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Show hae the World Is Doing Seen by Popular lacs Magazine mediate children, only 237 could bo found in it- These data were regarded regard-ed important in measuring early affluences. af-fluences. -. ' Drink of Ultra-Violet Light Aids 3"troat Treatment Treatment of certain throat diseases dis-eases is given at a London hospital with a special ultra-violet light appa- Automatic Cranket on Motor to Prevent Stalling , , Attachable to any automobile that has a Bendix drive, an automatic wanker starts the engine the moment it BtaUs and also saves the ignition. It is actuated by magnetic force, throwing the starter ;into action as soon as fhe engine stops. In emergencies, emer-gencies, such as being stalled on a railroad track, the cronker starts the motor immediately. i may be placed on the instrument board, behind the dash, under . the hood with ite .two .SWJI buttons showing .on the instrument instru-ment board, or under the floor. In (he latter case, (he starter pedal is ecooved. All that is necessary to start the engine ia to turn on the ignition, ig-nition, and as it must be turned off to stop the car, this scarcely will be ;fcrgotten. Patching Ac to Tops The application of a patch to a torn! auto top without removing the cove?-1 ing from the frame is often a failure, as it is difficult to apply pressure evenly over the surface of the patch while the cement is drying. A hovel method of overcoming this is practiced prac-ticed by ft Wisconsin motorist. After the patch has been cemented and applied, ap-plied, a small muslin bag, filled with sand, is placed. over it, and the car is left standing in the sun until the cement ce-ment is dry. The bag of sand accommodates accom-modates itself to the curved surface of tho top with the result that the patch will adhere along all the edges. - a ratus. V. has a long funnel-shaped tube, the small end of which the patient pa-tient puts in his mout(i. Tho ruye are directed through it so that they fall upon the affected parts and little of thcif beneficial power is lost. ' ML " Handle for Small Cameras Serves at Jripod , Holding small cameras steady without with-out the use of a tripod has been sim-plified sim-plified by a wooden handle Which is Load Speaker Made from Paper Cone A simple loud speaker, which gives a good tone and volume can be made by anyone from a disk of thin cardboard card-board or stiff paper. The disk is cut radially and. the edges of the cut drawn up to form a wide cone. A pin is fastened in the center and soldered to an ordinary headphone diaphragm Oldest Child in the Family Most Likely to Succeed Studies made by Prof. William Og-bura, Og-bura, of Columbia university, indicate that the oldest child in the family moat frequently succeeds in life, the youngest ranks next and intermediate children third. Three thousand names were selected random for a survey: sur-vey: 1,000 artists, including doctors, musicians, authors and painters; 1,000 scientists of all grades, and 1,000 of a more general classification, including business men, journalists and men of "good mixing qualities." Questionnaires Question-naires were Bent to these individuals with the recpiest that they indicate their position in the family. Replies were received from 1,700. Turning to "Who's Who" as a criterion of success, suc-cess, it was found that of the 577 who were the oldest sons in the family and had brothers less than 6ve years younger, 342 appeared in the lists of noted men; 155 out of the SOS who were the youngest children with brothers five years older were in the i book, but of the 729 who wer: inter- I aarcw od to the underside of the in-trument in-trument and ia held with the left haad vbile the shutter is pressed with the right. Farther stability is puned if the top of the c&roer& Is lightly pressed against the operator's forehead. fore-head. i When not in use, the handle may be detached and carried in the pocit or case. as shown. The cone may be pleated ds shown m the illustration, but this need not bo doae unless clcred. |