, shait or machine at a much lower "we have an accurate knowledge oi _ to rwnnvn Latest Inventions, (Continued From Page I) height be mentioned ranging irom the steel strands and cords used on alrcrait to the mammoth ropes oi i200 tona breaking strength. The Geared Steam Turbine. For many years the sphere oi utility oi the steam turbine was i ' ited by the iact that the speed o rotation oi this machine was so h . in the turbine itseli high speed. Various means oi reconcil- oiten desirable to run the driven speed. srious mean oi reconcil- ing these two conditions have been employed by British engineers and the use oi mechanical gsarings has been brought to the highest de-| gree oi perfection. Special mach- ines have been devised ior cutting the gear teeth with mathematical accuracy, thus making it possible to transmit the highest power without such accuracy and without perfect lubricatiom-to say nothing oi the strength and quality oi the thrwn‘ .» And Improvements . there have been “ which msetjtbs requirements oi special cases.» ‘Crushing and Grinding. The apparently simple problem oi breaking material ticuiarly ii it is desired to reduce the whole oi the material to a very ilne state oi sub-division. in a number oi grinding plants laid down by a British firm in various countries, the grinding is elected ' in a rotating tube mill. The dimen- sions oi the, tube are adapted to the uork required, and the tube is lined with quarzite or speoialptael plates and partly filled with fiint pebbles or steel balls. A mill'oi this type is applicable to wet ~or dry grinding and can be arranged to deal with pieces as large as 7- inch cubes. Any desired fineness oi product can be obtained and there are no high-speed parts to cause breakdown. A jaw-type crusher built irom heavy steel cast- ings is supplied ior crushing ores. Gstfng the Best that Science can Give. A number oi orders have recent- ly boon received by British firms uniior terms which mark an inter- esting innovation. Instead oi speci- maioriais-the gearing would. of iyini; their requirements minutely. course, be rapidly destroyed. How- ever. all the difilcultios encounter- ed have been overcome, and the total output oi British geared tur- bines now equals that‘ oi turbines ior direct coupling. How An Alloy la Built. Alloys are, in general, oi much greater utility in the Artsthan pure metals. and much labor has been expended upon their periec- tion. The first essential to a real- ly scientific handling oi the pro- blem-ne distinct irom the iortuit- ous methods oi trial and error-is a knowiedgaoi the inner structure oi alloys. How~are the atoms oi the constituent metals assembled in tho alloy, and how does their ar- rangement stiect the properties oi ‘the product? One observer aiter another added to the knowledge oi metallurgy until there was a verit- able maze oi (acts-valuable, but lacking in coherence. Mainly ow- ing to the works oi British scient- ists in the investigation oi struc- ture by X-rays it is now known that metals are crystalline in nat- ure, with their atoms arranged ac- cording to a definite "plan. Further research in this direction has re- vealed similar iniormation con- cerning alloys. The atoms compos- ing the alloy are. oi course, iar smaller than anything which can be sun. They are. indeed, the smallest particles into which the in- dividual metals could conceivably be divided. Yet. small as they are, how these tiny particles are assem- bled. investigations in British lab- oratories have led to the prediction oi results which can be verified, experimentally, thus demonstrst ing the truth oi the premises. Re- sults oi practical value have al- ready sprung irom these research- es and they will continue to do so in increasing numbers," l, Mi I An Aeroplanefi instruments. Leaving out oi consideration the aeroplane which fiys by itseii--by no means a figment oi the imagin- ation—-the everyday “air liner" car- ries u wealth oi instruments which are designed to give the pilot ac- curate information. and thus to re- duce the possibilities oi accident. The standard equipment oi a Brit- ish neroplanq includes so-called flying instruments, engine instru- ments. and navigation instruments, in addition to wireless and other electrical apparatus. The fiying instruments-—which, by the way, ily only as passeng o-are ior the purpose oi controlling the aero- plane as a moving vehicle. They consist oi an air-speed indicator to show the rate-at which the mach- ine is travelling through the air. levels to check its height above ground. The engine instruments include a. revolution indicator. oil and air pressure gauges, and a the. ometer to measure the tem- perature oi the cooling water. Fore- most among the navigational in- struments there is. oi course, the compass. In addition there are various other special instruments desigred to simpiiiy long distance achievements as that oi a certain flights and to make possible such British machine which has never landcl except at a desired spot. As may be imagined, there are many difficulties in the way oi measure- ments on board n crait which is travelling at twice the speed oi an express train through air which i ‘"79" '9! 119F191‘? "1 "l9 Prlldilcuo" wer w d til d The various ‘was o‘ cloth by knitting e cane un rea y to earn itneii in motion. blcms involved have long been studied on British aircrait and, to the standard equipment oi instru- ments used ior ordinary flights, oversea purchasers have given only leading particulars concerning the machines or material desired. and have asked that the product supplied should be in accordance with the manuiacturer‘s latest practice. This is obviously a move I in the direction oi progress. All the essential requirements oi the purchaser are iulillied and. at the same time. he gains the advantage oi the latest improvements in de- sign and manufacture. ii the or- der is accompanied by a rigid and detailed specification, the purchas- er may may exclude himself irom the benefits oi important advances. Measuring Hardness with a Watch The hardness oi the suriace oi steel tools, gear wheels, and other metal parts is an excellent guide to the quality and condition oi the meiul. This isct is now becoming recognised by manuiacturers and purchasers alike. and there is a wide demand ior a simple but reli- able means oi measuring the sur- lace hardness oi materials. Any device which involves the making oi microscopic measurements or which damages the suriace oi the metal in any way is obviously un- suitable ior everyday use on finish- ed ports. A new instrument now placed on the market by a British firm. niter many years oi experi- ment, consists- oi a bridge-shaped iraine carrying a' curved bubble tube and several adjustable weights; At the crown oi the arch, on the under side, there is a small bail oi ruby or special steel. When this bull is placed on the material. the hardness oi which is to be measured, the instruments swings a pendulum. The time oi swing, measure oi hardness. and so also is the snge oi swing as measured by the bubble tube. The complete instrument weighs only a iew lbs. blade. Steam Navvles. the aches and pains resulting irom the use oi pick and shovel, there is rt peculiar satisiaction in watch-- ing the remorseiess way in which a steam navvy bites a ton or more at once irom the iace oi a. railway cutting or other excavation. The machine is practically s. seli-pro- pelllni; jib crane, mounted on trucks or caterpillar tracks. The jib curries a cross arm at the end oi which is a bucket armed with teeth of manganese steel. Even a small machine will dig anything irom 40 cubic yards an hour in stiii clay up to 80 cubic yards in sand or loose material. Three machines recently supplied by a British firm, ior use on a. harbor contract abroad, were oi a muc heavier type. The excavation had to he made through heavy rock and the machine supplied weighed 90 tons. Between these extremes ldqigd . 0mg" O-O-O 0i Interest ' Ea" into small V... "m"; pieces is by no means easy, psr- '°'-9'"'!"""“ ' ' . every bird. So that. ii your house measured by a stop watch, is armm “H 1'91""! F,._.,._._......_.._. To Farmers nom- ovsncsown t . Overcrowding is a. iruitiul cadso oi illness. This is an evil that is most common and Yel- l‘ i‘ °“° "I we mo“ dangerous. ii rweniY pepolgm-e compelled to live in one small ‘ some illness la billml to r at. The same anvil“ "° whisk. ‘ii you allow a 801w 01' birch to inhabit a house in which there- is room ior only ball that number you must expect 80m l" taunt; The novice is the cuiei oi- render Qn the overcrowding evil. bemugga-iet us charitabiv assume —‘.-.e knows no better. He sets "i5 house ior roostiug purposes only. and allows his punse to say how many birds be will keel». ‘This 1B wrong. The size ‘oi the house shouiddetermine this. i: is usual to allow 10 cubic ieet oi space ior is, say. 120 cubic iest. you have morn ior twelve birds. Don't over- crowd. itis the greatest evil im- aginable. "—-Cockcrow." "TWE BROODY HEN The‘ broody hen is beginning co make herself known a-gain, even among the supposedly non-broody Leghorns, iii neglected the loss oi eggs maybe serious but generally little time is lost ii the broody hens are handled right. Starving. maltreating or other methods oi that kind are worse than useless. The best method oi "breaking-up" broody liens is to maike a small grassy run. Provide an open shed or coop ior shelter and then as soon as hen goes brobdy place lser in this outside run. Provide plenty oi water, shell. grit, charcoal, greens and laying mash. Never starve a broody hen since that en- courages broodiness. A coop with a slatted bottom raised ofi the floor or ground and -provided with a ieed trough and. watering cup will also do. The sooner a broody hen is taken away irom the rest and put on a. special diet oi laying mash and green iced. the less time she will lose irom laying. COST 0F RAISING COLTS. (Experimental Farms Note.) The Horas ins-to Stay. Now that improved tractors oi various makes have been given a iairand extended test on a great number oi farms throughout the country, it would flDDear that the machine has a definite though limited field. Vhether a tractor is warranted de- Dsmls upon many iactors-the size oi inrm. the kind oi iarm and soil, whether the business turn-over is "lflfile enough to stand the initial cost, high uDkBc-D. rapid deprecia- value and high. iuei cost oi a tractor—not to men-I ‘tion the personal element — all linrmers are not mechanics. The ,tractor has a- place. functioning as Under existing economic condi. ority oi iarmers must depend upon] ‘the horse ior the performance on work on the land. i-lorse breeding There is a surplus oi poor-quality horses on the market-skates. To the pre- sence oi the latter may be largely‘ attributed the poor ' horses. new method oi working the land. or is it cheaper to buy them — to which question it is impossible to give s specific answer ina word. To raise horses there should be a good stallion oi a suitable breed available ior service, the mare or and suitable ieeds should be pro- thera are in use standard British excavators handling anything up to 120 cubic yards an hour in blasted rock and 300 cubic yards in sand. Knitted Cloth. ‘ ly been made by British manuiac- weaving. Some oi the finest and ‘most intricate machinery in the advances ted cloths attractive trade in keeping up to date. NEVER SAY DiEi .._.., ,1 Never say die! While the light oi the morning Shines in the sky. And the grass is adorning The oarth in its ireshness, and rivers roll by, But simply press onward and never say die. Struggle and try, Every iibre and part oi on: Never say die darken the sky, f r dis -Wiuls ‘the candle is burning Under tha sky, And the darkness is turning iairies ilit by, say dis. Wondwml “dvance5 ha“ 7909M‘ all teed given to a certain number instead 0' their living. world is employed and, by aid oi ment, there are now produced knit- ggyglzggl: afialrsixalhzagrllgog in the finishing depart- poundm i“ appea" oi them bad -receiveii 4018 pounds ance and remarkably durable. Gar- ments made irom the new material o! 0MB’ 4506 pound! of bran’ 10326 are competing seriously with those oi woven cloth, and in this develop- pumm about 18o my" ment there is iresh evidence oi the pride taken by the British hosiery While there's iiie in the heart oi you: Let iuilures come thickly, and But stiiiggo on striving, and never The earth to a. drsamland whore But ever press onward, and sever they cannot be grown right on th ‘place. i by iar the largest item in the cost oi raising horses is ieed. it was decided a iew years ago to weigh oi youngsters irom the time they This was done with two colts and seven fillies whose average age, when they commenc- During that period, each pounds oi hay. and had been at How Mush Doss it Cost? Prices oi ieeds now change so oiten and abruptly that figures given today ready to worli. The amount oi ieed could have been decreased ii more pasture had been available, and most iarmers would be mak- per bushel and hay at 815.00 per is being today neglected and has f,‘,’,“",._,‘f,“'o,‘,§e‘§““‘ not be mtsonen‘ For anyone who has experienced been for some years. were other charges besides med against the colts when ready to work. prices ior H’ d The good dralwr 118B '1 Ziooifiiiif §3§...§°i.'l'.‘iii°§§y"i’§$ "MY Bale- .3114 "i" ‘hmimd h" better to raise horses than to bu ‘hi! "m" mu“ lucremw» "Ne" them. ii he chooses the first alto: there is developed some absolutely native, um mo“ elementary Con” LHrODJBGD?B tslliould ‘decide him to ee- on , Raise or Buy ‘Horses-Which? altering tyne ?acfsth€: ",‘,°.'°yf,§l§§ This brings us to the perennial en- hog-sq, ready m work. coats a good quiry: Will it pay to raise horses. deal oi money. . ‘milk "6 Tailor-ted as due to care-i mares should be sound and oi pro- hssne“ i“ the huduug °[ WWW‘ per coniormation, the iarmer him- o“ materials- seli should know and like horses, “m” u’ Mk "WY P11111104 ‘bull-d- ings or iences and be poisoned by curable at reasonable prices where the lead 1"- “19 Mint. or white lead kegs left in the barnyard where ani- maila could get to them have result- ed istslly. The use oi Paris Green Experiment at Cap Rouge. As or other polggng (or J POSTS B Wt]: Other ,are calculated at 2, bran at 1%, it can be used to measure the hard-"a "booster" to the iarm comple-‘imd my at y‘ can“ p“ mum’ ness oi substances ranging IromImWQ M hOPEB-DOWQr. where the lead to sapph|re_ and it can be used iarm operation is suihciently large. instantly on a larger gear wheel, a milling-cutter. or a saiety razor “on! it would seem that the mai- he charges are $225.40 per colt ng money selling oats at 68 cents hand, that there Each man must decide ior him- POISON-B EWAR-E! Occasionally losses .ol ilanm) Cattle have been. the eradica- tion oi insects may lead ‘to stock injury unless certain precautions are taken, particularly in the stor- age oi the material leii. over aifer these operations. Common salt will poison hogs ii led in too large amounts. and swlil containing soap powders is also in- jurlous. When the brine in the meat barrel is emptied, it should be at a place where the hogs can ipt get it. When a box oi rat pois- on is discarded. or medicine bot- tles emptied, be sure that rive stock or poultry will not be the iu- nocent ' sufferers. -_---<-o>-——— iNA/OTIVE OVARIES are practically worthless a short wbilo aiterwards. There is also the question oi whether one should charge to the live stock the actual cost oi raising the ieeds or the market price oi these ieeds. ii oats M Pain» ill lliolliiili |)'|.,,‘.-V..~,-r uliviuhulrlrllb .\|\' Hi:\\lll<lli'4l ‘- ‘ill Dr. Closest»:- When iowls continue to lay small and yoikless eggs. it is plain that the ovary is inactive, and that an immediate remedy should be iound to lbrlng matters 'back to their nor- mal condition. This inactivity may m due to s. deficiency oi nutriment in the ioods concerned. or to dis- ease an a result oi unabsorbed iblood clots in the region o! the organ. which set up a septic condition, The rupture oi a small -blood- vessel on the ovary accounts ior the blood- spots iound on the yolks oi o!!! which render the latter uninvitingl to the palate. Rupture oi the ovary generally occurs in iowis that are compelled to descend irom high perchesythe sudden iar on the birds‘ bodies when the roosting house iloor is rwchgd doles the amour. when Mood m" 1W9" m" m; egg-yolks, the (owls should have eliminated irom their v iwai. 15227. ‘$34.1’??- -§i°»."i."‘ll"""'- oioo’ it. “ml. .. ... b ..._._-..'L'.1Llt ,. - man. cssntomrows commas .~ vr," You'll like Post's Bran Flakes with Other Parts, of ‘W heat as you've never liked bran before. It took the Canadian Postum Cereal company four Years t0 perfect it. It's alatable! Not dry and a harsh’ as youlve known bran. 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