HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-07-14, Page 3Ocean Aix Lines Must Provide".,,
Comforts, $a S Commander Byrd
Seadron es and International W eathele. Service Must Precede
\' Regular "Flights, :He Ieclares=Ladles; foie Giant.
Airplanes With CoRniy .Cabins in Wings
New York—Commander Richard D. eyed unlet ' be estab1lshed; floating
E rd sees the transoceanic airplanes landing fields must be built at inter
ot\'the future as great multlmotored vale acrouw the ocean, and giant air-
'eships-•--poeeibly with its many' as. 10 'Aimee must be developed, which will
engines -so large that there may be be seaworthy if forced down, and at
two tiers of cabins in the wingo. • the sums time, •con.medlous and cam-
The day. that will ase Such air- reelable enougth to attract 'patronage,
planes, or any others, da regular see- "Our governmesita,l weather bureau
vice across the Alantic, however, hehas made a n deuce out cif weather
writes In ase article to be •published in tpeecllction for this country," he con-
•Polntlar Science Monthly on July 2, is tines. "But we' know relatively Ivttl,e
not any near to-mcn•row, but will mob- about weather conditions over the
xbly be years hence, • Govan.
'ft will be sono 20 /year's in niy 'Vessel, in li�assayo regul'airly!submit '
• opineem " the article reedp, %eitbre their meteomogitcal data to our navy
to regular oommeriial taanso:tlantdc ale hydrographic' oaioe, bat this is fax
• servtoe 4a established/ fiom enough on which to base corn -
"No average passenger, he eays, de- meroial flying. Such repoots are based
.sdhes to undergo the d'iscomfo'rt of only an spasmodic observations taken
moue than 30 hours aloft in pb$SO t- at seen level. Depther fog, height of
day airplanes,'. As with •steamers, the wind disturbances', thlcicnsse' of dloud
remedy for this condition will bib in farartatlone and the like have never
larger and larger Vallee.. been gathered
"Much will leave to be done in the ,'Lf ocean ,flying, 4e. to. be Practice;
w,ay of pereaual seraiee," he declares. bee, a .continuing weather service will
"Meals can be e�orved and nape, taken, have, to be eseabldshed. with Mega con -
but en the day and a half crossing the tial receiving stations at New York,-
•lnaeisssger will have to be' warmed and Londona,nd,Paris.
fed and entertained if his patronage • "Theme will leave to be landing-sta
is to be keit. boat' along the way. Lindbergh ,has
"Tine Germans,' iu particular, have expressed hie favor of great floating
;gone well ahead with the design of hennas. anchored do the ocean that
passenger planes.
•gone are building would, in effect, be man-made islands
a machine that utilizes the wing ehace provided. with food supplies, sleeping
for passenger carbine. This, means• a quartenre an wireless elation.
wing 6 to 10 feet thick. At first "Tho idea Is sound. As aeon as, the
thought snob a oandition would 'teem proper engineering skill gets behind
•let-imental bemuse of wing reels- the move and funds are provided, they
tame, 0. / can lie built. There also will have to
But' 11 is the vacuum above a wing be feint patrol crafts to aot as light -
rather than the push of air under it ships and rescue units."
tbnt stands for lifting Power. There- Of the two previous transab'.antic
ford a deep wing front is realty bene• flights this year Commander Byrd says
Halal. The transatlantic plane of 1950 that "all pt us who look forward to
may have w'ngs'think enough toe two oceanflying in the ,facture" leave ex -
'tiers of cabin and sttowa•ge spaces." aminal every detail of the weather
Beforeseguear ocean.alr l!ueecanbe records Lindbergh and Qhamberlin
came an actuality, Commander Byrd, brought down with 'them, "for theirs is
writes, an international weather fora:' the first complete first-hand list of
casting seivioe covering flying altitude ocndititens,obtained ever the Parts-
aontdtions over the Atlantic es tear New York route, within a it'ntited
mighty as ianticouditlous ase now cov- reeled of time,"
EGGS IN -VARIETY
Six Delicious Ways of Serving
Our. Standby
Occasionally, I have heardL a young
woman say that the only cooking she
knew how to do was to boil eggs. .1
have thought to myself that it was
emits unlikely that she regally knew
how even to do th1s,,Decauee the most
doliotous boiled eggs are not really
boiled—they are cochl ad. Whilethere
is little difference itt the digestibility
ot'boiled and Coddled eggs, there is
great difference in tho texture, as the
latter are so mach mare tender. Per -
Italie thebest that canbe said far the
process, however, Is that it 18 easier to
coddle an egg,.than to boil lt. I have
loathed that by experience and have
found that the simple method as given
on this .page, is sure to produce a
result which Is the same' time after
time, ' w
While' nothing can be better than
really fresh eggs of delicate flavor
cooked "plain," there are many ways
in which they may be used In combine..
don with other more highly flavored
• materials which add a new interest to
one of the most nutritious as well as
one of the most deilci•ous foods' fur-
nished by nature.
Savory Eggs
C bard -cooked eggs; 2 tablespoon
Butter or .drjpeings; 1 bup minced
dried beef; 2 Isblespoona flour; pep-
per; 2 cups milk.
Melt Maier In frying Pan, ad finely
minced dried beef and cook two or
three minutes. Sprinkle with flour[
and stir until slightly brown, Add
milk and pepper and stir until smooth.
Poi; one minute and pour over eggs
whirb have been cut In half and place.
all ('n toast.
o dled E
Coddled 99s
P'ilI sauce pan with water'nnd bring
to boil. Place eggs ,in water, being.
auto tit)t they are completely covered.
Covet and set at back of stove where
water can not boll and let ;stand just
twice so long as for boiled eggs.' A'
Ihree•niinute boiled egg will be a six.
u,iu u to coddled egg. •---
To hard -cook eggs, place in call
onioni;.2 tablespoons chopped parsley;
6 eggs; paprika.
Left- over potatoes may be Used if
enough hat milk to make them soft
and creamy ,is added. Add parsley,
onion, and more seasoning 42 needed.
Arrange potatoes in greased baking
dish. and make six indentations in top.
into each drop an egg. Sprinkle with
paprika and bake In moderate oven
(350 degrees P.) (about fifteen min-
utes) until eggs aro set.
Stu(LYed Eggs Salad
6 bard -cooked eggs, minced; 2 sar-
dines, minced; 1 pickle; salt, pepper,
t/tb•aspoon mustard; vinegard to niole-
ten.
Cut eggs iNhalves and remove yolks,
[Rub yolks to paste with fork and add
other ingredients. Beat well and refill
halved •whit Save a
es. Se a on cabbage or
lettuce leaves and garnish with
radishes or sliced beets. A spoonful
of mayonnaise' or balled dressing may
be served at the side or the dressing
may .lie passed. Two slices of dried
beef may be minced and used instead
of sardines.
water, bring to ball, let stand thirty
nriuutee, or place in bolding water and
let Bland an hot: •
Corn Scramble
ee lb, bacon;' 6 eggs; 1 can corn; 1
cup milk: salt; pepper, .
i'ry bacon and cut In pieces. Leave
In pan with about two ,tabeespoontuls
of fat. Beat eggs Slightly, add milk
anti cline, and cool( over low heatuu-
tiL cd'eanly•and brick, seerin all the
time. Add seasoning to taste and
serve on toast or en polled nondlec.
Baked ,Eggs` With Onion Sauce
6 eggs: 3 tablespoons butter; 3 table-
spoons flour; 2 cup milk; 1a teaspoon
salt; Deaner; 1 cup chopped' Lolled.
onion s:
Melt butter, add flour, itirauntil
smooth, add milk amh seasoning, bring
to boil, stirring constantly until thick,
add on lens: Break eggs into • well-
greased baking dish 00 into individual
dishes and ''cover 'with sauee. Place la
a moderate oven (350 degrees P,), and
bake (about flfteen marutes) until eggs
a're net The eacipe for sauce -may be
wed for Onion Soup by eadding two
mote ,caps of milk and more setsoning.
e Eggs In Potato Nest" -
1 quart masked potatoca; 1 ohopped
U.S. AIR HERO AT OTTAWA
'tkaF'Sbezfa:2tle Veifit
- flus Iitxceldenby Viscount .Willingdon and 'bol. Lindbergh.
1 HlS HOUR OF NEED New Devices
COOL DRINKS FOR HOT
DAYS
Spoiled Foods iia Summer Cost
:Housewife Big- Sum
If• the ordinarily economical itonee-
wife will study ,the spoilage' of foods
during the treacherobs weather of
summer, she will be able to effect
kitchen economies that will be surpris-
ing: Farm anti Fireside. points out in
pining a list. of methods by -which spoil
Ing often can be prevented.
Counting slices• of haul wasted be-
cause of mold will give some idea or
bow kitchen losses can run Into int.
Portant>.tlgures and the oonditldn can
he 'prevented easily by covering the
cut end of the ham with a cloth wrung
Pram vinegar. Hot fat poured over
the cut will also keep the meat fresh.
The vinegar soaked cloth 1$ a valu-
able weapon against other spoilage as.
rwe•1L 'LVhelt fresh meat is brought
frrm the butcher's it should be wrap-
ped
rap
ped,tn a cloth treated with vinegar
and Mooed on plates iu the coolest
1001 to in found. The cloth can be-
1citi moist by allowing one end to `110
in a saucer of vinegar. Left -over meat
can be. saved in the -same way, but
By Julia Wolfe.
If you have unexpected visitors, it
i@@. sometimes a problem to provide
quickly "last minute" drinks. These
four recipes given here will aid. you
at just such ea - time.
Currant. Cool.
Four tablespoonfuls of red or black
currant jolly, one ledhon„one quart of
water, one ounce of loaf sugar Rub
the yellow part of the lemon rind onto
the loaf sugar, and put in a pitcher.
Bring the water to a boil, pour it on
the loaf sugar, and sUr until it has
quite dissolved. Add the jelly and
the' strained juice of the lemon. Stand
the pitcher In ice water for a few
minutes betoie serving, or if you have.
no ice, letpitcher, stand in cold water
for a much longer time.
Lemon Syrup,
Lennon syrup .ie another delicious
drink. Put half a pound of loaf sugar,
half a pint of water, half a large tuna
hlorful of strained lemon juice, twelve
drops of essence of lemon. Put the
sugar and water into a saucepan and
boll gently for ten minutes. Strain
the syrup into a pitcher and leave
until cool, then add the strained tom -
on juice and the lemon essence. When
quite cool, bottle, cork securely, and
keep in a cool place until wanted. A
dessertspoonful hi a glass of water
makes a refreshing drink.
c, Lemon Barley Water.
Two *mous, two ounces of sugar,
fouu-ouncos of pearl: barley, one quart
of water. •
'Wash the barley, then put it In a
saucepan,and just cover with cold
water. Bring to a boil, boil for three
t
or tour minutes, then strain off the
water, Put tate barley in a large jug.
Rub off the yellow part of the lemon
rind on to the loaf sugar ,and add this
to'the barley, Pot.r Deer a quart of
boiling water, stir to dissolve the sug-
ar, and leave till cool Stir lie the
juice of the lemons. Strain into glass-
es and add a bit of crushed ice..
should be reheated beforeservingto
destroy the flavor of the vinegar. If
additional heating will snake the meat
ever -done it - can be wrapped in a
( Moist cloth Mott before setting it in
the oven. The vinegar clout is else.
effective %%leen wrapped about cheese,
as it willkeepit fresh and moist,
Auotliet' suggestion ,for the house
wife who has no cold storage facilities,
is Lo pound into ft eah meal t no,pipbet
1 cement of sehsoniug when ,c.-ts'.re•'
I ceived, Lessee! iron spoiled breed In
slimmer ars also far greater then,ustt-
ally- believed acid there :are a number,
in saving il, 'Freshhly baked loaves
should be put upon a wire trey 00 other
' device that permits ,the Circulation of,
air all around: them, and waxed paper
t wrappema is an additional safeguard:
i Bread boxes Should be washed once a
week and set in •the sunshine for an
hour •
Occasionally a loal evils became
moldy deepite the best or care. The
outer portions can ea cut off and the
loaf re'heabed to resew it: Bread that
has become dry can be utilized if
moistened, wrapped in a paper bag
and 'reheated In a. moderate oven.
Stravvberry Cream Soda.
Put the fruit in a round dish, and
crush with a wooden spoon. For
every quarter -upend of fruit sprinkle
on a desseytspoonful of sugar and half
a teaspoonful of lemon juice. Leave
for one hater. Put a tablespoonful of
lite crushed fruit in each glass then
a 'heaped dessertspoonful of ice
cream, till up with soda 'water, stir
round and serve. Whipped cream may
be added.
Cruelty to Patriots.
"What is Your opinion oe aviation?"
"I don't know anything about it,"
answered Senator Sorghum. "But
I'm afraid of it. ' If all the ovations
airmen, we statesmen
are "'going to a
may as well take ori our coats and
learn to fly."—Washington Star.
Uses of Rose Petals''
There are many uses to which.awe
can put rose loaves after they"•have
served their ornatuontal purposes.
To candy them, cook sugar and wa-
ter to the sugar stage and carefully.
dip the rose petals, which have been
washed and spread to clry in a cool
place. Let them cool on a big platter,
and when they are cool and sugared
put them away between layers of
waxed paper. Of course, they can not
be kopt Indefinitely, but are delightful
for candy or cakes.
Rose Flavoring..
Fill a bottle with fresh fragrant
Petals, packing them down well pour
on pure alcohol to submet•ge the
leaves. Cork tightly and set in a
cool place for several weeks. "Strain
and use as other flavorings
Rose Syrup.
Cut fragrant roses in full bloom,
pick in early. morning with the dew
stili on. Pull out petals and spread
on trays to prevent mildew Keep cut-
ting the roses and drying them in this
way until there is just enough for a
jar .of preserves. Put in pitetatii'vlug
kettle with just enough tracer to
cover, and cook until loaves are ten -
dei. Add sugar, pint for pint, and
cook anted it forms a jelly-like syrup.
Pour into jelly glasses. When ready
to use, a teaspoonful gives a delicious
ilavor.to a cake or pudding sauce.
TWO VERY -GOODS
Every farm garden should have a
good asparagus bed and -every man,
woman and child on. the farm should
[enjoy asparagus, Did you ever try
Asparagus Supremo
1 bunch as va us' 1 cu : rich
p. g p
white sauce; Ye cup bread crumbs; 14
cup. chopped peanuts.
1 Coale the asparagus, cut in ane -tush
;lengths, Slightly brcrwn crumbs and
peanuts•in butter. Place a layer of
• the finely -chopped peanuts and crumbs
lin the bottom of a baking dish add a
layer of asparagus and cream sauce,
Repeat until all es need leaving a layer
orumba. on top. Sprinkle tap with
grated ceeese and cook In oven until
cheese le melted and crumbs brown.
Rice au Gratin
Cook one-half cup of rice in 1% cups
boiling salted water, Use double boil-
er. Moe should be whole and dry,
Plaoe in a. baking dish and dot with
butter. Prepare the . fallowing sauce:
cut up four slioes of bacon, brown, ad-
ding seine chopped onion. - Add two
tablespooiufuls grated •chees'e, one-
fourth cup .tomato Juloe, pepper and,
snit and one cup cooked peas. Sim-
mer all together for a few minutes.
Pour sauce over sloe, mix lightly and
brown in. even.
I put your r
Barber—"Shall c y u hair
close?" Co-ed—"No—stand off as far
as possible."
S. E, McCahey
Mrs, Dunn, a young married wem'.^n
in her twenties, sat sowing ou Pier
piazza one hot day in Juno waiting 1'00
her ,six-yeavold son to eonte home
from school here he was Trow!
Opening down the street was a
sturdy ilttle figure hurrying along;
eemii,ingdy intent on his: destination.
"Lo, Ma,” said Tommy Dunn sober-
ly to lids mother as he climbed the
0:11550 s�te'ps. -
"Hello, Sonny," was the a isl1Ing re-
epanse, "Did you have a good day?
To lues surprise lfes• emna'll son peened
quickly Into- the house.
She was about to fallow when two'
boys, a little older than Tamany, pass`
ed by the gate and deoked Impudently!
at Mee. Dunn.
"Guess he won't tie a can to Mi s,
Green's Pomeranian again,", sa005'
in nloud voice. id
So that was it! • That was the rea-
son Tommy- had game into the house
co quickly. After; net she had told him'
about keeping away from the Putnalm
boys, here his was ageen mixed up
with them in a &crape about which
they wanted hereto know.
S:be 'hurried into the house and
found Tommy lying face downward'
on the bed,
"Tommy," she began ' severely,
"haven't I told. yen time and time
again to keep away from those Put-
Fashion Notes nam boys? Apoover me!" •
Delicate pastel shades, popularly "Yee, Mettler,' muttered Tommy.
p "Did you tie a can to khtis. Greene''
described es "the paradoxically tee
phtisticated baby colors," are the most laomeranian?"
favored tones for summer wear. Wblhe Tammy dug his Race into the bed-
the shades are not limited to dresses clatli00 and said nothing:
far any age, they ars partimelarly de- "Just wait until your father comes
tt htful in Youthful frocks. hams
g Woman's"May I come in, Mrs. Dunn?" a
One example shown ithe e voice cabled from the other i of the
Horne Companion gives.- the effect of e side
water 1111es In a sea of tulle. The screen door.
bodice is made over a silk slip and is "0, Miss Brent, h,an glad to see
curved at the top like a Valentine YOe," and Mrs. Dunn hastened to open
tulle coutlnuing over he the door to Tonnsny's teacher who must
sheer yoke. The skirt is formed of from
shoulders, giving the ,appearance of a rase their gate an her way to and
wad a-slra sd pieces of tulle with . Tommy for being with the Putnam
school, "I've just been scolding
g p bays„
gathered on the bottom of each, Let's talk on the piazza," said Miss
edged with silver. When in motion Brent quietly, and both -women lett
the.sldrt shimmers like rippling water the room.
in the moonlight and the affect is
tightened by two water lilies nest Miss Brent began the cmnversation,
ling In tire folds, The Bites catch the [ Tha Putn
lam boys caught Mrs,
two ends of a softly, draped satin sash, Gleenos Pomeranian and asked Tonal
parity showing the reverse aide of con- my to bald it, fur some t eason or
Ousting color, I other, and when he was doing so,
Blacked linens, also in delicate they tied the can to the dog's tail
tones, give the desired erispuees for and then 'hayed hint out of Tammy's
eummer wear, simple,conventional arms. TbS dog ran away." '
charm being added by piping with "Why didn't Tommy bell me?" leek,white blas bindings, white collars and ed the exasperated mother.
cuffs and white hall buttons. I ,Miss Brent continued.
i have soon 'Pommy try to avoid
Boleros and bolero effects are widely
favored in Summer fashions and can thcae boys without getting into. troll.
be carried out in summery colors 1n a bre, but thee contrive to get him mixed
variety of light -weight, washable mate- up in all 'bhelr mschief, They swear
rials such as georgette, chiffon, crepe him to secrecy, axed, Mrs, Dunn, thoee
de chine or light cottons, One charm -
believe
bays have discovered that you
ing suggestion of this type is of beige, believe them when they tell yea what
noon wear or black Chantilly lane with
understand the position in Wilkie they
chiffbn�w'1th ecru Margot lane for after- they wish about Tommy, t'an 3
black chiffon for evening, The wide place Tonwty?
the
hiss Brent was 'hardly prepared for
lace appears around the ballon of l
skirt and is puffed at the bottoms the move Tommy Dunn's mother
of the. long sleeves: made, but she SUthere quietly as Mrs.
How to Make a Garden Pool
Two feet is a good average depth
for a water garden, and the substratum
Dunn hastened oat of the yard and
down the mead to the Putnam'' where
shetoldw
t
the holo story to tsthePut-
nam -boys'' mother who told her she
didn't believe 'a word elle said.
of the pool must be solid, as a leak That was that! The niotb,er who
can bo most disastrous. The location had the whole .neighborhaod complain.
is of course a question of individual tug about her bays, defended them
taste, always provided that there is unheard,wihile the mother of one of
plenty of sunt. ' Co•ldlleh can be intro-• the finest of boys hadwavered in her
duced to eat tete mosquito larvae. faith and understanding. Had her eon
Gravel, rough stone, or brick may sensed that? Sha almost ran home.
be used in the construction. Puddled Miss Brent didn't mind it a. bit when
clay will also stake a water -tight basin. Mrs. Duttn peeved her on her way into
Where olay is used, tourInches will be the house as. thought she never existed,
found about the right thickness for the but rbc beard her:
sides. The bottom should have a finial "Tommy, Sonny, adwals tell Iviolhar
covering of sand. 'rhe sides of shallow everything. No matter what is said or
[Pools with clear water may be painted, done to you—tell Mother so as she'll
light blue or green. Tha dark Pool is. understand; Mother is your • best
the moat successful for reflecting flow -1 friend, ever and always. I must thank
ere and foliage, = Brick makes a good • Miss Breut .
lining, but it absorbs a certain amount
of water. Over the brick, an inch of
Portland cement may be laid. A two -
tacit overflow pipe will be adequate in
But Miss Brent had gone.
Canadian Rugs
most iustancea, but four incites may
While the New England states are
be the wiser choice as the
emailed. oaulavly thought to be the section
sine i more likely to-bocentoe chocked'. 1 L produced the most and the finest
by fioatingsubstances, When cement' hooked rugs, the belief is to say the
used, it should be painted, ar the toast a debatable cue: Any person
is r5i who is familiar with the work of the
water should be drained off a few days rug „.akar' of the Canadian rovhtros
atter it has been introuced into Mei 4
realizes that they have in maily
pool, for it wild become so caustic after cases,
it bas stood a few' days that any an'.
met .life which is hilrodudad will very
soon die.
Cay
Oul, Oui!
Illftglishman—"Uncia $am's some
pig eh?"
Frenchman—"Wee-twee."
Tit for Tat.
A promtnent official of . the tele-
phone company was rudely aroused
from his slumbers by the ringing of
the telephone. After bruising Itis
knee on a chair, he reached the
'phone.
"Hello!" he growled.
"Are you •an official ett,the telephone
ee
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR company?" -asked the voice.
Yes. \SGsat can I clo.for you2"
Arrival of Madoivalselle .I3ortense Cartier, daughter of Sir George "Tell' me" said the Voice "how it
Etienne Cartier, as Canada's guest othonor at the celebration °epee Diamond feels to get out of bed fit two o'clock
Jubilee of Confederation. `"" o Ito answer a wrong num er,"
•
if not on, the whole, set a standard
that is much higher than that reached
by their sisters of the States.
Not only in the better quality elf
material used, but in a liner taste in
the choice and grouping of colors
does their !work excel, The coarse
all -wool yarn Round in a large portion
of their rugs is far more durable than
woolen rags, the best: material em-
ployed by New Englanders.
There ie'so clear a superiority in
the Canadian execution that I have
come to assume, when catching eight
of an especially, One piece, that it
came over the line. The chances are
ten to -one or better that examination
proves such is the case
1f the Provincial, makers learned
the art from those of the States, they
were apt pupils who soon became
more skillful than their teachers,
while bolding to all the fundamentals
of the craft:
Please notice the "It" in the last
preceding sentence,. Has anyone
given as proof that hooked rugs were
first made in New England?'— leay,
Exchange.
Out Where the West Begins.
"Chief," asked a visitor in Fort
Mink, "can you tell me' where I buy
some of those Indian beadwork"
"I got mite from a mail-order house
in Rochester, New York,—Louisville
Courier -Journal,
For,Air Coft
Radio .Field Marker and Al't'-
meter Em;.nectecl to Permit
Landing Without Sight
of Ground
While the feat that Commander
Byrd was forced, to land in the water
instead of a.t the Lo Bourget get Air-
dronle may raise the question of: the
toasibilitt of transatlantic flying' in
adverse weather, the foot remains that
inatiatments are now nearly perfected
for solving this most difficult aerial
pro•bierm,
Certainty no set of oircuinstences of
a mare discouraging nature couid have
faced a navigator at any time than
those met by the Amcreetta. Brow, yet
the navigation wite caamivd out with
great precision, . Tho s11ip wee actual-
ly reported as over Le Bourget wheys
there was eueh .a thick tog that even
tho strong lioocl lights ea the need,
failed to penetrate it.
Lieut. -Col. H. II. !Beee cf bite: Depart-
ment of Commerce, in his recent talk
in Boston described two bits of re-
search work going on at this time
under -the direction of the Bureau of
Standards which will permit a ship
to land even if there le total darkness
and no fledd lights. Impossible! Not
at, all.. For radio, that guiding hand
which recognizes neither space neer
ordinary material objects, is about to
play a new part.
This oaneists of a d'evIne which wilt
de iberately mai-k out the boundaries
of the landing fi,eild by ra•dlo so that
a :ship flying 'oven tbs field would be
able to have as brae a concept of thee
exact location and size of the field as
though it were visible. This is won-
derful es far as it goes but the na-
tural question that follows is "How
is, the pilot to get the ship down with-
out 'craeking up' front any sort of
height over the field?"
That point is taken care of by a new
instrument call lrd a "capacity seta
mater," which te'!Is the exact distane:•o
a ship is flying over the ground. Title
must not be contused with the ordin-
ary altimeter, which is a barometer
and indicates the height ever area level.
The capacity altimeter is based on the
idea of using the earth as one side of
a condenser and the shires• the other,
giving an absolutely accurate reading
as to the ship's height above the
grand,
Take these two developments to-.,
gethsr and it is apparent that the
pilot can be in the thickest fog, even
at night, and as he goes along his
course he can prick up the signal 'show.
tug the airport ° is below. He flee
over this until he gels the, exact size
and he can also ask for wind dh•ectiott
and the best side of the field from
which to conte la for lags lambing. He
then circles Slowly, toeing altitude all
the time., 'until be manes in over one
side of the field at "a height that wile .
I permit him to get down on the ground
without difficulty. Flying in with his
molar idling lie ea at'I watches the
o
tt„ Y
capacity altimeter and as the grounai
indicated as almost meeting hi.
fa n t t o K
wheels he levels• off and "sets her.
down" in safety.
It is hard to conceive or mach fur-
ther arogreas
ur-ther.progreos in aerial aidsthanWeep
naw developments promise. It is ob-
vious that with the Le Bourget air-
drome equipped with radio veld mark-
ers and the America equipped with an
efficient rapacity altimeter, Abe Byrd
machine would have beeneable to land
without difficulty nt its desired 'desti-
nation, rather than hunting far open
water into which the ship could be
"Pancaked" with the least clanger to
both the ship and the crew.
UNAPPRECIATIVE
Radio is Now Rival of its
Fortner Benefactor
Like most othea• proteges the radio, -
now that it has grown up, has turned
on its 'former benefactor, the daily
Tapas, in no uncertain manner,' de-;
July issue
i s Silas Bent in the J t 9th ss e
r.a,sS t
Y
of "The Independent." "Tine publish -
ors have taken this novelty to their
bosoms -anal nourished it. They treat-
ed it as' news because they wanted the
advertising accounts of its manufac-
turers.
turers. And. then radia bit the hand
that fend it. `Space in the air,' at a
Brice as high as $4,000 an hour, began
competing with the white. space. of.
newsprint. „Department etemes- main-
tained their own stations; that dread-
ed upstart, the 'daily shopping .noted'
aeoended from the printed aladger to
the upper attneshperes. There Danns
•into being the advertising agency
sl ecialdaing in aerial billboard i
How�evee, Mr, Bent points cut that.
abort radio advertisements _there !e
this dnc'advantage, that they niuet be 'I
used chiefly far the, promotion of goocl-
wi',l, rather •titan' for diiract serllfhg ep=
„peal,
Merely Lunch-'
"llid you have luncheon with • Arm
thut•,. May?" �.
"No,: clear' -- merely, lunch `— fifty,
cents apiece, you know." , o' a ., - I
.u.