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The Brussels Post, 1959-10-15, Page 6New fuel Cell Opens Vast Vistas Once again Britiish scientific know-how has made a signifi- cant technological breakthrough. In this case it is one that could add substantially to the world's sources of electric power. The breakthrough is develop merit of what appears to he a Preetioal fuel cell. The latter is a kind of battery that generate; electricity from the reaction of gases such as hydrogen and oxygen that are fed into it. Unlike conventional batteries, its power producing potential is pot limited to its initial charge, Instead, like a combustion en- gine, it can run indefinitely as long as fuel in the form of the reacting gases is fed into it. This kind of electrical gener- ator has been an engineer's dream for decades. A number of research teams around the world have been tryiing to develop a successful prototype. However, the going has been tough. Only recently, a summary of Amer- ican work in this field ended with the conclusiion that a suc- cessful fuel was many 'research years in the future. Now Britain appears to have broken the technological bar- rier. The fuel cell's inventor, Fran. cis T. Bacon, has been working on the project for more than 20 years. He and other experts be. lieve the apparatus may eventu- ally free transportation from de-- pendence on oil and coal, writes Peter Lyne in the Christian Sci- ence Monitor. Buses and 'trucks would speed noiselessly without leaving a trail of fumes: electric trains could operate without overhead wires or live rails. The United States is said to be particularly interested in the project as a means of providing power for light and long-lasting transmitters in rockets and space ships, and also reserve power in nuclear submarines. Meanwhile, the United States is being touted here as likely to take the lead in commercial: izing Britain's so-called "magic box." The electricity producing fuel cell has just been demon- strated for" the first time in pub- lic at Cambridge, England, at. the works of Marshall of Cam- . bridge Electronics, Ltd. Britain is said to have spent about $280,000 on the project so far. But American concerns ate said to be spending about 20 times as much on the next stage of its development. At the Cambridge demonstra- tion, Dennis Hennessey, deputy managing director of the British Government-sponsired National Research Development Corpora- tion, which is sponsoring the cell in Britain, told a gathering of newspapermen and others, "We are not selling out to Americe. They will feed back the informa- tion they gain for the benefit of British industry." This means that the cell's fu- ture is seen as a joint Anglo- American venture. It should be emphasized that the fuel cell is still in the de- velopmental stage, although its feasibility appears to have been demonstrated. The fuel cell demonstrated at Cambridge is rather bulky and awkward to handle. However, it is expected that the size can be reduced enough to power vehi- cles such as buses, trains, or trucks. Making it small enough for passenger automobiles is considered rather ambitious at this stage. If successfully developed com- mercially, the fuel cell would offer another way to generate electricity from chemiCal fuel. If gases from coal could be Used this would have an added advantage of easing demand on petroleum fuels in coal-rich, but oil-short areas. The efficiency of the new cell's electricity production is consid- ered high. In its present form it delivers 21/2 kilowatts at 32 volts. A reduction in the volume of the control eqUipment is a main requirement. It is thought that eqttipment one-fifth to one- tenth the present size should ultimately be possible. The club, members were crack. ing jokes: One asked if anyone knew the difference between Stotsreari and a teconut. No one did, "Well," said the 'neither ' "you can always get a drink out of a commit" "Pardon me," spoke up a new intiniet, "but, I happen to be 'a Scotsman.. Would you like a drink.?" "Why, yes, thank you," was the reply. "Well, then," said the Scot,. "go and buy yourself a toeonut." Drive With C r - OOP-LA - No bore this boar. "Luke," a nimble porker, indeed, takes life's hurdles in stride under the tutelage of his trainer, Bob Nelson. HRONICLE 61 FAItM A9RIP D. Clesk¢ Glad-Plaid Look PRINTED PATTERN 4549 SIZES 6-14 ty4pie.-4/4.14 Hunt for Ancient ":11ifirvyg-M4:1). Australians Lion, headed by Dr.. John. Priceeaa, of Pyclney, is to track down ii tribe of "hairy ape men," to be running wild in. the littlo explored forests of Northers Manchuria, Although remote from eivilizit tiOn and apparently untouched bI its influences, they may hold. t key to how man's ancestors be, hayed and managed their CP4I. Triunity life 500,Q00 or more years ago, Known as Alamos, these semi human creatures talk. only hi growls or guttural noises, bu( allow themselves one civilized re- finement: they wear skins as loin- cloths, A Ruseian.. scientist, Professor B. Porsimer recently confirmed their existence, basing his evid- ence on reports collected from nomadic tribesmen who, in their wanderings, have penetrated. parts of this mountainous hinter- land. But by, staging the first full- scale scientific search, the Aus- tralians hope to discover; photo- graph and get on friendly terms with these Stone Age survivors. Having hired Chinese guides, Dr. Primes, is using Mongolian packhorses to carry his party's baggage and scientific equip- ment. Somewhere in the hills he hopes to find his quarry and study on the spot the social struo- ture of a sub-hunian race, be- lieved to be behaving very much as Neanderthal Man did a mil- lion years ago. Smart Sailor f) 611 Lute, WItual, Sew 're save ! Make this smart .sailor dress Of remnants - gay in ,navy and white with red trim. Do one version with embroi- dery - other in plaid 'n' plain. Pattern 922: child's sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10; tissue pattern; transfer; easy directidns. State size. Send TUIRTY - FIVE CENTS (Stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to. Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont.. Print plainly Pat- tern'.Number, your Name, Ad- dress and Size. Send for a copy of 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book It has lovely designs to order: em- broidery, cr oche t, knitting, weaving, quilting, toys. In [he book, a special surprise to make a little girl happy - a cut-out doll, clothes to colour. Send 2.5 cents for this book. ISSUE 42 -- 1959 .M.r!'"" • Mt • • , "POP Anne Hirst: 1 AM near, 17 11/ and I've never written to a„stranger 'before, so I feel A. little foolish, 1, want you to tell Inc what to do; I guess. what 1 mean is, I hope you'll be an my side; "I am in love with a .wencler- Itilman, He is 32. He is so much more interesting than any of the. hoys I've known. lie's been in Europe and all over, and I just sit and listen and. I'm, so thrilled that he pays any attention to me that I just about worship him, "All the family respect him a let-but they won't give their consent to our marriage now. If I wait till I'm 21, they promise to. "Anne Hirst, 1 just can't wait that long! Wouldn't it be all • right to run away and get mar- ried? I know he will do any- thing I want, and I want that. But I thought I ought to ask somebody firet. Please say yes! LOVING GIRL" * ,4 * WHY CHEAT YOURSELF? * From the time a girl's heart * is touched by love and she • realizes, • however dimly, the * meaning of life, one day shines * clear before her. It is her mar- * riage morning. The picture is clear: In shin. • ing white, decked with or- * ange blossoms and veil, she • floats along the church aisle * on her father's arm, preceeded • by her attendants. Proudly • she walks to the altar where • her bridegroom awaits her. • Surrounded by her family and Plaid 'n' plain add up to A- PLUS fashion for bright schol- ars. This gay dress has a front- pleat skirt. Easy-sew-pretty in one colour. Printed Pattern 4549: Girls' Sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. Size 10 takes 2 3/4 yards 35-inch; % yards contrast fabric. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (504) (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plain- ly S I Z E, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. hi; the pews filled with their guests, she repeats her vows in all their holy meaning. Blest by her pastor, glowing with good wishes, she embarks upon her new life with su- preme confidence in her mate and the love she knows will last as long as she lives. It Is the most solemn mo- ment she has ever known, and with all her heart and soul she dedicates herself to her bus- * band's happiness, • Compare this sacred scene * with the elopement that tempts * you today. Sneaking out of * your parents' home, driving * madly about to find a justice • of the peace who will go * through the motions the law * demands and you find your- * self the wife of a man you * hardly know, , and what * then? You must creep back * and confess to your parents the * thing you have done. They * will be shocked beyond words, • and you will be sick with * shame-and this shame is the * beginning of a marriage that * should be consecrated in dig- * nity and honor. * The contrast between these * two pictures is not the only * reason your parents ask that * you wait. Three years will proVe whether your love is 4' real, or you are only blinded * by the man's -sophistication, * You will grow to know each * other better, learn the man's * faults and virtues, 'find out *.how to bring out the best in * you both. When that happens, you will be really ready to marry, or you will know that what you feel is not the love of a lifetime. Three years will prove, too, whether you, now 18, will mature sufficiently to find complete companionship with a man nearly twice your age, or whether the , difference in your ages is really important Read this piece again, my young friend, and think - hard! INDISCREET DAUGHTER "Dear Anne Hirst: My prob- lem is my daughter, 24, and her boy friend. When they come in from a date, he stays until well after midnight! "This is a one floor house, and others like to sleep. As for me, I have to get up early and go to my school job the next day. And should they be alone all that time?' MRS. A.B.C." 4' Your daughter needs to be * reminded that consideration * for others (especially the fam- - ily) ranks high among the vir- * tues of young people. She * should know without being • told that keeping such late * hours is not conducive to a * quiet household, and certainly * is doing her no good physical- * ly - two reasons why sne *'should discontinue these long * hours. It would not surprise .* me at all if one grateful * friend will be the young man * she keeps up so late. * It is always the duty of the 4' girl to adjust her hours to ac- * comodate others affected by * them, and if the lad knows * his way around he will eppre.- * date having his time cut short. 4' Your daughter has overlook- * ed one factor: Nothing is so * important to her social pro- * gram as her reputation. Neigh- * bors have eyes and ears - also . * tongues. * Even though you are sure it is love you feel, don"t cheapen that love by eloping. You will be sorry the rest of your life. Anne Hirst is here to advise you in any vital situation. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Farmers are throuph with their harvest; holiday-folks are home from the cottage; children are back to school; the C.N.E. is over-and the weather; at last, is normal. What more could anyone ask? Dee, Arthur and the boys were here last night - the first time we had seen David, Eddie and Gerald for two months. They all looked well and had plenty to talb about, especially Dave. Eddie's winning ways are still apparent. "I like you, Grand- ma," says he, as he followed me into the kitchen. Jerry is still belligerent, determined to get what he wants in spite of every- thing and everybody. Thank goodness his parents now realize he can't be treated as a baby any longer . . . he will be two next month. So they act accord- ingly. Loud howls of frustra- tion from Jerry are the inevit- able result. They all show signs of battle against mosquitoes and poison ivy and they have a standing joke against Dee who cast anchor from the motorboat a short distance from shore and then fell backwards into the lake while trying to raise the anchor out of the mud. Cousin Betty reported all she saw was a pair' of legs in the air. Just recently I have had quite a stint of baby-sitting. Our next door neighbour came over in a hurry last Saturday-brought his five months old son with him. Would I look after the baby and could he borrow our car-his wife had gone shopping and locked her keys in the car, hence an S.O.S. to hubby to go and rescue her. This morning an: other neighbour had an appoint- ment with her doctor. Husband was working overtime a n d couldn't get, home-so of course there was the usual baby prob- lem. In this case the baby raises Cain with most of the available neighbours except me so I pack- ed mother and baby into the car and off we went to the doctor's. Could be there are drawbacks to being popular with 'children. -Maybe that popularity will even- tually extend to our youngest grandson. You may remember our session with him a few weeks ago when he cried con- tinuously for two and a half hours. Since then baby-sitting for him has neither been re- quested nor offered, But .don't make any Mistake, we still think he is a lovely baby-at least when his mother is around, Last week I was bemoaning the fact that I couldn't go to Ottawa on' account of What I thought was shingles or prickly IteSt. It was neither, but a drug rash. Seems some of us have an internal mechanist like an old ear-fiR one thing, and. something else goes wrong, However, dur- ing the limo I should have been in Ottawa we had another spell Of ninety-degree weather so I consoled myself with the fact that I was more doinfortable at horiec anyway. Several days two Of our neighbours who-:couldn't stand the heat of their own homes any longer 'came and spent the afternoons iii our basement, where we had a cup CI 1.01' i tort. Our ba:.,rnont n !—En but it is cool and I have part of it curtained off. And then, wouldn't you know, AFTER the weather changed our electric stove gave up the ghost. And of course it had to be or. a Saturday night, after six o'clock. It was nine before I could get any response to emergency calls. I had visions of a cold, coffee- less breakfast. Sunday morning and maybe a cold lunch. How- ever, our very obliging plumber came to the rescue, put in a new cartridge fuse and then we were - able to boil, bake or fry to our heart's content. Actually I wasn't too worried. We could still use the electric kettle and eggs can be coddled very nicely if left in boiling water for five minutes. When conveniences break down I think we should accept the oc- casion as a challenge to our ingenuity. Nothing is so bad but what it could be worse. I hate the thought of being absolutely dependent upon modern conven- iences. We need a breakdown in services once in awhile to shake us out of our co 1placent .acceptance of all that we take 'for granted. Mrs. Dorothy P., I enjoyed your letter and got a great kick out of your baby-sitting experi- ences. Thanks for advice about -F.M. radios. At the moment I have one on approval, just to find out what it has to offer in the way of programmes. It is wonderful not being told what to take for an up-set stomach; what soap to use to get things really white and how to find out "where the yellow went". Any- way, an F.M. set would be a means of escape from. T.V. west- erns. Partner and I agree about music and drama-and education- al features-but I am a ,long way from liking his westerns. As for wrestling, I feel every hammer- lock and every twist of the muscles that are shown on the T.V. wrestling bouts. When they are on I, can't concentrate on anything else-if I am in the same room. But with radio it is a pleasing accompaniment to working, reading or writing. This Worm Thinks With Both Ends. A flatworm, James V. Mc- Connell learned when be was a graduate student, Ii a "rather magic sort of beast." Cut an inch-long, mud-brown specimen into two pieces and a couple of ''''Weeks later you will have not one dead worm but two live wiggling ones - the old tail grows a new head and the old head grows a new tail. This is the well-known phe- nomenon of regeneration, com- mon to salamanders, newts, and starfishes. But here the worm tale turns complicated. McConnell, who received his doctorate in psychology and joined the University of Michi- gan faculty, continued study ing flatworms with a classic stimulation-response apparatus. A water-filled trough is fitted at each end with electrodes and topped by two 100-watt light bulbs. A flatworm is put in the trough; the light bulb flashes and an electric shock pulses through the water, causing the worm to contract. Usually in less than 300 trials, the worm "learns" to contract (response) as soon as a bulb flashes even without the expected electric shock (stimulus). Surprisingly, when the worm was cut into two, and then al- lowed to regenerate, the tail retained almost as much of the response lesson as the head, where the rudimentary but measurable central nerve gang- lia, or "brain," is located. Then, McConnell reported re- cently to the American Psycho- logical Association, Miss Reeve Jacobson, a 21-year-old senior honors student took over. She cut a flatworm in half, threw away the tail- and conditioned only the head. Then she let the head grow a new tail. This sec- ond-generation flatworm was cut into two and the separate halves each allowed to regen- erate into complete worms. Now came the key conditioning_ test: Bulbs flashed and the two "grandchildren" worms both showed retention of the learn- ed response. This was not to- tally unexepcted in the worm on the right - it, after all, possess- ed the original'brain. But how was the performance of the worm on the left, made of en- tirely reformed tissue, to be ex- plained? McConnell conjectured that "some sort of chemical condi- tioning 'may take place" which can be transmitted to succeed- ing generations. If this should prove to be true for men as well as worms (and there seems to be no reason why it shouldn't be), then memory and learn- ing would appear to have e chemical, inherited basis. It may well be that in the schools of the future, students will facili- tate their ability to retain in- forMation with chemical injec- tions. - From NEWSWEEK Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee Q. When a visitor brings candy to a patient in the hos- pital, should the , candy be offer , ed about? A. Yes; and the nurse should be included,, too, if she is prei- ent. Q. Is it Ju.oper to take your place card and nut cup from a .banquet table as you leave? A. You are privileged to take anything that is obviously an individual favor of the oCcassion. In fact, a hostess is usually pleased if you do show your ap- preciation of her good taste in selecting her 'place cards by wanting to keep yours as a me- mento. Be sure, however, that you are not taking any of your hostess' permanent equipment! FINdER OF ACCUSATION' Pointing fin era pick Out 16-year- old Nestor Hernandez as the accuSed thrill slayer of a Y. old youth. Three other teen-age-rt. Were also booked on Charges of hort'itide, at polka staaed city-Wide crackdown on !juvenile virile.; TAXI! Trantporting a truck from one' .place to another is tetting cibouf .ey.ore water as It IS- On Wilds Above, the ocean-going' 'cargo carrier, the USNS Cofo.:t (right), detiteti*,6. strafes roll./64 tathnique MOviiin 'bid: 'feu& onto' the bitilitire LiOteri, The . thallaW-draft.f-ie:§6. 'then- •Irtinfeei. Vehicles ' 156dt:h.