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...dire forebodings are promptly fulfilled. In the dark abode of the Séverins, where no sunlight ever penetrates, the exiles are tormented by a hideous assortment of demons. The worst of their enemies is old Colonel Séverin, whose history is so involved that most of the 483 pages of Shining Scabbard are required to get it elucidated. During the Franco-Prussian War, it appears, the gallant officer was cashiered for contemptible cowardice. Now, in 1914, he is still trying to get the judgment reversed, meanwhile spending most of his time in bed, appearing mysteriously in good health...
Although the meter contains a new type of photoelectric cell, of pure magnesium enclosed in corex glass, ultraviolet recorder: themselves are not especially new. But Professors Huxford & Cashman have started right out to get geographic comparisons. They find, for example, that Iowa and Nebraska are richer in sunburning sunlight than the Chicago region, that the uplands of South Dakota are richer still. They indicate their willingness to put their heads in a lion's mouth of uproarious dispute by comparing the healthfulness of Florida's sunshine with California...
During his three days in Washington Hugh Bullock contributed two historical notes to the SEC study. Having suggested that future legislation be confined to banning deals between trusts and trust officials, insuring voting rights to stockholders, guaranteeing "the bright sunlight" of publicity through detailed quarterly reports in standardized form, the well-dressed young banker declared...
Nearly ten miles over England in the stratosphere, where the sky is almost black and the sunlight so dazzling that it hurts to look down, a big Bristol monoplane wheeled slowly last week, dragged by its straining, special Pegasus engine. Presently, satisfied that he had broken the world's airplane altitude record and could get no higher, the lone pilot in the enclosed cockpit started down. Near exhaustion from the height, he began getting dizzy as the plane dived toward normal air, suddenly realized that not enough oxygen was flowing into his air-tight suit, that he was about...
While covered with perspiration people sunburn very slowly because sweat filters out the burning actinic rays of the sun. When Dr. Whittle and Professor Crew recollected this fact, they concluded that a strong wind evaporates sweat, exposes the skin to unfiltered sunlight which causes the sunburn usually believed to be windburn. Wind by itself, they are sure, does not injure human skin...