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...instruments at sea level, then flew them far aloft by kites, finally lowering them to a considerable depth in the pure waters of a high-altitude lake.* And their conclusions, announced last week, paralleled Dr. Millikan's: bombarding the earth from the surrounding universe are some hitherto unknown rays, of submicroscopic wavelength, which far surpass even the gamma rays of radium in their power to penetrate matter. They will pass through a block of steel three feet thick, through six feet of lead...
Tuberculosis has been known and its effects described since the time of the Greeks. Even then they called it consumption. But its cause was unknown until, in 1882, Robert Koch (1843-1910) discovered the Bacillus tuberculosis. At about that time, 1879-80, there were approximately 163,000 deaths annually (326.2 per 100,000) in the U.S. Koch foreshadowed the method of preventing the disease. Since then unceasing preventive work has reduced its ravages in the U. S. until last year, as Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who is responsible for the work of the U. S. Public Health Service, told...
...Blue line is reputed to be weak; its showing against Georgia was not encouraging, according to all reports. The Dartmouth line, still untested as yet by a strong opposing forward wall, is something of an unknown quantity. In the backfield the Green, with Dooley, McPhail and Lane left over from former championship elevens, would seem to have a slight edge, although Yale has Kline, Noble and Caldwell. The latter, in particular, shone behind the line last Saturday with several spectacular runs. He was personally responsible for two of his team's three touchdowns, one of which came...
When Dr. Mather and his former student arrived at the scene, they found in large wooden enclosure had been con- structed, electric search lights set up; and concession stands equipped, while barkers with glaring signs were urging the crowds to view the unknown pre-historic monster in his last resting place for 25 cents per head. The farm looked as if an oil boom had struck...
There is in existence an extremely rare poem written in 1718 by persons unknown, the flamboyant title of this opus is "A Satyrical Description of Commencement: Calculated to the meridian of Cambridge in New England." The picture that it gives is neither wholesome nor pretty, and it is to be hoped, that since it is termed "satyrical", it is not too faithful to fact...