Popular Science MontJdy 



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The method of procedure in excavating, 

 as described up to this point, has been in 

 the direction of the width of the new 

 structure, but with the "runner" beams 

 in place, the work progresses in the di- 

 rection of these beams. As fast as the 

 rock is removed beneath the "runners," 

 posts are placed to carry the free end and, 

 with the other end supported on the 

 original rock, the remaining foundation 

 can be removed with little danger to the 

 subway overhead. 



The new structure is next completed, 

 whereupon all temporary shoring and 

 supports are removed and the subway 

 above is restored upon the roof of this 

 new work, filling all voids between the 

 two structures with masonry. It goes 

 without saying that the work is carried 

 on from the adjacent unfinished portion. 



This Tobacco Pipe Is Built Like a 

 Cornet, But Isn't Musical 



A TOBACCO pipe of unusual design 

 has been invented by Warren Mur- 

 ray Baechtel, of Hagerstown, Md. Every 

 pipe-smoker knows that the longer the 

 stem of his pipe the cooler will be the 

 smoke. Pipes with stems a few feet long 

 have been in use in different countries 

 for many years, but their awkward length 

 precluded their use outside of the house. 

 The inventor of the pipe shown in the 

 illustration circumvented the difficulty 

 by coiling the 

 stem of the ^^ 

 pipe like the 

 tube of a cornet 

 or signal horn. The 

 coils are connect- 

 ed at their low^er 

 end to form a 

 dripping - chamber 

 for receiving the 

 saliva which accumulates 

 in the stem. Each coil 

 has an independent open- 

 ing into the dripping-cham- 

 ber and a screw cap at the 

 bottom gives access to it 

 for the removal of the ac- 

 cumulated saliva. The 

 smoke, in passing through 

 the coils of the stem, is 

 drained several times of 

 saliva and nicotine. 



5prir\g post __ 

 bends sidewise 



Anchored socket 



The base is rigidly anchored to the ground ; 

 yet it "gives" sHghtly when the runner hits it 



A Baseball Base Which Moves 

 When It Is Hit 



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The long, coiled stem, 

 without being awkward, 

 insures a nice cool smoke 



N improved baseball base, which is 

 anchored to the ground so that it is 

 secure and yet is able to yield, has been 

 invented by Sydnor M. Falconer, of 

 Washington, D. C. Bases, as they are 

 now fastened to the ground, are often 

 torn from their moorings, or they are so 

 immovable that they injure the player 

 when he strikes them at great force. The 

 base described is provided with a coiled 

 spring, which enables it to move slightly 

 from its anchored position and thus pre- 

 vent the player from getting injured. 

 When released, the base returns instantly 

 to its former position. 



When a base-runner ccmes 

 sliding, hands first or feet 

 first, with considerable 

 speed against an immov- 

 able base, he is very apt 

 to sustain a sprain or 

 other serious injury. 

 This device should 

 therefore appeal to 

 those players whose 

 ambition frequently 

 makes them risk their • 

 limbs in the base stealing 

 of bases. A similar de- 

 vice, which would make 

 the football-player's anat- 

 omy bend instead of break 

 on contact, is desirable. 



