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��No More Rubber Tires in Germany — Except for the Kaiser

GERMANY had a little rubber in the " early days of the war, but she soon became reduced to smuggling in what she could through the mails. Great Britain soon closed this channel, also the traffic in automobile tires which were being im- ported through Sweden. Now, only the Kaiser rides in an automobile boasting real rubber tires. Everyone else has to bump along on tires filled with cork, paper or even rags.

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How could anyone resist the mute appeal of these canine helpers in a good cause?

Dogs as Patriotic Helpers in a Good Cause

DURING "Thrift Week" in Los Ange- les these two dogs, Spike and Pride, took an active part in the campaign for selling thrift stamps. To say that they were successful only mildly expresses the result of their joint efforts. Spike and Pride made a mute but effective ap- peal to the patriot- ism of the crowds. Pride carried a bas- ket filled with thrift stamps, while Spike, carrying a tin box with the inscription "I'm the Cashier," was soon loaded down with the weight of the coins dropped into his cashbox. The two dogs to- gether disposed of hundreds of stamps every day and thus bravely helped the good cause.

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��Locating Splinters Made Easy By This Device

TO one of the New York hospitals, lo- cated in a district where the manu- facture of clothing is conducted on a large scale, so many workers came every day with splinters, parts of needles, and for- eign bodies in their fingers, that it became necessary to provide some simple method of locating foreign bodies without resort- ing to X-Rays. The contrivance shown in the picture was the outcome of some experimenting by the house physicians. It has proved to be of great assistance in numerous instances since its adoption.

A piece of black woolen cloth, eight inches square, was fastened to a square of adhesive plaster of the same size. In the center an oval opening was made, measur- ing five-eighths by one-half inch. By placing this over an electric light sup- plied with a re- flector and placing the finger of the patient over the hole, excellent transillumination could be obtained, and any foreign body in the finger easily located. This little appara- tus has resulted in a saving, both in time and money, for an X- Ray machine is both awkward and patient is placed over rather COStly to

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