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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1925-11-12, Page 2FORTUNES MADE BY ACCIDENT es, When the Prince of Wales visited Kimberley recently he was shown the grease-procese of extracting the very last diamoed from the stielty" mese in which it Ls, hidden. This used to be a leopeless• lob, but oue morning en eu gine hand thrust his greaseemeared fingers into the diamond paste, and thus accidentally discovered that an admixture of grease caused the dia- Monde to remain beblzid witen. the water washed away the waste material in which they were embedded. It is possible that more useful die- coveries and inventions have been. made by accident than by desig•te The pointed spade or shovel was the result of a workman grinding off Ube corners of bis squareSpade when digging clay It brought him a fortune. A Fortunate Fire. The burning of a starch factory on • the banks of the Liffey first revealed the adhesive qualities of scorched starch inixed with water, and intro- duced to the world a new and cheap gum. To the upsetting, by William Mur- doch, of a tool chest, we tee indebted for casteron cement; and the accident of a, child playing with a bottomless flask with his brother, a Swiss me- chanic named Argand, placed over the flame of his crude oil -lamp, resulted in the inventton of the lamp chimney. .A. Nuremberg gla.ssicutter a.ccideneally let same aqua fortis drop on his spec - tholes, and etching on glass quickly followed. The inventor of automatic signalling on railways gat his idea of track -cir- cuiting from a spiritgapping seance. He found that. the table stood crn two brass rails running across the stage, and immediately suspected the use of electricity. Taking a piece of insul- ated wire, the ere.; of which were open, he laid It across the two rails and the spirit ceased to "rap." Years afterwards, when he was a signal engineer, this early experiment recurred to his mind, and he used the idea for the protection of millions of railway passengers. The First Telescope. A. traveller through the Yellowstone Park stumbled on a dead horse. The animal had been lying there for a long time, but was wonderfully pre- served. On examining the carcase it was found to be -coveres1 with borax, hitherto used only in glazing linen, but destined to become one of the most useful chemical compounds in industry through this accidental' dis- covery of its preservative qualities. The -placing together of two .spec- tacle gisessee 'by the children of a. Dutch optician Ied to Galileo's con- struction of the first telescope, and a mere accident 'helped Senefelder to the invention of lithography. One day, when he was polishing off a stone for etching, his mother asked him to write out a Iist of the linen that the laundress was waiting to car- ry away. No paper being available, he wrote the list on the stone in some printing ink. 1-y What a Leak Revealed. A few days later, when he was about to rub the writing off the stone, he thought he would try the effect of writing on stone bitten in with aqua fertis. He bit away one hundreth part of an inch, took several impressions of the writing, and discovered that he had invented the art of lithography. A lucky accident laid the toundation of the Nobel fartune. Alfred Nobel was assisting his father in the manu- facture of nitro-glycerine, when in 1867 he discovered a cask leaking and some of the nitro-glycerine mingling with theoeiliceous sand used for pack- ing, This trivial circumstance sug- gested a method ,of ereparing a safe and manageable explosive, and the re- sult was dynamite, A. young Bolton engineer, out for an evening stroll, noticed that the seeds of a sycamorefalling to the ground •a.squired a rotary motion as they fell. lie noticed, furthee, that the two wings were turned la opposite direc- tions, This provided the first idea of the, screw -propeller. The Pacific cable is laid at an aver- age depth of 2,640 fathoms, or three MUTT AND JEFF—By Bud Fisher, Dreamier. ;Yoe do elot love my thirst for latent - nese, i The urge and ecetaey of deeming blood,. You do not feel secure with the unitise ,1 eit an dine with You. on• COMMOn• food, ',Azad I am sorry for you, sines I, too, Know how Inife's wine is hitter, drunk! alone; 'Its bread, unoltared, for all the heart can do, Tures hal upon the lips„as any stone. But be at rost, 1 will fonswear delight, Deny the dreams that shape your mind's Mose, Sit soberly beside you, for despite All this, my wildernese shall bear the rose! . —Georgiana Thayer. Minister Calls Religion Secret of a Carefree Life. The secret of a carefree life its to put it in line with God'e purposes, de- clared Dr Henry Howard, of Mel- bourne, Australia, in an address on "Don't Worry," opening the nineteenth season of the Stinday Evening Club. So says an "Astsociated Press" des patoh from Chicago. ' I Pneumonia or inflammation of the "Christ's cure for a worried life is lungs is a. geem disease spread by per - explained in His words: "Seek ye first eons who have pneumonia and some - the Kingdom of God and His righteous- times by those carrying pneumenia nese and all these things (what you germs. eat) and drink and we) shall be add- As each patient with pneumonia is ed to you," Dr. Howard said. "Every- , a source of clanger to others, are one who has stood up to life has felt ',should, be taken to prevent the spread its worry, stress and strain. But the I of pneumonia by early diagnosis and Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral borne of the Washington family, North- ampshire, England, which is .to be built in replica at Richmond, Va, e to pay due respect to the so-called PNEUMONIA A "Catching" Disease Spread From One Person to Another By Germs. way out from worry does not lie along especially by careful isolation. As "The birds and flowers to which !isolated from other persons. All wash - the line of escape from svork. far as possible the patient should be Christ referred as carefreegare among able articles of clothing and linen the busiest of God's creatures. The should be collected in a separate bag work translated "toil" does not mean and sterilized by boiling before being 'work,' but work plus worry. First of sent to the laiindry. Clothes which all stand right with Him. This will can not be washed should be sterilized swing life into harmony by putting by steam whenever possible. If dill way, and everything life needs will can not be done they should be thor- ses come along the lines of fulfilled rela- oughly aired in the sunlight. The tons to Him. as Master and Lord." dishes used by the patient should be boiled. Such articles as bed rubbers, ice caps, hot water .bags and ther- mometers should be soaked in five peen cent, carbolic acid. The sputum should bo gathered in covered paper cups. If these are not available, the spetum should be disinfected with five per cent. carbolic in the container and the cup should be thoroughly boiled. Gauze should be used for handker- chiefs and should be collected in paper bags and burned. Body wastes from the bowels and the bladder need not • 1925 Rye Crop Exceeds That of the Previous Year Rye production in countries that produce 78 per cent. of the world crop, exelusive of Russia, is reported at 7'74,000,000 bushels this year, against 569,000,000 bushels in 1924, an increase of 36 per cent. Germany's ryo crop this year is the largest since the war, being estimated at 301,873,000 bushels, against 225,- 573,000 bushels last year. Pre-war production in the samo territory was 868,000,000 bushels. The German wheat crop is placed at 107,000,000 bushels, against 89,- 000,000 bushels last year; barIey, 112,- 000,000 bushels, against 110,000,000 ,bushels, and oats,. 478,000,000 laushele; against 389,000,000 bushels. Although estimates for potatoes and sugar beets in Germany are not yet available, increases in acreage of both crops and favorable conditions are re- ported. Via Caucasian Passes. At least eight thousand years ago the white nations of the earth began to swarm through the awful passes of the Caucasians, stopping on their way .for centuries and arriving in Europe only to find other peoples there, peo- ples who were there to subdue or be subdued. Rome was not founded un- til B.C„ but two thousend years before that year the shores of the Adriatic swarmed with the millions of fierce Italians who had come through the Caucasian passes. Whence they came or what they expected to find in Europe no one knows. Impassible. "Yes," said the second mate of the tramp steamer, on his return home, "when I was in the Mediterranean. I sailed through shoals of sardines." "Nonsense!" said his maiden aunt. "How could they possibly SWIM in those small tine?" . '• Time and You. Time that is measured by the years of your own life is the only- Time that you can have for yourself out of all the endless stretch of it. So Waste that Time and you are wasting Yourself, And wasting it you are, if you are not making the very most that you can out of it. And to make the most of it takes energy now and always: be sterilized because the germs of pneumonia are spread in the secre- tions of the mouth, nose and throat. While attending a case of pneu- monia the doctor and nurse should each wear a gauge mask and gown. insignificant opinion cold. Careful histories of patients with labor peete z monia show that about 40 per cone of the cases give a history of commone cold just before they have pneumonia. I —Adapted from an article, by Ernest G. Stillman, M.D., Rockefeller Institute. Trapping Minks. Minks are cunning; they avoid man as much as possible. As a rule, they prefer • the small streams rather than the large ones. The reason for this is obvious: The former, as a Pule, have the banns overgrown with weeds and brush; the current is clogged, here and there, with logs, limbs., etc. This gives protection from prying eyes, both for traveling and for the dens and runways. Further, conceal- ment is offered in hthating food, and the shallow places in small streams furnish food in abundance, while arger ones do not. Do riot understand foam this, hovrever, that it is useless to look -for minks along rivers. Good eatchee are made along the banks, frequently, as they are near Ponds and. lakes. Marshes and swamps ought not be passed by, either, for the eel - mals frequent these. Roots of old trees overhanging the water deserve, attention. These are favorite. places for dens. Stone bridges, especially if there is room be- tween the rooks for the animals to enter, are excellent locations for den* Look for tracks under overhanging hanks, and runways near rocks in the water. Examine all hollow logs near streams. There are, in fact, so many likely spots to eatch minks that One ought constantly to keep watch for them near water, no matter whether the place is but a tiny stream from a draM or spring, or a large lake or pond. Minks are extentlee travelers Stories About WellAnown People Hia ,4Ppem.i1 I. J. D, ftofoller, Probably the weriel'e richest man, .ha e lately spent much of bis leisure, it it, is said, in writing verses. Asked by a poetry society to attend a dinnexein honor of his eighty-sixtbi birthday, he declined, sending the fon lowing linein doing so: - 1 was early taught to work as well BB, play: Meanie has been one long happy holi- day, Full of work and full of play. I dropped the worry on the way, And God was good to me every day. The Child Understood.' Like all people whos•e work brings them into intimate relation with the humeri side of things', Sir Herbert Bar- ker, the famous manipulative suegeen, has a great liking for children, and matey of his best stories are about thern. Here is osie.• ' "Daddy, is to -day toencrrow?" asked little Wiblie. "No, my son, of course to -day !sun to -morrow," answered his father. "But you said it wast." obiectea "When did I ever say that today was to -morrow?" "Yesterday" answered Willie. — "Well it was. To -day was to -mor - row yesterday but to -day 2* to -day just as yesterday was to -day yesterday but io yesterday to -day. And to -morrow will be to -day to -morrow which makes to -day yesterday and to -morrow aid at once. Now run along and play." Playwright Was Saved by Power of the Press. -- If you should visit Mr. Israel Zang - will at his London home -do not be sur- prised to find the following notice on the door: "To Buglars.—You are cheerfully he vited to enter as everything valuable has been taken away!" The origin of this notice is an oc- casion when burglars actually broke in—without receiving, of course, the above invitation. He was insured, and the company were quite easy about their responsibilities, for Mr. Zang - will's rooms were immediately above those of the then solicitor -general. Despite this fact, Bill Sikes was not deterred. The burglars made straight for a valuable old chest and broke it open in the expectation of a rich liffd ;of gold and silver. All they found was a huge collection of press cuttings, They were so disgus•ten that they left witle out ,searchieg an/ fuethen "So .you see," observes Mr, Zang - when relating *Una story, 'The pees has its uies after all," A Wenderfui Family. When Viscount jellicoe visited Southampton eecentlY to open the new Harbor Board Wilco., his first concern, after performing the eeremony; was to oala on his aunt, Mies Catherine Jellicoe, bthclay coeirwhot,hat day celebrated her i Lord Jellicoe is a membet or a' 'yore long-lived family. An uncia of his died not long ego at the age ot ninety; his father was ninety; while the lat- ter's cousin died in her 105th year. A Pious Wish. Prince Arthur of Connaught has visited almoet every country in the world, meeting with many strange ex- periences in the course of his travels. A story he le fond of telling Concerns a journey he made an a spec:Jai mis-. sion to Japan during the war, He was greeted everywhere with the greatest enthusiasm, but the of- ficials of one 'town he visited had ap- parntly not mastered English any too thoroughly. For the first thing lie saw on entering the pIaee was a triumphal arch bearing the words: "God help Prince Airthurl" Sentence Sermons. Otte Boy is worth—Enough to justify any father's perecinal sacrifice. —More than this year's profits on any business. —The time it takes for any, man to be—aBbnigoubgroh tthoewnarrant the city buying up some ground for playgrounds. —Many times more than the cost af any Sunday than ayechhotole. —More f u r n iture in any Pa—ri°ro. Smuch that any business that debauches him becomes a total loss. The Differen.ce: "What le the difference between an apple and a nice -looking girl?" "Don't know. What?" "An apple has to .be squeezed to be cider, while witix a nice -looking girl you have to beside her to squeeze her." What is it that a gentleman has not, never can have, and yet can give to a lady? A husband. Good'bye on a Country Line. "Good -Bye." "Good-bye. Come down and see us." will.' Good-bye." Their hands should be thorough* so far as the males are concerned, and "Good:bye. Now doe't forget -to wasaea after leaving the bedside. gauze masks and gowns .and Warned d. "Be sure and bring Sarah Jane with come down." beella to roam -here and there, almost Visitors should be provided 'with freeerveverywhe.re, asnlong as they are net ."No; I wean." moleste not to come,. into too close contact with the patient. These precautions should be maintained during convales- cence and until the patient is able to leave the hospital or his home. After the patient has recovered, the mat- tress, pillows and blankets should be sterilized. If this Is not possible they should be given a thorough airing in the sun. All room utensils used in the care of the patient should be dis- infected by boiling or with a five per cent. carbolic, or 1-1000 bichloride eo- lution, The room should finally be Don't worry over trifles. If you given a thorough cleaning. A healthy person may carry prieu„ must worry, pick out something worth without fear or nervousness,—Mr. monia germs in the nose and throat worrying about and get busy. Henry Ain:ey. and pass them on to others, who may catch the disease. • Learned"Pat. An Irishmen and his wife, on a visit to London, went to a theatre. The "Did she now? That was too bad. wife noticed the word "Asbestos" Be sure and bring her next time." I . printed on the curtain. " will" "Faith, Pat, and what does 'Asbes- baby." 'And you be sure and bring the toe' on the curtain mean?" - - "Be still, Maggie; don't, show your ignorance. That's Latin for 'Wel- come.' " you next time." "I will. I'd have brought her this time, but she wasn't very well. She wanted to come awful." It is extraordinary to me that no- body is ever taught to speak svell. At the age of eighteen young people should be able to stand up in public A Dangerous Habit. So long as healthy carriers are known to exist, the public should bo educated, in an attempt to lessen the present universal! traffic in salewee As saliva is not particularly abhorrent, there is not the same disgust towards it as there is to other. human excreta. Who has not seen the apple pedlar spit on his apples before polishiug them, or the street car conductor wet his lingers on hie tongue been issu- ing transfers? In fact, as Chaplin re- marks, if saliva were of an indigo color our Whole surroundings would be stained blue. As the pneumonia germ gains entrance by the mouth or nose, the public should be cautioned against coughing, sneezing or careless seittine, especially in public places. / Possibly one of the most important means of ers•vention of pneumonia is •'. e.„ 'e•enforea*-40' eleeteee sen - • n -7'. • : . '4111 Doing! A, pennyworth of "doing" • Is worth pounds of "talking big"; So if you can't paint pictures, Then just take a spade and dig. And if you can't sing anthems, Break the stones beside'the way, And whistle as you break them • Just to show your bearCis gay. We may not build cathedrals, But we all can use some tools With common sense and judgraient, For we needn't think we're fools. No—each of us has something He can do if he but tries; So let us get about it, Far life's little work -hour flies! Gard, Walking on Springs. Leaping through. the air like a kan- garoo is the exciting sensation offered to children by the recent invention of shoes with springs. These novel exercising toys are strapped to the feet in the same 'man- e' ner as roller skates, and the wearer •can walk, run, jump, or dance an them. The steel springs, while of unusual, strength, are extremely elastic. The effect produced is said to be like walk- ing on air, , Each shoo has two spiral springs (,says a writer in "Popular Science"), and the lower end of each is fastened to a sole that prevents the springs from injuring carpets or .'polished` floors. With a littlepractice, it is said, a child can make enormous leaps. " • Whence "Satiated," Teacher --`Robert, gine me -ea, sen- tonce using the word 'satiate.' " Sueveyoes of the Topcseaphicel Survey of Canada at work in northern Dobby—"I took Mamie *Tones to a ' waterways of Manitoba, The instrument to the left it a transit -theodolite, picnic last summer and I'll satiate and that to the right is a ranger -finder. cante a lot.' „rstroArce9:st-.. ,nra.IF,a,eir-,=n4.,Fxstrr...easx!homocirsziratnasersztossoorgo Does Witt Av.t. 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