Popular science monthly . tiplyin the mean-time. Why Whiskers Continue to Be inStyle for Cats ALTHOUGH hirsute adornments of,. all kinds, whiskers included, wereonce the real and indispensable thing,modern sanitary practice has made suchinroads on unharvx\sted beards and longhair that only a few scattered humanssuch as musicians and soap-box oratorsstill retain their hairy luxuriance. Not-withstanding this, however, the housecat has grown and nurtured its crop ofwhiskers or feelers for the last millionyears or so without bothering abouthygiene. The fact is that the cats whiskers areabsolutely
Popular science monthly . tiplyin the mean-time. Why Whiskers Continue to Be inStyle for Cats ALTHOUGH hirsute adornments of,. all kinds, whiskers included, wereonce the real and indispensable thing,modern sanitary practice has made suchinroads on unharvx\sted beards and longhair that only a few scattered humanssuch as musicians and soap-box oratorsstill retain their hairy luxuriance. Not-withstanding this, however, the housecat has grown and nurtured its crop ofwhiskers or feelers for the last millionyears or so without bothering abouthygiene. The fact is that the cats whiskers areabsolutely necessary to it. The whiskersare as long as the cats head is wide, andthe head is as wide as the body, sowherever the whiskers go there may thecat go also. The tiny, delicate hairs grow from agland and are nerved to the utmostsensibility. No matter how light thetouch of the hair against an obstacle itis instantly felt by the cat. 370 Popular Science Monthly A Low Water Alarm for Boilers, WhichHas No Stuffing Boxes WHISTLE. Sg-in. When the Water in the BoiUr FallsBelow a Safe Level the Whistle Wii! Blow T^HE low water alarm for steam boil- J. ers shown in the illustration has no packing boxes, the principal objection to home-made alarms. A whistle is connected with aglobe valve. From the valve a piece ofjs-m- iron pipe leads down. Locknutshold the iron pipe and theboiler shell together at thetop of the boiler. To one end of a ])ieceof rod 7/16-in. in diame-ter and 4 ins. long, awasher is attached andlo the other end a ball(globe) float. The^^ and the 7/16-in. rodare held together by a^S-in. check valve, whichis turned upside downand the movable intericirdisk is then remo\c( pin is passed throughthe rod within the pin can be easily placed, as all upright checks unscrew topermit access to the inside. Perhaps it would be a safer plan toomit attaching the globe valve as itmight be closed accidentally or deliber-ately, by a careless attendant. Whenthe water fall
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