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Flesherton Advance, 15 Jul 1931, p. 7

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Expedition Sails London Skyline is To Map 200-Mile Undergoing Change Labrador Coast Grenfell Scientists to Chart Arctic Using Aircraft Photography for Mapping Neponset, Mass. Setting forth pn a Chimney-Pota and Other Stacks Rapidly Disap- pearing London. Tha new London Is to be a London without chimney-pots. All over central and west end London new buildings are going up with flat roof*. Orea months' cruUe to the northern- ! Gas flres and el trlc radiators are most section of Labrador for the pur- 1 dlsplacln s coal flres - The traditional pose of making accurate maps and i open grate u Passing and is taking ctoarts of the whole northern 200 miles ! away wlth ll thos Infinitely varied flue-problems which still glva tha old of tha Labrador coastline, the Gren- fell northern Labrador charting ei pedition left Lawley's shipyard re- 9tack an(1 cowls. London a skylina all chimney-pots and cently aboard the 100 foot schooner Ramah. Dr. Alexander Forbes, of the Harvard Medical School, is In charge No other metropolitan skyline U quite like it. Its rows upon rows of red pots, clustering two or four or of the expedition, which was first con-i eight to a chimney, astonish and puz- ceived and suggested by Sir Wilfred ' zle 6ver X newcomer to London par- Grenfell. j tlcularly newcomers who land at In addition to correcting charts of i Southampton or down the Thames, be- the region which at present are en- '' cause Uie boat trains fro these ports tlrely Inaccurate, particular attention enter Lon dn on elevated structures will be paid to exploring the Torngat ' wheQ ce the newcomer's first view of Mountains, a rugged, snow-capped and i London consists almost exclusively of as yet unexplored range. Tha map- chimney-pots. ping is being done by aerial photo-! E * ce Vl in parts of the east end, graphy, for which purpose two alr-! wnere th9 sheets consist of rows of planes are" scheduled to fly from Bos- 1 cottages exactly alike, there is usual- ton on July 1, arriving at the scene of Iv an astonishing variety of pots and operations at about the same time as \ cowla to be observed. This is because chimneys hare diseases and chimney the schooner. Radio, equipment, supplied particu- larly for communication between the doctors do their prescribing with, lengths of stack and bends of cowl. ship and the mapping planes, and with ' A chimney may do its work regularly A Charming Study Tooth Cavities j The Useful Yak Fill Themselves Again in Demand Mental Torture at Dentist's May Cease Through New Discoveries by Dr. S. L. Davis Washington. Car if ully regulated eating was envisioned here last week as promising mankind freedom from the misery of decaying teeth, and even the healing of those in which decay had made considerable progress. The successful healirg of decayed teeth solely through treatment with special diets was reported at a dinner given in honoi of Dr. Sherman L. Davis, wh> was credited with recent nutritional discoveries which may bring about profound changes in the practice of den'.istry. A case of the filling of a cavity in ; f e; t "hig"h" at^he'shTutder^Th^spV a tooth without mechanical assistance , cleg ls conflned to ^ arld centra j in Washington was described. At least ; p , ateau , Tlbet Tne dome8tlcated a dozen similar cases were said to |type , 9 smaller . Evidently, however, have been reported by dentists in ; tne ]ino between tha W n d and do . various parts of the country, and it mesUcated yak ls dlfflcult ^ draw> British Expedition To Use Yale in Himalayan Mountain Crescent The yak, which Is being used for transport purposes by the British Ex- pedition to Mount Kamet, is consider- ed the most useful animal ot the na- tives of Tibet. He flourishes at higli altitudes, and la a strong beast, oftea furnishing the power by which their grain is threshed. His long black hair Is woven into tent cloth or ropes; his tall serves as a "fly whisk." The milk which is not drunk Is turned Into but- ter and cheese. When old, the yak la killed and his flesh is dried, providing for a long time. His hide sup- leather of every kind, wild yak is large, standing six was held to have been demonstrated judging from the experience of moun- \ friends and sponsors In the United States through schedules with ama- teur radio stations, has been installed and complacently until the east wind comes along and then perhaps it falls into an acute depression and refuses The Carrion at must sharj in th-; beauty of the old V1O.1 14C11 dl -,,,!,> by Edwin D. Brooks, Jr., radio amateur [ to work at a11 - For an ailment ot tnia .and Harvard student, who is accom- Prescribe a taller stack with a cowl panying the expedition as radio oper- sort the chimney-doctor Is likely to ' ator. The short-wave equipment will a dded. operate on the accustomed ship fre- ! This varietv of pots and cowls, each the Farm (From an old diary.) Life on the farm, in this year of garden. The share a sort of unwritten law, in vogue summer after prises a dozen roses to each caller. And the bestowal carries with it some- thing of a ceremonial. It means much - , i s satisfactory and at no time j more than a neighborly exchange. fluencies by special grant of the Fed- designed to meet its own particular more so tnan ; n midsummer with the ' There is an exquisite graciousness of eral Radio Commission, and amateur | variety of flue complaint, gives the] rose garden at its bes.. Nearly every- manner in these daughters of the contact arranged through the Albert- ! old skyline of London its fantastic ; one ; n the near .b y villages and on * lUse - There s an affection for trie can Radio Relay League will be relied ' sha P es - Sometimes a chimney behaves j neighboring farms possesses roses; upon principally for outside communi- ltselt for yeara until the erect 'on of a, Dut no roses> ; t , 3 generally conceded, cation. taller building next door. on neighboring farms possesses roses ; On the departure of the schooner it Mile8 upon miles of old Lon(lon ; which grow in the old garden, on was stated that the party was pro- ceeding first to St. Anthony's, New- foundland, where several members of the crew will b<? taken aboard. There streets still retain their old chimney- pots, but in the heart of London no new ones are being erected. And same who believe that coal fires and Texas Joh-n Smith's farm. Ther- are many things besides flowers and for the old garden, full of memories of other summer days, an affection v;hich both giver and re- cipient feel. For months these friends look forward to these yearly visit.-*. Roses from the farm garden are both roses that are accepted as a matter reminder and a fulfillment. of course, in these days. Among the i ,% also Sir Wilfred will Join the schooner i maker3 ot to % 3 are not sorrv to see 1 many, rank names. The writing of '< in his steam yacht, the Strathcona. | thlr chimney-pot vents With only a brief pause, the two ves- the old sk > -llne disappear, sels will continue north to the region where mapping will be begun. Islands Off Alaska New Type Plane May are the Texas John, without quotation marks, is considered eminently proper and no one thinks it necessary to explain the reason for it. Not only is he a From Coal May Be Possible Dortmund, Gcrmai.y. A scientific that decay of the teeth almost al- taia climbers . The Kamet Expedition ways can be prevented and in many j recellllv rep orted a small stampede of cases arrested after it has made pro- ^ yakg Tne Mount Everest Recon- gress through dietary treatment. j nois , ance of 1921 made the following Dr. D. C. Robinoou, chief surgeon! comment3: .- Tna yak3 sup piied to u. of the Youngstown and Inland Steel; were very wi]d . In a few minutes *. Corporation, described Dr. Davis' ac-j ter 3tarting we saw tne p i ain strewn complishment as "one that bids fair with our kitg and 3tor es. and tha yaks to range with tha., of Louis Pasteur," j caree ring off in every direction." and Dr. M. A. Engluh, a Washington i Again their historian reports that Uu physician, said ne was "so impressed wlld yaka -rapidly got rid of their - medical standpoint" that he i oads> - but also that they are the y new case of his most -.satisfactory beast of burden; taking an examination to determine although their pace is slow about whether there was iced for the nutri- two m ji e3 an hour they seldom halt tional treatment. i unti i daylight fails." The Washington case of self -res-. Because of the sound of the yak't toration of a tooth was described as aa me. and of its convenient size, tha that of a man forty-eight years old, animal is also useful In this country, who presented himself for an exam- ^ 3 place of residence being found In ination February 1, 1930, and was cross- word puzzles, and in limericka found to have eight?en cavities, of am j j n nonsense verses and other light which six were new and the others ' rhymes. had appeared around good fillings. I $ One, a cervical erosion cavity in tha ' lower right first bicuspid, was left Rochester, England, Marks V. , c . f, man of P art * ln the community, but discover, is announced here which, by txplore Stratosphere hi s farm is one of the finest in a sec- use of a little imagination, sterns a Roswell, N.M.. July 4. New experi- ; tion of Michigan which is renowned step in the general direction of event- Have Rocky Surface ments in rockets and airplane motors j for its icrtile farming lands. The thousandj of islands of Alaska's and offer few places suitable for land * planes to alight. But for the plane equipped with pontoons there are in- to enable the study of the stratosphere And the farm garden! It is at the ual manufacture of food from coal. Prof. Wilhelm Cludd, director of the University, Worcester, Mass. He selected Roswell because of at- southeastern "panhandle" are rugged a being made here by Dr. Robert H. , rear of the spacious, comfortab'e Coal Research Society, told members Goddard, professor of physics at Clark ] house, at the left of the driveway, in- of the organization today that Ger- closed by yhite pickets which, in sea- man natural scientists have solved the son, never succeed in doing their duty, problem of producing synthetic albu- Ramblers, climbers and long-stemmed men from coal. "Jacks" refuse to stay within the m-[ Natural science has already -TO- closure, but lean over, creep under w duced dyestuffs, flavoring extracts 'and twine around the outer sides of the | liquid fuel from coal. It was made would-be stern, yet really friendly i p i a i n that the day has not yet come numerable resting places in bays and mospheric conditions and the absence covers. Harbors with gasoline sup- of storm areas plies are available at a number of ports in this section of Alaska, includ- ing Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau. A new type of airplane motor that will enable airplanes to travel in rare atmospheres and at higher speed than Eastward across the Gulf of Alaska, ; eve r na s been attained has been de- Kodiak Village on Kodiak Island fur- veloped by Dr. Goddard and patented, nlslies the last possible base before " II nas been estimated that above the beginning of the long crescent' 600 mlles an hour . rocket propulsion pickets. when synthetic steaks and chops couM sweep ot the Aleutian Islands, which extend for l.GOO miles almost to the for airplanes will be more effective than any other type and It is on this peninsula of Kamchatka, eastern out- theory that I have built and patented post of the Soviet Union. this motor," he said. After the survivors of Bering's dis- "Although the rocket jets them- Each morning during June and be made from the surpluses glutting world coal markets, but the synthetic July the daughters of the house pre- pare for the daily visitors, who seldom open for observation purposes and special diet worked out by Dr. Davis was prescribed. This cavity was re- ported smaller when examined Octo- ber 4, and had entire!/ recalcified, or filled up naturally, on June 2, when the patient was last examined. Dr. Davis told ->f <>75 cases over which he ha"d maintained personal su- pervision. After checking them for Ancient Historic Episodes Rochester, that ancient Kentish city, with its Norman castle, its ca- thedral, is many fine old Tudor house* and its Dickensian associations, drew attention to its beauties by a pageant In which eight of tha most stirring evens in its history were represented. The pageant, beginning June 22, last- a period of six months, during whicn <* a "eek, and opened with the Ro- time an average of four cavities ?- man Emperor Claudius stablishmg peared in the teeth of each patient, ul <-' am P on the present site of tne each pat.ent was examined and placed city in A.D episode on a diet deemed best suited to indi- -showed King Ethelbert of Kent visit- vidual needs. Upon examination after ln s tQ 9 city with Justus, the flrst Bish- P of the Diocese, and S . Augustine, another six months period, he said that instead of finding the 2,700 new j to decree the building of a churc on cavities which might have been ex- 1 thesiw now occupied by^the cathedral. pectcd on the basis of the first six months of observation, ^nly five were disclosed in the jfroup. He added that albumen invention apparently was a fail to come. Into the garden early, mcve j n that direction, before the sun gets high, come thes3 two young women, with garden sh-ar, and baskets. Deep pails, filled with cold water, receive the cuttings, and covery voyage to Alaska in 1745 re- 'selves have more efficiency than either j during the day the roses draw their turned to Kamchatka. Russian adven-! tua Diesel engine or the steam tur- j refreshment, waiting for what may turers poured into the islands in hine, this efficiency can not be utilized be called their presentation hour, search of furs, exploiting, enslaving at lower, or present airplane speeds, I Sometimes the visitors arrive sinz- an.l killing the natives. Few survived ! because a large part of the energy and since that day the Islands have been sparsely settled, many of them passes off In the jet and comparative- ly little Is given to the plane. The pre- uninhabited. It was because they sent Invention, Involving the use of a were opened up from the east that the turbine and propeller. In addition to Islands are known as the Aleutians. The name is derived from that of a rocket jets, overcomes the disadvant- age which exists under 600 miles an ly, but not infrequently as many as five or six vehicles may be seen drawn up along the driveway, between the farmhouse and the great barns which lie well to the east. Phaetons and surreys are the usual conveyances, with an occasional carryall, and upon Kamchatkan cape, the National Geo-! nour -" graphic Society says. Dr - Goddard's Although the Aleutians are as far thermometers, barometers, electrical north as Central Canada their climate measuring a PP aratus - air tra P 8 to co1 * 1s not severely cold. Rather they may ' lect samples of upper air strata and be said to be always "chilly." damp| otner specially designed apparatus to and foggy. Fog Is anything but an ather Information from the strato- asset to the flyer; but the Aleutian spn6re - fog has the good point, at least, of be-! pr P elled Ing less dense than the fog of more U 1 uld fue1 ' Dr - Goddard hopes to send southern lands. the rocket* 250 miles into the air. Dutch Harbor, Uwriaska, Is the flrst harbor of importance in the islands. i&re times a high-seated trap, black rockets will carry in its body and yellow as to wheels. Into the shaded parlor the visitors coine. Their hostesses, Miss ARn>s| dnd Miss Florence, have not long to wait jefore the conversation turns to roses; and, even while remonstrances are being uttered, the daughters of developed the house insis f that their gu;sts he had made numerous tests of treat- ing hypersensitive teeth with the same method and had not experienced a failure. Dr. Leo W. Soibach, a director of tha Clinic Club, described the method of procedure in diagnosis. Assumin? that nutrition is of primary import- ance, he said, the first step should be the taking of X-ray pictures of the mouth. A history jf the physical con- dition of the patient in the past, and various analyses should be obtained, he went on, to determine sugar, albu- men and phosphorus requirements and disclose such condition as anemia, infection ?.nd diabetes. With the pa- tient's needs thus determined, he :,ai<i, a proper diet and treatment can be prescribed. Then followed the dedication of tha cathedral by Henry I; the Garrison of the castle successfully resisting tha final attack of Simon De Montforfa army In 1284; Chaucer'; arrival in Strood soon after the commencement of work upon the new bridge project- ed by Sir John De Cobham and Sir Robert Knolles In 1388; Queen Eliza- beth's visit In 1573; and Charles II's departure from Rochester on his jour- ney to London In 1660. Finally Dick- ens recalled In a reverie incidents in his life characters from his novels. In this* episode people who, as children, actually knew Dickens when lie lived at Gad's Hill Place, took part. Dame Sybil Thorndyke. who is a native ot the city, impersonated the spirit ol Rochester at the pageant. a newly "\V.i;:l. !i u \v'.< r , up tew the city?" "Everything up tew the city is country just tht> same as it is here. Of course, after you get inter the city that's different." Porcupines Record Trip United States Ranger Croghan of Glacier National Park recently re- It was his first day as a caddie and por ted what appears to be a record he had shown so much interest In the play that at the end of it his em- ployer asked him how he liked It. j "Oh! I'm Just crazy about It," replied ! the youngster. "The only part I don't like is carrying this bag." played an important part as a way Finland to Preserve 'Babes in ths Wood' Helsiugfors. Finland. Finland pos- es to the Yukon and to Nome. It i* ; sesses one of the largest collections of station for ships during the gold rush- ! folklore in the world. "Brase," the by a radio station. Dutch Harbor Is j society which fosters and guides these connected with the rest of the world I efforts, celebrated the twonty-flfth an- on the shortest route from Seattle to nlversary ot its foundation in March. Tokyo, and with the establishment of, Its members are drawn from all parts coaling stations may conceivably be- ot the country whore Swedish is come such a Pacific way station for ] spoken, and from all classes of society, the northern route as Honolulu is for ! aml at least one-fourth of those attend- the southern. I ing the festivities were lu national A costume. Traditional part songs and The Causes of War solos were rendered, old-timo dances .performed with so much verve and Boston Christian Science Monitor; expression that all could interpret War is, in a large sense, a social econ- ' their meaning, and a performance of omic problem. It is out of distress, i excellent presentation ot country life unemployment, upheaval and despair ! in bygone days. that wars are made. Millions of man I * and women out of work, countries I Fi ve'and-Twent v Flve-and-twenty is the very harvest- time of life, to gather precious corn ! and fruit of our labors against the cold I storms and cloudy days of aged win- ter, wheu the body is weak, the eye- plunged into the deepest difficulties, ruined tradesmen and impoverLhod farmers are the raw materials of con- flict. The profound discontent of pov- erty, with all its harmful potential- ities, is not onl a result but a cause of strife. sight decayed, and the hands tremble. Bulleyn. Souls The souls of the sons ot God are greater than their business; and " thy are thrown out, not to do a cer- tain thln<; to l:ave some sacred HM -imentV to show some divine tint thi S Is true, nor gjve any just Law of History The fundamental laws of history is, that It should neither dare to say any- thing that Is false, nor fear to say auy- of t'-3 Parent Mind from which they com?. .\Iaitineau. suspicion of Cicero. favor or disaffection. uue ..ason v.-hy tu.ldren get a bi- k:.k out of f.io n.oat out-oi" doors. This tiny lawn seems lu .,. ;> fu.--eir.uion for 3-year-old Sliiri.-y K'.sss.ll, who has given it a spot ot lunch. movement of tho slow, snail-like eler, the porcupine. 'As slow-moving as he is 'lull-wit- ted, a porcupine wll often cover a surprising distance by his persist- ence," says Ranger Croghan's roport "Th? morning of March 5 I encounter- ed the tracks of a porcupine on the North Fork Road in back of Fish Creek ranger station. Following them, I discovered that the animal had made a round trip from the top of McGee Hill some time between the snowstorm of the early evening be- fore and my arrival at 9 in the morn- ing. "He had diligently followed tha road for a distance of ten miles though his footprints wero rarely si'in-ni at more than six inches apart. At no place was there any evidence that he had eaten, nor had he met any others of his kind. Had he, like so many summer visitors to the park'* .glories, made the trip for the sheer joy of it 7" A Village Treat A certain young man ot Sparsholt, In Berkshire. who shall be name- less has thought foe his neighbors. He is about to be married to a girl from a neighboring centre, but tha wedding will not take place at tha bride's home because., as he naively puts It, he "wants the folk from his own villas'' *o have the rare oppor- tunity of witnessing a wedding cere mony." It will be a "rare opportun Ity," for it will be the first wedding at Sparsholt In over Mire* years, be> cause of which the centre has been named the "village without brides." Acr Tiling to the vicar there are no "eligible -lirls" In the village, and all the men have to seek elsewhere foi their brides.

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