Popular Science Monl/i!// 



A Floral Tank Struck a Warlike Note 

 at the Pasadena Carnival 



AT the annual Tournament of Roses in 

 . Pasadena, Cal., a marked change in 

 the character of the floral decorations and 

 fi o a t s was 

 noticeable. 

 Some of the 

 floats in the 

 parade intro- 

 duced a war- 

 like note. One 

 of the most 

 interesting 

 was a facsimile 

 of a British 

 tank. It was 

 thirty feet long, 

 and fifteen feet 

 high. The 

 body of the 

 tank was of 

 smilax, the 

 caterpillar treads were of gray acacia and 

 the cleats were white desert holly. 



Representation of a British Tank, made of flowers 

 and smilax at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses 



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las Burton, deceased, of DuBois, Pa. 

 Burton conceived the idea of making an 

 endless chain out of a single board. He 

 selected a board twelve feet long, seven- 

 teen and a half inches wide and seven- 

 eighths of an inch thick, and, with no other 



tool but his 

 jack knife, 

 carved this 

 board into an 

 endless chain of 

 4,522 links, 

 with a total 

 length of 305 

 feet. The links 

 were each one 

 and one-quarter 

 inch long and 

 seven-eighths 

 of an inch wide. 

 It took Mr. 

 Burton just one 

 year to com- 

 plete this very 

 remarkable and painstaking piece of 

 work, each link of which is perfect. 



An Industrious Whittler Made This 

 Endless Chain Out of a Board 



THE chain shown in the picture con- 

 stitutes a remarkable monument to 

 the patience, industry and skill of Nicho- 



A jack-knife and a man's skill and patience 

 carved this endless chain from a board 



Have Your Collar Stiffened Once for 

 All and Eat the Starch You Save 



THE separate starched collar was in- 

 vented about ninety-two years ago 

 by the wife of a blacksmith of Troy, N. Y., 

 who made one for her husband. Since 

 then it has grown in popularity until there 

 is probably nobody who has not worn a 

 starched collar at some time or other. 

 Now its popularity is on the decline again, 

 partly on the score of comfort, and partly 

 as a result of the war. 



The crux of the matter does not lie 

 with the collar itself, though that is made 

 from material which is useful for band- 

 ages. It's the starch that is to be saved — 

 valuable foodstuff that ought not to be 

 wasted on collars. 



A permanently stiffened collar is being 

 introduced which is not celluloid, but is a 

 regular fabric collar treated with a kind 

 of varnish that makes it possible to clean 

 it under the tap or with a damp cloth. 

 Automobilists should be among those 

 who appreciate this new fabric, for, 

 in spite of road dust, it is always pos- 

 sible to "feel clean" in a clean collar. 

 A collar of this kind will last from two 

 weeks to a month. 



