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���Six motor-cycles on each side in this tug -of- war pulled until they were exhausted

��Two Teams of Six Motor- Cycles Have a Tug-of-War

'TV RE you ready? Go!" l\ Then follows a series of explo- sions. "Gr-r-r! Bang! Bang! Bang! Whoosh! Pop! Pop! Pop!"

This, coupled with clouds of sand flying, and shouts and laughs from the spectators, gives a slight idea of what recently took place on a California beach.

Following a friendly ar- gument concerning the pulling power of different makes of machines by members of the Los An- geles Motor Cycle Club, a tug-of-war for motor- cycles was arranged. The competing machines were arranged in teams of six, and hitched to a one- hundred - and - fifty - foot manila cable. The en- gines were .started up, and, at a given signal, all the clutches were let in to- gether. For ten minutes the game little machines pulled each other back and forth along the beach. At the end of that time they had all dug themselves in until they could run no longer. The winning team won by just eight inches!

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-V Bathtubs for the Eyes. They Have

\ Running Water, Too

FRIEDRICH MAIER, of Elizabeth, N. J., suffering from some eye trouble, consulted an eye specialist who recommended, as part of the treatment, frequent bathing of the eyes in cold water. Mr. Maier found these baths beneficial, but did not like the manner of taking them. After having given the matter consider- able thought, he made a pair of miniature bathtubs for the eyes, fitted them to the head like goggles, and fastened them securely in place by a strap around the head. He fitted each of the little bathtubs with an inlet at the top and an outlet at the bottom. Connecting the inlets by means of rubber tubes with a water reservoir or the faucet and turn- ing on the water a stream of water flowed through the two bathtubs, washing the eyes and eventually draining through rubber tubes connected with the outlets, into a basin or the sink.

The inventor was thoroughly satisfied with the efficiency of this apparatus and so was the eye doctor for whom he made a copy of the device and who used it with ex- cellent success in his clinic. The device is of great value in all cases where a continued washing of one eye or both eyes is neces- sary. As the cups are provided with glass fronts, like goggles, the doctor can observe the effect of the washing upon the eye of the patient. The device can be used for but one eye or both, as de- sired, and the patient may be standing, sitting, or lying down.

The illustration explains, better than words can do, the method of using this apparatus.

���Bathing both eyes at the same time

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