The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 09, 1922, Image 3
BLIND MAN ODDLY GIFTED
Gave Correct Answer in Forty-Five
Becontfe to Problem ? Involving
Billion* in Figure*.
Some year* ago the London Lancet
cited a re-inarkable rune In which ex
traordinary ability in arithmetic cal
culation wan associated with general
mental Inferiority, if not actual in
sanity.
The patient was completely bUud,
and was able to make elaborate cat- <
culutlons, such as square root of j
any number ruunlug Into four Ate- '
uivh, In an average of four seconds, I
and the square rout of any number
running Into sU figures lu six sec
onds.
These are mere trifles, however,
compared with the following:
He was asked how many grains of
corn there would be In any one of tH
W ?g M 1 Ml I * ? . Al..~ A ... .. I >
DVI fi) witit unr fff ffir Tiirir, tiru tti
the second, four In the third, eight In
the fourth and so on In succession. He
gave the answers for the fourteenth
(8,192), for the eighteenth (131,072)
and the twenty-fourth (8,388,608) In
stantaneously, and he gave the fig*
urea for the forty-eighth box (140,'
787,488,355,321?) In six seconds,
Further on the request to give the
total In all the boxes up to and in
cluding the sixty-fourth 'he furnished
the correct answer (18,440,744,073*
709,504,815) In 45 seconds. ? Scientific
American.
SLIM CHANCE FOR BURGLARS
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"Safe'1 In New York Banking House
Might Bs .Bald to Be Gibraltar
of Vaults.
The building occupied by the bank
ing house of Morgan, In New York, 10
said to contain the strongest security
vault in the world, a vault that Is
proof against fire, water, mobs and
bttcalarl.
Toe vault is twenty-three feet wide,
twenty-seven feet deep, and thirty
three feet high, outside measurement,
and divided Into three stories. The
walls, which are two and a half feet
thick, are made up of Harveylsed
nickel-steel armor plate, surrounded
with rock concrete, which is relnr
forced with double end treble sections
of 125-pound nickel-steel rails. The
main door of the vault Is round, and
three feet thick, aud when closed
OLftkee an air-tight fit with the door
frame. Although the door, with Its
bolt work and hinges, weighs fifty
tons, it can be swung with one hand.
The vflfttlt is equipped with the very
latest and most complete system of
time and combination locks, burglar
alarms and electric lights. It is
guarded night and day by patrolmen,
Jgfcose work Is made easier by pass
ages round the four sides, underneath
the bottom, and across -the top, and
by mirrors so placed that they can
see around the corners. *
BUYING SECOND-HAND JUNK
Astonishing How Many Succumb to!
Lure Which Helde Forth in
Now York City."
If not every luun then every othei
n. an in New York city in mad as a
\iui< I) hare about the dexlrablllt.v ol
owning somebody else's old Junk
While he neglects to tuke care <>f
what belongs to htm already, he ealllee
forth under the away of an irreslst
I ible liuputse to collect 1 the cast-off
( i-m.|.s of uuother num. This Is true,
i too, of woineu.
It is giosaly unfair, of coarae, to
leave tlfe Idea that what they collect
so avidly and search for so earnestly
is trash. Strictly speaking It Isn't.
Neither is It entitled to be put Into
the antique olaes. It is just old stuff,
with more or less good left in It. But It
seems to attract this odd portion of
- ther-popwhtce-itrapty because It la sec
ond hand. Are those who buy so lit
tle certain of theta* own sense of so
lection of new gooda tbat they want
something upon which the stamp of
aome other person's approval baa al
ready been visibly sett
If not that, why la H tbat Junk and
rummage rellce do so surely find cash
buyers? It la not becauaa they are
cheap, though moat would aay If they
were asked to give a reaaon. Watch
theae collectors clpaely. Tfoe runtfnag*
aort of goes to. their heada, and they
buy and buy as long aa they have
money.
TAKE DELIGHT IN MANIKINS
Venstian Children Prefer Antlee e1
Marionettes to Any Moving
Picture Show.
Fashions in entertaiomenta nevei
cliang? among patrons of the reaource
ful Tony Sarg in New York, nor yet
ot/ the shores of the Adriatic, home
land of the marionettes. The Vene
tian child wouldn't give a pin for mo
vies while he hus Hhe beloved Joint
ed manikins of his ancestors to ex
ecute their wonderful maneuvers and
spout the apeeches of Romeo and Ju?
liet or one of Hans Christian Ander
sen's fairy tales or ? yes, or ? some ex
citing episode in the detective careei
of Sherlock Holmes.
Thursday afternoon la the triumphal
time of the marionette all over Italy,
for Thursday, not Saturday, la the
school holiday, and childhood's dear
est delight 18 to wltffess the drama of
the dolls, a New York writer states.
Venice haa the best public perform
ance. The dolle are abdut ? four feat
high. Any necessary number of char
actera are placed on the stage and
their entrances, exits and antics are
manage^ by the man above, Who does
the wire pulling and who puta the
speeches into their moutha. All aorti
of plays are given, and the ' ordinary
type of launch and Judy, ahow la leas
common than fairy' tales and Shake
speare on children's afternoons.
ENCHANTING MILLINERY
CROWNS THE BRIDAL CORTEGE
HB hearts of the bride, her maids
and milliners ere all set a-flut
ter when the momentous question of
h^dwear for her attendants comes
up. They all know that the success
d? a beautiful pageant depends upon
ifl . crowning glory, and each mftld
tfrfcys for a becoming hat ? ode that
wfll do all thaj a hat can do for fair
/aces. The genius of ndlllners glows
In the creation of lovely things for
great occasions that call for jthe pic
turesque and learc their fancy Un
hampered. They revel in airy ma
tci-lalft, graceful shapes, beautiful
cbiott and make the most of such
opportunities
fn the ^roup of hats shown her?,
o^alds will find catifee for rejoicing,
ThCy reveal the fine hand of the artist
whd knows how to take advantage of
the mode and maplpulate It to suit
the occasion, and to Insure becOmlng
rlOSB. They are a flattering lot and
Include tbe beloved lace hat and a <
brown mallnoa modal which fashion
ftmllee upon. When this year's brides
maid's hat Is not In a pale color or
white. It Is because It is running after
one of fwo new favorite*? -twlge and
wood brown. The pretty model at Um
lower right In the plctnre Is a triumph
of brown and sliver in which bro< n
mallnes veils a Hart braid crown and
silyer lace brim, and brown grape*
drdop from a chou of sllver.?lac6.
The white hat at the right with
facing of chiffon makes a pretty
ground for various flower trimmings
set on the brim. It i a shown wfth ft
tfdllar of sifter-edged ribbon and a
wreath of . little fruits and flower*.
Small round beads set around the
Crown repent whatever color is shown
for the collar and facing. Bead and
ribbon tHmming of a different sort
provide the only color on the hat with
brim of lillles-of-the-tTilley posed over
a transparent underbrim. Hair braid,
silver tinsel, and georgette make the
hat at the upper right, with the toft
cTown and floppy brim dear to th#
hearts of bridesmaid#. Grapes Jp
silver and a color dangle from tab
brim. Orcsndle appeals to the <f<V
algher of bridesmaids' liats and is u*6d
to make large flowers that are p?iW
on the brtroa of lace or other trW
parent hats, and silver ribbon U im
mensely effective with them.
War Sabotags Praotlces
Discovered on Castings
I^esburg, Fla. ? Wlmt is b?
lleved to be an extuuple of subot
nge practiced by the euemles o t
(bit! country during ths World
wkr luiH coine to light here. A
concern in the North uiauufttC
turlng bolts and castings for tbe
Kovernment bud a large quantity
of material left at the .time of
the armistice, and a corporation
constructing a factory bare pur
chased several thousands of tbs
bolts. Tbey appeared to be per
fect until tuecbunica attempted
to use them. Then It was discov
ered that mauy bad been sawed
alniuhi to the center from both
side* at the thread eud, leaving
a hate eighth of an inob of metal
Intact. The mtte cm the damaged
bolts bad been screwed dowu to
g i oint where they concealed tbe
cut#.
Hud tbe bolts been sent abroad
tbey would have been useless tor
the puitposo for which tbey were
designed.
WHO IS THIS YOUNG MAN?
With a total loss of memory as to
his Identity, this man, about twenty
Ave years old, Is held by the police of
St. Panl, Minn., nnable to determine
his name, where he lives, or give*ftny
facts that will Identify hitn. fie 1s
well dressed and the label in his suit
Is t hat of L. L. & Co., Rochester, N. Y.,
and he carries a cold watch with the
engraved initials L . A. He remembers
having been in France and of having
visited New York and Chicago. 1
POLICEMAN KILLS BIG SHARK
Monster, Full of Hearing and 8aimon?
Too Lazy to Dodge Officer's
Bullet.
Seattle, Wash. ? Basking after a
feast of salmon and herring, a 700
pound shark, the largest ever seen on
the north Pacific, was shot and killed
by a waterfront policeman.
The shark met" Its doom when it
swam lazily into a tangle of piling at
pier 11-B. The broad head became
fastened between two supports and it
was lashing the water into foam when
the patrolman hove In sight.
A crew from the United States coast
guard, cutter Unalga, moored near,
rigged up a derrick and hauled the
shark to the wharf, where it was of
ficially weighed and measured. The
huge fish was 11 feet 6 Inches In length
with a tall three feet broad,
HERE'S HARD NAME TO YODElT
Paging Los Angeles Arson Suspect
Wears Down Attaches of
8uperlor Court.
. Los Angeles, Oal. ? Attaches of the
Superior court here are hoping for
a decision soon in the appeal of the
man they call "Mr. Soda Fountain,"
who was convicted of arson. They arc
hoping principally .that they will not
have to write his name in the court
records much longer. This is his
name: *
IJeulessueusszesszes Hurrulzzlsstlz
sl.
Colloquially* however, he Is known
as I*eo" Hirst.
Smashes Pipe He 8moked 42 Years.
Mlddletown, N. Y. ? What is believed
to be a clay pipe record for the Unit'
\ ?il State*. if not for the .world. Is
held hy Henry neath, veteran printer
of Ellenvllle. He smoked one pipe for
forty-two years until one day while at
work It fell on* the floor and wos
nhntt**red. Tlie pipe wns purchnsed
by Heath following the discover hy
his father that he wns smoking cigar
ettes. - ? - ?
Baby Swallowed All.
St. Mary's, A prune seed, smoll
pieces of cork and a quantity of coal
oil. This collection wa* taken from
the fitoiuuch of Joseph Molltzhauer
Jr? nineteen -months- old son of Joseph
Holpzhauer, hy n phystctsn here th?
othor day. The baby !* recovering
from his experiences. He made the
collection and shallowed it while u ?
ofcstnrd for a few minutes.
Frlgut* Biid's Endurance.
For pure and unadulterated Irnpu
deuce, lack of principle and uf a)l
virtue, the frigate bird le pre-eminent.
Those birds must be endowed wltb
prodigious powers of flight. They ar?|
often seen hundreds of miles from
land, appearing aa mere specks in th?.
aky.
After hovering almost motlouleae foi
a considerable time they take flight In
ever-increasing circles in the direction
of their island homes, which have o!
necessity to be reached ere the set- 1
ting of the sun. unless the faculty of(
aleeplng on the wing is possessed by'
them.
I have never met or heard of a man
who hae seen the frigate bird rest on
the waters of the ocean over which it ?
delights to -wander.
Next to the albatroee, 1 enter the
frigate bird for the aeronautic endur- 1
?nee staket^Buffaio Kxprew. - ?
Sugar Fungus.
It is reported that an expert of the
department of Agriculture hae dls
covered that the spoiling of granu
lated tfugar, stored in damp places, re
sults from the development of a mi
croscopic fungus, seen in the form o!
threads and round bodies, and cap
able of being artificially cultivated,
so that experiments can be made in
inoculating sugar previously fre?
from the growth. Three species ol
this fungus were found In some ba r
rela of sugar wlUch had become unfll
for use. It grows readily on all kind*
of cooked vegetables, but chiefly on
raw vegetables.
Girls Only.
In the midst of a busy afternoon,
a girl, age thirteen, camp to the desk
of a branch library and said in a die
couraged tone:
"You used to have a little red
book for girls only, but I can't find It
now. I read part of it and want to
finish It."
The puzzled assistant decided her#
was a case for imagination and sug
gested obvious books, aa "Little . Wom
en," "Six Girls," with no success.
FInnlly, as a last resort,' she guessed
at random:
"Was it 'Keeping Up With Llxzle,
by Hacheller?"
And It was.
First Aid.
Crook (to pal) ? I've Just bin to
'elp a pore bloke who fainted.
Pal ? Wot did yer do?
"Loosened his collar, tie pin and
watch chain to give 'lm air."? An*
awers, Ixmdon.
Paris Adonis a Perfect 66.
Acclaimed as the handsomest man
in France, M. Hoffman, of Paris,
weighs 210 pounds and has a waist
measurement of 6Q inches.
WORLD'S LARGEST MAN
Sam Harris Weighs Six Hundred and
' Sixty-One Pounds.
When Haw Harris," was town marsh
al of t\*rmcrsville, Texas, 14 years Ago
tbe proud boast wat? made by local
eltUena that he was the heaviest peace
offhvr In Che United States. At that
(into ho weighed jw>t 400 pounds. lie
was thirtiy-five year? old when he re
signed from the pQaltlen Town
Marshal which he hail held for four
years. No soouer had he vacate, d the
office tli tin he began taking on weight
and today he is said to be the heaviest
man in the world. He weigh* <Mll.?
pouuds.
fv When Ilarnis found that lie was gain
ing an uruxuuTcir table amount of fat he
moved to his farm near here where he
put in many hours a day of hard work
in the hope tb?t it would reduce bin
weight. Instead of having thin effect
it seemed to cause him to add to his
avoirdupoise. He finally had to quit
farming and moved luick to town. He
in a familiar figure upon the streets.
He lives in a comfortable home with '
his wife and seven children.
All the children are of normal .vIko
and weight. Naturally unusual pro
visions have to 1h? made ?for Harris.
The chair which he sits in at home i*
of giant siise. The 'bed that he occu
pies at night also is made of a oiise and
strength to aceonii&odate his enormous
body. One of tho IncOnvejilences that
Harris meets wlfh in moving about
town and visiting neighbors is that
there are very few doors big enough for
hliu to enter and in only a few cases
have extra si/?e chairs been provided
for him to sit in.
Harris is (J feet 2 1-2 inches tall,
measures 48 inches around the waist,
*
48 Inches around tho thigh, and 24 in
ches around the enlf of the leg. He
is in splendid health.
Mrs. 1/joyd George wife of the
British Premier. Is a member of the
town council In Ordocieth Wales.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
Under ami by virtue of an order
granted t>y W. Ll McDowell, Judge of
Probate of Kershaw Comity, and as
Administrator of the estate of J. Z.
Young, deceased; I will ?dl8 at public
saie on Saturday, June 10th, 1022, at
H o'clock a. m.# at the Opera House
cosher in Camden, S. O., qne mare colt
about four years old.
Terms of sale? cash.
H. H. YOUNG, Administrator.
Camden, S. C., May 25tb, 1022.
BLOW FOR TOPRK&
Fusel Oil Cannot Be Taken Out of Com
Liquor By
Prohibition Commissioner Hgytiei
who regularly t*& lies statements warn
ing folka against prohibition liquors,
has now turned his attention to old*
fashioned "corn 'llklcoi*,** and atterofpt*
to, kuoclt Into a eockod J*a t the thoory
that running corn whisky through char,
coal tak<? the fusel oil out of It*
Com liquor ciperts in Oeorgla irnd
other states have long held and prac
tfeed the belief that charcoal kills the
fusel oil.
Now Commissioner Ilayues says he
has the word of 11. M. sirvcuMm, one
of the ehemlals, that run n lug mpou
shine through fusel oil Increases the
amount of "poison" in the liquor, and
It becomes more dangerous.
In a warning statement issued last
Monday night, Commissioner Haynes,
who la as "dry" as ti prohibit ionist
eowM he, quotes the chemist's report
and It will no doubt start an argu
ment among the ' exports on moon
shine. Here Is tthe viowpolnt of Ooin?
missloner Hoyries and his chemist, al
though it is not stated whether either
has hail actuail experience with corn
Ukker, other than to test eert,ain bev
oniRt's raptured by federal officers.
"In order to affirm or disprove Che
generally arcepted theory tlhat whis
ky containing fusel oil when filtered
through charcoal Is rid of tlho fusel oil,
a sample Of corn whisky, which on
analysis, showed a fusel oil content of
five and eight-tenths n>er ceavt, was fil
tered three times tit rough hone char
coal and Once through 'lAood charcoal.
"The filtrate from each of these op
erations was as clear as the original
sample, its alcohol content had de
creased hy 3 8-10 per cent, 1>ut its fu
sel oil contents rewalnded the same.
"The original, on analysis, showed
58.3 per cent fusel oil, and after treat
ment, the same whisky showed 54 per
cent alcohol and 5.8 per cent fusel oil.
These results show that th-o alcoholic
content has heen decreased, hut ?'that
the fusel oil Content has remained the
same. Thus the proportion of fusol
oll to alcohol was Increased, and tills
made the filtered whisky a more poi
sonous substance from the standpoint
of fusel oil than the original.
A "new costume" society has been
organized In Japan with the avowed
purpose of discarding the ancient gart>.
A thirsty man doew't go to a
soda fountain and say **Gire
me a soft drink." He gets the
drink he likes best?- the one
that tickles his palate, that
peps liim up and does not
nurt his digestion. If your
car could pick its own fill
ing station, gasoline would be
bought the same way.
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give you the best results.
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