Show What JW I th the World he-World World Is Is' Doi I CS SEEN BY POPULAR c I f 5 ce 1 b I Washing a Mountain into the Sea Contractors years ago began to move a n mountain from the heart of a South American city into the sea They used mule-drawn mule carts carta to haul the soil and rock away to be dumped the ilie sea wall that marked the limits of a n new wat water r front Shortly after the work was started it was estimated that under this method the tho I cost would be almost prohibitive and andI I that the task would require eight years It was fin finally decided to wash away as much as possible of the hill with hydraulic force Twelve giant streams of water under pressure from three powered high pumps pumps pumps' were turned against the mountain mountain and it slowly began to crumble downward At its summit stood an old mon mon- astery Abandoned by it iti former occupants it fell with the ground that supported it Stones too large to be bo moved by the tho force of the water were cre broken up by dynamite and sluiced aW away Over cubic cubio yards of earth and rock have already been poured from rom this hill into the tho bay making an sn extension to the shore three miles wide Sixty new blocks win will be available to the business section section sec see tion of the city when the transfer h has ha been completed Other various modem modern mod mod- era ern methods of destruction also are being used wed Failures of Lightning Rod Cause Slump in Its Use Though 75 years ago there were lightning rods in every hamlet in the United States Slates it is said that a government government govern govern- ment meat report citing many failures of conductors conductor to protect property has caused such mich a slump in their uso use that today tho the government census does not record one ono factory making the ap ap- ap- ap Invented by Benjamin Franklin Franklin Frank Frank- lin ha in 17 1752 1732 2 this protection against the dangerous electrical flashes was widely u used d until the tho report of tho the Lightning Research Committee ip il 1905 1005 ca caused the tho public to lose faith in its He value C 5 Forty Forty- Thousand Mile Thousand Mile Flight Gets Bee Pound of Honey Flights Flight totaling more than miles mile must be made mado by a n bee to gather enough nectar from the flowers flowe to make snake a n pound of honey experts have recently figured Gathering t the tho U sweet liquid within a n. rod radius ius of two and end a n. half miles from its ita hive it is estimated that the little housekeeper hO travels at tot least one and one-half one miles mile for each drop It takes one half of this thie substance to make mako one pound of honey At tho the same time it is said the tho buS busy worker also carries plant pollen and water with which tho the young brood is fed I 1 Shellac for Floors A good and durable finish ish for floors o stairways and end other surfaces that are aro subject to heavy wear is obtained by applying a n. coat of shellac over oyer the filler coat before using the regul regular r varnish The shellac should not be mixed with tho the varnish and if any thinner is required alcohol should be used The wear wear-res wear resisting qualities of the shellac will offer a n pleasant surprise surprise sur sur- prise prito to anyone who has has' hast t to varnish floors often and the gloss obtained has haa hasa a long life I S 4 Under healthy conditions fish fuJi ma may live liyo many years For example salmon salmon sal sal- mon have been known to survive a i hundred years eels 60 years and carp j while pike are said be even en more tenacious of life |