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Where Did They Find The Name? Ever hear of a bottle-cap sales man named King C. Gillette? He is only one of many men whose names today are famous while the individuals themselves are largely forgotten. Some of these famous names have even lost their capital letters: Charles Macintosh, whose invention, the mackintosh, you may have won; John McAdam, who introduced the macadam road, and the brothers Kliegl who gave the world the klieg light. You may have used a Bunsen burner, ridden a Diesel - engine powered train, bought tires made of Goodyear rubber - but who were the men behind the names? In some cases, they were fasci nating individuals. John McAdan left Scotland in 1 770 at age 11 to work for a merchant uncle in New York City, and went home a rich man just 13 years later! Deciding that British roads needed im provement, he carried through -at his own expense and in the face .f great oppositiont - a series of experiments ba sed on his idea that roadways sliotid be nale of h;yers of snuall stones. By the time he died in 1S8G. the macadam road had already started its jour nol around the wurd. Charles Goodyear Charles Goodyear. by contrast, made his ma ior centribut ion in the midst of the direct poverty. lie wa.; aoctually in jail for debt whoa he began the seets of experimlels that was to et to the devel"p ment of the vulcanizat ion process for rubber in t:. . Poverty forced h1m to sill his patent rights for a fraction :f their werth, and he spent his last years in I.uitope building up a rtdubber business there. Traveling salesman Kint; C ;illotte was in is fortieth year when he t'nceived, the la+t ion o1 But fir veuts before that. he had htool S(tl"'.~ the idca t natt wotilld muke his fortune. le knew it had to he a particular" sort of item: one that pet pie woulid use, th\row away. and buy again - just as they did with the cork-lined tin bottle cap he sold. Years l;ter. the daily product ion in (Gillette's Bostion phant alo totals 12 miin blades of all kinds, i ldir;' :ho new otng-last ing stainit ss steel lilales with the Iatm .us til!!e:te edge. Gillette's et!lctpt has he, me lby tar the 11151. p pmaIr nethod ot shaving thr l-h,m. the world and a full atifu1 t toy- htaik guar late uipplieo to the n.'w stainless blade uslasithd to lKinig C'.'s orittinal product. BInI tg det none d, as G ;illet te was, to produwo a good idea "if it kills tme" is somtim ies more than a fij re o0(f spot cht -- - ('1inirinig studelnt I tudol f D)iesi was ae tull almon'st kille wh v len heo trid tu start his first mnodet tngino, built in ti'o2 But by 189't7 he had coniist rutedti a succeiS ful engine, ant within a few years, thousands of lDiesel engines were in ulse. D)iesl5 id ni ot live to Sie its ptossi btilitie's fully exptliitedi before his lif'e came to a weird and tragic endt: on the night iof September 29, 1913, ho fell off the Antwerp Hlarwich mail s t e a mt e r' and itrownedt in the Engl ish Channel. Bunsen Burner Another German scientist was one of thle leading chem ists of his day; in a lonag lifetime (1811 99) he evolved a method of gas analysis, iscover'ed the elements cesiunm anti rublidtium, inventedI an electric cell andi did important workt in p)hotochemnistry. But at though the ptit-ei has long for gotten Robjert Wilhelm Bunsen, generatitons of hiigh school and col lege chemiistry stuidents have useti his Hunsen Burner, invented in TIhe oven mtorIe wvidely used mackintosh was the brainstorm of another t 'hei Iist , Sc'otsmani C1(ha rles Macinttosh. Faced with the sticky' problem of finding new uses foi naphtha, a by--prodluct of tar, hel cemented two thicknesses of induit rubber with naphtha. The watter proof fabreie he tcreatted' wat patented in 1828. but few of thte people heo hats pritectedt frtom th< iieets asso':iaie Chairles M\ac in tosh wvithi the famous coat., oI knmow. that Ihe wats ailso respons)ibhtl for' imptanlthlt improvet'tments inl thet laufac1ture tlt of dyes, bleach ing powdier anad st teel. A man who brotught tight tc millions wats Jtothn Ki ieg, a Bava riann inmigianti bIoy, who) first wvorkedt as a toiksmiiith int this country wvhile studying electricity in a night school. Before inventing the klieg light in 1911, John and his brother Anton had become known for the special lighting with which they p)roduIcedi novel thatrical effects: slnowninrmB. Fashion-minded I of these FREE IL Would you like to have som well-dressed within a tight bu Or would you like to knom wardrobe come true? Or how plan your trousseau? These and other intriguing - and comprehensively answere booklets issued by the Inte Workers' Union as part of program. Here are the actual titles c How to be Well-Dr Your Trousseau an Travel In Style How to Dress Youi Mother-Daughter ( College Wardrobe Your Dream Wards (a fashion guide tc Consider the booklet, "Hoi instance. It has a three-pag, Tips from A to Z" that certa the ladies. The suggestion offered ur clothes are handsome, easy to be sure they are easy on your The final tip under "Z" poi hour-never wait till then to ready to make your purchasE to go for the things you v them on." This informative series of free by writing the Label Ladies' Garment Workers' 'C York 19, N.Y. And you mig about the pamphlets in this 1 'vaterfalls, clouds, even rising c fire with smoke. Kliegl Brothers, now under the leadership of John's son llerhert, is still one of the largest manufacturers of stage !:ndi architectural lighting and BEARE THE EYES THAT PARALYZE! "CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED" All new suspense shocker. NOW! Carolina They'v R TZwir'nw ave their choice GWU pamphlets e valuable tips on how to be idget? r how to make your dream to travel in style? Or how to questions are intelligently I for you in a series of seven rnational Ladies' Garment its free consumer service c f the pamphlets: F esed t d How to Plan It 3 Little Girl t uide to Fashion d obe >young Amerlea) o v to be Well-Dressed," for e section entitled "Fashion t inly would be of interest to ider "K" is that "Knitted. pack, easy to care for-but figure." t nts out that it is now "Zero shop. Even before you are , shop around, know where v rant and take time to try booklets may be obtained t Department, International f nion, 1710 Broadway, New ht mention that you heard )ublication. ontrol systems. Smithsonian Institute d But what's in a name like p mithson or McAdam can be a t reat deal more than most people si ealize. I a See Your Favorit Attention Effective IMA The PAL CAR and 5 P4 Theatres will offer a DISCOUNT of on each ticket purchased! present your I.D. card to c Welcome Stud4 e Got The Whole Campus ii UPROAR It's all about a champ, chump, a chimp Ia chick! in COLOR NOW TOMMY KIRI HO WING! ANET 'You Don't I Easier Said According to Dr. Oswald Hoff nann, noted theologian whose veekly addresses on The Lutheran lour are heard by more than ten nillion people around the world, vague feeling of guilt and un :iety - a feeling the Germans all "Angst" - has now reached pidemic proportions among us. Here are seven ways to combat uch worry, as suggested by Dr. Ioffmann. 1. Regard your troubles as real. Jnless you're faced with an emer ency, you may be inclined to dis iiss your fears as unreal, vague, nd "all in the mind." Unfortu ately, this seldom makes them o away. 2. Don't blame your troubles on thers. Had bad advice recently? 'eel you're imposed upon? Or hat your parents didn't prepare ou properly for adulthood ? Vhile it may be technically true hat others have been amiss in ealings with you, blaming them or your problems puts you in a reak position in regard to your elf. You're saying, in effect, that ther people can, and have, run our life for you. But by placing ue blame for your troubles on ourself, you're saying that at east you row your own boat-as kipper. 3. Take consolation in the iought you have plenty of coin any. When you worry you're apt feel that it's you and you alone 'ho can't hit the pace of the rest f the world. Dr. Hoffmann advises: "If you ruth were known, people who nd it difficult or even impossible ) get along with themselves iight turn out to constitute the iajority of the population of the ,orld." 4. Don't think of problems as ifficulties, think of them as op ortunities for action. Hard as hey are, jolts and knocks can end you spinning off in a new nd better direction - if you can ENU e Movie Today! 5tudents! AEDIATELY! METTO OLINA M NTS 25c All you have to do is :shier. Carol.na ants! 1 an ~1Thooo and the Professor's >rentice is in the ~ middle! Vorry '- It's Than Done ee what that direction is. Dr. Hoffman advises: "If you have trouble living with yourself, you have taken the first step to ward that great heart of God - which is wide open to you when rou recognize that your problem s in yourself." 5. Talk it over. If you can't work your way out of the maze tlone, seek out professional help with some one you trust - such is your doctor or clergyman. 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