaret began later in life. now Marguerite learns piano yet faces distractions and doubts about lasting success.
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Maggie
Margaret
Marguerite
Uncle Si Clings to Religious Prejudices
The text notes Uncle Si dislikes letting go of his religious prejudices, claiming that is all the religion he has. It reflects a humorous or critical view of his strict beliefs and resistance to change.
Avoid Tight Clothing on Trips to Protect Heart Health
Washington report says avoid tight clothes on long journeys and move every hour to reduce circulation disorders that can form blood clots. Leading heart specialists, at a national conference on cardiovascular diseases, warn clots may travel to the heart lungs or brain and cause death.
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Washington
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