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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-08-17, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1033 Exeterites at the Century of Progress Early last week W, J. Beer and the editor of the Times-Advocate decided to visit the Century of Progress Ex­ position at Chicago. We had decided to go by train and then decided that if we could secure two other passen­ gers we would motor. Consequent­ ly we inserted a small three line ad- column of end of the the neces- following vertisement in the want the paper and before the next day we had secured ■sary passengers and the morning at 15.1’51 with Henry Del- bridge, of Usborne and Hugh J Creech, of town, we started out tor Chicago. Going by way of Port Huron we motored to Detroit and after chang­ ing drivers a couple of times we ar­ rived at Whiting, a suburb of Chi­ cago, just at six o’clock in the even­ ing. We were able to secure two comfortable rooms, with bath, at a private residence and for the twe rooms we paid only three dollars per night with 25c. extra for garage. Our intention was to leave the auto and go into the city by bus but the proprietor of the home gave us some very valuable information. Conse- qently we motored to the exhibition, We', followed the lake shore boule­ vard and there are eight lines of traffic, four going each way and how they did travel. There was no speed limit. The average speed, however, was from 40 to 50 miles. Follow the signs and obey the traffic lights and the rest was easy. Near the entrance to the fair is the Lakeside Parking space. We drove in, secured a check and an at­ tendant jumped on our running board and accompanied us to the gates. Here he took charge of the auto and at night when we were ready to leave we phoned for the car and in ten minutes we were back into the line of traffic and all it cost was 5 0c Pretty good service for the pioney. We have been calling the Century of Progress a “Fair.’’ But it is not a fair in the sense that we are used to that term. Progress” in many old and the the progress of man 100 years. Science seems to be the keynote of the exhibition and the latest scientific developments in all branches of industry were on dis­ play. The architecture of the numerous buildings is certainly modern and extreme in lines and proportions. In design they are unlike anything we have ever seen before and are all shapes and sizes. It was often diffi­ cult to know just where you were going and without a guide practical­ ly impossible to know whether you had thoroughly covered the exhibits or not. The painting of most of the buildings was loud and gaudy with red, blue and green predominating, But the structure of some of the buildings and the 'lighting effects could be truly ter,med wonderful. There were no wiiidows and the in­ direct lighting left nothing to. be de­ sired in that line. One could wander over the build­ ings for a week and I don’t suppose he would see everything, to a generally expressed there is no admission the main buildings, admission is 50 cents could ,gio sight-seeing out spending a nic'kle. brought their lunch along and ate it on the grounds. You can get fair­ ly good meals at a reasonable price or you can dine to the music of Ben Bernie and his orchestra and it will cost you plenty. ‘On the other hand there are plenty of attractions where the admission fee runs from 10c. to 2,5c. And most of these are worth the price of admission. One of the outstanding structures is the sight-seeing towers and sky­ side. The towers are equivalent to a building 62 stories nigh. Midway between the two towers and run on steel cables small cabins carry pass­ engers back and forth, From the top of the tower one gets a splendid view of the city of Chicago. Another exhibit is tire Jehol Tempel brought from in 18,000 pieces, beautiful ■of a temple built by a Manchu em­ peror 16 6 years ago. The Lincoln group of buildings were replicas of the buildings in which Abraham Lincoln, worked and was nominated for president. “The Streets of Paris’ is another interesting' group of life while a Belgian village with castled towers and peasant life is like trans­ planting a little bit of Europe to the fair. For 25c. you could inspect the ship in which Byrd made his trip to the Anarctic seas. For ten cents you ican go down into the earth WIFE’S DELIGHT AT HUSBAND’S LOSS 30 Pounds of Fat Here is something all wives of fat men will be glad to' know. It is the experience of a woman whose hus­ band recently weighed 23 0 lbs, ©he writes:—“I really feel I must write and tel) you that, after taking Krus­ chen Salts for nearly 3 months, my husband ihas got his weight down from 2'3'9 lbs. to 200 lbs. 'This has been achieved by nothing else but Kruschen. I am too heavy, also' and I started taking Kruschen only three weeks ago. Already I have got down from 153 lbs. to 144 lbs. We are delighted.’’—(Mrs.) C. Kruschen combats the cause of fat by assisting the internal organs tc perform tiheir functions properly—to throw off each day those waste pro­ ducts apd poisons which, if allowed to accupiulate, will be converted by the body’s chemistry into fatty tis­ sue. It is There is also a products. Transport build­ interesting exhi- of aviation. of electricity and the rendering to humanity in a groui) of three cold or tacky in the heat. The ef­ fect of reinforcing agents is illustrat­ ed by means of stretching apparatus and the effect of antioxidants on the life of the rubber. Rubber has a greater energy capacity than steel and wears only one third as rapidly (demonstrated by hydraulic sand blasts). There are many interesting illus­ trations given of the production of oxygen and rare gases from air which has been liquified, the use of elec­ tricity in chromium plating,_ the pro­ duction of bakelite, dyes, medicines plastics from the undesirable coal tarfl. The Bathysphere in which Beebe descended 2,200 feet into the sea and the gondola in which Piccard soared into the stratosphere are in­ teresting exhibits. A collection of 93 chemical elements with their sources and uses is in evidence un­ derneath a globe of the earth indi­ cating the chief location of the sources. Mathematics The illustrated story of mathema­ tics through the ages is given by four projection lanterns. A gyroscopic compass and the mehns by which celestial navigation is carried out are present among the many other ex­ hibits. A device which uses a beam of light and a photoelectric cell to perform difficult calculations in higher mathematics in a few hours when with paper and pencil a hun­ dred years would be needed is truly astonishing. Various other calcula­ tion machines are there which create a great amount of wonder. Physics Questions on pressure, refrigera­ tion, etc. are answered in .the section of mechanics and heat. The produc­ tion of sound and the propogation. resonance, etc., are well known. In the light section the use of the lenses in the telescope and the microscope the photoelectric cell which has made possible television and the in­ dication of cathode rays of the X-ray A Blend of Distinctive Quality GREEN TEA Ml "Fresh from the Gardens" tube are very interesting to every­ one. Biology The mechanical representation of. a growing twig is the greatest thing in the exhibit here in many ways. A life-size model of a man shows the circulation of the blood, the action of the heart, the digestion system clearly. Microscope projections show minute forms of animal and plant life. v Geology The Clock of the Ages. This instru­ ment ticks off the years from the be­ ginning to the present, over ten bil­ lion years since the earth’s formation showing geological pictures which are* described by phonograph syn­ chronization of the important eras Accurate demonstrations of geyser and volcano formation are unusually good. The domance of the oil fields ■indicates the location and exploita­ tion of the oil wells. Medicine A giant man six feet tall made of cellon at a cost of $10,000 and brought from Dresden, Germany gives a view of the human system just as if an X-ray picture was taken. University exhibits show diseases and means of combating them. Den­ tistry and Public Health demonstra­ tions are given too. Astronomy At the Adler Plantetarium the ceil­ ing becomes a blue sky with all the stars and a lecturer shows the heav­ ens of the past, present and future. In concluding the following quo­ tations might be given— “Scientific education is an essen­ tial condition of industrial progress.” —Stedman “Science has but one fashion—to lose nothing once gained.”—Huxley These provide a field for some heavy thinking. DEED IN CALGARY Harold Morgan, former partner with his father John Morgan, in a grocery business in Ailsa Craig died in Calgary at the age of 48. His parents attended the funeral. WON FIRST PLACE Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, won the honors in the inter­ college grain judging competition at the world’s .grain show in Regina 'A. W. Archibald, of Seaforth, was one of the team of four. and see the exact replica of* a dia­ mond mine, And then there is the midway with its attractions and its barkers. Noise predominates on the midway, but in all the other build­ ings everything runs off quietly and smoothly. We saw no rowdlsm, un­ seemly conduct or automobile acci­ dents, However, I wouldn’t be sur­ prised if some of our gang secreted some of their money about their person in case of pickpockets. The Dinosaur exhibit by the Sin­ clair Oil Co. is an attempt to re­ create a portion of the earth's sur­ face as it existed 100 million years ago. Huge beasts that breathe, and bellow, move their heajis and tails and appear almost life-like are re­ created. One of them was about 70 feet long and in life was supposed to weigh about 40 tons. The progress in agriculture dur­ ing the century is reviewed' in the Agricultural building. One hundred years ago the methods- and imple­ ments used in farming were crude in comparison with the present. The Horticultural building is a paradise for nature lovers, building for Dairy The Travel and ing contains, many bits. It shows .railroading from the first wood-burning steam engines to the present. The Royal Scot train the private train of the President of Mexico; the largest engine in. the world anjd several other trains are on exhibition and a stream of visit­ ors pass through them continually The same things are shown in the various lines The story service it is is unfolded buildings. Noticing a long line-up of persons we inquired the reason and learned that in five minutes there would be another showing of “The House of Magic” by the Genera1 Electric Co., one of the finest ex­ hibits of the fair. We stood in line and were not disappointed in wait­ ing. Numerous demonstrations were made of the most recent applica­ tions of electricity. The first was a a machine recently installed; hospitals for setting fever.. various electric bulbs was very dramatcially shown. Sound waves and light waves were demonstrated The electric bulb known as the “Electric Eye” was shown and prac­ tical demonstrations given. It -was this “electric eye” by taking the light from the stars that tuhned on the Century of Progress with light the Centtury of Progress with light and set the wheels in motion. In another portion of the building tele­ vision, which is still in its infancy was given a practical demonstration , General Motors have a .magnifi­ cent building the chief attraction of which shows a Chevrolet car being assembled. It starts with 'the frame­ work and show each step until the finished car is turned out. Chrysler has also a fine building the chief at­ traction being a proving ..ground un­ der direction of Barney Oldfield. The drivers in their demonstrations kick up an awful dust. The Havoline Oil have a tall building in the form of a theromometer showing the tem­ perature at all times. The above is only a bare outline of a few of the things of interest Together with the sights at such a fair humanity is always interesting. There is something in standing and just watch the crowds go. by. At one time we were waiting for an inter­ view with a gentleman. The door to his office was open. IA‘. lady pre­ ceded us. For fifteen to twenty min­ utes she talked of generalties, while half a dozen persons chafed under ■the collar waiting their turn. The gentleman in question was polite but plainly bored. We had another interesting exper­ ience on our way home. When we left Chicago we needed some oil for the motor ‘but we decided to wait until we ran across a gas station selling the same kind of oil as we were using. We found it necssary however, to get some oil at a road­ side station. The lady in charge quoted us 20c., 25c. and 3 0c. for a quart of oil and kinds she carried. her to the house where the oil kept we found that she had only five gallon .can of oil on hand. The HaU of Science Science is the a “Century of cases both the commemorating during the past new, Qontrary ■opinion fee to any of The general and then you ■all day with- ■Some families Golden China replica in up artifical The lighting effects from electric bulbs no jineans oi fighting infection - or 1933: rapid water; elec­ newspapers food great of a large city. of Science covers an area square feet. There are the ground floor restrict- tc of to 'll CUI Aul] IT S A BEAUTY PwkMwk Map.. YOU SAVE named several On going with was one oneThe Hall of building which should be thorough­ ly investigated by every visitor to the Century of Progress, since the basic principles of science which have made possible the terrific de- Household Drudgery Bane of Woman’s Life Nature intended women to be strong and healthy instead of weak and sickly, but how can a woman have good health when, day in and day out, she has to go through the household drudgery without any relaxation. Is it any wonder she becomes nervous and irritable, has hot flushes, faint and dizzy spells, shortness of breath, sinking and smothering sensations, and can’t sleep at night. Women who are weak and Jim ddwn will find in Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills a remedy to strengthen the System and bring back the much desired health. velopment of the last century are clearly outined there so that even the unscientifically trained person may readily'acquire an understand­ ing of them. This exhibit in' the realms of the basic sciences, Chery- ister-y, Physics, Biology, Mathema­ tics Astronomy, and Geology is the truly educational feature of the fair; it is not merely an extravagant haphazard display of complicated in­ struments and the finished products of industry but is a consecutively arranged demontration of actual processes which have utilized the discoveries of the basic sciences You may ask why so much stress is laid on the scientific sections of the fair. The reason is that without the growth of science there would have been no progress in the last century since industry ds entirely dependent on scientific research. A Century oi Progress tells the story of the fun­ damental scientific discoveries, «0|f the applications to industry and the absolute response and necessary adaption of man to these results. Consider in 1833, animal drawn vehicles, only one very uncertain steam locomotive, no rapid means oi communication, crude dress, poor food, tedious reading by candle light primitive medicines, satisfactory preventing epidemics, travel by air, land and tricity, radio movies, scientifically protected variety of clothing, expert medical treatment. The great tribute to science given by ‘the Century of Progress Exposi­ tion was present in the catching of the feeble ray of light from the star Arcturus when it reached the tele­ scope of the Yerkes Observa­ tory in Wisconsin, the transforming into electrical energy by the photo­ electric cell, the amplification by radio methods and the ‘transfer tc Chicago where it turned on the lights, thus officially opening the World’s Fair. |The coloured lighting which is the modern form of light­ ing floods the Hall of Science. The Humiliation results from the pass­ age of electricity through a sealed tube containing at low pressure an inert gas such as neon, helium, ar­ gon, kryton xenon, and mercury vapour and gives the brilliant col­ ours as seen in the electric signs on the streets The Hall of 400,000 two floors; ed to medicine and industrial appli­ cations of science; the main floor the basic sciences. Chemistry 'The three fundamental types chemical processes and methods produce them are first shown, com­ bination, separation, and exchange, Chemistry as applied to the raw ma­ terials shown in the following— The production of gasoline from the dirty crude oil pumped from the earth. The crude oil is heated and separated physically into 25 per cent, gasoline, 10 per cent, kerosene, 33 per cent, gas oil, 7 per cent, lubricat­ ing oil, 25 per cent, heavy residue. The raw gasoline and kerosene thus obtained are treated chemically to produce the finished prouct. There is not sufficient gasoline obtained in this way and so the gas oil is chem­ ically separated by heating (crack­ ing) and gasoline is one of the frac­ tions resulting. The lubricating oil has the asphalts removed by chem­ icals and the wax removed by chill­ ing and the impurities by filteration The heavy oil is used as an industrial fuel or else is cracked distilled and, oxidized to give gasoline, asphalts and coke. Rubber—The old method as ap­ plied by the Indians was to' dip a wooden paddle into the rubber latex as gathered from the trees and heat the amounts on it in a smoky flame which caused the rubbed to deposit in layers. The modern method i£ the coagulation of the rubber by the addition of acetic acid and the elec­ tric deposition on ?a zinc tape or oh the interior of vessels. The vulcan­ ization of rubber is shown and when the finished porducts are tested by air pressure the rapid or the ecceler- ated method of vulcanization is the strongest, and is not brittle in the XZOU must have noticed! what a wonderful X way the new Chevrolet has with the ladies. How feminine eyes so often linger long on Chevrolet’s trim, sparkling Fisher bodies. How feminine hands take so natur­ ally to Chevrolet’s easy handling and control. How fresh-coiffed feminine heads approve of No-Draft Ventilation. Then there’s the matter of economy. Try to find the woman — or the man — who isn’t interested in saving money this year, and therefore enthusiastic over the way Chevrolet does it: With the lowest price of any full-size, closed Six! With the lowest cost for gas and oil of any standard car! With the best reputation of any low-priced car for carefree service and freedom from repairs! r All of which brings us to the thing that everybody likes most — Chevrolet’s quality! Here is a big, powerful Six . . . with a smooth, snappy engine that has been proved by thou­ sands of owners ... a wood-and-steel Fisher body, the strongest and safest known ... a husky frame and chassis that stays sturdy and tight over years of use . . . and upholstery, fittings and interior luxury far ahead of any­ thing else in Chevrolet’s field. Chevrolet owners have proved that Canada’s smartest low-priced car saves you more on everything. And no doubt that’s the reason why Chevro­ let leads all cars in sales, from one end of the country to the other. 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