The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, May 25, 1915, Page SIX, Image 6
DEFECTIVE WIRING.
A Serious Cause of Great American
Fire Loss.
How much of the burning waste of
the United States is due to the almost,
universally present i.azards of electric;
wirpc nnhnriv ran sav. There is no!
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cause of fire more difficult of proof?,
not even arson. When an electric wire
sets fire to the ordinary combustible j
building the cause of the fire is the
first thing destroyed by the very na- j
ture of its position, because the heat
from electricity is so intense and the
destruction of the insulation gives such
<juick increase to the extent of the
nre. me increasing cheapness vi tiec-j
tricity for light and power alone has :
enormously enlarged the area of its j
introduction and it is doubtful if the
standards of inspection and the rules
of installation have kept pace with the
. increase of hazards. In many cities
and towns gas for lighting purposes
has been forced out of many old dwellings
by the cheapness and convenience
of electricity in the past ten years.
W_en this has happened electric wires
nave oeen "nsnea Deiween wans, e\eu
in old wooden buildings. Nothing could j
be more dangerous to such a house
ana no amount of nominal or even conscientiuos
inspection can prevent the
. danger arising from "fished" wires. |
Most of such inspection must be guess
work and whenever there is a bad
guess the house is certain to burn
some time or other. The intense dryness
of'beat in winter tends to disin
tegrate the insulation, rats get at it
or some strain in t!;.e settling of such
a house after freezes and thaws is
likely to bring the wire in touch with}
wood and when that occurs the house j
is gone. An investigation into fires,
.that have happened in suburbs to j
which electric wiring has been recent-j
ly extended from many cities would, we
believe, prive that an epidemic f:as
followed every such extension. As a
rule no wires should be permitted in (
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w uuuexi uuuses catcpi vv.lig.li m
safety conduits in the walls. The practics
of "fishing" has undoubtedly cost!
many millions of losses, in order that
electricity may be sold cheaply.
5IINETY-0SE SHIPS SUNK
BY tfERMAX SEA WASPS
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Submarine and Moines Sent Many to
Buttom Under Germany Wrfr
Zone Decree?1,00 Lives.
Ninety-one merchant vessels have,
"been destroyed by German submarines1
and mines, and more than 200 lives |
lost, since tte German war zone de-1
cree became effective on February 18. *
The great majority of the vessels were.
British. The lost follows:
V/N?.r?'ArrJnr? ( AA/? \
-Dtrn IU5C, wcgiau ^ i/ruucu;,
February 19. (All saved.)
Dinorah, French (torpedoed), February
19. (All save'd.) J.
Bjarka, Norwegian (mine), February
20. (All saved.)
Cambank, British (torpedoed), Feb-''
ruary 20. (Four dead.)
| Bownshire, British (torpedoed), Feb- ,
ruary 20. (All saved.)
Evelyn, American (mine), February
21. (One dead.) >
Pporin Ynrwp?iflri ftnrnprlnpri V Fph_
ruary 23. (All saved.) [
Carib, American (mine), February
23. (Not known.)
Brank. Chinese (mine or torpedo),'
February 25. (All saved.) ~
Oakby, British (torpedoed), Febru- ;
ary 23. (All saved.)
Harpalion, British (torpedoed), February
23. (Three dead.)
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ruo raua, JDriusn viorpeuoeuj, reu- ,
ruary 23. (All saved.)
Deptford, British (mine or torpedo), ,
February 23. (One dead.)
Western Coast, British (mine or torpedo),
February 24. (All saved.)
Xorsedyk, Dutch (torpedoed),-March j
5. (Not known.) I
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Tangistan, British (torpedoed),;
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Blackwood, British (torpedoed),
March 9. (All saved.)
Princess (Victoria, British (torpe-i;
doed), March 9. (All saved.)
Indian City. British (torpedoed), i
March 11. (All saved.)
Headlands, British (torpedoed), j
March 11. (All saved.)
Andalusian, British (torpedoed), 1
March 11. (All saved.)
Florizan, British (torpedoed), March
11. (One dead.)
Invergil, Britisfn (torpedoed), March !
13. (All saved.)
Haana, Swedish, (torpedo or mine)(
March 12. (All saved.)
Atlanta, British (torpedoed), March :
15. (Six dead.) i
Leeu warden, British (torpedoed),1;
March 17. (All saved.) i
Glenartney, British (torpedoed), ]
March 18. (One dead.) 1
Bluejacket, British (torpedoed),
March 19. (All saved.) 1
Cairtorr, British (torpedoed), March 1
21. (All saved.)
Concord, British (torpedoed), March i
22. (All saved.) ^
(Media, Dutch (torpedoed), March 24.
(All saved.) 1
Hyndford, British (torpedoed),March I
26. (One dead.) i
IVteges, French (torpedoed), March \
27. (One dead.)
Delmira, British (torpedoed), March
25. (All saved.)
Falaoa, British (torpedoed), March
2S. (Ill dead.)
Aguila, British (torpedoed), March
28. (23 missing.)
Amstel, Dutch (mine), March 2S.
(All saved.)
Flaminian, British (torpedoed),
.Marcii uy. (Ail savea.j ^
Crown of Castile, British (torpedoed),
March 29. (All saved.)
Emma, French (torpedoed), March
31. (Nineteen dead.)
Seven Seas, Britisfn (torpedoed),
April 1. (Eleven dead.)
South Point, British (torpedoed),
April 1. (All saved.)
Xov, Norwegian (burned), April 1.
{An savea.;
Scheiland, Dutch (mined), April 1. i
(One dead.)
Gloxiana, British (torpedoed), April!
1. (All saved.)
Jason, British (torpedoed), April 1.
(All saved.)
Nellie, British (torpedoed), April 1.
(All saved.)
Lockwood, British (torpedoed), April
2. (All saved.)
Parquerette, French (torpedoed),1
April 2. (All saved.)
City of Bremen, British (torpedoed),
April 3. ('Four dead.)
Hermes, Russian (torpedoed), April
4. (All saved.)
Olivine, British (torpedoed), April
4. (All saved.)
Agatha, British (torpedoed), Aprils.
(All saved.)
Northlands, British (torpedoed),
April 5. (All saved.)
Zarina, British (torpedoed), April T.J
(-Mne dead.)
Harr>alyce, British (torpedoed), April
9. (All saved.)
Frederick Frank, French (torpedoed),
April 11. (All saved.)
President, British (torpedoed), April
11. (All saved.)
Wayfarer, British (torpedoed), April
12. (All saved.)
Ellispontes, Greek (torpedoed), April
17. (All saved.)
Vanilla, British (torpedoed), April
18. (Crew lost.)
L. Lawrence, British (torpedoed),
April 22. (Two dead.)
Ruth, British (torpedoed), April 23.
(All saved.)
Fraek, Finnish (torpedoed), April 23.
Ull saved.)
Lily Dale, British (torpedoed), April
29. (All saved.)
Svorno, Russian (torpedoed), April 1
30. (All saved.)
Laila, Norwegian (torpedoed), April
30. (All saved.)
Edale, British (torpedoed), May 1.
All saved.)
Gulflight, American (torpedoed),
May 1. (Three dead.)
Ellida, Swedish (torpedoed), (May 1.
(All saved.)
Baldwin, 'Norwegian (torpedoed),
May 2. (All saved.) I
America. Norwegian (torpedoed),
May 2. (All saved.)
Elsa, Swedish, torpedoed), "May 8.
(All saved.)
Minterne, British (torpedoed), May
3. (All saved.)
Cruiser, British (torpedoed), May 3.
(Two wounded.)
Scottish Queen, British (torpedoed),
May 3. (All saved.)
Iolanthe, British (torpedoed), May 3.
(All saved.)
Hero, British (torpedoed), May 3.
(All saved.)
Northward Ho, British (torpedoed),
May 3. (All saved.)
Hector, British (torpedoed). May 4.
(All saved.)
Progress, British (torpedoed), May.
4. (All saved.)
Bob White. British (torpedoed), iMay
4. (All saved.)
Ruth, British (torpedoed), May 4.
( A11 cnt'pri 1
Uxbridge, British (torpedoed), May'
5. (All saved.)
Cathay, Danish (torpedoed), May 5.j
(All saved.) j
Stratton, British (torpedoed), May 5.
(All saved.)
Earl of Latham, British (torpedoed),
May 6. (All saved.)
Candidate, British (torpedoed), May
6. (All saved.)
iponturian British (tornedoed). May i
6. (All saved.)
Lusitania, British (torpedoed), May
7. (Probably 1,000 lost.)
TURNS DOWN LARGE ORDER.
Shell Manufacturer Refuses to Sell to
Europeans.
Battle Creek, Mich., May 22?C. E.
Kolb, president of a local manufacturing
Mnpprn !h?s refused an order from
a. European government for shrapnel
shells. The order, if accepted, would
have amounted to about $3,000 a day
for an indefinite period.
"I could not sleep easy with the
thought that the product of our plant
svas murdering boys in Europe," said
Mr. Kolb, in announcing his action. "If
the United States wanted the shrapnel
sve would make them."
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3ecause of its tonic and laxative effect, I,AXAttVE
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Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
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OUR BRIGHT BLUE SUN.
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It Is Vte Air or Moisture That Makes
It Look White or Red.
There is a general belief that sunlight
is white ;uid therefore that the
sun is white. But this is a long way
from the real condition of things. The
sun is a bright blue, as blue in color
as seems the water of a deep mountain j
lake. It is the air that makes the sun '
seem white.
I Everybody bus noticed when the air |
| is very foggy that the sun appears as
a red ball, as red as a redhot poker.
Yet we know the sun hasn't changed
at all. It is the mist in the air that
makes the color seem different. Aud
in the dawn and dusk, no matter how
clear the air may be. the sun is much
I redder in color than when it is over- !
head in the middle of the day. The
reason for this is that in the morning
and evening we see the sun through a
thicker belt of air. It is this thicker
air which makes it look redder, just
as it is the fog which has the same
effect If the air were taken away entirely,
then we should expect the sun
to be still less red. i
Since in the middle of the day the i
sun is white, how could it be less red? |
By being blue.
The atmosphere is really like a thick j
orange colored veil spread between the
world and the bright blue sun. Like a
veil it dims the light, and its color acts
as a filter. Actually the air stops most
of the blue rays, but lets nearly all the j
orange colored rays come through.
It has been quite definitely shown j
that if it were not for the orange coltlio
nir \vr? rnnlri not live
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upon the earth today. Even as it is
the actinic rays of sunlight give sun- j
stroke in summer, and it is in the blue
and violet rays that the damage is |
done. The air softens the sunlight
enough for us to bear it j
A few million years hence the sun
will be yellow, and already some of its
earlier blue heat is gone. But for a
million years ahead?"we should worry!"'?New
York American.
TAKING A PERFECT BREATH.
Proper Method of Filling the Entire
Lung Cavity With Air.
It does not suffice to breathe pure air.
It must be properly breathed. All
breathing should be done through the
nose?never through the mouth?and,
if possible, in the open air, or, at least,
before an open window, and several
times daily.
The passage of air through the nose
has the advantage of being warmed
and moistened and, in reality, filtered.
While deep breathing has been ad
vised and written aDout auring recem
years, it is interesting to know that
oriental teachers and philosophers have
known and practiced it for generations.
This best cf all practices may not promote
muscular strength or increase the
size of the biceps, but it surely makes
directly for the health of the lungs,
heart, liver and abdominal organs, and
thereby greatly and surely serves the
brain. I
To take a perfect breath:
Stand erect by an open window or
out of doors. Pucker up the lips as
though starting to whistle and slowly
blow out the breath and empty the
lungs of air. Then, closing the mouth,
breathe through the nose, inhaling
slowly and steadily, filling the entire
lung cavity, which is done by bringing
into play the diaphragm, which, descending.
exerts a gentle pressure on
the abdomen. In the final movement
the lower part of the abdomen will be
drawn in. which movement gives the
lungs a support and also helps to fill
the highest points of the lungs. Retain
the breath for a few seconds. Then
once again pucker up the lips as if to
whistle and through the small opening
slowly and gently exhale the breath.?
Boston Post
The Sun In Alaska.
Noon on Dec. 21 at Fairbanks, Alaska,
is identical with midnight, June 21,
at the same place except that it is
usually 130 degrees colder and there is
snow on the ground. In winter the
sun in interior Alaska rises about 10
o'clock and sinks out of sight again
about 2 in the afternoon.
The temperature in the latter part of
December usually is 40 degrees below j
zero. Sometimes it goes down to 60
below. In summer the thermometer on
June 21 will often show 90 degrees in
the shade, thus giving a range of 150
degrees.?Popular Mechanics.
Exchange of Courtesies.
One of the keenest journalists and
wits, Moritz Gottlieb Saphir, had the
better of the irate stranger against
whom he ran by accident at the corner
of a street in Munich. '.'Beast!" cried
the offended person without waiting
for an apology. "Thank you," said the
journalist, "and mine is Saphir."
From an Author's Journal.
I mortgaged my home to purchase
an automobile; then the auto, in a humorous
freak, ran down and tisabled
for life the man who held the mortgage.
And to think I had so many
enemies I had hoped to put out of
4-V>of aoma rn fl h i n P !?
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Atlanta Constitution.
At Our Boarding House.
"We become what we eat," said the
theosophist without any excuse whatsoever.
"No wonder I feel like a menagerie,"
volunteered the cheerful idiot "I've
been eating hash for a month."?Philadelphia
Ledger.
Bells.
The Invention of bells is attributed
to the Egyptians, who are credited
with having made use of percussion
Instruments to announce the sacred
fetes of Osiris.
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Winthrop College.
SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION
The examination for the award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop college
and for t':e admission of new j
students will be held at the county j
court house on Friday, July 2, at 9
a. m. Applicants must not be less j
than sixteen years of age. When j
scholarships are vacant after July 2 I
they will be awarded to those making
the highest average at t'-is examination,
provided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Applicants
for scholarships should write to
President Johnson before the examination
for scholarship examination
blanks.
Scholarships are worth 5100 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September 15, 1915. For further
information and catalogue, address
Pres. D. B. Johnson, Hock Hill, S. C.
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