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Science Views Low Cost
Of Future U. S. Dwellings
Sociologists can trace many of the
problems of modern civilization to
the breakup of the family struc
ture which in part has come about
because the "old family homestead"
no longer has much of its original
meaning.
In prefabricated housing there is
more than a little hope that family
dwellings can be produced cheap
enough so that every family can
own one and thus retain its true
family character through the forma
tive years in the lives of the chil
dren.
Harvey Wiley Corbett, New York
architect, has described before a
imeeling of the American Institute
some of the benefits which mass
production, prefabrication methods,
can bring in lowering housing cost.
“The cost of assembling a car is
only 1 per cent of its price, but the
assembling cost of a house is all of
CO per cent,” said Mr. Corbett. "In
order to reduce the cost, this item
of assembly will have to be elimi
nated. This means the end of brick,
plaster, lumber, shingles, nails and
all sorts of attachments. The mass
production house will not be pos
sible until its units can be manu
factured complete in a factory—
complete including all wiring and
switches, all plumbing and all serv
ice items, such as stoves, sinks,
lighting, curtains and door bells.
"The cellar will have to go, and
the foundation, too, for there is no
reason why a house should not rest
on the ground instead of in it. Such
houses need not be uniform, but
they must be made of interchange
able parts to be assembled at the
choice of the owner. The first such
house will probably cost up toward
a million dollars, including the ma
chinery for its manufacture, but
after that bouses should be avail
able for SO per cent, or at most 40
per cent, of their present cost. Only
in this way will we attain the elim
ination of our slums."
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Mice in Epidemic Numbers
During the World war, mice in
i Australia got into wheat stores and
[multiplied in epidemic numbers, so
,that 70,000 mice were killed in one
wheat yard alone in an afternoon.
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after the French hairdresser Mar
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The department of agriculture
was formed in 1889 under President
Grover Cleveland and its secretary
was given a place in the cabinet.
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Early Railroad Station
Near Baltimore Closed
The 108-year-old Baltimore & Ohio
station agency at Relay, Md., a
few miles southwest of Baltimore,
has closed its doors. From the
day in 1830 that the first station
building was erected there until
now, Relay has been a landmark in
American railroad history.
Standing on a high bank along the
Patapsco river, during colonial
times its site overlooked the flour
ishing river port called Elkridge
landing, a few miles north of Chesa
peake bay. Indeed, until a devas
tating flood swept the valley in 1868,
the river was still navigable from
the bay to the landing, and a small
tug hauled iron-laden scows over
the route several times a week.
Meantime, however, the valley be
gan to echo to the sharp toot of loco
motive whistles.
Construction of the B. & 0., !
America’s first commercial railroad, ,
had been started in Baltimore in
1828. Within two years the rails :
reached out 13 miles to the famous
mills at Ellicott’s. Peter Cooper
had already run his "Tom Thum” j
locomotive over the stretch, but the
young railroad still put its depend- !
ence on the "hay burners"—-or
horses, and half way of the route
it had stables where it put on fresh j
teams, or "relays." Hence the
place became known as Relay and
continued to be an important point |
for interchange of traffic for many
years.
During the Civil war period, Relay
was a troop concentration camp.
Now this historic and beautiful old
station no longer echoes to the rum
ble of baggage trucks, and the click
of ticket stamps. Shifting of sub
urban population has made it more
convenient to serve the public at
other nearby stations,
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him.
Mentions the Divining Rod
In his book on metals, "De Re
Metallica” (1580), Georgius Agrico
la mentions the divining rod, say
ing: "A miner should be good and
\ serious and should not make use of
|an enchanted twig. If he is pru
i dent and skilled, he should follow
the natural indications which he can
I see and dig.”
Automobile May Go to
Europe With No Trouble
The family automobile may now
go to Europe as simply as a trunk
and with as little red tape. By
spending half an hour making out
the necessary documents passengers
can make all arrangements for tour
ing Europe in advance of actual
departure. These documents pro
vide for customs papers, interna
tional plates and public liability in
surance as well as for international
driving licenses, marine insurance
and a small supply of gasoline with
which to begin the tour.
Highways in major countries are
excellent and distances in compari
son with distances in the United
States are short. Because there
are fewer automobiles in Europe
the roads are less crowded. Mem
bership is possible in a British
Automobile club and this means as
sistance on the road in ca*3 of a
breakdown. Fire, theft, and other
forms of insurance may also be ar
ranged for and where there are two
drivers in a party, a second license
may be obtained for a very nominal
fee.
Fruit Trees
In the Lewelling wagon train of
1852, both men and beasts might be
thirsty, yet night and morning the
two Lewelling wagons of little trees
were watered most carefully. For
six weary months the trees waved
their green banners across the dusty
plains and up and down tortuous
mountain passes until, at last, they
! reached their journey’s end near
where the town of Milwaukie, Ore.,
now stands. Here they were care
fully planted by their far-sighted
owners, Henderson and Seth Lewel
ling. Three hundred and fifty trees
were said to have survived and ma
tured out of the original 700 nurs
lings. From this stock comes much
of Oregon’s fine fruit trees, especial
ly her cherries.
Automobiles ‘Strength-lined’ Too
Everything is being “streamlined”
nowadays, and the automobile was
one of the early leaders in the move
ment, yet in the case of the car,
“strength-lined” would be the more
appropriate term. Smoothing the
exterior of the automobile has little
perceptible effect on air resistance
until very high speeds are attained,
and several changes would be made
in today’s car designs if reduction of
friction were the primary engineer
ing objective. On the other hand, it
would take hundreds of pounds of
added re-enforcement to make a
square-built vehicle as strong and
rattleproof as the modern car. Keep
ing the weight down makes the car
more efficient and economical at all
speeds.
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
Bv HAROLD L. LUNDOUIST. D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lessen for September 24
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
ISAIAH: FORETELLING THE
BIRTH OF THE MESSIANIC KING
LESSON TEXT—lsaiah 7:14; 9:1-7; 11:1-5.
GOLDEN TEXT—His name shall be called
Wonderful. Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.—
Isaiah 9:6:
Christ is coming! Christ has come!
Christ is coming again! All three of
these great truths are declared by
Holy Scripture. In our lesson for
today we study the prophecy of His
birth which was given by Isaiah
about 750 years before the event
took place, and with it we find many
beautiful details concerning His
blessed character and accomplish
ments. It is entirely appropriate that
the lesson for today should be taken
from the Old Testament and relate
to the prophecy of the coming of the
Messianic King, thus binding to
gether the Old and the New Testa
ments. Isaiah’s prophecy prepares
us to study His life in the Gospel of
Matthew, beginning next week.
I. The Coming of the King (7:14;
9:1-6).
To us it is entirely understandable
that the Son of God was to be
come flesh and dwell among us and
that all the grace and power of God
should be upon Him, for we know
that He did come in perfect fulfill
ment of the Scriptures. But let us
not fail to note the marvel of this
revelation made centuries in ad
vance through God’s prophet.
1. Born of a Virgin (7:14; 9:6).
He was to be born. Christ did
not come as a fully matured divine
being after the fashion of the so
called gods of mythology, but He
entered our needy world as the Babe
of Bethlehem’s manger. What in
finite condescension!
He was to be born of a virgin,
and so He was. There are those
who would minimize the importance
of this, or try to explain it away by
interpreting the word “virgin” to
mean a young married woman. The
late Robert Dick Wilson, an out
standing authority, says, “The great
and only difficulty lies in disbelief
in predictive prophecy and in the al
mighty power of God, or in the de
sire to throw discredit on the divine
Sonship.”
2. God with Us (7:14).
“Immanuel” means "God with !
us.” Isaiah had a foregleam of the !
incarnation which brought the eter- I
nal Son of God into that God-man |
relationship which was absolutely in- j
dispensable if there was to be re
demption. Sin had made a barrier I
between God and man which man
could not pass, and only as the God
mdh, Christ Jesus, came through I
that barrier to be “God with us” j
could there be any hope of our salva
tion.
3, A Great Light (9:2).
i The Messiah was to break through
the dense darkness of sin and sor
row to bring light and joy. How
gloriously that prophecy has been
fulfilled!
11. The Character of the King (9:
6,7; 11:1-5).
The prophet foretold not only the
meaningful names of the coming
Messiah, but pictured in glowing |
beauty the mighty things which He
was to accomplish.
1. Revealed by His Names (9:6).
“Wonderful”—that word has been
so misused that it means compara
tively little to us. It really fulfills
its true meaning in Christ. H 2 is |
unique, remarkable, yes, truly won
derful. “Counsellor”—in every de- j
tail of life, great or small, an in
fallible guide. "Mighty God”—not;
just like God, or representing God;
Christ is God. “Everlasting Fa
ther”—the tender and loving, un
failing One to whom time does not
bring any change, for He is the
“Father of eternity.” “Prince of
Peace”—He is not yet the ruler of
the nations of the world, hence we
hear not only of wars but of rumors |
of wars. Mark it well that there,
will be no enduring peace until He
comes to reign whose right it is to
reign, the divine Prince of Peace.
2. Revealed by His Deeds (9:7;
11:1-5).
Eternal justice and righteousness, I
peaoe, wisdom, understanding, coun-,{
sel and might, the spirit of knowl
edge and the fear of God, unfailing ]
equity—all these glorious accom
plishments are to characterize the
Messiah according to Isaiah’s proph
ecy.
Has the prophecy been fulfilled?
We know that all of these qualities
were in Christ when He came to
earth the first time, but the com
plete fulfillment of this prophecy
awaits that day toward which the
child of God looks with joy and
hope when Christ shall come again.
As we study this portion cf our les
son, our hearts should cry out with
John, “Even so, come, Lord Je
sus” (Rev. 22:20).
To Gain Truth
Truth is never learned in any de
partment of industry by arguing,
but by working and observing; and,
when you have got hold of one truth
for certain, 10 others will grow out!
of it. The assertion of truth is to be
always gentle.—Ruskin. j
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR HAS;
NATIONAL POULTRY SHOW f
THIS YEAR
The National Poultry Show will hold sway at the Southeastern
Fair, October Ist through the Sth this yev, and will vie for honors with
the National Li/estock Show, which returns to the big exposition for it*
second annual appearance, Mike Benton, President of the Fair, states " 1
In bringing to Atlanta this year the National Poultry Show, John p I
Frasch, Superintendent of the Poultry Department, announces that tha II
exhibit will display the “Blue Bloods” in poultry from over the natior 1
“We do not claim that we will have more poultry on display than has I
ever been shown before," states Mr. Frasch, "but for sheer Quality and I
prize-winning specimens this show will outrank anything in America of
its kind,” he says. Already birds have been entered from Cuba, New I
Zealand and Canada, and negotiations are under way from Australia for
an exhibit from that country, which will give the show an international
aspect, and rank it as one of the world’s great poultry expositions.
This year one of the largest exhibit buildings on the grounds has
been allotted to the National Poultry Show, and to make room for this
special feature, Commercial Exhibits have been transferred to another
building. Thirty-five thousand square feet of floor space will display
the “blue ribbon” pets from over the world. Not less than two thou
sand birds are expected to be entered in the mammoth display, and
practically everyone will be "tops” in Its class, according to Mr. Frasch.
HUGE FIREWORKS SPECTACLE j’
NIGHTLY TO BE FEATURE OF
1939 SOUTHEASTERN FAIR ?
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Niagara Fails pouring into the beautiful lake at the Southeastern f
Fair every night, from October Ist through the Sth, this year, will be
only one feature of a gigantic fireworks program arranged by Mika
Benton, President, as a free grandstand attraction. "Monsters From
Mars” will descend upon Manhattan with their ultra-modern destructive
weapons and annihilate blocks of skyscrapers as one might expect to
see in the terrible warfare that is possible today. But, the “New York
World’s Fair in Fireworks" is a special set-piece that Mr. Benton has |
arranged with Tony Vitale, veteran pyrotechn.’cian, to stage for the
benefit of those of us who cannot get to see the New York exposition
this year, and will depict the important buildings and stream-lined
effects of tha Fair, such as the Trylcn and Perisphere, and the World
of Tomorrow reproduced in fireworks.
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