The Popular Science Monthly
for July
Are mine fields a real defense against submarines? Ships are being torpedoed every day in the mined English Channel and in harbors seemingly impregnable because of the extensive mine fields that guard the entrance. Could this happen in New York Harbor?
The Mine That Hears
One of the most prominent of our engineers has invented a system to destroy instantly any submarine ichich might attempt to pene- trate into our harbors. He describes this wonderful invention in the Jidy Popular Science Monthly.
How to Camp
Are you going camping this summer? Next month will appear an article on this subject which ivill give new ideas to even the most seasoned camper.
What Sailors Don't Know About SaiHng
Most yachtsmen think that they know how to sail a boat. They don't. Professor H. A. Everett, of Johns Hopkins University has analyzed the science of sailing a boat, and shojvs in the July issue just why most men handle their boats badly.
The Voice Typewriter; Talk and It Writes
Other features are: " Automobile Repair
Kinks, "A Typewriter That Obeys the
Human Voice," "^4 New Armor Protection
for Ships," and — but ivhy continue? There
are three hundred more.
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