WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 565, 7 May 1913, Page 7

WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

BIRD'S-EYE PHOTOGRAPHS. A remarkable method of makiß# oird's-cye photographs is by the us* of "gun camara," which is shot several feet int» the air from th« top of a standard, in the head of which is an explosive chamber. Tke ramera is set to expose from one to ten seconds after tfee explosion, whe* it reaches its full height. It must be caught in a net when it comes dow* t« prevent it from being smashed. £160,000,000 INDUSTRY. A point of great interest is tk« manifold values of the by-products of the cotton industry. The cotto* fibre is chiefly used for the manufacture of cloth, while the by-products are used for maay different purpose*. For instance, th« portion of the cotton fibre that remains on the seed (the lint, as it is called) is taken off in the manufactures incident to the use of the seed, amd is used for a variety of purposes. It is sold at much lower rate than the other, and used for stuffing pillows, horse-collar* and cushions, aad, straage to say, for adulterating shoddy. The idea of shoddy being adulterated is somewhat amusi«g, but that is a fact. It is also used for the manufacture «f guncotton and a number of other purposes. You are all familiar wita the uses of the seed itself, the manufacture of oil, and the value of the mulls and cakes for feeding purposes. So that we have here an industry which represents in its total value more than £160,000,000 in America.

FANS AS FLY SCREENS

Ah enterprising business man i» Mobile, U.S.A., has installed a ceiling fan over the entrance to his store to prevent flies from coming in. Ho has found that this form of fly scree* is very effective, and does away with the bother of having a screen door for his patrons to open and slam skut. Heretofore flies would enter when the door was opened, and would sollect i» tile display windows, making it necessary to clean the windows iud the display objects frequently. Now he has no such trouble. Othe* business men are. adopting this sim pie expedient. CAUSE OP RHEUMATISM. Many physicians believe that rheumatism is the result of over-feeding, followed by putrefactive changes i» the foodstuffs,in the alimentary caaal; there the action of certain bacteria produces specific toxic (poison) substances which, when introduced into the blood, 'cause a deviation from the normal oxidation process, thus causing the condition that is designated rheumatic. In the majority of instances, says a medical correspondent it is probably due to eating too much of the vegetable class of foods ; in otker cases it is the result of eating too much meat. ELECTRIFIED PUPILS THE CUTEST. Electrified and ozonised houses' are likely to be an improvement of the near future. On the recommendation of Professor Svante Arhenius, 25 children in a Stockholm school are placed in a classroom that is kept charged with electricity, and 25 other children of the same health, height, weight, &c, are placed in another room of identical size and condition. Although complete results have n«t yet been reached, it has been already; affirmed that physical and n-.pntal development have been greater .;.. uiv.; the electrified pupils than among cha others.