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ah i" F yrs 2 Synthetic Diamonds The Difficulties® of Making Big Ones Called Only Technical. Out in McPherson, Kan, is Dr. J. W. Hershey, head of the local college department of chemistry, So far as the published records show, he was produced the largest artificial diam. ond, When it is breathed that ithe dia- mond is only about as large as a pin. head and that it cost far more to pro- duce than jt is worth ($6 according to one enthusiastic estimate), those who think of real solitaires sparklifg on the counters of five-and-ten stores will lose interest in Dr. Hershey at once. Back in 1896 a French chemist, Moissan made microscope diamonds,' Until Hershey came along, these! were the largest ever produced. Be. cause they were so small, there was some doubt about them. They could not be chemically tested. with the thoroughness demanded, because they were just a few specks of matter. Hershey's biggest diamond {is four times as big as anything that Moisson made, But is it a diamond? Here Dr. Sesta comes to the rescue in The Philosophical Magazine. After a thorough consideration of all that has been done, he decides that Mois. san did obtain real diamonds, . THE METHOD EMPLOYED Behold then, Dr. Hershey making diamonds by the Moissan method. He fills a little crucible with iron filings and sugar carbon, and puts it in an electric furnace. At a temperature of 3,000 degrees C. (5,000 F.) the niixt- ure melts into a white-hot liquid. Dr. Hershey drops the crucible into a vot of cold water. A hiss. A cloud of steam. The crucible contracts as it suddenly chills--squeezes the mixt- ure. The pressure exceéds ten tons to the square inch, Dr. Hershey .calcu- EVERY DAY LIVING A WEEKLY TONIC By Dr. M. M. Lappin NOISE ! 'I dislike noisy people, and all my life I have been troubled by them. Many times I have been compelled to change my address simply to get away from noisy people." 'These words stand out in a letter that I he now before me as I write. It came to me from a lady correspond- ent last week and as she relates her or » ilar lates. Inside of the cooled crucible is a black mass. Does it contain diamonds? Dr, Hershey must eat away the solid iron with something that will not af- fect the diamonds. Sp he steeps the mass in aqua regia (a mix'ure of ni- tric and hydrochloris acids). After a week the iron disappears (as pure iron). Maybe a bright speck of two of grit is left after the liquid has been filtered. Are they diamonds? Relying on Sesta, Dr. Hérshey is convinced that they are. No one knows exacly how dia- monds were made by nature. Tigh temperature and high pressure seem to be necessary. Hence the 3,000 de. grees C. and hence the plunging of the glowing crucible into cold to ob- tain the pressure, by contraction. The sugar carbon Is used because dia- monds are crystallized carbon. And crystallization 'fs brought about by heat and pressure--a forcibly rear. rangement of atoms, Is this the beginning of something commercial? Let Dr. Hershey sprak for himself. ' "The artificial - construction of the - diamonds," he says, "Is no longer an una'tainable goal. The difficulties that prevent the preparation of large and beautiful diamonds ave only fech. nical." Beaver's H abits "(Letter to Toronto Mail. and Empire) I can endorse Mr. Reid as to the size of 'ree cut down by thie beaver I have seen dozens of trees dT over 12 inches diameter so cut, mostly balsam and poplar. On one noted instance we came across on the N. Saskatchewan a poplar of fully 12 in.,, one of a clump of three. that had been cut and had dropp21 off the stunip but lodged and the beav- er had cut the tree a second time; again it had lodged and been cut about one-fourth through still re- maining lodged. I never saw a sim- instance. Beavers seldom or never cut a dry dead tree or ram- pick, generally choosing green wood like balsam, poplar, ete, which for making their lodges they pile in a heap and literally and actually cat. the inside out of, making the en-| "trance beneath water and ice level. There are at this day simply hun-! dreds of remains -of beaver dams in our northwest, many of them with | out any exaggeration over 1,000 feet long, and in the smaller streams 1 have scen.numberless instances of backwaters built of stones to enable' them to float the wood nearer their Jodges, this because the animals are slow on land while the deeper pcols enable them to handle their timber better. This is Indian halfbreed and bushman lore, not from a professor. OLD TIMER Toronto, Jan, 10, 1936. "Wanna Buy A Wife" The Bosnian custom of selling wives and givls( for marriage has made a girl in the village of Apa- tovet the bride of two bridegrooms in one day. Ibrahim Hadjibegovitch loved Hajra, the daughter of his neighbour, but she was forced to marry Jusuf Jaritch, On the wedding day, however, Jusuf let his wife go to Ibrahim for thirty shillings, go! experiences to me, I can quite under- stand why she dislikes noisy people. She further states that she is at present troubled with the noise of neighbors, | They go out and in at all hours of the night and day, with- out a thought for anyone apparent- ly but themselves, Talking loudly, slamming doors, prancing heavily along the corridors, of keeping ra- dios go {full blast into the small hours of the morning. "I get little sympathy," complains my correspondent, "I am always trying myself to be quiet and con- siderate of other people's comfort, and would never think of entering a house late at night, tramping through a hall and slamming doors. I consider it very bad manners and a mean and selfish thing to do." In that last sentence I feel my- self almost in agreement with her. If folks would only think about these seeming little = things, they would be more considerate of others. But they dont think, and thought- lessness is very often the parent of unconscious sclfishness. We live in a world of noise. Tn. deed, there is so much noise in the world that civic and other public bodies here and there feel that something ought to be done about it. In New York City, for example, GREEN ~The GHOST * +e > - Sa SYNOPSIS In the West Indies, Mpud Barron awakes with a premonition of disaster, Rushing into her father's study she finds him dead. Dr. Sidney Foster, u friend, is joined by Detective "One Eye" Uttock, a mulatto. Hughes, a member of the household is antagonistic toward all "{nvestigation. He accompanies Maud back to England. Foster follows and | Maud informs him "The Ghost" has-ap- peared in England the same as at the time of her father's death. Maud employs Elsie Monteith as =a companion, Elsie admits to Foster that she has fallen in love with him. Foster leaves for London and is murderdusly attacked on the way. On examination, the neck wound proves to be a bite from a poisonous snake. He had been pacing to and fro for some time -when he saw a taxi draw up and a man alight, William Hughes walked up the steps of the entrance and disappeared through the swing doors, Hughes! What in the world was Hughes doing there? Foster crossed the street and en- tered the hotel at once, As he was going to the reception counter h glanced twards the lounge and his heart stood still. At the far end of the lounge he saw Maud Barron walking through a doorway with a man he did not know, The sight made Foster hesitate. He stood by the reception counter trying to work out « plan. He had at least seen her, and he knew that she could not go out of the hotel, for there was no other entrance, un- less she passed him, He made up his mind to ring up Shirley and tell Mrs. Gibbs, After that he would © by Stuart Martin +e o-oo La a A baggage. She must have cleared out when sha~knew I was coming, Now, don't worry me, I have enough to bear." ' He turned and walked down the steps and drove away in the taxi that had been waiting for him, Foster returned to the lounge and walked straight towards the door where he had seen Maud. He found himself in a corridor leading along owards the back of the hotel, where a palm room could be seen, He hur- ried towards this room and looked round, It was circular in shape, and around the walls were little alcoves, before each of which was a table and cigar tray, A fountain plashed in the middle of the room, and huge palms spread their fronds on every side. 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My own opinion is that, if we could-only get men and women to take a little more thought for others, that would go a long way. There is so much noisé¢ that will always be necessary that we should try to eliminate all that is unnecessary, After all, if we must be out late at night, we need not let the whole neighborhood know about it. And if we do want to listen to some late programme on the radio. there is surely no need to keep the radio at full blast. We can tone it down, and radios are so well constructed today that it is an easy matter to tone down so that the programme may be heard quite clearly within the room without disurbing anyone without. If only we would try to be a little more considerate of the other fellow, how much more pleas- ant life would be for all of us. On the other hand, 1 feel that per- haps my correspondent is somewhat sensitive. 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William Hughes was strolling towards the entrance, his crooked stick on his arm and a cigar in his mouth. He was bulton- ing his gloves leisurely, looking to right and left as he proceeded. Fos- ter dropped the telephone receiver on the hook and dashed out of the box. He caught Hughes as the latter was descending the steps. "Hughes! A moment! What® about Miss Barron?" Hughes turned a pair of startled eves on him, but when he saw it was Ifoster he became deliberate and cold at once. "You gave me a start, the excitement?" "It is Misg Barron, Hughes, You know she is here. Is there anything wrong? Why hasn't she telephoned 'home ?" Hughes puffed at his cigar. "My dear sir, 1 don't know any- thing about Miss Barron. I came here to meet her, . but she hasn't turned--up." "She is here. I saw her---" "Then you are more fortunate than I, I have been throygh the "whole place. I was told she had been scen here and telephoned along a message to say that I wauld be have come and she is not nerve. IL you care to inquire at the office you reading, it is possible to master the arg of concentration to the extent that he can concentrate on his read- ing to the exclusion of «ll else. 1 know this to be true. Os, if it is a case of trying to get to sleep, one can escape from the disturbing noises by suggesting to oneself the need for sleep and the ability to sleep, Sleep can be induced in spite of noise. Granted, it is not casy. One has to go in for some mental training and to learn the art of self- mastery. * . My advice to this correspondent is to try and not give way to her feelings, Perhaps her physician would prescribe a nerve tonic, but 21 T rather think that what she should do is try,to find a nice quiet locality jin which to live and to go in for | some kind of mental training that [will enable her to adjust herself to ther surrounding environment. of "course, one could always recommend tliving in the country, but even the countryside is not always free from noise these days, and the necessity of having to carn a living has to be considered, I'm afraid that, apart from schooling oneself to paying no attention to noise, this is 4 problem which," for many people, will never be solved until we all learn to take thought for the other fellow, * =" * NOTE: The writer of this column is a trained psychologist and an au. thor of several works. He is willing to deal with your problems and give you the benefit of his wida_ experi. ence, Questions regarding problems of EVERY DAY LIVING should be addressed to! Dr. M. M. Lappin, Room 421, 73° Adelaide Street, West, Toron. to, Ontario. Enclose a 3¢ stamped. ad. dressed envelope for reply. Foster, |. here to see what was the matter. I His voice sounded strange to himself. The seated man took no notice of his questions or his pre- sence. Foster cleaved his throat, "Tam addressing you, sir" he said, The man did not even turn his head. He seemed absorbed in deep meditation. IFoster touched him on the shoul- der, "Pardon me," he said, in a loud tone -- and with a stifled gasp he bent down and peered into the man's face. "Good Heavens!" he cried. ! He know now why the stranger did not answer him. The man was dead. "To be Continued csp gg sm Make The Most Of Your Best Features To be glamorous you don't neces-| sarily have to be a raving beauty. In faci, if we use sume of the sereen | stars as examples we discover. that! natural beauty doesn't have much] to do with the elusive quality which! all women want, Many an actress has achieved glamor and fascination for her public by emphasizing what might be called a bad feature or] simply by playing up one good point. First of all, keep in mind that you have to stand out vividly as an in- dividual, You must be you ---- no copyhat tricks. Just because your best friend with the too-high fore-| head has emphasized it and made herself look fascinating, don't go ahead and point up your own high forehead unless vou are perfectly sure thu effect will enhance -yeur: allure. = | i The best idea, of course, is to study your features--the bad ones | as well ag the good, Then learn how! to make the most of the nicest one, ! If you have unusually large eyes,| but a rather bad chin line, use a touch of mascara on your lashes and keep rouge well up on your cheek! bones, If on the other hand, you have a good mouth. but just average eyes, | omit the mascara, use plenty of lip- | stick and place rohge just below | cheek bones. Te Women with beautiful hair shou'd go in for attention-getting coiffures. Thick, luxurious locks blend them- selves well to halo braid effects. The beauty of a handsomely shaped head is emphasized by a plain, brushed- backward hairdress, Dentist Pulls Wrong Teeth -- Woman Sues A woman who found, after re- covering from an anaesthetic, that three teeth which she had not men- tioned to the dentist had béen ex- tracted, won an action against. the dentist at Manchester Aessizes re- cently, 4, . hd Cire 2 se "It wad not Germany 'which lost the last war; it was Europe. Another war would destroy us." --Benito Mussolinl, Lgive Cest Mages for 330 pounds, son entitled Tam often decently Farmer should be greeted with a warm welcome as it shows accurate- ly, vet poignantly in simple, unpre- tentious prose, the experiences of a voung man, fresh from the Old Country. tossed into the whirlpool of "unskilled labour" before he is able to land on his feef. Ontario readers will find it en- lightening -- the manner in which the unskilled workman obtains a Forthcoming Books FICTION "MAIN LINE WEST" -- Paul Horgan (Musson)-- March. "THIRD ACT IN VENICE" -- Sylvia Thompson (McClelland and Stewart)-- March. "DUST OVER THE RUINS" -- ----Helen Ashton (Macemillans) -- February. 'R. L. Stevenson And His Beloved Nanny has cherished the tender memories of his old nurse. In the instance of Robert Louis Stevenson, it remains a moot point whether his love for his old nurse "Cammy" (Alison Cunningham) did not pass that deep natural affection for his own mother. The auction room may be held to supporting evidence. Recently at Sotheby's (London) Stevenson's "Child's Gavden of Verse," 1885 (de- dicated to his old nanny). which he had inscribed to his mother, "M. L Stevenson from her loving son, the author," was purchased by Mr. Ern- A very good price indeed, but let it be re- called that, in the Kern sale, New York, six years ago. the copy which Stevenson had given to his old nurse realized 1,700 pounds. It must be borne . in mind, how- ever, that this well-thumbed copy was.accompanied by a wonderful let- ter, in which Stevenson explained to his mother why he had dedicated the volume of his childhood's verses to his old nurse. The "family" had been a bit annoyed by this preference. Let Stevenson's letter speak for it- self: "I stick to what T sald about Cum- my, which was that she was the per- to the dedication. If 1 said she was the only person who would understand, it was a fashion of speaking; but to Cummy the de- dication is due because she had the most trouble and the least thanks. As for Auntie, she is my aunt, and civil to her; could not be Many a man four advantages that I alleged for Cummy. That is why 1 chose Cummy; and that is why. .I think I chose right." It was the great-nicce (living in Alberta) of Mrs. Stevenson who sent the presentation copy to Sotheby's, along with 27 others given to Stev- enson's mother, which totalled 2,221 pounds. i "Treasure Island," 1883) proved to be the highest. This was inscribed, "from her afft. son. The Author," and realized 580 pounds; "Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes" Ly Those Leisure Hours Why Not Employ Them Pro- fitably? Specialised training leads to increased efficiency. means Capacity. 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