Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1916 — All Around the World. [ARTICLE]

All Around the World.

Amsterdam has been given the first crematory in the Netherlands. Between them Spain and Portugal produce 70 per cent of the world's cork. Turning the knotfeven a trifle rings a bell in the new lock for residence doors. A Frenchman has developed a method for obtaining casein from milk by electrolysis. ' \ - An adjustable attachment for a baby’s chair to hold a nursing bottle has been patented. Germany claims to lead the world In the use of machinery directly driven by electric motors: A magazine has been patented for carrying an extra load of tobacco along the stem of a pipe. Experiments have indicated to Honduras that it may. become an important cotton-raising nation. The desk clock and electric light have been combined in a new spacesaving office convenience. Glass forks have been invented for handling pickles to avoid imparting a metallic taste to them. Toy molds to enable children to make building Weeks from snow have been invented by a German.