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Evening Post, Volume 137, Issue CXI, 10 June 1926, Page 6

The unusual sight of a seal 'in the Thames nearly 100 miles from the open sea was observed every day for ten days at various places near Richmond and Isleworth recently. The leal,- which was named Sammy by unanimous public consent, was not afraid 'of anyijhing and amused itself chasing swans and making graceful dashes through the water. Noticing that it used a raft as a restingplace, a boatkeeper placed some fish on it, and Sammy contracted the habit of cnlling eacli afternoon for the expected meal. Mr. A. A. Smith, of New York, predicts that five years hence brbbed hair will be a thing of the past. Mr. Smith is a manufacturer of hairpins. A special gyroscope, recently invented, will, when fitted to ocean-going'vessels, it is claimeH, prevent. them froni rolling in tlie heaviest of seas.