Show i calculating machines used by chinese two thousand years before christs time two thousand years before christ the chinese knew the principle of the calculating machine they used the abacus that educational plaything not seen so often now as a few years ago says londen tit bits magazine they invented gunpowder and used it in brass car long before the western bow and arrow stage they found their way across vast oceans by using a form of compass the arab pearleys pear lers of long ago forestalled modern science too they discovered a way to examine the ocean bed they used a glass bow op or funnel with a glass bottom which they pressed down into the aea to enable them to locate pearl thell shell beds the ancient people called tho chalos of peru knew and practiced something that is today only a theory much debated among doctors and laymen fierce wordy battles are being fought on the question of Euthena euthanasia sia the chalos had an official named the Despe nador freely translated putter out of pan pain i the Despe nador was a woman and her duty when all eff efforts orts to save the life of a pain wracked cracked dying person had failed was to thrust her elbow into the breast or stomach of the patient until the merciful relief of death resulted one may wonder what was the basis of Shake suggestion hamlet act III scene 4 come come and sit you down you shall not budge you go not till I 1 set you up a glass where you may see the inmost part 0 you had some alchemist or wizard man hinted at what isnow isnow known as xray X ray I 1 P photography hoto graphy |