Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1917 — “THE WORLD DO MOVE” [ARTICLE]

“THE WORLD DO MOVE”

Something like a gigantic ice cream freezer has been built at the Utah Agricultural college, large enough tosurround fruit trees, to experiment with frost effects under actual orchard conditions. Because Insects collect at the upper end of screen doors an Inventor Jias brought out one In two sections permitting children to enter through the lower section without admitting Insects to a house. So that automobile tourists can carry additional baggage an Englishman has Invented a trailer to be attached to the rear corners of a car and be supported by a single wheel. Violet light Is being used by French scientists to test precious stones, especially rubies, as it distinguishes the more valuable Burmese gems from Siamese ones of less worth. For sending messages from airplanes or balloons to the ground a Frenchman has Invented a missile to contain paper, which, on striking the ground, ignites a colored fire to signal Its whereabouts. A simple but accurate method for measuring the surface of a human being has been invented by a French scientist. To help women select gowns stereopticon apparatus has been Invented) which projects pictures of garments upon a mirror that also reflects a prospective wearer’s head as she stands behind a screen.