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The Seaforth News, 1930-09-25, Page 7Progress Toward Weather Control Suggestion That Man May Command Rain and Sunshine. Of all the dazzling dreams of man none seems more audacious than the desire for artificial control over the weather. Not long ago Sir Oliver Lodge predicted that on: day we shall be able to command the sun and rain at will, writes George Godwin in the London Referee. Ouch a prediction sounds fantastic today. Yet it is not a far cry to the day when any 'responsible person who had suggested the possibility of an At- lantic flight would have been met with ridicule, We live in an era of fantastic tri- umphs. The possibility of weather control, then, .cannot be ignored as something beyond the powers of cI Indeed, there are indications that this tremendoiiS achievement may come far sooner than we dare imag- ine. When we consider the terrible toll of .human life that results from me- teorological vagaries, the immense benefits that would .follow upon the harnessing of the skies is easily ap- preciated. Flood and firelightwould cease to devastate large tracts of the earth. Crop failures would be un known. We should have as much sun- shine as un:shine:as we desire and no more; the rain we need, but no floods. Weather Prophecy There are today two scientific points of attack upon' this problem. The first is the collation of exact meteorological Information throughout the world that makes possible the obscure references of the wireless announcer to cyclones and anti -cyclones that are approach- ing us or leaving. us. This pooling of weather news is fast making weather prophecy into an ex: act science. But, all said and done, it is no great consolation to know that disaster is coming when we await it impotently. What scientists desire today is di- rect control of the weather, that is, interference with the natural process- es involved in its changes, and varia- bilities. The first attempt to bring about ar- tificial precipitation was made at Medi- cine Hat. There the experimenter re- leased vapors with the object .of mak- ing aking them rise into the bigb cloud re- gion and there bring about condensa- tion and precipitation. There bas Mn a good deal of argu- ment as to whether that method was sheerly cin irical or otherwise. Ob- viously, it would be easy t, fall into the trap post hoc, ergo propter hoc. But no such delusion is likely to arise from the far more dramatic ex periments carried out, both in South Africa and America, on altogether dif- ferent lines, Professors Bancroft and Warren, of Cornell University, first thought of us- ing aeroplanes to induce rainfall. The great nimbus clouds and the cirrus clouds are composed of minute mois- ture particles held in suspense. Each particle has a core of dust about which it clings. Precipitation brings about the collapse of clouds in the form of rain when the.minu rparticles come together and fall as raindrops heavier than air. in a word, the idea of these two ex perts was simply to electrify the clouds by means of electrical sand scattered upon them from aeroplanes. "Bombing" the Clouds. The first experiments brought about the immense dispersal of 'clouds at Dayton, Ohio. Lieut. Wade, who was. in charge of the operations, described the extraordinary sensations he ex- experlenced', after "bombing" the clouds. At one moment he flew above a dense purple cloud, the next it had dissolved beneath ,him in a heavy shower, The possibility of discharging a single cloud is, therefore, already de- monstrated. The question remains; how could the weather over large areas bo thus controlled? Most of our own ` weather comes:. from the Atlantic.! The suggestion is simple enough—in theory. Ott the report of approaching clouds when fine weather is desired, large squa- drons of aeroplanes would fly out to meet the storm, bombard ,the clouds, and cause the rain' to fall before the bad weather: reached our shores. In other words, such weather squa- drons would cause the su.t to shine bybringing about artificial rain else- where. Professor Warren has declared that a single sand -bombing aeroplane could clear the air of New York of fog in a few minutes; and other American ex- perimenters using balloons in Virgin- ia have had successes in causing pre- cipitation ro-cipitation as dramatic as those con-: ducted at Dayton, Electrical Sand. Professor Bancroft estimates that forty pounds of electrified sand are sufficient to clear a square mile of rain cloud, and if this be correct then the artificial control of weather seems a.good deal nearer than might seem Possible.: What effect the widespread use of artificial weather control would have is hard to feriae. Aa England as sun- • flooded as Italy sounds alluring. Would such conditions bring about ultimate' changes in the national character; and, if so, would those ohanges be for tbg ket'tgr? And, againihow wogld l scientifically nielleilred dose of sun- light effect the vegetation` of the British Isles? Was �aaDorrn •And Very iYeak. Too Little Blood the Trouble Mrs. Tata A. Haughn, 'Bridgewater, N.S,,.writes:—"I was badly run down and very. weak. So much so I could scarcely do my housework. My nerves were affected;. my digestion poor; I' had continual headaches and could not get a restful night's sleep. Dif- ferent remedies failed to be of benefit and I was growing discouraged, One day, however, I saw an advertisement of. a case similar to mine which had been relieved by Dr, Williams' Pink Pills so I decided to try them. A few weeks' use of the Pills fully restored my health and now , my household` duties are a pleasure instead of a tor- ture." Mrs, Haughn't whole trouble was that she bad too little blood. Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills were of aid to her'. because they renewed and purified her blood and that good blood promoted good health, for where, good blood abounds diseas„ cannot exist. You can get these Pills from any dealer in medicine or by main at 50 cents a. box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont: PENSIONS FOR "FATTIES" War pensions for such disabilities as gout and obesity were to be allowed by a Bill passed by the United States Congress, but which the President has vetoed. Even now one dollar in every four of the American Government's revenue goes to war veterans and their dependents. American methods sometimes puzzle us, partly because we misunderstand them. For instance, a certain M.P. re- cently referred to the way in which, in the States, "all the Civil Servants changed with every change of Gov-, ernment." This isn't true, because America has .a permanent Civil Service, which' carries on, through the various; changes of Government, just as our But in the matter of pensions, Americans have always had rather curious ideas, One claim for a Civil War pension was made on the ground that the applicant had "hurt his ankle while intending to enlist," and similar claims were legion.—Answers. • TAKEN TOO LITERALLY One of the witnesses in case being heard in the countycourt was a very small boy who had been called to give evidence on behalf of his father. When the boy st,pped into the wit- ness -box he looked just like a freak from a circus. A big trilby -hat was pulled down over his eyes,Yhis coat reached down to his knees, and the trousers he wore trailed on the ground under his shoes, whilst over one of his arms was a big umbrella, his hands were o and h d r covered with thick gloves. The judge, who was usually so very serious, burst into a roar df laughter. "Why do you come to the court dressed like that, my boy?" he asked' kilt', The youngster pulled a police sum- mons from his pocket. "Look, sir; he said with a dignified air, "it says here, "to appear in his Lather's suit':" - "Do you : think Jack ever success- fully fooled his wife?" ' "I know it. Didn't he marry her?" ANOTHER GENERATION She was over forty, but she still thought she was a flapper. The young man she had cornered at the party -was thinking hard for an excuse to escape. ' Presently an idea came to him. "I say,' he said, "do you remember the youngster who used to tickle you under the chin at school? "Oh," she cried gushingly, "so that is who you are?" "Snooker" Golf THE PUBLIC CONTINUES TO BE "GOLF -CONSCIOUS" Snooker golf is name of this latest variation of the miniature golf epide mic which is playedwith a refreshing golf -pool combination. The balls are vara -colored and count different points. - - Brown Rat Outwits Man World's Biggest Menace Over 30,000_Rats Banded Together Into One Colony Defy Manhattan island. Authorities. From the human standpoint, the share of the game, carrying the dead most dangerous of all wild- creatures mice to the family holes as delicacies to -day is the brown rat. Since the for the young. In short, the mouse Great War it has been discovered that castle was no more than the game pre - the rat has intelligence and organizing serve of the rats. - capacity transcending event the mar- Another puzzle was supplied by an. vets of Lubbock, discovered in the ant, egg store. Here, to save the egg and Fabre in the bee. crates from rats, a platform was built on legs of this metal eight feet high. No rat could climb to this platform, and for a time theeggs were undis- turbed. But one day it was discover- ed that a crate on the platform had been emptied. Here was a job for the expert observer, The Great War made it necessary for the City of New 'York to investi- gate rat life, and to, discover how com- plex and perfect is the whole system of rat government. During the war vast stores of food accumulated, await- ing transport to Europe. Rats multi- plied until it is estimated that there are now 30,000,000 rats on Manhattan Island. Part of the city is built upon theis- land so that ordinary steps y to P to destroy or drive away the rat army proved in- effective. The rats, instead of finding easier living elsewhere, discovered themselves hemmed in by water on all sides. They organized, grew more cunning, and put up such a sklllful re- sistance that new methods of combat- ing them had to be devised. It has now been discovered that rats exist,not as single units, couples, or families but in vast organized colon- ies. Every member of a rat colony is subject to discipline, Here is a typi- Gripping hind legs with forepaws, cal instance of the way their organi-'Che rat army began to form a chain, reaching from the platform to the floor. It was evidently a well -rehearsed acrobatic feat, for in the twinkling of an eyethere was a chain of rats reach- ing from the crate of eggs to the 11001, Soon eggs began to roll down that rat chute. At the bottom was a rat. Watching the platform, on which was au open crate containing 300 eggs, the observer saw about forty rats conte out of their holes. By one .of their regular -runways they climbed to a big gas -meter. This was live feet higher than the platform, -and more than 9 feet distant. Each 'rat in turn jumped for the : platform from the meter. Two in every three lauded safely at the first attempt; thootkers fell short and hit the floor with a thud. But, shaking themselves they ran nimbly up to the meter and tried again. Eventually there were forty, rats on the platform. zatlon works. - 'In one area under observation there were seventy-five storehouses, mostly used for holding food supplies. Of these all but one were'infested with rats. The solitary exception was used for storing grains and flour- Not a rat ever entered it, but it was over- run with mice, That was puzzling for .half an hour the crate was empty. Then the chain unhitched and the spoils were equally divided. There was not a sign of disfigurement. Mi- nim thieves quarrel when the plunder is to bo divided: the rat army is not subject even to that weakness. A similar instance occurred in a restaurant famous for serving shell- fish. One day a kitchen worker fiile'• a bucket with opened clams, set it on a shelf knee high on the wall, and went •on with other work. When he next looked .at the 'busket it was empty. It was decided to call in a rat ob- server. The same conditions were re - That done, the biggest and ,fiercest of peated. The man worked away, with the rat haunts the mouse. The mouse -infested building was closely observed. Watchers found that the rats, so Tar from interfering with the mouse colony, brought extra food to keep, the mice fat and healthy. They brought green vegetables, meat,. and the cores and peel of fruit. They were correcting the grain diet of the mice with valuable vitamines. No wonder the mice in that store were plump and heathy. Then, at one period of observation, the watchers saw a number of rats ad- vance upon the mouse town. They fell upon the holes used as exits and en- trances and enlarged them to rat size. the rats entered. Presently the in- waders came out again, each with a dead mouse, These were laid in a little heap, and the rats returned for more. So they worked until fifty or sixty dead mice lay in the heap. Now representatives from the whole rat colony appeared. Bach took his `y4.ep MAGIyto For Troubles due to Acid. INDIGESTION ACID STOMACH HEARTBURN HEADACHE SASES•NAUSEA When Pain Come a full bucket of clams behind him, while the watcher waited for results. Presently appeared a rat scout, who climbed the bucket and looked in. On returning to the rat -hole, out swarmed the rat army. It was ninety feet from the hole to the bucket, but they sta- tioned themselves in line from hole to bucket. The first rat threw the clams out; the next caught them, and with - his forepaws r ,seer them on, THE RODENT We feed thebirds and squirrels, Serve lunch to dogs and cats, , But in this category, We draw the line at rats. At least this was our feeling, But to -day on looking out, This erstwhile class -distinction, Wasyuickl put to rout: q The birds and squirrels were feeding, As happy as could be, When in their midst, paws folded, A rat I chanced to see. • I soon was in a panic, lad pill. l. What many people call indigestion. less alkali in water will'neutsstlize in I'd buy a trap, but still= I very often means, excess acid in the I stantly many times as much acid, and d rather`gAnd give the a poison , stomach. - The stomach nerves have been over -stimulated, and food sours,. The corrective is an alkali which neut• ralizes acids instantly. And the best alkali known to -medical science is Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. It has re- mained the standard with physicians in the 50 years singe its invention. One spoonful of this harmless, taste, the symptoms disappear at once: You will never use crude methods when once you learn the efficiency of this. Go get a small bottle to try. Be sureto get the genuine Phillips' Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physi- cians ' for 50 years in correcting n- om .acids. Each bottle contains Sufi directions—any drugstore. - • Just then he looked up kindly,. That brown -furred, bead -eyed cuss, I simply said—"Excuse me-- Your' e—Your' life is, safe with us." — Willa Hoey. Minard'a Liniment aide tired feet. HEART'S EASE (Locheven). I love to tread a winding path Through the woods, And, world weary, pause upon it. The trees, bend and enclose me In brooding calm; I feel the presence of Deity. I hear the cadence of the stillness— A stillness so alive. The whisper of the leaves, The song of the brook over golden stones, The whir of a bird's wings; And I know the presence of Deity. —Jean M. Snyder. THAT GLAZED RICE "To purchase highly artificially- glazed rice was ridiculous. It was Prepared solely for the benefit of the lady shopper. She went into a shop and sawbeautiful'pearly-glazed rice; she naturally thought it was very fine, and was prepared to Pay a few Bents 'more for it than for ordinary com- mercial trice," says Mr, Charles C. Douglas, M.I.Mech.E, in "The Journal of the Royal Society of Arts," "That glaze was simply put on by adding powdered, French chalk and glucose to''the finished, polished white rice before it was put into sacks. Quite obviously it had no food value whatever. •If one contented oneself by purchasing the ordinary article, one .........:. gins 41.6n+Rtirt4x sx•clk, ligaummat 44. Juab:s,' 0 — zuvein :ar Atom. .�ao �'� . "44116: S7•16 4:4 RED R0SE TEh W• IN !j r 'I�rto Qatxu • — Roo UBFk 7a ORktivatift was purchasing something which had - more food value at a lower price." ROWS OF HIGH -GROWN HOLLYHOCKS Now thin mists temper the slow -ripen- ing beams A sEA SLED BOR SALE, bion r. REA IIY Of the September sun: his golden -- e,withnew22HEvinrudemo.THE�0� 1"t• all in Perfect eenditlon very fast, Classified Advertising - FOR SALE Thin, Weak Children Need Baby's Own Tablets. Malnutrition, or inability to derive nourishment from food, is a common 1 trouble with little children and is en -1 tirely due to stomach and bowel weak- ness. Another cause of loss of flesh and sleep is worms. To correct stomach and bowel trou- bles and thus banish constipation and indigestion, break up colds.and simple fevers; expel worms and allay the pain which accompanies the cutting of teeth is what Baby's Own Tablets were designed for. They never fail to be of aid and can be given with safety to the youngest babe. Baby's Own 'Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, SHE WANTED TO KNOW ,. Teacher was taking the class in a general knowledge test, "Stand up, William," she said. "Now tell me how matches are made.?" William stood up and thought hard for a moment or two. "I don't know, miss," he returned, after awhile, "but I don't blame you for asking." "What ever do you mean, William?" inquired histeacher. qte r. c e Well,' replied William, "mother said you've been trying to make one fora year." HECTOR KNEW DIFFERENT Breakfast -time in the home of the Remingtons was always a battle of words between father and his daugh- ter. "Mary," said her father sternly one Sunday morning, "did I see that young man kiss you last night?" Mary was on guard at once, "I don't know whether you did or not," she replied, - "You are evading my question," snapped father. "Did he loss you?" "Welt, daddy," she shot back, "you don't really 'think Hector came here last night to see our goldfish, do you?" More than two hundred people live permanently in the British House of Commons. They include clerks, wait- ers, kitcben staff firemen etc. "I can think of no, more nerve- wracking, no more mentally arduous. task than making music:"—George Gershwin. gleams On gaudy flowers shine, that prank the rows Of high -grown hollyhocks, and all tall shows That Autumn flaunteth in his bushy bowers; Where tomtits, banging from the drooping heads Of giant sunflowers peck the nutty seeds; And in the feathery aster bees on wing Seize and set free the honied flowers, Till thousand stars leap with their visiting: While ever across the path mazily flit, Unpiloted in the sun, The dreamy butterflies With dazzling colors powdered and soft glooms, White, black and crimson stripes, and peacock eyes. Or on chance flowers sit. With idle effort plundering one by one The nectaries of deepest -throated blooms... . absolutely - cafe, splendidfishing boat, ' has. special sedan top; owner getting larger model. Now lo.- ed on Georgian Bay. Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide IX., T.rontu, Box 27 It costs almost as much to - feed a baby as an adult in New York City, one expert stating that an increase of $700 in the family income is necessary to provide for each addition. Fall Colds take us unawares, Atatlie first symptoms heat Minard's Wand in - bale it for prompt relief. —Robert Bridges. MI THE NEGATIVE She was annoyed and she was vent- ing g her wrath roti on S1 -alter, her future husband. "And another thing," she continued. "I thought you said your sister was working on the films?" Walter raised his eyebrows wonder - in l gY "What about it?" he murmured, "What about it?" she echoed. ''Why, I was passing the chemist's shop to- day and I saw her preparing snap- shots." Walter smiled back triumphantly. "That's working on the films, isn't 1t?" He returned. 'HOW OLD ARE YOU? Age ft a quality of min& If you have left you're dreams behind, If hope is cold, If you no longer look ahead, If your ambition's fires are dead, Then you are old. But if from life you take the best, And if in lite you keep the -zest, If love you hold, No matter how the years go by, No matter how the birthday's fly, You are not old. —Taken from "The Silent Worker." "There's no coal left lir the cellar ma'am." "Why didn't you tell me be- fore, Mary?" "Because there Was some, ma'am"—Punch, Inhale Minrcl'- Linirns for Asthma, GDT IN A TAXI ON NIS KNEES Was Crippled With Rheumatism—But Now FR THANKS TO KRUSCHEN Once he was the object of his neigh- bours' sympathy—a eigh-bours''sympathy—a rheumatic cripple. To -day he is the object of their astonishment -a stenuously active man. It was Kruschen that accom- plished the startling change. Here are the vital facts of his " Roughly about 10 years ago I was crippled with rheumatism, and for about our yearn it was impossible for me to get about: When I -wanted to e in a ,xi hadto e in on m. t t2 x t ,g Y get tried e e hin —a potato knees. Y v to o in my: poeket, sulphur m my socks, rheumatic ring, soaked my feet in proof' whisky ; also rubbed my joints with it; tried all sorts of - liniments and .pills—it did no good. Then I started on Kruschen Salts, and never missed a morning, taking my dose 20 minutes before breakfast. My age now jo 50, and if you were to see me you would take me for not over 40. I can handle anything that comes into our shop ; lift over my head settees, sideboards, wardrobes, etc. ; in fact, people who know me- say it is mar- vellous. To -day 1 am in perfect health. -This is the honest truth." --/P. R. Here 1a a plain statement , of the facts 2—Two of the six salts of which Kruschen is composed dissolve the needle -pointed crystals of uric acid which have settled in your joints, causing them to swell, ache and inflame. Other ingredients of Kruschen assist Nature to flush out these dissolved crystals through the natural channels. Other ingredients still prevent food fermentation or decom- position taking place -in the intestinal tractandthereby check the further formation not only of uric acid, but of other body persons which under- mine the health. The threefold action of Knudsen is the secret of its effectiveness in those stubborn cases of rheumatism which will yield to no other treatment, Put Kruschen to the test yourself. The benefit will have begun before you have finished the first bottle. Krusehen Salts is obtainable at all Drug Stores at 45c. and 75o. per bottle. BABIES are Upset BABY ills and ailmentsseemtwice as serious at night. A sudden cry niay mean colic. Or a sudden attack of diarrhea. How would you meet this emergency—tonight? Have you a bottle of Castoria ready? For the protection of your wee one—for your own peace of nand— keep this old, reliable preparatirn always on hand. But don't keep it just for emergencies; lot it be ;An everyday aid. Its gentle intim ace will ease and soothe the infant who cannot sleep. Its mild regulation will help an older child whose tongue is coated because of sluggish bowels. All druggists have Castoria. - YOUNG WIFE STRENGTHENED After Taking Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound i Bancroft, Ontario—"When T first took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 1 had been married about a Tear and my ,.strength: was leaving me on ac. count of my con- dition. I was only 19 and itwas m first child. M mother toldme x needed something: to steady my nerves and a girl chum told me to take the Vegetable Compound. I am so thankful 1 did because it strengthened my whole system and now 1 fed per feotly well and have a sweet little baby boy.' --Mao. J. B.. STAT EB, Bancrofty Ontario. ad _ • ISSUE No. 37—'30 ,