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THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



Glass Tumblers Held in a Simple Rack are Safe from 

 Breakage when the Cabin Cruiser Begins to Roll. 



probably serve the purpose best. In or- 

 der to prevent these jars from rolling 

 about when stored in a locker, a small 



rack may be constructed as follows: 

 Secure a piece of wood one-quarter 

 inch thick and of such length as to ac- 

 commodate as many jars as are to be 

 held in place. At suitable intervals holes 

 are bored with the expansive bit in order 

 to hold the jars. The board is placed 

 about three inches above the shelf of a 

 locker so that the jars may be dropped 

 through the holes and will rest on the 

 shelf. 



For the benefit of the handyman who 

 is not already familiar with the handling 

 of an expansive bit, it is well to add a 

 word of caution. In using one of 

 these tools the hole should be bored half- 

 way through or until the point of the bit 

 is seen on the other side of the board. 

 The board is then turned over and a hole 

 bored from the other side, using the 

 small hole as a guide. By this means a 

 perfect hole is made with smooth edges. 



The foregoing suggestions for making 

 the cabin cruiser comfortable are but a 

 few, and with the experience the boat 

 owner secures in building and securing 

 the different things described, it is more 

 than probable that other equally or even 

 more important ideas will suggest them- 

 selves. 



SODIUM SALTS AS FERTILIZERS 



It has been shown by the work of in- 

 vestigators in America and Europe that 

 sodium salts will, in part, replace potas- 

 sium salts, especially with certain crops. 



Soda can never entirely replace potash, 

 but certain classes of plants take up more 

 potash than they actually need, if an 

 excess is present in the soil. If available 

 soda is present it seems to be substituted 

 for some of the potash without injury 

 to the plant. 



Of course, the soda also serves as a 

 neutralizing agent to combine with the 

 organic acids produced in the soil. So- 

 dium salts are particularly helpful to such 

 crops as turnips, beets and radishes and 

 probably for cabbage. On the whole, it 

 may be stated that some of the root crops 



like beets, turnips and wurzels make a 

 greater use of soda than do cereals. 



NAVY TAKES OVER SAYVILLE 

 WIRELESS STATION 



After a series of conferences and con- 

 troversies covering a. period of nearly 

 one year, the United States Naval au- 

 thorities have taken complete charge of 

 the German wireless station at Sayville, 

 L. I. The charge was made that un- 

 neutral dispatches cunningly concealed 

 within apparently innocent commercial 

 and diplomatic messages were being 

 transmitted to the station at Nauen. 



