New Machines And Gadgets
A roundup of upcoming consumer innovations includes a perfume dispenser with a ball end in a cartridge, hidden radio components, a wax polishing powder, a tiny passenger engine model, a coiled plastic target handbag, fiberglass reinforced three wheeled runabouts, and neoprene sport shoe soles. Readers are invited to request Gadget Bulletin 357 from Science Service by mailing a three cent stamp.
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Butterfly symbol of immortality in Christian art
Science Service notes that butterflies, symbolizing the soul and immortality, were overlooked in Christian imagery though the Greek term Psyche means both soul and butterfly. The piece suggests Greek influence on early Christian art via converts and Paul’s writings.
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East Artide
Christendom
St. Paul
Hidden blossoms high in trees rethink Easter flowers
The article explains how most large trees bear small inconspicuous flowers high in the canopy, often wind pollinated, and how these tiny blooms in oaks maples elms and conifers contribute essential roles in ecosystems beyond the commonly seen Easter blossoms. It notes magnified views reveal intricate structures and compares holly and linden blooms, highlighting pollination differences and the evolutionary context.
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Walter E. Rogers
Junior Scientist Vial Filler Uses Air Pressured Gadget
A junior scientist demonstrates a compact vial filler that uses air pressure to dispense measured amounts of liquids. The device handles thick viscous fluids and thin liquids, filling glass vials and small bottles of varying shapes.
Do It Yourself Liquid Dispensing Pump Mechanism
An illustrated guide describes building a manual liquid dispenser using a storage tank, two way valve, and a measuring cylinder with a weighted piston. Air pressure drives the liquid to a nozzle. adjustable collar sets the dispensed quantity. various tanks and valves are suggested.
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Chemical
Science Servic
Mirage Theory Like Red Sea Crossing Show Snapshot
Desert mirage could explain the biblical Red Sea crossing as a visual illusion of water creating walls that vanish as the Israelites pass. Professor W J Humphreys argues the spectacle misled both pursuit and pursued, avoiding wind or earthquake explanations.
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Red Sea
W. J. Humphreys
U. S. Weather Bureau
Moses
Humphreys
Science Service
You Will Ride in Greater Comfort By Science Service
More than 75,000,000 people will ride the nation's transit vehicles this year and take about 23,000,000,000 trips. New models promise air conditioning, fluorescent lighting, standee windows, better seating, and curbside maneuverability, with varied vehicle mixes by city size and traffic.
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Science Service
America
Canada
Atlanta
Wrens Use Extra Nests to Shelter Fledglings
Ada Anters of Globe, Arizona suggests cactus wrens keep fledglings near by building several extra nests around a brooding site. In a June observation three young wrens fledged and roosted in an alternate nest while parents supervised from nearby, a behavior repeated in a nearby location.
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Ada Anters
Globe
Ariz
Journal of Cooper Ornithological Club
Miss Anters
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