New Gadgets And Devices From Gadget Bulletin 300
A science service gadget bulletin describes a home fire alarm with ceiling sensors and 150 degree cooling circuit. A spill free beverage box uses inner drinking tubes with a cork trigger. A golf tee doubles as a graphite marked score pencil. A hair retainer uses a concave plastic disk with spiraled spokes. A portable radio receiver supports multiple power sources. A trouser hanger grips cuffs with upward jaws and a spring-wire handle. An ice fishing auger cuts wide conical holes with two cutting blades and shaving pan. Send a three cent stamp for Gadget Bulletin 300 information.
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Science Service
St. N. W
Washington, D. C
Streptomycin Emerges From Earth To Fight Serious Germs
Dr Selman Waksman and team found streptomycin in soil actinomycetes Streptomyces griseus. The antibiotic targets gram negative germs like tuberculosis typhoid and tularemia and shows promise with limited supply and ongoing research. Mayo Clinic reports 108 patients treated since 1944 with varied outcomes and hope for future use alongside sanatorium care.
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Earth
Jane Stafford
Selman A. Waksman
Waksman
New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station
National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Waksman
Hig
Mayo Clinic
Science Service
Rutgers University
Albert Schatz
Clock Like Color Change Experiment Demonstrated by Juniors
A chemistry demonstration shows two clear solutions added to water darkening to blue black after a precise interval. The procedure uses sodium bisulfate, sodium bisulfite, potassium iodate and soluble starch with careful measurements and timing to predict when the color change occurs.
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Col
English Cherry Tree Myth and Old World Cherry Origins
The passage discusses the famous Washington cherry tree tale as a circumstantial fabrication by Parson Weems. It argues any cherry tree referenced would be of English or Old World origin, since cultivated cherries are European and North American wild species remain undeveloped or unimproved.
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George Washington
Europe
North America
Thin Honey By Adding Water Heating Slightly
Honey experts of the U S Department of Agriculture advise thinning thick honey by adding a little water and heating on low until combined. Use about a tablespoon of water per cup of honey and avoid high heat to prevent scorching. Store in a covered jar in the refrigerator. thin syrup may ferment or mold within a month if not kept cold.
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F. Taylor
American Institute of the City of New York
Science Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Men Who Wrote Their Names in the Sky
A science feature traces comet discoveries by amateur and professional astronomers, noting how first-report discoverers gain naming rights. It highlights records by D du Toit, Jean Louis Pons, Caroline Herschel, and others, and explains methods from naked-eye sightings to photographic discoveries and double credit cases.
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Martha G. Morrow
Science Service
South Africa
Boyden
Harvard Observatory
D. du Toit
Jean Louis Pons
Doorkeeper
Marseilles Observatory
Caroline Herschel
Sir William Herschel
Friend-Peltier
Clarence L. Friend
Escondido
Calif
Harvard College Observatory
Leslie C. Peltier
Delphos
Ohio
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H. M. Jeffers
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