New Gadgets And Tools Featured In Science Service Bulletin
This Gadget Bulletin describes a five in one tool with a crossarm that slides along a screwdriver shank to become a tack hammer, a baby bathtub anchor with suction feet and a backrest, a quiet sound testing chamber on springs for refrigerator compressors, a high power compact binocular built around a Leman prism, a prism rich street lamp, a wood expanding locker for loosened joints, a portable Ian radio telephone for small boats, and a kitchen towel blend of asbestos and cotton for fast drying and polishing. Request Gadget Bulletin 376 by mail with a three cent stamp.
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Penicillin and Streptomycin Rescue on Deaths Brink
A Mayo Clinic case notes penicillin reversing a staphylococcal blood infection in 1942. Doctors used penicillin after sulfa drugs failed, with rapid sterilization of blood and fever drop, though vision loss remained possible. The article traces penicillin and streptomycin origins and early American adoption amid wartime production.
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America
United States
Martin H. Dawson
Karl Meyer
Gladys L. Hobby
Eleanor Chaffee
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
W. E. Herrell
Dorothy M. Heilman
H. L. Williams
War born line throwing gear aids coast guard rescues
War born equipment now aids coastal life saving by shooting lines across rivers and from ships to shore. Improvements include a clean reel, a stake ground anchor, and stronger cables. tests with Navy rockets show long reach and high breaking strength.
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Navy
Cleaning Aluminum Pots by Cooking Acid Foods
Scientists from the U S Department of Agriculture explain that darkened aluminum can be brightened by cooking mildly acidic foods like rhubarb tomatoes or sour milk in the pot. They warn against alkali cleaners and advise using vinegar or cream of tartar to restore brightness and caution against pitting from prolonged contact with food.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Science Service
Dr. Waksman
Rattlesnake Advice: Kill Near Children, Spare Remote Adversary
Advice contrasts killing rattlesnakes near places with children to leaving them be in remote areas. It argues snakes help control hungry small animals and rodent populations, suggesting restraint where humans are distant.
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Humanity
Soda Brightens Silver
An electrolytic method from the U S Department of Agriculture profiles a simple home procedure. Boil water with one teaspoon salt and one teaspoon baking soda in an aluminum kettle, then insert silver and keep boiling briefly before washing. A nearby aluminum cup of hot soda water aids soaking silver discolored by breakfast eggs.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Electronic Branching Aids Higher Vitamin C Content
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station researchers test an electronic blanching method using high frequency radio waves to process vegetables for freezing. This reduces vitamin C loss in raw cabbage from 30 40 percent with water or steam to about three percent. Slow cooling after electronic blanching preserves color and flavor.
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New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Collecting Insects Makes a Simple, Fun Hobby
Beginners can start without a net choosing beetles and small insects found by turning over sticks. A killing bottle is essential, using potassium cyanide or chemicals like chloroform. basic pins and cheap boxes like cigar boxes work for storing specimens. About 400,000 insect species exist, with insects comprising roughly one third of all animal species.
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Plaster of Paris
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