SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, rw. IHE DAJLY BRITISH WHIG ee ea Be res --_-- Samii Vulcanizing Done Right ||| Steam Vulcanzing For Tire and Tubes . That's the way we do it and our prices will FOR QUICK AND SUARANTEED REPAIR SERVICE, Pst ata, Tl Eri give ie rial Sider DROP IN AND SEE OUR SPECIAL CAR WASHER, i Foem--) in stock. ATTWOOD & DINE. {i W.D. Johnston. . | 277 BAGOT ST. Phone 4 l Ow. FREE AIR «= Phone 881w. 70 PRINCESS STREET. .° v 4-doors above King. Street a in A tn il "NOTICE in or 8 "TO THE PUBLIC over Auto Tires at our establishment. When he gets through with a tire-it looks like new---one from the tira Y. You can getsthe full hene- Having purchased ipterest of Victor Drake, formerly part- Jaton, -- : Re ® NE jut) 3 Re oer of the Firm of McALLISTER & DRAKE, all accounts dus tof is Skill and knowledge and a the above firm previous to July 13th, 1921, will be payable to E. MCALLISTER. Businéss will be carried on as usual under the name of "PRINCESS STREET GARAGE." big saving in miles and tire usage EDMOND McALLISTER, PROPRIETOR. " ee ---- a Newest Notes Of Science An Australian engineer has invent. }is trying to revive the production of ed an engine that is run by sewer | sea Island cotton, once a fiqurishing gas. | industry, ' A recently patented hanger for | For drying grain before grinding Jothproos clothing bags also seals a European inventor has inserted an | them securely, L. _Jelectric heatin element into a s Li ...8wedish iron ore. depositasbavéfucrontonmnt Tt to the mill apa) T been estimated by experts to con- | A low truck upon which a ton of tain 1,300,000,000 tons. hay 'can' be cured in the field and. A new material for machinery | easily moved ie the idea of a Missis- bearings is composed almost wholly { sippt farmer. 'of lead, electrically hardened. ! Victoria is electrifying its railroads A gum containing from 10 to 20 jat.an expense to that. Australian | per cent. rubber has been discovered state that eventually wil] exceed $30,- in the Malay peninsula: 1 000,000. greater than that of any other coun- | Two ovens of the usual kind and a | A seven-pound electromagnet | try except Russia in normal times. | third on the fireless cooker principle which will lift fifteen times its own | Pressed down only part way, a Vir-.| feature a new gas range. weight has been Invented for many | ginia inventor's automobile pedal A sugar company's mil) scatter- uses about machine shops: {throws out the clutch; pressed down | ed throughout the Fiji isl jds have By raising 8 1-2 feet the dam |all the way, it applies the brakes. | been linked by radio telegra hy. | Which impounds water for Bombay | An inventor has patented fi sort of | jig capacity was increased 19,800. backbone of spring wire to stiffen and | 000,000 gallons. ' extend the life of a broom. Specimens of all species of mos- Regular transportation of mer- quitoes found in army camps will be chandise by aeroplane between Paris displayed in the army medical mu- and Brussels has become a success. seum at Washington, D.C. A new teat for campers is so An Australian has invented a wa- mounted on a frame that its sides can terproof motor to drive brushes be raised like awning for ventila- against the hulls of vessels to cleanse | tion. them without dry docking, The Chilian government is plan- According to a North Carolina ning to electrify the 60 mile of rail- chémist a patable ofl equal in food road between Valparaiso and Santi- value to' olive oil can be obtained ago. from crockle bur kernels. For cleaning out city sewer catch | , machine has been invented to basins a gasoMne operated machine finish thin drinking glasses by sub- carried on a motor truck has been jectiig their edges to heat, which invented. . prevents them from being sharp en- Automobile res made of coir fibre ough to cut. for use on brush tracks and overland Rubber models of essential parts routes have been invented in Aus- |, cows have been invented in Eng- tralia, land to give girls who are learning to An inventor has patented a hand- be milkmaids practical instruction. kerchief in the center of which is a An inventor has patented a two- 'receptacle for face powder and a Pow- | 5 vq garden cultivator that can be der puff, adjusted for width or the arms Experiments are being tried in In- straightened at right angles so it dia of cooling buildings by forcing air | seives as a rake, through hollow walls with electric Because so few typewriter inks are fans. indelible or unalterable the Venezue- A new automobile windshield re- [jan government has forbidden the of- sembles two ship's porthotes side by [ficial registration of typewritten doc side, either of which can be opened | uments. separately. Goggles for motorists and sports- An experimental plant has been | men have been invented that are sus- bullt at Hamburg that obtains power | pended from vicor of a cap without from the rise and fall of the North [any attachment for their wearers' Sea tides. ° |ears or noses, An inventor has patented a pie pan To eliminate the glare from street in two sections that can be taken lights an English engineer proposes apart without danger of breaking its | to illuminate cities by the reflection contents. . of light thrown on the fronts of buil- The government of the Bahamas dings. Epidemic of Dysentry It affects many people more in winter than in summer--in the one case it is due to improper eatfyg-- in the other, to congestion excited by cold. A small dose of good, old Nerviline repeated a couple "of times usually removes the trouble very promptly, If there is pain, relief is almost immediate. Foy cramps, colic, stomach pains, and the like, Nervi- Mine in sweetened water is certainly { bricating system using heavy | which is fed to needed places from Bread made with sea water instead of fresh water salted keeps fresh longer, according to a French scient- Paris has placed ag aeroplane am- bulance in service to Carry acc nt victims from outside jhe city to a A Buffalo inventor has patented a maching to wind narrow. iol | per for the backs of batb | reservoirs through wicks. : { ist, and is more wholesome, | centrally located hospital. from wider and cheaper rolls. lt To teach a golf player to make strokes correctly a machine has been {invented to hold his head in the right | position and guide his body The production of hemp in China, the original home of the plant, is Suddaby Bros. Cor. Queen and Wellington Sts. Phone 1988 NN ------ Blue Garages, Limited We have for sale at bargain prices: -- | Chevrolet F. A. Baby Grand. I Reo 5 passenger. | E45 McLaughlin. I 4 Cylinder McLaughlin 5 passenger. :1 Chevrolet Truck. These cars in good running order and will stand inspection. Some Bargains | Ford Roadster, 1916, covers. 2 Ford Roadsters, 1918. | Ford Touring, 1918. I Chevrolet Touring, 1918. with seat These cars are in excellent shape ? Come and see them and make an offer. We purpose selling these cars this week. freshly painted and all good tires. We invite you to inspect them and find out Get in on a good bargain | Blue Garages, Limi ed Thos. B. Angrove, Manager. CORNER QUEEN AND BAGOT STREETS. PHONE 367. ~ terms and prices. Sensitive automatic temperature and humidity regulating apparatus Is claimed to reduce to a minimum the losses from irregular drying in a new lumber kiln, Waterproof garments made of che- mically treated cork are a new French invention, having the advan- tage over rubber of being porous and permitting ventilation. A new ferrule for crutches, wood- en legs or canes is so tipped with rub- VanLuvenBros. Phone 1609. 34-38 Princess Street. -- The Uruguayan congress has ap- propriated about $125,000 to fight France again is studying from a | | technical standpoint the possibility of making Paris a seaport by deepening | the Seine or building a canal. i The thermos bottle principle has | | been applied by a Wisconsin inventor to 'a lunch pail that kzeps food hot | in one section and cold in another. | /7 The Diesel oil engine, which _is working successfully in water craft | of almost all tonnages, is to be thor- | oughly tested on European railroads. The inventor of a backless waist- | coat that has only a narrow band at | the waist line claims it wil} improve | the set of a dress coat with which it is worn. New Zealand has several rich de- | posits of quicksilver and to increase | its production the government has | | offered a substantial bonus for the | {first 100,000 pounds retorted. | The new radio station of the Unit- | ed States navy in Hawaii is believed to be the second most powerful in the world, as it communicates clear- | ly with a station 4,700 miles distant. | It is estimated that the Victoria | falls of the Zambesi river in Africa could be made to furnish 35;000,000 horse-power, more than js derived in | the worid today from coal~and oil. For use of interurban railroad way stations a Missourian has invented a | semaphore signal that cannot be o)p- erated until.a pgrson drops a coin in | the slot for the purchase of a ticket. i A Spaniard is the inventor of a torpedo which switches on an arc searchlight in its nose "after it has been launched, illuminating an enemy ship so it can be fired on in the dark. For the use of police a camera has been invented that photograpis | finger prints wherever they may hap- | 'pen to be, providing its own light by | a dry battery electric lamps inside its | case. | Ot Europeay invention is. a smoke | consumer for factories in which the | smoke is driven by fans into a porous receptacle over which petroleum | flows and is converted into a combus- tible gas. A Massachusetts city is experi- -- a. The United States bureau of stand- ards has developed 'a machine that For cleaning the inside of bottles a French inventor has made a brush The governor of Pennsylvania has headed a movement to try to save a wonder. 35c. at all dealers. Portsmouth Gasoline Service Station BEST GRADES OF OILS AND GREASES George Granger TAXI FOR HIRE Special prices for out- ~ of-town trips. "G. C. MILLARD 30 Main Street Phone 2351 w. ki fr Ih regi] Hi 7 i il ; d : i i g & : EH E § g i zu 1 ber and contains a coiled spring in- side of tubing so it revolves as well as being resilient. Government officials in India are considering the use of submarine boats from which men can be releas- ed to gather pearl Shells from the bottom of the ocean, A folding wire head rest which can be attached to the back of a cap has been invented for the comfort of men who have to lie on their backs under automobiles, Wood block paving is growing in popularity in the United Kingdom for the reason that it*shows longer life under heavy automobile traffic than any other smooth pavement produced at equal expense. An Englishman has inverted a de- vice to calculate the money value of one country in the terms of others and apply the values to various weights and measures. Two Californians hawe patented a deyice that measures a pipeful of. to- bacco from a pouch without contact with a user's fingers. A Spanish government commission has practically completed plans for a national system for the production of electric current from waterfalls and its. 'distribution. r A table for invalids has been in- vented which can be clamped to the head of a bed and swung into posi- tion for use or out of the way with- out taking up any floor space. Norwegian scientists have patented a secret process for producing 98 per cent nitric acid from the 30 per cent acid they have been making from atmospheric nitrogen, For work above stepladder range a portable telescope tower has been in- vented, composed of extension ladder that can be raised forty feet, carry- ing § platform with them. Gasoline locomotives that are safe to use in coal mines have been invent- ed In England, their ignition taking place inside of tight boxes and their exhaust through water. An inventor has patefited an elec- trically driven machine which makes the rough clay boxes in which pot- tery is subjected to' heat in kilns, work heretofore, done slowly by hand, ! Japanese emigration to Brazi] has been steadily increasing for the last ten years and this year the far eas- tern empire is expected to send 9,000 persons to the South American re- public. To aid aviators a New York physician has invented an instrument 'that tells direction of flight, the points of the compass and angle from the perpendicular at which a plane may be traveling. For the comfort of traffic police men an inventor has designed a stand on which there is a seat and an um- brella, which also servés as a sun- shede, the usual semaphores being mounted above the latter. To de away with grease cups on the chassis of motor trucks a New Jersey inventor has designed a lu- menting with a portable hospital that is conveyed by motor vehicles to the scene of a disaster instead of remov- ing injured persons to a hospital by ambulances. An automaton figure of a man, built in Paris for advertising pur- poses, can be given more than 5,600 poses by electric motors in its base, while a concealed phonograph makes it speak and sing. "An attachment for motion-pictura projectors has been invented that au- tomatically displays captions or other inscriptions on screens at the right time without interfering with pie- tures themselves. Electric apparatus has been in- Vented by a Swiss that employs mag- netism to pack nails in boxes in reg- ular Jayers and thus.gave about half the space required when they - are placed loosely in kegs. The use of coal gas instedd of gaso- line for motor fuel is rapidly increas- ing in English cities, despite the fact that engines that are driven by it da velop but 90 per cent. of the power obtained from gasoline. - For draughtsmen an inkstand has been invented which covers each bot- tle with a disk from which a quiil projects into the ink, pressing but- tons lifting disks and quills so that ink can be inserted into drawing pens, ; ' German sugar manufacturers have offered substantial cash prizes for im- provements in harvesting and un- loading sugar beets, one that amounts to $2,380 being for the best apparatus and process for drying their leaves and tops. Without using springs or rubber a New Jersey man has invented a resii- fent wheel, the rim of which is com- posed of hinged feet mounted square- 1y on the spokes and surrounded by a cable that yields as each foot touchas the ground. A new, ampiyifying attachment for telephone receivers which permits the instruments to be used without being held in the hands is connect- ed to a receiver by slightly raising it from its hook and terminates in a horn besides the transmitter, -------- Carrying Spark Plugs. Do not permit spare spark plugs to rattle around in the tool box at the risk of breaking the porcelain, knocking oft the terminal or jam- ming the points together. You may wait them in & hurry. Plugs should be given proper care. A good ear- rier may be made in a few minutes. Take a piece of soft pine two inches wide and lang enoggh to bore in as many holes as required. ee spiiccai \ Use Inter-Liners. After a casing has been long in use, sometimes stretching develops, so that it takes longer to inflate it. A stretched tire should not be pump- ed up too tight and incidentally ijt is best to fit such casings with inner liners. By this means a good many more miles can be gotten out of them, tests samples of sole l:ather under conditions very similar to those en- countered by boots dmd shoes. locusts the coming seasom, the army as well as an organization of farmers having charge of the work. that can be adjusted to any angle from its handle by, a screw running through the latter. Cut PLuG and make useful for industry the bil- lions of feet of gases that are wasteg in coal mines annually. IA) . SMOKING ToBAcco