HERE AND THERE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18016, 29 November 1926, Page 8

HERE AND THERE.

AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING. Ship Rammed in Fog. The Grimsby trawler Amorella. arriving at. Lowestoft on October 4, reported that three of the crew of the cargo steamer Leelite were drowned and another killed in a collision between the two vessels in a dense fog on bunday. Five of the crew were rescued. The collision occurred twenty-three miles north-east of Lowestoft. the Leelite (which belonged to Methil. Fifeshire) being cut practically in half. It sank in two minutes. The mate of the Amorella, Martin Fielding, jumped into the sea three times in attempts to find the missing men. “ The crew of the Leelite jumped overboard as soon as the collision occurred,” he said, “ and that w-as their only chance. Everything happened so quickly that there was no time to launch a small boat.” The Fear of Death.* In raising this subject “ The Lancet ” has launched a discussion of deep human interest. Apart from the fear of the pains of death—which is really a fear not of death, but of pain, a different thing altogether—there are, it seems to us, two distinct forms whi> h this terror takes: a cold and a hot. The cold is the instinctive shudder which warm flesh and blood feel at the prospect of the icy loneliness of eternity. This is the pagan ancients’ fear of death. The hot dread is different and has its origin in the Christian fear* of Hell and of Judgment. This was the source and origin of Dr Johnson'3 panic terror; and it is perceptible in much mediaeval thought and writing, and exists, no doubt, in a modified form, in our own day. Or the two may combine; and indeed they often do. Whether on the actual death-bed either is likely to make itself acutely felt, is doubtful. Medical evidence (the “Daily News” points out) is against the belief. Nature, so cruel in some of her moods, is oddly merciful in others; and it is not likely that the man or the woman dying in the fullness of years and from what the coroner's jury calls “ natural causes. ’ either fears the dark future or regress the lading past. In an>» case »t is both curious and encouraging to see how slight a part this fear has played on the stage of history. Men say they fear death; most honest men would probably confess to the feeling; but it is not really a strong feeling, and the weakest of us can and do continuallv overcome it. 55 :5 Easy Way to Clean a Clock. When a clock stops it is a mistake to suppose that it must be taken to the workshop for repairs. In most cases clocks stop running simply because of an accumulation of dust particles, which clog the bearings. It is not even necessary to take the clock apart to clean it. A simple metho*. which has been found to work well* is the following: Soak a piece of cottonwool in kerosene and place this in ,i small saucer, a lid. or any similar small receptacle. Then put this in the Ca?e of the clock under the works. Clo?e up the clock, and at the end of twent - four hours the cotton-wool will be found to be covered with small black specks: these are the dust particles brought down by the fumes of the kerosene. Wind the clock and it will usuallv start again Where the works of the clock are in an enclosed case, a few’ drops of kerosene should be poured through a small hole in the metal covering and the clock turned about a while so that the kerosene is well distributed. A small quantity is sufficient: too much will do more harm than good. After a short time the clock wilt usually run again.— “ Popular Queen Marie in Film*? Queen Marie of Rumania was offered a contribution of 25,000 dollars for the relief of the needy children of her kingdom if she would appear one day in the role of a Queen in the film nOw being made at. Hollywood by Edwin Carewe from Count Leo Tolstoy S bock, “Resurrection.” 55 55 52 Torpedo-’Plane Fleet for Japan. A fleet of 'the latest type of British Blackburn-Napier torpedO- plants h:ii jeen purchased by the Japanese Oc'.rnment for use with the Japanese tavy. These torpcdo-’planes are deigned for use cither as land or sea. planes, and can be stored on the deck* »f a battleship. They arc lowered from he deck to the water to “take off and .fter discharging their torpedoes align t >ll the water alongside the ship, to be misted on board. Although driven dv only one Napier engine, they can •arry a torpedo weighing nearly a ton. They are designed to dive down towards an enemy ship at a speed of 150 nilcs an hour, discharging their tor>edoes when a few feet above the .rater, and then “zoom” up almost ver* jically out of renge of machine-guns. Bread That Keeps Six Years. Bread that will k for six years .vithout deterioration was among the many food products on view at the London Medical Exhibition opened at the Central Hall, Westminster, on October 4. Between the stands showing the latest features of scientific research in surgical and medical appliances were food preparations for all sorts of emevjencics. A representative found: Biscuit* that Will not hurt diabetica who aro Buffering from chronic hun(“iarlic <with a charcoal mixture) quite pleasant to take. cv»d-llv*r oil in a new form. Malt foorf*. milk foods, bottled vltaminie compounds and baked stale crufcte. One preparation shown should specially interest women who wish for a fashionable figure It is an injection which, it. is claimed, reduces bodv weight by 81b a month without fasting by the patient. A firm is showing Injection which is a test for dear . When injected under tT.c skin a certain colour reaction takes place. If the tissues are dead, then no* change occurs. If life is present, the flesh turns a green colour within five minutes Cases "f drowning and asphyxiation can b« ea*» iiy tested by this means. *