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...Benjamin Franklin. When Franklin, foremost scientist of the day, was asked what use the balloon was, he cautiously countered: "Of what use is a newborn infant?" And the balloon has indeed been the precursor of many mighty dirigibles. Per se its utility is small. Kite balloons, a variant ol the spherical balloons used for sporting purposes, are useful as observation posts for Army and Navy operations alike, and spherical balloons may serve to form a barrage by a network of suspension wires to intercept attacking planes. But on the whole it may 'be said that the spherical balloon remains...
...that Mr. Asquith will have to do the stepping down. Failing this, a Centre Party is the almost certain solution. In any case Mr. Churchill in his forthcoming speeches will aid his old chief, Mr. Lloyd George, but he will also favor a united Liberal Party rather than a variant...
...Possessing considerable wittiness of line, together with adequate and occasionally admirable characterizing touches, this sketch of "gentell" English life is a well-constructed variant of the untutored-person-in-high-society theme. In this case, the son of the house has become engaged to the very attractive daughter of a deceased bookmarker, and his ingenious mother invites the girl and her "designing" parent to Deynham so that her son may see by contrast the short-comings of his bride-to-be. From the opening scene of general consternation in which the rector's wife remarks that "In times like these...