Walkerton Independent, Volume 62, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 January 1937 — Page 2

World Sees Bicycle Back Again in Popular Favor

Vigorously Returns After a Lapse of Generation. Washington, D. C.—The bicycle is back again. Census bureau reports on this transportation device show that 640,000 new ones were produced in the United States in 1935, the biggest crop in thirty years. “Massachusetts police chiefs are concocting traffic regulations for cyclists,” says the National Geographic society. “Large cities have built special cinder-surfaced paths for them through snady parks. Department stores offer pedaling instruction on indoor rinks or stationary wheels. “Weekly ‘bike trains’ carry the two-wheeled sportsmen, their cycles stabled in baggage cars, off to quiet country roads for a day’s exercise beyond the reach of metropolitan street jams. “This latest craze in America has been seized upon as a pleasant means of obtaining the city-dwell-er’s luxuries, fresh air and exercise. In many foreign countries, how’ever, where the bicycle has long been elected the leader among vehicles, it won its popularity contest on the durable platform of usefulness. Necessity There. “In Bermuda, for instance, where automobiles are banned, bicycles are virtually a household necessity for youth and age. The flat brick highways of the Netherlands are too good as cycling roads to waste, and in many parts of that land there are separate paths for bicycles as well. Shady lanes of the English countryside, too narrow for autos, are ideal for touring on two wheels. In Nicaragua, larger imported vehicles may necessitate considerable expense, but bicycles in droves are imported from England; swarms of them dispute the streets of Mangua with ox-carts and automobiles. “Police on bicycles patrol the canal paths of southern France. ‘The ploughman homeward plods his weary way’ no longer; he pedals. At sunrise peasant women briskly cycle to market, their geese for foie gras sitting in rows on handlebar trays. “The bicycle population of Kobenhavn, Denmark, is a third as large as the human population. Special police direct the two-wheeled traffic. “In Germany bicycle tours are popular. Plump frauleins tear along at 12 miles an hour, some holding cotton umbrellas over their heads.

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American Chemists Now Lead the A\ orld $

Outstrip AH Nations in Synthetic Products. New York.—The United States is outstripping all nations in synthetic chemistry, it is declared in the American Chemical society’s annual review of scientific progress. “The huge tonnages of synthetic products used in this country are daily increasing and their variety widening at a rate far greater than can be equaled in any other country of the world,” it is said. “Frequent announcements from abroad of new synthetic products have continually caused a momentary stir in men’s minds. The announcement, for example, that a chocolate bar which looks like soap but tastes like chocolate has been

Industrial centers are also cycling centers. “Bicycles are widely used not only in England, but also in Ireland and Scotland. “Such widespread use of cycles is comparatively recent, for their earlier popularity was spasmodic. The first craze was for the walkbicycle, or pedestrian curricle, developed in France and popularized in England about 1820 by the British coachmaker Denis Johnson. It was simply an invention for walking on wheels, a wooden rail mounted on two grooved wooden wheels, propelled ‘scooter’ fashion. Even Johnson’s riding school could not induce current sportsmen to suffer for long the general ridicule toward riders of these Dandy-Horses. “Fifty years, however, brought radical changes. A monument is erected in Bar-le-Duc, near Verdun, France, to the French locksmith Michaux who suggested pedals for wheels. One of his dissatisfied workmen ran away and patented the idea in the United States. In Boston carriage manufacturers began to turn them out, lumbering contrivances of wood. These ‘velocipedes’ had wooden pedals shaped like large spools. A cord was pulled to put on the brake, merely pressing a wooden ‘spoon’ against the wheel to slow it. Revolutionary Step. “Translating bicycles into metal was another revolutionary step. Successively came wire wheels, then metal wheels with solid rubber tires, then tubular steel bicycles. The front wheel was enlarged to a diameter of five feet, to cover more distance with less pedaling while the rear wheel tagged along like a postcript, a foot high. “By 1870 this ‘highwheeler,* or ‘spider wheel,’ was having its day. Six - day bicycle races started. Mounting stools were supplied at the race track for ascending the giant cycle, until builders began to construct small steps on the rear of the frame. “Frequent falls from this speedy model hastened its discard and cleared the way for the ‘safety’ bicycle, with wheels of the same size. Pneumatic tires, invented by an Irish veterinarian for the comfort of his little son, and ball bearings contributed to the comfort of the cyclist. The craze was on again, ushering in the Nineties, whose cycling days are celebrated in song. By 1896 it was estimated that the United States had four million ‘bike’ riders.”

synthesized in Germany from coaltar raw materials and actually marketed appears at first to indicate that our foreign brethren still lead us in cleverness. “However, when this and similar announcements are checked and their significance is evaluated, the impression is largely nullified. Similar agitation has been caused from time to time by reports of new synthetic rubberlike materials abroad, which often turn out to be more interesting than important; in this field particularly the United States, with at least two such synthetic materials in large scale com- : mercial production, definitely leads | the world. More and more the real advances of industry based on scientific discovery ii*. the United States are becoming everyday articles of commerce which the man

LIFE’S PURPOSE By LEONARD A. BARRETT Kepler, when he discovered the three laws of planetary motion, ex-

claimed: “I thank Thee, God, that I can think Thy thoughts after Thee.” A celebrated scientist once remarked to the writer who was visiting in his laboratory, “Here is where I discover the hidden secrets of nature.” Both of these statements clearly indicate

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that we are living in an orderly world which is controlled by law and not mere chance. The reign of law always presupposes reason or purpose. Nature throbs with a definite and convincing purpose which is clearly manifested when we sincerely investigate her methods. In the summer time, we have abundant harvests, and fruits of the GOWN OF WOOL LACE : " ■ ■■ >.: : ••: ‘ . #''

The cutaway is feminized in this charming gown of navy blue, wool lace from Goupy-Rosine, Pans. A coral suede belt with a coral and gold buckle adds a bright note. orchard. Nature’s purpose in her productive processes is to create food for the sustenance of life. Deep down under the earth's surface are inexhaustible beds of coal, rivers of oil, countless areas of gas, all of which minister to the security, comfort, and well-being of the race. We cultivate our gardens in order that we may enjoy the beauty of rich colors, fragrance of roses, and the symmetry and loveliness of flowers. Nature’s purpose is to enhance the environment, as man, in turn, interests himself in beautifying that environment. Supreme purpose is evident in all of nature’s methods. If the world is shot through with purpose, if every common bush is afire with law and order, then surely, we expect to find the same true when we consider the crowning work of creation, human personality. But is it true? Do we find purpose dominating the human race? Much time is spent in arguing whether this is a friendly world. If a proportionate amount of time were used to discover the underlying purposes which motivate the works of the human race, there would be less energy squandered, and more enthusiasm expressed. Have you ever honestly asked yourself the question, “What is the directing purpose of my life? or Why am I alive?” What is the most important factor in a man’s life? Is it the strength of his body, the keenness of his mind,

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in the street fails to recognize as I synthetic.” The upturn in the chemical industry during 1936 was so pronounced that well qualified chemists have become scarce, according to the review, which reports an accelerated demand for chemical equipment, particularly abroad. Whooping Cough Cured by Flight in Airplane Sydney, Australia.—By flying at a high altitude, a little girl here has undergone a novel “cure” for whooping cough. The child was accompanied in the airplane by her father, a local doctor, who decided that he would take her up in an effort to improve her condition. His daughter was very ill when she was placed inside the machine. The pilot climbed to 15,000 feet and, after half an hour’s flight at that height, the doctor noticed that the child showed a great improvement.

By Lydia Le Baron Walker Xj a Tj u J. > J MM The Chain Keeps the Glass Door From Hitting and Breaking the Light Globe.

TT HE homemaker can, by simple x devices, save her furniture and furnishings from getting marred and at the same time protect paint and wall paper in her rooms. Also in similar ways she can guard against breakage, and entanglements of door fastenings that are annoying rather than disastrous. For example door stops can be made to do more than prevent doors from hitting the wall, and lengths of chain can be put to unusual uses of protection against accidents. Door stops can keep furniture from rubbing against a wall back of it. The stops may be screwed into the base board, or into the furniture itself, in some instances. The stops should be positioned where the rubber tips will strike the baseboard or panelling of the wall, and not where they will come in contact with plastered walls or wall paper. Protection When there is a chest with a lid that must be raised often, and which would scrape the wall back of it each time it was opened or shut, the wall can easily be safeguarded. Screw two door stops into the baseboard behind the chest to keep it just far enough away from the wall to allow space for the lid to open and shut freely, without touching wall or woodwork. The edge of the chest lid also is not marred when this is done, so the door stops do double duty in protective ways. Before leaving the subject of door stops, let me suggest their use as legs for low footstools. These can be made at home. Cover a small strong wooden box with a piece of carpet, or make a needle-point cover of cross stitch. Pad the top of the box slightly before fastening on the cover. Screw four door stops to under side of box, and a smart and neat foot stool results. The wood of the stops can be stained any tone of wood to match furniture in the room. When a china closet door swings open it sometimes catches in another door fastening. This annoying occurren^ ' can be avoided by securing a length of small-link chain with or the sincerity of his character? Surely, all are important aspects, but the latter is of dominant concern: for a man’s character shows what he has really accomplished with body and with brain. The only permanent impression one leaves upon life is the pure gold of a sincere character that commands the respect, trust, and loyalty of others. Mind and body are of no greater importance than the character they enshrine. Purpose of character is “a boundless task in whose infinitude, as in the unfolding light and law of love, abides our hope, and our eternal joy.”

My Neighbor Says:= Turn potted plants from time to time so that they will grow even. As the days grow longer the foliage will become more luxuriant. * • * Lay a small lump of washing soda on the sink drain occasionally and pour boiling water (or hot water) on it. It cuts grease that may be accumulated there. • « • Keep a cork on the end of the crochet needle when not in use and the needle will not work through i the basket and become broken or lost. * • * With fish of all kinds, serve baked potatoes, pickles, pickled beets, tomatoes, cold or hot slaw, chow

’ screw eyes to door and frame of 1 closet. Occasionally such a door, swinging wide, would strike a ceiling light globe unless held in check by such a device. The chain should always be long enough to permit doors to open as wide as possible without danger of damage. © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. MUST DANCE NOW — Petite Lily Pons, beautiful opera and movie star, photographed in her 1 dance practice outfit, consisting mainly of shorts, going through steps of the dance routine she must ' master for her new’ opera role in “Coq D’Or.” Lily must hit a high E note while doing a ballet, one of the most difficult tasks ever assigned an opera star. Tales of Sea Serpents Plagued Indians, Too Cascade, Mich.—Sea serpent tales weren’t always the invention of pubI licity men for resort sections. Ini dians were telling them centuries ago. According to the Indians, a “Great Snake,” called an evil spirit by some, inhabited a small deep lake in Section 14 of Cascade towmship. Their belief w r as so strong that they never set a canoe on the lake and refused to eat fish taken from it.

POTPOURRI Europe’s Only Active Volcano Vesuvius, the world’s most famous volcano and the only active one in Europe, first erupted in 79 A. D. Herculaneum and Pompeii were destroyed at that time. Other periods of activity occurred in 472, in 1631, 1794, 1822, 1855, 1872 and 1906. The latter resulted in the destruction of many towns and villages with great loss of life. © Western Newspaper Union. chow, catsup or some such relish. ♦ * ♦ Wash the mouthpiece of the telephone frequently to keep it in sanitary condition. © Associated Newapapera.—WNU Senric^

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