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by a British Scientist Points the Way to
Catting the Cost of Living in Three
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1 Professor Roux's
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Professor Bailey's Experiments, Showing How Oats Treated
with Radium Grew Three Times as Fast as Those
Without It
food similar in taste to fine chicken,
and in many ways superior to the
choicest quality of beef. Frogs are
very easily raised, and when they are
bred to a large size one leg will yield
a dinner for a large family at very
small cost, probably not more than
ten cents a pound. Frogs are show
quite cheap, and when increased in
size they will become relatively
cheaper.
It seems reasonably certain, how
ever, that the process can be ap
plied to all the food animals, includ
ing' beef creatures.
A steer three times the normal
size will certainly represent a very
great economy in the production
of beef. In fact, it has already been
calculated by the scientists of the
British Association that such an ani
mal would cost one-third less than
the present type, owing to the econ
omy of feeding one animal instead of
three and the great saving of time.
At present an Important item in
the cost of raising a steer is the
fact that the breeder must wait for
three years before the animal
reaches a profitable size for food
purposes. If the steer grew three
times as large in three years it
would be, equivalent to a saving of
one-third in time.
After the successful application of
the process to many animals it will -doubtless
be tried on man. .
Of course, in its application to man
11 must be considered in a very differ- .
ent light from the mere increase in
bulk.
A previous speaker at the British
Association, Professor Dickson, had
demonstrated that within another
century the food supply of the world
would at the present rate of con
sumption become insufficient to .
keep the race from starvation. Pro
fessor D.wson Turner's experiments
showed 'that science would have at
least one way ,of meeting the deficit
Dawson Turner's experiments were
a continuation of those already be
gun by Professor Roux, of the Pas
teur Institute, Paris; Professor But
ler Burke, of Cambridge University,
and many others. At an early period
after the discovery of radium it was
found that this wonderful substance
would promote growth under certain
conditions. If radium of a certain
strength be turned on a living ani
mal, it has the effect of destroying
micro-organisms, such as disease
germs, and thus it favors the growth
of the animal. If the radium has
strong germicidal powers, however,
its long-continued application will
destroy the cells of the animal and
the main organism itself. Eut experi
ment has now shown that the radium
rays may be so modified as to ex
ercise only a favorable effect on the
animal's cells.
Other experiments have shown
that radium will greatly hasten the
development of plants. A tube of
radium of 2,000,000 activity was bur
ied in the centre of pot planted
with oats. A second v pot was ar
ranged In the same manner, but
without the radium. At the end of
four days the plants from the ra
diumized seeds were three times
higher than those in the unexposed
pot, but here was another enigma.
The tallest plants were those which
were farthest away from the tube.
The radium tube was then taken
from one pot and placed in the
other. Immediately the second
plants began to grow, and within
three days were taller than those in
the receptacle from which the ra
dium had been taken.
Professor Dawson Turner, in creat
ing gigantic frogs and other monster
animals, was especially guided by
the experiments of Professor Roux,
of the Pasteur Institute, Paris.
Roux showed that the embryonic
cells of animals were capable of
being influenced in an extraordinary
degree, so that the character of the
resulting organism might be entirely
changed. This was due to the indi
vidual intelligence of the embryonic
cells, an entirely different thing
from the intelligence of the adult
organism. The intelligence of each
embryonic cell strove to do its nat
ural work in building up, the com
plete organism. Roux manipulated
the embryos by means of knife and
needle. When one cell was sepa
rated from its companion cells it
endeavored to do its normal work,
and it often went strangely astray
in the absence of its companions.
Thus a body cell separated from the
head grew a head. A head cell
placed among the parts of- another
egg resulted In a tadpole, with two
heads.
PROFESSOR DAWSON TURN
ER, at the recent meeting of
the British Association in Bir
mingham, England, made the aston
ishing announcement that by treat
ing a frog's egg with radium he had
tored a frog three times the normal
size of the species.
The application of this discov
ery may have several very im
portant results for humanity. Per
haps its first, or at least the most
obvious, value is that it will furnish
us with a means of increasing the
food supply and thereby keeping
down the ever-increasing cost of
living.
Even at its present stage of de
velopment the experiment is capable
of greatly reducing living expenses.
Frog's legs are delicious, succulent
What the Stars Promise ror
Oct
THE October lunation promises a
kaleidoscopic Jtime in political as
-well as other avenues. Every
malefic planet is above the earth, show
ing ascendency of the ulterior forces.
Mars occupies the quarter that will
etir up the underworld and make crime
rampant; conflagrations will occur in
hospitals and penal institutions, disgrace
will attach to those In authority thereof,
and the malcontents will be much in
evidence; looks as if a public functionary
goes behind the bars.
Saturn affects legislators; official
malfeasance will be brought to the sur
face, as also ranch illness in these circles,
if not an unusual death list
Venus is strongly posRed in the second
house, wherein she will benefit legitimate
commercial enterprise, and a general
Increase of expenditures will infuse new
life Into domestic trade relations, and
Interstate affairs will be on the whole
satisfactory, with agricultural prospects
much brighter than the earlier part of
the season gave reason to expect.
On or near the following days are
particular incidents:
October 2 A railroad calamity in
prospect, the fire department unusually
busy, and excitable happenings in public
gatherings; a public building disaster.
October 3 Excitement on the market;
the failure of a financial house. A
storm period, surrounds these early
days of the month, more likely in the '
Southern States, and the autumnal ele
ments will be much in evidence.
Mariners had better take notice.
October 4 Very active for the social
world, wkh some function of this nature
to attract notice; may concern the
White House. A benefit to the navy,
tentative, or a special appropriation.
October 1 Fine weather from this to
the 11th, a lower temperature and snow
flurries in northern latitudes on 10th
and 11th. A social scandal publicly aired
around the 11th.
October 13 A diplomatic imbroglio, in
terrelations at a breaking point The po
litical horizon unusually disturbed, with
Uranus stationary in the heavens.
October 15-16 The public mind and
the meteorological conditions equipoised
ander a Jupiter regime. A satisfactory
ievclopment In the financial world, mar-,
kets bullish. A public bequest announced.
October 19 Of pleasant social augury,
activity of that natare in higher circles,
duly attested by the Sunday publications.
October 22 Travellers on a certain
Eastern line of transit had better look to
their accident insurance. Market and
weather conditions much upset, a condi
tion that extends practically to close of
month, with temperature and quotations
very much lower between 25 and 28th, in
clusive. Railroad travel dangerous around
the 27th, especially en electric lines.
October 26 Death of a public function
ary, with the Coroners' calendar augment
ed. Autumnal storms due at immediate
close of month.
During October Jupiter will rule benev
olently in the lives of; those horn in the
early days of January, March, May, Sep
tember or November of any year. Busi
ness and personal affairs may be pushed
with confidence, favors sought,, while
those of the fair sex so disposed will en
tertain new admirers; theso natives may
safely make investments, enter partner
ships and form new friendships. good
organizing influence that should be
taken advantage of.
Much caution will be advisable this
month if born between the 7th and 11th of
March, June, September or December of
any year; business and personal affairs
will be dull and tedious, the mental and
animal spirits depressed, and in some in
stances the health affected, for Saturn,
throwing an evil ray to their sun, will vi
tiate the magnetic aura and render them
susceptible to ulterior influences; attempts
to force interests will but bring a strong
er opposition to cope with. While gen
eral, this has an especial application if
born in '62, early '63, '69, 71, '77, early '78,
'82, '84, early '85, '91 or '99. I thought
well to designate these years as being of
special importance.
People born in the first three weeks, of
July must be careful of burns, scalds and
about water; home affairs disturbed for
same. '
The 2d shows accident or feverish com
x plaints in the coming year of life; money
losses If born on 2d-3d; preferment If
born beneath 4th and 9th; bereavement If
on lOth-llth, but with probable legacy ac
cruing therefrom; females born on these
dates will have affectional disappoint
ments or domestic anxieties.
The 14th to 19th are excellent birth
days, as also on the 23d-24th. The 20th-22d
are unfavorable, showing loss in business
or speculation, as also between the 25th
and 31st
Those of the fair sex born near ' the
close of January must be very careful
throughout this Winter in attachments;
men of business reversal; each should
avoid radical changes of any nature and
keep matters as near to the accustomed
grooves as possible.
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It was found that two -eggs could
be amalgamated to form one gigantio
creature.
Professor Dawson Turner proceeded
upon the plan of applying the degree
of radio activity, which had already
been useful in stimulating plant
growth, to the body cells of the frog
embyro which had shown themselves
susceptible of great abnormal devel
' opment in Roux's experiments.
After many thousands of experi
ments Dawson Turner succeeded in
obtaining a combination that greatly
stimulated the body growth of the
frog. This process also appears to
be one that may be continued indefi
nitely. Each cell of the embryo has the in
telligence to enable It to develop into
a normal part of the adult organism.
But when certain cells are activated
by radium they acquire a different
character and assume a dominant
force like a man inspired by some
extraordinary ambition.
In theory It appears possible that
this discovery may be applied'' tor
man. There would, of course, be
little advantage to be gained from
producing an enormous man, who
would help to gobble up the avail
able food supply. The desirabje ob
ject would be to breed a man of in
creased brain power.
-The stimulation of the body cells
of the frog would be replaced by a
stimulation of the brain cells of the
man.
Perhaps the discovery that a
healthy animal pan be bred with two
heads on one body may eventually
prove applicable to man. There is
an old saying that two heads are
better than one, and this ought to
foe all the more true if we could
combine the two heads compactly
with one body! '
What might we not expect if we
could breed a man with two heads,
one containing the brain of a Shake
speare., and, the, other of-an Abraham
Lincoln! '"
'Professor Dawson Turner's discovery makes it a possibility
-. . iUlulc lxmt ine nousewite will be able to buy ex
quisite, succulent giant frog's legs at ten cents a
pound instead of coarse, rheumatism-causing
beef at forty cents a poundi"
Copyrlsht. 1913, by the Star Company. Great Britain Rights -ReserveO.
