New Gadgets Showcased In Science Service Gadget Bulletin
New machines and devices include an electric lunch box with multiple containers and beverage bottle, vehicle adaptable versions, a lubricating spout with self cleaning feature, and an egg coating apparatus that prevents contamination. Also listed are insulating spacers for high frequency use, a hollow sphere based photographic enlarger, an automatic dispenser activated by a photoelectric cell, and glass fiber irrigation hose with resin coating. Readers may request Gadget Bulletin 489 by sending a three cent stamp to Science Service in Washington.
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Trick Metals Show Single Crystal Wires Like Taffy
London based Prof. E N da C Andrade researches single crystal metals at University College London. He demonstrates rods that bend and wires that stretch, sometimes doubling length before strong resistance returns, due to surface flaws and glide planes.
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E. N. da C. Andrade
London
London’s University College
Royal Institution
Prof
Andrade
Dog Bites Mouse By Science Service
Prof W R Eadie of Cornell disputes the cat as a mouse killer and asserts dogs can kill up to 75 field mice in a half day. He warns fruit growers to protect orchards from field mice this fall and winter citing half a million dollars in losses in New York State. He lists dog control as one method alongside poisoning and machine treatments costing 20 to 30 minutes per acre.
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Eadie
New York State
Science Service
Birds Enjoy Turkish Baths on Yellowstone Terraces
A ranger on a Mammoth Hot Springs hike observed two shore birds, hilldeers, foraging in Pallette Spring waters. They foraged insects boiled by the heat and stood in steam clouds as if taking a Turkish bath, leaving their marsh lakeshore home for the terraces.
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Yellowstone
Mammoth Hot Spring
Pallette Spring
Science Service
Pumpkin and squash through history from Indians to colonists
A compact essay traces how pumpkins and squashes entered American life with early settlers and Native practices. It discusses origins of the pumpkin word, gourd family ties, and familiar varieties like crookneck and Hubbard, noting seasonal ties to Halloween and Thanksgiving.
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America
Europe
Asia
Columbus
Hallowe’en
Halloween scenes with a home craftsman at dusk
A family scene shows a pumpkin light, homemade jack o lantern, and the scent of fresh baked pie. A man admires his front gate and porch as the kitchen aroma and smiling pumpkin face evoke a warm autumn moment.
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Science Service
Bartering Bones for Books Aids Ugandan Medical Library
Prof. Galloway dean of Makerere College Medical School Kampala arranges a barter of skeletons and primate bones with American scholars to obtain medical reference books amid Uganda dollar shortages. He seeks casts of fossils from Prof. Dart and engages U S libraries and agencies for surplus volumes.
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Makerere College Medical School
Kampala
Uganda
East Africa
Alexander Galloway
United States
Viking Fund
College
Galloway
Warren Andrews
George Washington University
W. Montague Cobb
Howard University
Andrews
Cobb
Washington
U. S. State Department International Libraries and Institutes Division
Navy and Veterans Administration
R. A. Dart
University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
Dart
Lowell
Harvard University
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Science Service
You Can Do It Use Silhouettes to Show Tool Belongings
An article by Joseph H Kraus advises painting tool silhouettes on a board to guide proper placement. Group tools by class, arrange on a bench, and secure with brackets straps pegs or loops. Outline fill in black, use masking tape for clean edges, and label borrowers or initials to track tools.
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Joseph H. Kraus
Science Service
Home Science
Modern lighthouse’s sealed beam lamp beacon on Mackinac Strait
The new Round Island lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac features a radiobeacon guide, fog horns, and a 3000 candlepower sealed beam lamp array. Unattended, its octagonal 41.5 foot tower and automobile style lamp bank mark a departure from traditional single lights.
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Great Lakes
U. S
Straits of Mackinac
Lakes Huron
Michigan
Coast Guard
Science Service
Words in Science Stalactite and Stalagmite
Fairy like cave formations described as stalactites hanging from the roof and stalagmites rising from the floor. Both are icicle like mineral deposits mainly calcium carbonate formed by slow dripping moisture in caves.
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London Correspondent
England
Russia
Germany
W. R. Eadie
Cornell University
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