Automatic Age
Issue: 1935 December - Page 96
AUTOMATIC AGE
100
December, 1935
formed the habit of washing every
thing it eats, because of having to
rinse the sand and mud from creatures
it gets out of the water. Even when
no water is available for washing its
food, the coon will always perform
the washing motions anyway before
eating it.
* * *
/\NE of the most gruesome tales in
all history is the story of the
Black Hole of Calcutta.
In 1756 Suraz-ud-Dowlah, at the
age of 19, became nabob of Bengal.
He was an impulsive and headstrong
individual, and soon broke with the
British authorities in India. Gathering
an army about him he marched to
Calcutta to free some of his men
who were being held captive there.
The British soldiers, however, had
whisked the prisoners away before
his arrival. Angered at being out
witted in this maneuver, Dowlah
seized 146 employees of the British
India Company and ordered that they
be locked in a cell indefinitely. For
their confinement he chose an under
ground room 18 feet long by 14 feet
wide with only two tiny windows.
The little cell was piled from floor
to roof with humanity.
To make
matters even worse, the country was
in its hottest season of the year, the
month of June. On the following
day the British troops were able to
drive Dowlah’s guards away from the
cell, but when the door was finally
broken open it was found that only
23 of the 146 victims remained alive.
The British government has erected
a monument on the site of the little
prison and each year people come
from all parts of India to respect
the memories of those who perished
in the tragedy.
* * *
^PH E raccoon will never eat a
morsel of food immediately upon
finding it. He must wash it first.
Since the coon’s diet usually consists
of crawfish, frogs, and stranded fish,
it is believed that the animal has
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i^ A M E L S once roamed the desert
country in the southwestern part
of the United States. In 1856 and
1857 Jefferson Davis, Secretary of
War, imported two shiploads of
camels from Egypt and Asia Minor,
believing that by using these “ships
of the desert” most of the difficulties
coincident to transporting freight
across the arid regions to the west
would be overcome. The animals were
landed at Indianola, Texas and sent
inland to Camp Verde. Under the
direction of Greek and Turkish drivers
who had been brought over especially
for this purpose, caravans traveled
a route from Texas through New
Mexico and Arizona to Colorado.
Considerable public opinion was
aroused against the use of imported
animals and drivers. In the face of
this opposition, however, the experi
ment was continued for a number of
years until the Civil War broke out.
Then, because the interest of the na
tion was turned away temporarily
from everything that did not pertain
directly to the conflict, and because
all shipping of goods outside the war
zone was halted, the caravan trains
could find nothing to transport. The
drivers were sent home and the
camels were either sold to circuses
and carnivals or turned loose on the
plains. For a number of years after
ward travelers reported seeing the
camels roaming the deserts. They are
now believed to be extinct.
* * *
^TVHERE are no fish in Great Salt
Lake. The only living creatures
able to withstand the high salt con
tent of the water are certain breeds
of flies and small brine shrimp.
* * *
T^LESH of mammoths and woolly
rhinoceroses that died thousands
of years ago has been found in
Siberia in a state of perfect preserva
tion due to being frozen continuously.
Travelers who have discovered these
carcasses report having eaten the
meat without suffering any ill effects
from it.
J|e *
*
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offering of premiums with the
sale of goods was declining, a recent
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100
December, 1935
formed the habit of washing every
thing it eats, because of having to
rinse the sand and mud from creatures
it gets out of the water. Even when
no water is available for washing its
food, the coon will always perform
the washing motions anyway before
eating it.
* * *
/\NE of the most gruesome tales in
all history is the story of the
Black Hole of Calcutta.
In 1756 Suraz-ud-Dowlah, at the
age of 19, became nabob of Bengal.
He was an impulsive and headstrong
individual, and soon broke with the
British authorities in India. Gathering
an army about him he marched to
Calcutta to free some of his men
who were being held captive there.
The British soldiers, however, had
whisked the prisoners away before
his arrival. Angered at being out
witted in this maneuver, Dowlah
seized 146 employees of the British
India Company and ordered that they
be locked in a cell indefinitely. For
their confinement he chose an under
ground room 18 feet long by 14 feet
wide with only two tiny windows.
The little cell was piled from floor
to roof with humanity.
To make
matters even worse, the country was
in its hottest season of the year, the
month of June. On the following
day the British troops were able to
drive Dowlah’s guards away from the
cell, but when the door was finally
broken open it was found that only
23 of the 146 victims remained alive.
The British government has erected
a monument on the site of the little
prison and each year people come
from all parts of India to respect
the memories of those who perished
in the tragedy.
* * *
^PH E raccoon will never eat a
morsel of food immediately upon
finding it. He must wash it first.
Since the coon’s diet usually consists
of crawfish, frogs, and stranded fish,
it is believed that the animal has
Re-conditioned Like New!
F IF T Y
R O W E
“ST A N D A RD ”
C IG A R E T T E
M A C H IN E S
D ESC RIPT IO N
15c Coin Slots. 5 Columns for Ciga
rettes plus 2 extra columns for lc Box
Matches. Vends all popular brands.
Capacity: 100 packs. All m etal con
struction. Very attractive appearance.
Dimensions: 13 in. deep, 18 in, wide,
28 in. high. Original Cost $70.00 each.
ONE M A C H IN E ____ $19.50
5 or m o re ____________ 17.50 each
Can be set on counter or
fastened to wall.
Floor Stand $2.00 E x tra
T ERM S: 1/3 Deposit, Balance C.O.D.
Perfect Condition Guaranteed
D. ROBBINS & CO.
1141A
D e K a lb A v e n u e
B R O O K LY N , N. Y.
© International Arcade Museum
i^ A M E L S once roamed the desert
country in the southwestern part
of the United States. In 1856 and
1857 Jefferson Davis, Secretary of
War, imported two shiploads of
camels from Egypt and Asia Minor,
believing that by using these “ships
of the desert” most of the difficulties
coincident to transporting freight
across the arid regions to the west
would be overcome. The animals were
landed at Indianola, Texas and sent
inland to Camp Verde. Under the
direction of Greek and Turkish drivers
who had been brought over especially
for this purpose, caravans traveled
a route from Texas through New
Mexico and Arizona to Colorado.
Considerable public opinion was
aroused against the use of imported
animals and drivers. In the face of
this opposition, however, the experi
ment was continued for a number of
years until the Civil War broke out.
Then, because the interest of the na
tion was turned away temporarily
from everything that did not pertain
directly to the conflict, and because
all shipping of goods outside the war
zone was halted, the caravan trains
could find nothing to transport. The
drivers were sent home and the
camels were either sold to circuses
and carnivals or turned loose on the
plains. For a number of years after
ward travelers reported seeing the
camels roaming the deserts. They are
now believed to be extinct.
* * *
^TVHERE are no fish in Great Salt
Lake. The only living creatures
able to withstand the high salt con
tent of the water are certain breeds
of flies and small brine shrimp.
* * *
T^LESH of mammoths and woolly
rhinoceroses that died thousands
of years ago has been found in
Siberia in a state of perfect preserva
tion due to being frozen continuously.
Travelers who have discovered these
carcasses report having eaten the
meat without suffering any ill effects
from it.
J|e *
*
C O N T R A R Y to the belief that the
offering of premiums with the
sale of goods was declining, a recent
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