New Gadgets Featured In Science Service Bulletin
A roundup of new devices includes a limb-lopper with a hooked upper end operated by compressed air, a lightweight 16-millimeter camera with an electric drive and a compact battery, an orthopedic walker frame with four castered legs, preserved brains for physiology classes, a compact modern motor one quarter horsepower, a power driven burner unit for long flame output, a small switching locomotive from Germany, a close up filming attachment for amateur moviemakers, and an offer to obtain Gadget Bulletin 350 by mail for three cents.
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose in Kipling tale
The piece describes Rikki-Tikki-Tavi as a quarrelsome mongoose friend of Kipling who rules the house and keeps it free of rats and snakes. It notes his similarity to a weasel relative, his appetite for snakes, and his ability to pursue prey into tight holes.
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Kipling
Rikki
Tikki-Tavi
Tabby
Rikk
New Instruments and Techniques Boost Long Range Forecasts
Science Service outlines advances in weather forecasting from radar infrared radiosonde and ENIAC based calculations. World wide observatories and international cooperation expand data gathering with floating stations in the North Atlantic and Arctic network.
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Science Service
ENIAC
Pacific Islands
North Atlantic
Belgium
France
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands
Eire
Britain
Canada
United States
Arctic
Junior Scientists Photo Trays for Big Prints
Folding trays for developing prints described with a wooden frame, waterproof cloth covering, and dowel ends. Build to size, insert pins for rigidity, then roll for compact storage. Clean and dry after use, reassemble for future trips.
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Science Service
Hybrid Corn Pops Well Popcorn Promises Tender Flavor
Hybrid corn, developed by Purdue University and Kansas Experiment Stations with the U S Department of Agriculture, yields kernels 25 percent larger and tenderer than ordinary corn. The popcorn pops with few hulls, offering better flavor and minimal unpopped grains this year.
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Purdue University
Kansas Experiment Stations
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Happiest Couples Are Those Who Soon Agree on Recreation
Science Service reports happiness in marriage hinges on quick mutual understanding about leisure time and social choices. Couples and in laws vary, but couples adjust fastest on spending and social plans after marriage.
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Judson T. Landis
Michigan State College
American Sociological Review
Science Service
Aspen's wide range boosts value from pulp to lumber
Aspen, once dismissed as a weed tree, now gains use as interior trim, rail ties, pulpwood, and even rayon fabrics. It grows rapidly after fires, matures 35 to 50 years, and is harvested slowly though its potential as a raw material rises.
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Great Lakes
Science Service
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