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Show Science and Industry s rogress : THE electron, or unit of electricity, is now supposed to form a material mate-rial part of the atom3 of the various vari-ous elements and Prof. Pierre "Weiss, has attempted to prove that a similar particule, which he calls the "magneton," "magne-ton," is the unit of magnetism. In testing test-ing his theory he has made numerous experiments on magnetization at very low temperatures. He has found confirmation con-firmation of his view, and believes he has shown the presence of magneton in the atoms of iron, nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese and the metals of the rare earths. Prof. David Starr Jordan, in a re' cent paper, said: "Although systematic system-atic scientific selection of mates could be made to produce great physical strength, beauty, endurance and even mental power, those very persons who might be thus effectively mated would never submit to state dictation. If " they would, they must in time eliminate elim-inate the most vital elements in human hu-man evolution love and initiative. Love is the best basis for marriage, and love is a very real and noble thing, In spite of the baseness of its many imitations. The value of eugenic eu-genic study Is fn the diffusion of sound ideas of life and parenthood. Government can do something by refusing re-fusing parenthood to those who cannot can-not care for themselves, because of feeble-mindedness, disease and vice, but legislation must be undertaken very cautiously, giving the individual the benefit of all doubt." In a motor accessories manufactory there has been installed a specially constructed scale for use in counting small parts. The upper scoop is the unit, and the other scoops balance, respectively re-spectively at 25, 50 and 100 times the weight contained In the former. By counting out 10, 25 or 50 pieces to bo counted, and placing them in the upper up-per scoop, and then filling up one of the other scoops until the scale balances, bal-ances, the number of pieces in the latter may be determined by multiplying multi-plying the number in the upper scoop by the number marked .on the larger scoop. That is, if there are, say, 50 pieces in the unit scoop, the number in the largest scoop, when the scale balances, would bo 100 times 50, or 5,000 pieces; or in the next scoop, 2,500 pieces, and so on. Prof. Metchnikoff, of Paris, has issued is-sued a statement calling attention to the fact that the mortality among infants in-fants in Paris has been lower this year than for many years before, despite de-spite the almost unpiecedented colt and rain. An ordinary observer would imagine that the season has been particularly par-ticularly ving to children. Metchnikoff Metch-nikoff assuis, however, that the present pres-ent figures boar out strikingly the con- Your automobilo is waiting for you. Purdue's Automobiles and Taxicabs. Anywhere at Any Time. Phone for Rates. J I lone: Wasatch 5 or 1598. elusion he had previously announced t as tha result of long investigation. He says his studies tend to show that . much of the infant mortality In sum- ! mer in the cities is due to a microbe found in the manure of horses. In dry weather these microbes are spread by the winds, entering houses and proving fatal to young children. This year rains have washed the streets and kept them clean and fewer children chil-dren have died. Besides, flies are carriers car-riers of microbes, and there have not been so many this year as in many summers past. A dangerous and frequent symptom with aviators is the desire for sleep, occurring after some time during flying, fly-ing, in spite of strenuous efforts to keep awake. A very unpleasant sensation sen-sation is that of dizziness caused by the altitude of the aeroplane, the result re-sult being that objects on the ground appear to be distorted, displaced, or in rapid, unwonted movement, ana that the aviator is often at a loss as to his actual position. The Vienna correspondent of the Lancet thinks this condition may be responsible for Inexplicable falls of aeroplanes from a moderate height, the sequence being be-ing dizziness, a wrong maneuver, and finally the catastrophe. The sense of orientation in space is also lost, so that 'the avltaor does hot know, for intsance, whether he is in the horizontal hori-zontal position or not, especially when he is surrounded by clouds. The late M. Latham told Dr. von Schrotter that on one occasion he was completely bewildered after a few minutes' experience ex-perience of this kind, and came to the ground without his knowledge. Dr. von Schrotter believes that flying may easily cause a nervous breakdown. |