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try to invent it.' This 'answer of Thomas A. Edison 3 years ago to a question from "the late Dr. Charles W. Eliot, then President of Harvard University. ? , the beginning of his first * olentific quests in his little workshop ~@t Menlo Park, New Jersey, more than a half-century ago, Edison real- ized thé impossibility of carrying out single-handed such enormous tasks . 8 he had set for himself, ~"Qutside of a few basic principles, Jittle was known of electrical phen- ' 'omena, and only a minor part of this . was demonstrable let alone utilitarian. ~~ "Many of his pioneers had, like him- #6lf, only the most meager education, but they knew how to follow a single Aine of research, and then followed strictly the course of written instruc. . 'tlons which Edifon always insisted upon, io there would be no question #8 to what had been his orders, This 'of experimental correspondence is an epic in itself. "Due to the fact that so many of "fis inventions were basic, Edison was mpelled to make universal experi- nts in practically all of the sub- sets entering into the inventive child was trying to raise to maturity, "He studied the peculiar adaptabil- '1fity of each assistant. He soon learn- emistry, physics, of mechanics, and #0 each was assizned the work for #hich he was best adapted. "1 always start by reading every- thing available on a matter and its ted subjects before I start an ex- eériment,' Edison often said. 'Then 'step by step, by trial and error, I go head proving this theory {is right '8nd that theory is wrong, until I have majority in my favor as far as a rking whole is concerned. Then we 'e to complete the proposition.' "s The long sleepless vigils over test- 8 or in observation of a working or a. completed whole have long en known, remarks Mr. O'Hagan. "every room ror building in which riments of any Curation were to ) carried on, Edison would in the inning select a spot where he ht snatch a few hours' sleep be- .. 8d who was proficient in electricity, 2. Irons the clothes in one-third tae time. y to operate, 8it down to iron. Ask for a demonstration. You ima Git Worth While 1. Beatty Electric Washer ap 2, Beatty Electric Ironer 3. Beatty Vacuum Cleaner 4. Beatty Floor Polisher PIL A to Mothe; PLAN NOW A , appliance for Christmas. 2 1: Mother deserves the BEST Give her a BEATTY. Liberal terms can be secured from the local Beatty Dealer, or direct from the makers at the address below: ' -- a? FERGUS, ONTARIO ' 3. Keeps your rugs and x carpets like ew. Geta all the dirt. Nine nt- ments, Antiquates all other cleaning ma- thods, Just thes combination you need to keep your floors spie and span. The finest waxing and polishing outfit made. \ Helium Keeps Cake Fres Sixty Days Also Can Heat or Cool Home, Keep Flyers Warm and Aid Ill When the British dirigible R-101 was destroyed by fire resulting in heavy loss of life because of the highly in- flammable hydrogen, the cry agdin went up to make balloons safe by fill- ing them only with helium. Helium is non-explosive but until recently its price had bfén so high and the re- strictions put on it by the American government, which controlled produc- tion, so severe, that use of it was al- most impossible for European bal oons. Now, however, with perfection of de- vices for separating this mysterious gas from other gases, a new day seems to be dawning for helium, says "The Milwaukee Journal" Starting experi ments, which not only revolutionize the methods of obtaining hellum but which find new practical uses for the For example, experimenters announced the other day that orange juice sealed in helium was found to be as fresh at ard Threlfall and Sir William Ramsay turned to America they found a suf- ficlent supply at Dexter, Kan. The the end of six months as it had been| circumstances that svrrounded the dis- originally. Half a sponge cake was covery were quite amusing. The peo- left exposed to the atmosphere. At! ple of Dexter looked forward to a the end of two months the cake in the, great boom for thei: town when geol- helium was as moist and fresh as the) ofists pointed out strong Indications day it came from the oven. The other| of petroleum. . halt of course was spoiled, Gas Blows Out Flam» Helium Has Many Uses The test well brought' in gas, "It These early experiments indicate Was decided to celebrate the good luck. only a few of the many uses besides ' A holiday was declared and a platform inflating dirigible airships; that are be. built from which the Mayor and other ing found for that strange gas. Helium, ' speakers were to hold forth. The it has been demonstrated, can both SPeeches rolled out in guod style but heat and cool the home, keep flyers, there was a hitch when the gas was warm, preserve food, treat pulmonary turned oa and the Mayor tried to light and blood djseases, aid metallurgy, (it. Every time he applied a lighted develop deep sea diving and caisson Match the gas blew it out. work and be utilized in drying systems| It was concluded that the pressure and in the grading and grinding of | Was too strong, 5, the pipe was ex- powdered materials It may even be|tended and a bonfire used in an at- made available for electrical generat-| tempt to ignite it--but the gas would ors and transformers and in lighting [not burn. Great was the chagrin of and television, the Mayor and th. people of Dexter This unusual gas has had an up-| Who had been confident that fortune usual career. Colorless and odorless, | WOuld 8Pring from the hole they had the lightest. gas known except hydro-| drilled. Rival towns gave them the gen, hellium was discovered in the|D® ha and made wisecracks about Dex- sun in 1868. Twenty-six years later it ter's "wonderful fire extinguisher." Ian 8. Macpherson of Toronto, win- | Mrs. Nagger (to garbage man as she 'opens back door)--"Am I too late for the garbage?" 2a * 4 ---- - Neighbor ladies probably saw little that they considered about ! Cleopatra. People with clean records often are targets for dirty remarks. There is only one more thing to be feared. Some men take their troubles to bed with them, but wise men sleep alone. The girl who shops around for a husband never knows what is In store for her. Joe--"He's a crook; in Chicago." Sam--"Why do they want any more crooks {in Chicago?" he's wanted Gladys--"I'm a little dubious" A Examine above, state ti F. Williams, Digby, Calvin--"Why don't you take some- thing for it?" The church-school lesson In the pri- mary department was about Samson. After the teacher had described the great deeds of the man, to her smail charges, she asked: Teacher--""Now, where do you sup- pose he got his great strength?" Little Fellow--"Oh, I guess he ate spinach." She--"Where will you be stopping at when you get to Paris?" He--"Lady, when I get to Paris, I'll stop at nothing." During the making of "Uncle' Tom's RHEUMATISM AND NEURITIS Money-Back Guarantee Postpaid 60c bottle JORNSON DRUG 00. COLLINGWOOD, - ONT. Cabin," they naturally came to the scene where Simon Legree has to| whale the tar' out of Uncle Tom. Everything was ready, the lash liftad | and about to fall when Uncle Tom let | out a yell., ! "Hold everything," he bellowed. "I forgot to put on the cork undershirt." Willle--"Pa, what is excelsior?" Pa--"Long saw dust, son!" The Kid--"Pop, how soon will I be old enough to do as I please?" The Old Man--*[ don't know. No. body has ever lived that long yet." | There would be many more thin humans in the world it it wera half as much fun taking it off as it is putting it on. Half the world would like to know how to persuade the other half to let loose of its money. A man used to go to the golf club a great deal, coming home rather late. His wife became suspicious and went through his pockets one night, and found noth- ing but--a hole in one. The world is made up really of three classes, those | was found on the earth by Sir William Sir William continued his gas, have just been made by scientists, | Ramsay. work and demonstrated, fn. 1903, that helium was a product of the radioac- tive disintegration of radium. It was an incident that occurred dur- ing an air raid on London early in the World War that led British scientists to make an effort to provide-the allies with heli Ons of the zeppelins de- © @ween labors. The narrator proceeds: "I remember one time during a Pet of extensive and expensive experi- . 'fhents at his chemical works in Silver _ Rake, New Jersey, that he could find '#10 place to 'cork off' other than on ithe top of an old roll-top desk. "Barely two feet wide and not long ugh for a fulllength stretch, this 1 the only bed the 'Old Man' knew r weeks, He arose one night after nt two hours' sleep and in the 'kness quickly put on his hat, only jump with consternation and to w his hat against the wall as he t some creeping creatures on his h ead. While he slept a family of mice had made their home in his hat. «bart was during these experiments Ka he developed a major industry in short period of time, even to erect- {ng a complete set of buildings and |Sonstructing special 'machinery to supply the American Government, and dater some of the Allies, to say noth- ing of American industries, with much- © !peeded coaltar products as a base for : losives and the dye industry. LX ,. "A majority of these products had viously been supplied by Germany, a certain industries were threaten- #4 with paralysis, "This was one of the fastest, most "Loon 'and most profitable experi- oY ts In a short period of time ever : d out by Mr, Edison. { "When work on the X-ray was be conducted, Edison hit upon the he. So fluoroscape. "Plotutes robe interior were not amough. ve ~~ "Medicine and surgery would be tly assisted if doctors could study the naked eye the interior or- that that : ished med eo hroghd i fled every attempt with anti-aircraft guns to bring it down, Although others were destroyed. The British surmised 5 that the Germans had equipped this impregnable zeppelin with helium, Small quantities were found in Eng- land and France, but when the scien- tists, under the direction of Sir Rich- MACDONALDS Fue Cut SIR i 4 a ( Vey a) Wl lg 120% il LV LE py « [484 3 HG -ZAG poppers atta ¥ with & LEAS CRT ERPIRR EE ELEY hed . RHEUMATISM and NEURITIS Driven From the System Just By Drinking This "Tea" A simple but WONDERFUL REMEDY for Rheu- Sn mor oli pura. trot oat Seed nor ne, a 0] n HERVICA. A beverage a of ti No a ey 1 RELIEF 18 ° more le in all ranks of lif tin Bonen find id have Sent mo letters praising titls or Drink a cupful of HERVEA each morning and you will feel oy t perso a that it a n. The COUMULATIONS of Fur hon system. = | done, be troubled, and rejoice for '| designed to stimulate the increased But it turned out to be another case of he who laughs last laughs best. Professor H. B. Cady, of the Univer- sity of Kansas, discovered that the gas contained the two Inert elements, nitrogen and helium, Sir Richard | Threlfall heard of this and sent his re- presentatives to Kansas, They were so satisfied with what they found amid the wheat fields that they made plans for an extraction plant. While this was not built, the United States, upon entering the war, at once prepared for the production of helium, spending millions in surveys, research and building containers for . storing and transporting the gas. Before the war ended hundreds of steel contaju- for shipment to France. Now a Great Industry "Helium then became a great peace- alone, for its deposits, found in the Texas Panhandle, near Amarillo, are far richer than anywhere else in the world, the gas assaying 1.75 per cent. helium. The two flelds in Canada, one north of the Montana line, and the other in Ontario, produce helium of but eight-tenths of 1 per cent. "Fifteen years ago this gas cost $1,700 a cubic foot. To-day it is so cheap that it Is used in toy balloons as well as dirigibles, Helium is used over and over again, as it easily can be purified of .the contaminating air that seeps into the gas bags. . The United States uses only heli air ships. The six commercial airships in service in the United Stataes are equipped with hellum. : "Helium is hailed as 'a blessing to persons who have to work under con- ditions of high artificial air pressure. The new discovery enables deep sea divers to descend to greater dépths and remain under water a much longer time, Tunnel workers will be able to labor under much higher air pressure." SELF EXAMINATION ner of the Gold Medal in Toronto fay ¥ho peally IY: uote Who half try amd 1930 as Champion Baby of Canada, | '0%¢ Who don't try at all. ers of compressed helium were beady, time industry of the United States | returning from a visit to the Old Land on board the 'Athenia", Mimi fbi Owl Laffs Twenty Things To Remember 1. Remember that work is only a means character is the end. | 2. That sincerity is the foundation of all honest work. 3. That you label your own work. | That only cowards are afraid to vigture. 6. That no one can hold you down If you are determined to succeed. 6. That every man is destined to do something worth while. 7. That most people judge you by first impression. 8. That the only way to sell insur ance is to see prospects. 9. That few men succeed until they] try. 10. That hard work is ' of genius, 11. That it takes no longer to say kind words than those that cut. 12. That the only way to keep your credit good is by paying your debts, 13. That it is easier to do good work than poor, if you once learn how. no small part | are to accomplish, while. 15. That a sensible employer is more anxious to push you ahead than to hold you down. 16. That you are one link in a great chain, 17. That ambition develops, while selfishness thwarts body and mind. « 18, That rules are necessary to a business as laws are for right govern- ment, 19, That you can't learn everything in one day. 20. That times, progress and meth- ods change. : the more worth Let not sleep fall upon thy eyes What have I been doing? have dome? 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