Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1917)

786 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD May 5, 1917 minium i . , , , k : 1 1 ; : i i :.■ ^ : n 1 1 m 1 1 ■ ; : i , 1 . ■, u :■ u;. i r .■ ! i . . , i ■ i . i , m ; : . 1 1 ■ ■ i ■ 1 1 . i ' : 1 1 . i . :. i ' i ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ki i ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 u i r 1 1 1 j n ; 1 1 n n h1 1 1 i ; n n 1 1 1 m u n 1 1 J i l: 1 1 fj i i :■ 1. 1 if , , 1 1 : ri i , ! 1 1 n 1 1 u l i ; i r m i i u i i 1 1 1 ; m 1 m l ; i i ri ua H i i i r n 1 1 1 1 f n fr^snlS^s Conducted by REV. W. H. JACKSON and MARGARET I. MacDONALD Interesting Educationals One Zoological Subject, Four Travel, One Culinary, One Hunting, Two Industrial, One Topical and One Scientific. Reviewed by Margaret I. MacDonald. "Feeding the Odd Animals" (Educational Films Corporation of America). AN ATTRACTIVE number of the Ditmars "Living Book of Nature" brings us in close touch with a number of small animals, principally of the fur-bearing class. The raccoon in one of the opening scenes investigates the camera outfit, displaying considerable sagacity in his handling of same. He also begs in the most appealing manner for food, and is treated for his pains to a basket of clams, of which he is especially fond, and quarrels with his companions over the largest share. He receives a helping of corn for dessert. We also see a mother raccoon with her three-month-old babies, and note her anxiety over the operations of the camera man. The Brazilian coati, a first cousin of the raccoon, is also introduced, followed by the Argentine armadillo, the Tasmanian Devil, the ground hog, the Texas badger, the porcupine, who performs a grotesque dance while begging for food, and the Florida skunk. Information concerning the principal characteristics and foods of these animals is given. "In and Around San Diego" (Pathe-Combitone). The sixth of the Combitone series presents some wellphotographed and interesting views in and around San Diego. The opening scene gives a view of the city from Point Loma. Scenes in the city are also shown. An interesting feature of the picture is an illustration showing the gathering of kelp and seaweed with a specially constructed machine, for the purpose of converting it later into potash. The gathering, ginning and baling of California cotton, a long fibred specimen which is adapted to use for the making of fabric for automobile tires, is also of interest. Scenes at the Coronados Islands, 25 miles south of San Diego, showing groups of sea lions in their native haunts, sunning themselves on the rocks, rolling off into the water and playfully plunging about are interesting. "Parks and Gardens of Paris, France" (Mutual-Gaumont). In "Mutual Tours Around the World No. 23" have been illustrated the beautiful parks and gardens of Paris. Among these are the Monceau Park, the Queen's Walk, which is in the heart of Paris, the beautiful gardens of Luxemburg, and the Luxemburg palace, which is now used as a museum, the Champs Elysees, the Bois De Bologne. the Trocadero gardens, and the Bois De Vincenne. While only glimpses of these beautiful parks can be had in the pictures, a good general idea of what they are can be gained. "Volendam, Holland" (Mutual-Gaumont). The scenes descriptive of life in and about Volendam, Holland, and which are contained in "Mutual Tours Around the World No. 23," are informational and entertaining. We learn that the town of Volendam on the Zuyder Zee is reached by canal, and that the steamers approaching it must enter through locks which separate the canal from the sea. These canals also intersect the town. Street scenes present quaint types in picturesque costumes. These include glimpses of shops, children coming from school, and the residents returning home from church. A view of the harbor is also given showing a group of fishing boats. "Lisbon, Portugal" (Mutual-Gaumont). From "Mutual Tours Around the World No. 23" we learn that Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, is built on a series of terraces of low hills, that it is backed by the Cintra mountains, and that the citv exends five miles along the Tagus river. _ Among the public buildings and places shown are the municipal palace, the beautiful garden of Dom Luiz, and the Rua Aurea, a street occupied principally by goldsmiths. The traffic policemen of Lisbon are included among the sights', also the street venders, and the milking of a cow in the streets. Fishing smacks and the wharves are also shown. "Paper Bag Cooking" (Universal). Mrs. A. Louise Andrea demonstrates in the Universal Screen Magazine No. 17 how to properly cook food by the paper bag method, by which it is claimed flavors can be retained and weight and food values saved. The lesson delivered in the picture teaches us to first grease the inside of the bag with melted butter, after which we learn that chops can be beautifully cooked in this way. Also fish on bacon strips, or peas and potatoes, which will be found to be splendidly flavored, and rhubarb will stew in its own moisture. To find whether or not the food is thoroughly cooked the top of the bag can be punctured. Charred bags are thrown away and thereby the usual washing of pans is done away with. "Turkey Hunting in South Carolina" (Paramount-Bray). Illustrations secured by the camera man while accompanying a party of wild turkey hunters will be found in the Paramount-Bray-Pictograph No. 64. We learn through this picture how the hunters line up along a turkey path in the woods, where the birds come to dine on beechnuts. They hide themselves behind a screen of boughs, coax the birds by blowing on a reed, which makes a sound similar to that made by the female turkey, and when the turkeys are sighted on the path or flying through the air they are shot by the hunters. "An Ostrich Ranch" (Universal). Interesting views taken at the Cawston Ostrich farm near Los Angeles will be found in the Universal Screen Magazine No. 17. This farm takes care of some 300 ostriches, which yield a goodly income from the beautiful plumes clipped periodically from tail and wings. In the picture we learn that the ostrich is a good sprinter, that he is fond of oranges, and that he could if necessary be used as a means of transportation. "Manufacturing an Automobile" (Universal). The Universal Screen Magazine No. 17 contains instructive views photographed at an automobile manufactory. In these pictures we see the body builder at work, the carvers routing out the designs, the fitting of hinges and locks, the setting up of the body, the preparing of the glue used in the joints, the skeleton body ready for mounting, the fitting of the aluminum overcoat, and the beating of the metal; and finally the painting, finishing and placing of the body on the chassis and the upholsterers at work. "The Poison Doll" (Paramount-Bray). Unusually valuable by way of information is this subject contained in the Paramount-Bray-Pictograph No. 64. The picture demonstrates the result of an investigation made by Prof.' D. R. Hodgdon into the materials used in the composition of cheap candies sold to children at a penny apiece. His discovery is a startling one, and reveals the fact that not a single nourishing element is to be found in these candies, but that on the contrary the principal ingredients are carpenter's glue, talc, aniline dyes, lamp-black, parrafine and varnish. Prof. Hodgdon demonstrates his subject by means of a doll in the manufacture of which he has used the various ingredients found in these cheap candies. This doll coupled with a chart serves well the purpose of illustration. "Salvaging the Submarine's Prey" (Paramount-Bray). In the Paramount-Brav-Pictograph No. 64 will be found illustrations explaining the character and manipulation of a remarkable device invented bv an American, W. D. Sisson. This device is capable of making possible the removal of the cargo from sunken ships, and also the raising of the vessels themselves. The machine is in the form of a large globe, made of steel plates, and roomy enough to hold several men.