_PAGE F OURTEEN ~~ THE DAILY BRIT ISH WHIG, SATURDAY, a -- OF SCIENCE I NEWEST NOTES | A recently patented sling for in- jured arms is worn like a vest I3 One of New Zealand's rivers has a | waterfall that is 1,904 feet high Small bulidings are being erected | fn Sweden with bricks made from | peat A patent has bee] issued for cushion that resembles a plant. Java has spiders that make webs 80. Strong it requires a knife to sever them. *. An electrically heated blanket. for horses has been patented by a Minne- apolis man. Spain claims to be- supplying the world with more than three-fourths of its olive oil. "Surplus ink is absorbed by a piece of blotting paper when pens are hung point downward on a new rack For reviving gas victims a French- man has invented oxygen apparatus that ean be carried in a man's pocket, or collecting fallen leaves a rake has been patented shaped like a scoop and with exceptionally long tines. Motion pletures have been used ex- tensively in Italy to teach illiterate voters how to prepare their ballots. A patent has been granted for a vio- lin with a cylindrical pody, for which its inventor claims "many advan: tages. A factory has heen established in Paraguay for the manufacture of twine and bagging from native fib rous plants. a pin cactus For heavy motor trucks a combina: tion tire las been invented, a solid bagé surrounding an egg-shaped air cushion. QGreck experiments have succeeded in making a satisfactory automobile fuel from high proof turpentine and ether, An auxiliary seat to he mounted on the handles of a baby carriage to carry an additional! rider has beén paténted. A British patént has been ' issued for mounting upon which any buttons can be fastensd to form hat pins of jewelry. The inventor of a canvgs-fovered washboard claims it will not wear out clothing @s rapidly as metal or wooden ones. In some portions of Turkey a mix- turé of linseed oil, slaked lime and tton fibre is used as a substitute for cement. To prevent Women's hats being blown aWay while the owners are pring-tHps Nave been invented to hp them in place. process 'for the purification of water with colloidal clay and ih g lime has been developed by & French chemist. . For workq's with melted metals a 'has been invented that pours 'om the 'bottom, leaving the dross ne dmpufid behind. _ Sufficten of, radium have Rcovared n 'Madagascar to arrant th Bi dopo a company 0, ex] ine he 'deposit down a new holder for satety NW boxes opens a receptacle dn its mate to receive cigar ashes mn and burned matches. Fuel waste from locomotive smoke boxes of a Buropedn railroad is used to produce gas to drive generators in an electric plant By using an fugeniots machine a « Southern lumber company is imprint its trade-mark on the énds of ev: ing; plank that it sends out. An X-ray cabinet has been devised by a Florida inventor for destroying insect life in foods, tobacco and other ticles. "have the world's larg | runners and wheels; ~+|Coughed, Cotughed All Night Long ¥1. Terribly wearing on the system is {the cough that comes at night and | prevents sleep. Sometimes it is a constant cough, cough that Will not be quieted. Sometimes it is a choked up, stuffed-up feeling that makes breath- | ing difficult, 'and sleep impossible. | Whatever kind of a cold or cough vou have, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup is the remedy you need to reure it, for the simple reason that this valuable preparation combines 411 the lung healing virtues of the Norway pine tree.with which is com- bined wild cherry bark and the sooth- ing, healing and expectorant pro- perties of other excellent herbs and barks. Miss Margaret Landly, Bristol, P. B.1, writes:--*"1 am writing to tell you the benefit | have received from Dr. Wodds's Norway Pine Syrup. Last fall I took a severe cough and cold in my head, to do anything. At night 1 could sleep , but cough, cough, all nigh long. A friend advised me to use Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, and be- fore the second bottle was used, I wis entirely cured, and I have found} this the best cough medicine I can buy." Do not accept any other "pine" preparations when you ask for "Dr. Wood's." This remedy has been on the market for a guarter of a cen tury It is put up in a yellow wrap- per; vg pine trees the trade mark; price 26¢ and -- 50c, Mantfactured only by The'T. Milburn Co., Lamited, Toronto, Ont, 240 feet long, which is being carved from a rock on an island. A recently patetited corkscrew has a guide which prevents it pushing a cork into a bottle and' also insures it penetrating vertically. Long neglected deposits of lignite in Greece having been developed as soirce of fuel, experiments are un- der way with briquetting it. A metal cigarette case that fits the vest pocket has been invented, from which a single cigareite can be taken without removing the case. The opening of new telegraph ca- bles to Ceylon has enabled the island to receive messages from London within half an hour of their filing. To relieve the hand of the man forced to become a straphanger in a crowded street car a New Jersey in- ventor has patented & hooked wrist let. Pern will wage war on malaria by tréating patidnts, protecting resi- dents of malarial regions, destroying gérm bearing insects and draining lowlands. To help meet the demand for fish meal as stock fbod, the bureau of fisheries is planning to utilize the waste products of the Alaska seal in- dustry. "Pests made in Europe have led ex- perts to decide that ivy benefits rath- er than injures stone walls on which it:grows by drawing excess moisture from them. A new gasoline tank seal for auto- obiles admits air to replgee fuel fed to. the carburetor, but plevents its loss through the eap 'by evaporation or spillage. Huge stone statnes dnd other relics of an unknown race-on Easter island, 2,000 miles off the west coast of South America, will be Studied by Beitis scientists. - -° An Alabama woman is tho inventor of a utensil that splits the grains on an ear of corn and Presses out the edible parts, leaving only the hulls attached to the cob. With a view to bringing thé school system of China _ to American standards a Chinese g nient com- mission is the Filo the ucational progress of th manipu- ie ihe at walls a an came ly mani: person is the chief feature of new re- suseitation apparatus which ean' be used by the inexperienced. Airplane mail, treight and, even- tually, passenger service between the |. 'principal cities of Brazil is pro by promoters who have been granted a government concession. '0 permit a window to be left open without danger of injury to a room when it rains, a canvas trough to be fastened to a window sill to catch the "has beén invented. eign uséd for coasting on Swiss mountain roads with both ther of which can be lowered to the ground by lev- ers operated by its driver. "A circilar saw that ean be held in the hand and used for cutting meat and which is driven) by an electric motof taking current trom 4 any con. ?. | venient source has been ive should al: South Africa gold m nes are' i: perimenting with BASING bY élec- tricity with a view to minimizing the fine dust, which is thou to be the chief cause of miners' phthisis., To keep motormen's hands w a Cincinnati inventor has paten wiré-filled asbestos pad, be connected to a car's current and Tusortte ito a mitten or glove. ishman has invented an in- Stren (ha can be the on lois aid In the lat- Radiator Shutters. controlled » a Ahermostat or by h 1 was unable . which can | ps SS es ling. of cavities inet- | fective decay a Rhode Is- | jand man has invented a wooden fill ing and dicated Lis pateut ie the public makes cem to J "AMON® THE' MISSING. " Mystery of Rosey, Company E's Pet | Pig. ; This is the sad talé oft Rosey of company E and how she came to be entered on™ile alty list of the regiment as "Tiissing." The captain vouches for it, and who could be more truthful than the captain? Ros@® is--or oust we say was?-- the most charming little wild pig imaginable. Her French name is "sanglier" and she dwelt in the for- est, rooting.at peace and dreamed of acorns and young Sprouts, Then one day a strange company of Canadian forestry engineers invaded the forest and Rosey's life path turned to slop buckets and other undreamed of delicacies, Rosey and four little brothers and Ll sisters, when captured one day, took pe fancy of the eook of company E. not think that because hé was a cook he had no hegrt! He desired Rughvs company, not her carcass, set about training the five, but four of thém couldn't seem to learn Canadian ways and soon departed this life. But Rosey learned and liv- ed. She grew tall and plump and lov- ed the ¢ook like a father---80 the captain says, She trotted cheerfully about the camp, never missed a mealtime ahd learned to follow the cook about like a dog. Company E has a big heart, and Rosey was not its only darling. Among the pets they loved id lost were one deer--they thought they had it tamed, but 'one day some one yelled, and it skipped to the woods and was never seen again ----- eight dogs, including two fescargot hounds," savage little youngsterp whose delight it was to hunt snails; one fox, which they couldn't tame at all, a number of Belgian hares and Three baby wildeats. Ong morning Rosey, now several months old and strong as her kind, was having a friendly wrestling match with one of the baby wildeats. The cal scratched her a bit too hard and Rosey closed her jaws. Company E buried the remains, Even' this did not seriously impair Rosey's popularity As she grew in wisdom the cook's affecsion for her grew also, and he took her wherever he went. One day the tragedy occurred Cook was strolling down the road, chatting with a friend and not pay ing much attention to Rosey, who was on dhead, nosing for acorns. Suddenly a car whizzed past, then sliwed up and stopped. Some one in khaki got out swiftly, seized the unsuspecting Rosey iA his arms-- Rosey was friendly with every one and made no objectiop-- whisked in- to the car and Was gone. The cook ran after the car, shriek- ing imprecdtions, put no one heard him. So. Rosey was lost, But--and this has almost led: the cook to mutiny -- the car bore the American general staff. They could- n't just see who was in, but the cook feels that fer .a- general to abduct in this improper manner the darling of an enlisted man---and she with a bell around her neck so that any one could tell she was somebody's pet--- is taking &n altogether mnfair advan- tage of his military position. The captain, even If he is an officer, cides with the cook, They've offered gve franes rewsrd tor her return SAY the cook has spent two twenty-folr ur leaves riding about the countryside on a bicycle looking for her. But Rosey is still "missing" and thore is mourning, in company F. - Bank Deposits. Savings «deposits. in Canadian banks. have increased. by another twenty-two million dollars. During Septe: r they reached a new high level with a total of $1,037,498,920. At the end of August they were $1,014,%11,865, a figure which then 'constituted a record, Curiously, the increase during August was also approximately twenty-two milliun dollars. The September returns also show an increase in bank eirculation and an increase in demand deposits. Current loans, both in snd outside Cénada are 'higher as compared with the previous mathe The man who hates children is ast redemption. The change of the coat changes the man. nevet | Aricle No. 3 Cut out for Aeferons, : ar Service Gratuity who has served overseas is six months. This is given to the man whose total ser- vice amounts to three years or more. Three months gratuity is the maximum for the man who has served in Canada 'only; and it is given for three years', service. If the monthly pay and allowances for a man whose dependents have been re- ceiving separation allowance should be less than 3100 he is given $100 per month as gratuity. A part of the gratuity equal to -séparation allowance. will be paid direct'to the dépendént entitled to it, If the monthly pay and allowances for a man without such dependents should amount to less than $70.00 he is to recéive $70.00 per month. Further, every gratuity "granted will amount to at least one month's pay, field, allowance and separation allowances) . When Payable.) 7 Men who have already been discharged As soon as a soldier is discharged from the army his first concern is to find a job. He may not find a job at once. During . his period of unemployment he will how- ever be in receipt of his War~ Service -Gratuity. Before the Armistice was signed * "post - discharge pay" was granted to discharged soldiers. Upon the signing of the Arm- istice it was felt necessary, to make cértain changes. "A larger grant will now be made to all 'who have served at the front whether 'dischargedtbefore or after the Armistice. Those who were on 'active service on the date of the Armistice, but had not served at the front, will also receive a gratuity, on a higher scale. The War Service Gratuity is given over and above any "back pay," pension or clothing allowance to which a man may be entitled. : It, is given in addition to all the care, attention and service which the Govern- ment will devote in order to restore out \, will be' given the gratuity to which they fighting men to* teivil life. are: entitled (less 'any "post discharge To Whitt Awarded." } pay arey have received) after Febrdary All soldiers discharged on "or "after Application for an adjustment must be ¥Noverhber 11th, 1918, who have served made to the paymastér of the district "with good conduct will receive War Service from which the soldier was discharged. Gratuity according to their class. The necessary forms to be filléd out in Soldiers discharged before November support of each claim for adjustment may 11th, 1918, will receive War Service be obtained from the military" headquar- Gratuity only if they served at the front ters of each district, from district and unit in any actual theatre of war. paymasters and from officers commanding Hf a soldier discharged befote November militia units. ¢ 11th, 1918, did not serve in an-actual Men who 'arg still in the service will theatre of war he will be entitled only to receive their first month's gratuity im- post discharge pay--according to his class mediately upon their discharge--ualess on the old scale. they are "boarded" to receive treatment The Amount of the Gratuity. and full pay and allowances "froin the Department of Soldiers Civil Re-Estab- i The gratuity consists of a continuation of a soldier': pay, field allowance and lishment. Men who are in the care of the Soldiers' 'separation allowance for a period beyond this discharge. Civil Re-Establishment will get their gra- tuity as soon as they cease to receive full This period .is graded according to the length and character 'of service. . . * " pay and allowances. If his service has been in part overseas " his gratuity is figured on a higher scale than that of the man who has served only in Canada. ~The maximum gratuity for the man By this token Canada will record her appreciation of her soldiers and sailors-- «to a degree more generous than that shown by any other nation. 2 -- The Repatriation Committee OTTAWA For 25 years "Comfort" has been Canada's favorite--for 2 x R---------------- H ---- a i. -- EN ----