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course, there are exceptions, but one can safely say that no popular back on the "why" and wherefore " of things all ages and conditions had appeared naval which could be read and enjoyed by
until the other day, when Mr. Frank C.
Bowen, the well-known writer on naval affairs, published his book"The King's Navy Methuen, . .).
*ONCE ABOARD THE LUGGER
STRANGE AFFAIR IN FIRTH OF CLYDE.
A strange story is reported from Milk port, a popular Clyde resort on the island of Cumbrae, involving a young Glasgow couple, who are stated to have eloped. Unknown to their parents the couple left- married in Belfast. their homes simultaneously, and
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After staying at several resorts, it is stated, they arrived at Millport. They obtained accommodation at a hotel and leit, stating that they were getting out for a walk round the island. Shortly.
THE KING'S NAVY.
ENGINE EFFICIENCY AT NIGHT.
HEARING AND MEMORY, MR. F. C. BOWEN'S NEW BOOK.
An interesting and much discussed The workings of the canîne mind, often Why is it that, writers of books on the so wonderful as to border upon reason- Navy for public consumption have always problem connected with internal combus ing, are a source of perennial interest, treated the said public as though it could
writes Mr. Croxton Smith in the Daily; only read aboirs the Navy when a chilu tion engines, particularly as used on Telegraph. The most singular manifestu All the past books on the subject lave motor cars, is the increase in efficiency tious of intelligence usually occur among hitherto been intended for children. Of dogs whose wits have been quickened by when night sets in. There, are several constant association with mankind, and schools of thought on this" subject, ona na we witness them we ask of ourselves of which holds that nightfall has no sible. Do they act most from smell, which of the senses is principally respon-
effect on an engine at all. but maintains sight, or hearing! No doubt the nose that a car merely seems to run better at has powers of refinement altogether be sund eur, powers of appreciation. Most night, due to a physical or psychological logs recognise and classify people by the efect that darkness has upon one, writes acest they give off. In their brain they in this hook Mr. Bowen tells us the a contributor to The Motor.
carry a sort of card index of adours, whole business from A to Z. Beginning afterwards a police sergeant arrived to Friends and foes have an individuality with the composition of, a fleet, be demake inquiries regarding the two guests. This theory has been proved to be erroneous by an experience the author that is discernible, even though they series each type in detail together with had some time ago, which showed de dog recalled his master in this manner goes un to deal with the ship's company should be invisible. Surely Ulysses' old the work it has to perform. He then finitely that night conditious, hace u beneficial effect upon the efficiency of after all those years of absence Have in the same way, both officers and lower- internal combustion engines.
not you noticed how your dog on meet deck. The next section is devoted to life Some tests were being carried out on
ing you unexpectedly has hesitated to and work in the Navy, and then comes two 5 .p. nero engines which were
give a greeting until he has suiffed round description of the shore services and your legs? Then his exuberance, breaks the Admiralty itself. The reserves are -to be run continuously for, 24 hours, one
then dealt with, and so on, every brauch un petrol and the other on coal gas because he is satisfed an 20 or of natal activity being fully described and When night fell, the r.p.m.. as recorded entity. Except that unclear persons
advertise themselves, unpleasantly to us, commented upon. by a revolution indicator, increased on
This one of those books which are both engines, and the throttles had to be we have no capacity for detecting our slightly closed in order to keep the refellows through the medium of the purchased as Christmas presents for the
Primitive man may olfactory nerves.
kiddies, only to he monanalized by the volutions down to the scheduled Sgure. About an hour and a half after sunrise, have been more highly endowed in this older members of the family, who know a however, the r.p.m. commenced to falspect driven by necessity to cultivate good thing when they see one. and the throttles had to he re-opened to sense that have fallen into desuetade; their respective position of the evening under the influence of civilisation. before. Since both engines behaved in 'a similar manner, night conditions may safely be assumed to have a beneficial effect upon efficiency, particularly as the phenomenon. mentioned has been record. ed several times since.
ACUTE SENSES.
Jack at once joined "eompany, and when the road was reacheil he pushed the little one down out of the way of traffe, The sense of hearing must run that keeping him there until someone came of smelling very closely. Sound-impulses to investigate the cause of his barking. One that cannot reach our cars fali upon th has to be careful, about dog stories, sympanum of the dog and inform 1
however.
Landseer told one to Queen acoustic nerve of the approach of a Victoria and the Prince Consort. He POSSIBLE FACTORS.
stranger. How alert he is, night or day, said he had sent his dog back to find a What factor is it that is present in foot, and how he omits to raise an road.
to let us know if anything unusual is five-pound note that he had lost. on the night conditions to enhance engine per alarm if the footfall is familiar. He asked the Queen.
And did be bring the note? formance 1
No, run'am he One theory, which has been put forward may bark, but it is a bark of welcome, brought five sovereigns insteail," was the by several engineers who agree efficiency altogether different from the warning reply. The Queen enjoyed the joke, but varies with night and day conditions-is note suggestive of apprehension and later on an equerry went to Landseer bostility. One would have thought that with the message, "The Prince begs Mr. that the greater percentage of water through long centuries of domestication Landsee not to tail such foolish stories, rapour present in, the atmosphere at night is the responsible factor. This, these faculties would have become impair How could he suppose that the Queen, however, is very doubtful, since ther. We can understand that in a wild would believe such non-sense?"
state their cultivation is essential for amount of water vapour present would he insufficient to bring about an increase The hunting dog must have a nose with protection as well as for providing food. in efficiency that could be detected. In fact, the author has actually expert him to follow the quarry first roused. powers of discrimination that enable mented with an engine running in antherwise he might be continually chang Atmosphere containing different percen tage of water vapour, and no variation ing on to the line of fresh and more in efficiency can be recorded by methoda igorous animals, so that his effort would be fruitless. Wolves appear to have the which were not abnormally sensitive.
We must look, then, for some other organising instinct, by means of which factor which might be responsible. One they chase a speedy animal in relays. very important point, which must be the individual, but how the leader com- The park bas greater opportunities than membered when considering this problem, is that the variation in eficiency between night and day running is far more pro- nounced during the summer than during the winter months.
The most outstanding difference be
tween summer and winter conditions, other than temperatures, is the greater amount of foliage present during the summer, and possibly this is where the solution of the problem lies. At first sight, perhaps, the quantity of foliage present may not appear to have any bear, ing on the matter at all, but, neverthe lesa, quite a feasible theory can be built up on this basis,
unicates his wishes to his associates is one of the mysteries that must always invite speculation.
CANINE MEMORY. Before Mr. Scott, of Hawick, gave his
The
The hotel proprietor and a constable took... posite side of the bar, and on arrival the steamier is Keppel Pier, on the op
they observed the couple on the pier. The visitors at oner made off over the. hill and disappeared,
Two hours later two yachtsmen sitting on shore were surprised to sec a couple, board their yacht from a rowing boat. The yachtsmen rowed out in a dinghy, and as they approached their craft a young man in the attire of an officer of the mercantile marine on board the packi ordered them to halt. The next instant & revolver shot went over, their benda,”
Returning to the shore, the yachisineu communicated with the police sergeant anti several civilians and made for the yacht in motor-bout. The couple on the yacht jumped into a rowing boat and boarded a second yacht, but the motor As the ser- bont bore dowit on them. geant approached he presented his pipe, resembling a revolver at the young man, who shouted out I surrender. The sergeant sprang on board and took the revolver from the young man and emptied is of five live cartridges. The young woman quite coolly looked on, and when challenged she, too, handed over a re- volver, but empty.
appeared before the Sheriff at Rothesay,
The couple were taken ashore and later who fixed bail. Only the woman was able to find the money.
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display at the Stadium this summer, he M/S explained some of the clever feats per formed by his sheepdogs, One parti- cularly remains in my mind, because I had seen a similar thing done. A abeep that had been separated from the flock managed to rejoin his companions. With- out hesitation the dog picked him out, although the sheep to all appearances were alike. How did he recognise the A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION. truant by sight or by smell 7
canine memory is extraordinarily reten Due to the breathing arrangements of tive. In the "pre-railway days, a shep animals and the chemical reactions which herd once a year used to drive a flock take place during combustion, a large from Scotland to London. On one occa quantity of carbon dioxide (CO2) is in- sion he took a young dog with him. part troduced into the atmosphere, and, un-of whose duty was to go ahead as a bye- lesa Nature provided some means froad was approached to prevent the sheep restoring in an uncombined state the taking a wrong turning. The first time oxygen which goes to form the carbon be bad to be directed, but the next year dioxide, we should perish from a lack e anticipated his master's commands; of oxygen and an excess of carbon although in the intervening months he dioxide. Nature levels up affairs for us had merely been engaged on the hills. by the way in which she has constructed A friend gave me this true story that the organs of all vegetation. During the justifies repetition. A New Zealand day all vegetables absorb or breathe in farmhouse that stands a little way back carbon dioxide through their foliage, from a busy road is in charge of an whereupon chemical action ensues inter Airedale. At least, the terrier thinks nally, and the gas is divided into its two he is running the place, and he certain- constituents-carbon and oxygen.
ly does his best. One day the tiny child of the house took an unauthorised walk,
(Continued on next Column).),
The plants now retain, and make ase ef, the carbon, and finally exude the oxygen, in a frea and uncombined state at night. It follows," therefore, that, since all vegetation is giving out oxygen at night, there will be a greater percen tage then than during the, day, and, since oxygen is absolutely necessary for combustion-which is only very fierce cxidation-the more oxygen present in the atmosphere the more, perfect will be the combination of the petrol vapour, in the cylinders. The combustion of carbon will be more complete and the rate of flame propagation will be higher, from which will follow an increase in efficiency.
It is not intended that this theory should be taken as irrefutable but it is feasible and further investigation might be carried to prove its worth:
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