New Gadgets And Devices Featured In Science Service Bulletin
New devices include a beta gauge measuring material by beta radiation from strontium-90 and a detector, an engine hood heater using three infrared lamps, and a coin bank that opens at ten dollars or multiples of ten. Additional items are a hose spray insecticide attachment, a plastic feeding bib, a spring powered air tool, an all purpose handsaw with integrated vials, and four ounce breast pocket binoculars. Readers can request Gadget Bulletin 500 by mailing a three cent stamp to Science Service.
Words in Science Cygnet Fawn Refer to Young Animals
The article explains terms for young wild animals. Cygnet names swan young and goslings for geese. Fawn refers to red deer and also rabbits caribou and antelope. Other youngs include pups for wolves and fry for trout.
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Food and Water in the Next Half Century
Director of Science Service outlines global hunger trends and the need for innovative farming, trade, and knowledge transfer to feed growing populations. Emphasizes exporting know how, cultivating seas, and improving nutrition through targeted menus and unconventional feed sources.
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Water Waste Against The US Water Shortage
Water use details show Americans consume 700 gallons per person daily yet only seven tenths of an inch of the yearly 30 inches of rainfall is captured. The piece stresses need for groundwater knowledge as dams near limit and cites Louisville 1943 as an example of mismanagement and later improvement.
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Lewis Pick
Army Corps of Engineers
Ground Water Supply and Its Expansion Possibilities
The United States relies on ground water for about 12 000 of 16 000 municipal systems and faces limits without proper data. Methods to boost supply include river tapping near banks artificial recharge and reversing wells. Plants like alfalfa waste water through transpiration, reducing available underground reserves.
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Louisville
U. S. Geological Survey
Ohio River
United States
United States Geological Survey
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Do It Yourself Hassocks From Box And Cans
A two piece hassock set blends a storage chest and a cushioned seat. Build one from a wooden box and seven large tins, covered with cotton and upholstery fabric, with a removable top and castors for mobility.
Nature Ramblings on Bear Hibernation in Spring
The piece compares bear winter sleep with true hibernation in cold-blooded animals. Bears wake more quickly than true hibernators like ground squirrels bats and woodchucks, though they can enter deep torpor in very cold conditions. It notes pregnancy among the deepest sleepers.
Bear and other animals’ varied lengths of hibernation
The passage notes bears hibernate for varying periods with cubs, some adults sleeping through months while others wake briefly. Skunks badgers and bats also hibernate varied spans, and a young ground squirrel reportedly slept 33 weeks, with 19 weeks left before the cycle repeats.
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Morpheus
Science Service
Squirrel Finds Happy Home With Girl In Yellowstone Tale
Elizabeth Anne Lystrup enjoys a pet squirrel named Chipper who travels in her jeans pocket and climbs to her shoulder. Chipper thrives on walnuts and peanuts while ranger naturalist Herbert T. Lystrup notes the bear cub rescue by Bill Fischer.
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Elizabeth Anne
Yellowstone Park
Herbert T. Lystrup
Chipper
Epicure
William Fischer
Yellowstone Nature Notes
Bill Fischer
Science Service
Fish Leather Drops Out Of German Market
German shoppers have rejected fish leather once used as an ersatz for real leather. Demand for genuine cowhide and pigskin returns after 15 years of substitutes, ending Bremerhaven production for now though officials foresee a possible revival when demand relaxes.
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Nazi Germany
Bremerhaven
Science Service
Oranges Sell Best But Bananas Cost More
A Cornell University survey of Syracuse retailers shows three stores moved nearly 340000 pounds of 23 fruits in six months. About 100000 pounds were oranges. Bananas accounted for 32 cents of every fruit dollar while oranges accounted for 25 cents.
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Cornell University
Syracuse
N. Y
Science Service
Humpty-Dumpty Wall Crumbles in Ancient Arizona Ruin
Archaeologists describe a 900 year old Cohonina failure near cliff dwellers in Arizona. The wall toppled when a four foot height was reached and debris disrupted the king’s retinue. Prof. John C. McGregor notes a boastful but flawed masonry effort and long-term neglect.
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Arizona
John C. McGregor
University of Illinois
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