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��Popular Science Monthly

���I Kadcl and Herbert

��If the blindfolded French soldier succeeds in cutting the string, he gets the package of tobacco suspended

��Saws Without Teeth to Cut Through Metal

NOT so very long ago the dis- covery was made in Ger- many that metals could be sawed easier and quicker with rapidly revolving smooth disks of steel than with toothed circular saws. It was found that the cutting was done by the heat generated by the friction of the edge of the disk against the metal. The metal is melted at the point of contact, while the steel of the disk, being cooled by the air, does not reach the melting point. The disks need no sharpening and do not wear out so quickly as the toothed saws heretofore used for cutting metal. The faster the disk revolves, the greater the amount of heat gen- erated, and the quicker the job.

��Cut the String, Blindfolded, and Win a Package of Tobacco

THERE are times when the soldiers in their camps or cantonments may give themselves up to rest or pleasure. After all, men are but boys grown up and must have their recreation. Realizing this, the military authorities in France provide as much entertainment as possible for the men off duty, but as a rule the men must rely for their amusement upon their own resources. Games of every kind are played. The illustration shows one of the favorite forms of a blindfolding game played by soldiers in their leisure hours. Strings are stretched from tree to tree and from these strings pack- ages of tobacco are sus- pended. The player is blindfolded and pro- vided with a pair of scissors. With one hand he seeks to cut the string from which a package of tobacco is suspended. If he succeed the tobacco is his.

���Bees built this little church after their owner's plan

��Introducing the Busy Honey Bee — Ecclesiastical Architect

FOR centuries bees have excited won- der and admiration. Their archi- tectural skill is dwelt on over and over again. But did anyone ever hear of their building a church? It's been done. The accomplished and cultured swarm of superbees that did this belong to Mr. George F. Bower- sox, of Portland, Indiana. Unfortunately we cannot give the bees credit for originating the idea. Mr. Bowersox did that. He made a framework of light laths and covered it in so that the bees wou'd consent to use it as a hive. They industriously filled in all the spare space with comb, which is precisely what their owner wanted. The result is that they have allowed themselves to be beguiled into con- structing a church, which, as can be seen from our illus- tration, is a really attract- ive piece of architecture.

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