New Gadgets and Tools in a Science Service Gadget Bulletin
The article lists new devices including a Black leaf mosquito fumer that disperses DDT and nicotine under pressure, an anti wobble furniture device with bouncing putty legs, an ice creeper shoe band, plastic fiber whiskbrooms, a Baa Dust filter with a transparent housing, a color coded thread guide, Grimm’s cookie cutters with story inside, a trigger lock for rifles, and offers Gadget Bulletin 384 for more information by sending a stamp to Science Service in Washington D C.
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Science Service
Washington, D. C
Elusive Earwigs Revealed by Science Service
Earwigs are rare hermit insects seen mainly by determined entomologists. They hide in leaf sheaths of waterside reeds and similar crevices and can scuttle quickly to new cover when disturbed. Their large pincers were once rumored to lodge in human ears, a tale debunked. yet exact use of the pincers remains unknown even to experts.
Genetics improving cattle sheep hogs and poultry
U S Department of Agriculture scientists describe new breeding aims to raise heat tolerance in cattle and lambs and produce leaner hogs and faster feathering poultry. Crossbreeding studies at Beltsville and Fort Wingate aim for better meat yield, growth rates, and all white meat in turkeys while Navajo and western range programs refine sheep suited to local needs.
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Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Denmark
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Poland
Fort Wingate
N. M
Navajo Reservation
Navajo
Gulf of Mexico
Iberia
Jeanerette
India
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Largest Palomar Telescope May Not Reveal Martian Canals
The Mt Palomar 200 inch telescope may not be used to view Mars or test the canals theory. The Griffith Observer notes the instrument is designed as the world's largest camera for faint objects and will survey eight times more space with a potential billion new stellar objects.
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Mt. Palomar
Calif
Mars
Earth
Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles
Tests Show Ear Is Quicker Than Eye Says Harvard Doctor
Dr. George A. Miller of Harvard University reports that ears detect interruptions in sound far faster than eyes detect flicker in light. In experiments using white noise, listeners could match interrupted noise to pure tones up to about 250 interruptions per second, beyond which matching fails.
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George A. Miller
Harvard University
Dr. Miller
Fish Sick Then Advice Is Summon Horse Doctor Quick
Veterinarians are urged to broaden beyond traditional "horse doctor" role to include fish health. Dr Edwin J Frick of Kansas State College notes inland fisheries rely on hatchery raised fish and rising fish diseases. He lists a dozen fish diseases and parasitic causes from protozoa to tapeworms in JAMA.
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Edwin J. Frick
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kans
Frick
Journal of the
American Veterinary Medical Association
Mendel Shrine Wrecked in Brno Monastery
The Mendel shrine in the Brno monastery was wrecked by a shell in the war’s end. Nazi looting emptied the Natural History Society archives of priceless Mendeliana. A marble statue remains unscathed as Mendel’s garden and grafts still thrive on the grounds.
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Shell
Czechoslovakia
Brno
Natural History Society
Mendel
Germany
Iltis
Mr. Iltis
Gregor Mendel
Boys Dislike Compulsory Games More Than Girls
J. R. Clark of Aberdeen Scotland finds boys oppose compulsory team games more than girls. The attitude gap widens at age 14 compared with younger ages.
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J. R. Clark
Aberdeen
Scotland
Ceramic substitute for metal promising for gas turbine blades
A sillimanite based ceramic shows potential for turbine blades in gas engines for aircraft. Tests at NACA Cleveland indicate high inlet temperatures up to 1800 2000 degrees Fahrenheit are possible for short life with careful design. researchers see potential to increase load and life with further turbine research.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory
Cleveland
Ohio
NACA
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Hugh Itis
University of Tennessee
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Mary Washington College
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