Show What the he e World Wold Is I V CAS SEEN BY POPULAR c c I Canned Sunshine for Heat to Aid Fuel Problem I Canned sunshine for heating beating purposes pur put poses is the object of experiments being conducted by a n Pacific-coast Pacific in in- in Ho He has developed heat from sunlight that will burn bum coal melt lead and generate a It gaa gM which he believes I can be utilized for propelling power This is accomplished by a n series of mirrors that reflect the rays into a n concentrator which produces a It temperature temperature tem tern of 2800 degrees By burning chemicals in this this' apparatus cooling them and then sealing the residue in tight air-tight containers the expert expects expects expects ex ex- ex- ex to market an energy that can be used in many ways Sealer for Pie Crusts Keeps Filler in While Baking To press the dough or pie crusts together together together to to- gether and prevent the escape of pi Ke II juice into the oven while baking a metal marker has been made that runs around the edge of the crusts to mark the dough and trims the sides at atthe atthe atthe the same time U. U S. S Training Pigeons to Fly Flyat at Night In teaching pigeons to fly at night army officers claim to be developing a necessary factor in national defense and the maintenance of communications when other methods fail A band of night fliers in the Canal Zone has been trained ned with remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able success the birds released at any point in the region finding their way home on the darkest nights night as speedily as in daylight Unaffected by weather I conditions the pigeons make flights 3 I V V 9 V i t 1 4 V Vt t V V e I through thick haze and heavy beavy tropical rains to a loft having its interior illuminated illuminated illum illum- mated by electrio electric lights These birds bird were put to a useful purpose recently said an officer when a small army vessel was in distress distress dig dis dis- dis tre tress 40 mil miles at sea Soon after dusk duska a pair of night-flying night pigeons was re released released released re- re leased with messages asking for aid In two hours the birds were at the home bome loft and relief was wa on its way I Many ships and aircraft are now being equipped with pigeons before they start upon their trips to be used as a means of communicating with their stations in the event that mishaps mishaps mis mis- mishaps haps make wireless messages impossible ble to send V Simple Homemade Clamp for Woodwork Bench The drawing shows a simple homemade homemade homemade home home- made clamp that is of considerable I usefulness to woodworkers It con con- I BLOCK V sista of a It wooden block se securely i screwed to the in in the position position position tion and faced on one side with Ar n sheet iron This forms the permanent permanent per per- manent nent jaw A 2 by 4 in lever also faced at one end with sheet iron and slotted at the other end as shown is ii arr arranged to pivot on a strap hinge bingo that is screwed to the and bolted to the lever at the point indi indi- The upper end of the tho lever forms the movable jaw The vise is tight tightened ned by means of a 2 by 4 cam earn attached to the bench leg with a It butt hinge the narrow part of the cam fitting in the slot dot of the lever and extending extending ex ex- ex tending outward about 6 in so that it itcan itcan itcan can be operated by the foot Forcing the cam lever downward brings the vise jaws together clamping the work between them If the object is too small to be held between the jaws ono one or two small email wooden blocks are re put between it and the jaws I Ships in East Prussia travel o on on dry dryland dryland dryland land when going from Elbing the seaport seaport seaport sea sea- port to the lakes in the highlands Special sluices have been built along the canal connecting the V sea with those waterways When a It vessel has hasto hasto hasto to climb it is loaded on wagons run over a n track double track railway in the water ater V |