The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-23


NOTES AND QUERIES.
What are the sources Of psrahse7
Petroleum and a mineral wax called
ozokerite
How many living children has Queen yietoriaa
2 Whom did Princess Beatrice marys s.
Six. 2. Prince Henry Of Battenberg, who
died January 20, 1896.
Who was the discoverer OF gold in California
in ls4s and Of what nationality was he?
NJ. T. R.
James Wilson Marshall, native of New
jersey.
What are the comparative weights of milk and
waterY NJ Nc.
The specific gravity of cows milk Is
1903. water being taken as 100. Goats milk
is 104.
How is meerschaum polished! W. D. C.
The rough meerschaum is scraped. dried,
scraped again. and polished with wax.
Pipe bowls, after turning and carving are
boiled in wax and polished with bone-ash
or chalk.
varieties? Are there not sorts that come half
way between? 6. r.
The two classes grade into each other.
Some sorts, most OF them early ones, are
outright clingstones in ordinary or dry
seasons. out in wet season become nearly
free.
States coirs of current coinage? NJ B.
Double eagles, SIC; eagles, 25s: halt
eagles, 129; quarter eagles, 64.5-these ara
gold The silver coins and weights are:
Dollars, 1925; half dollars. 1929; quarters.
e645; dimes, 3S.5S. The nickel weighs
7716, the cent 4S.
How are piles sunk hydraulically7 P. B.
A pipe is SO fastened to the pile that
it will discharge water at the lower end
OF the stick. Water forced through the
pipe loosens the sand so much that the
timber sinks of its own weight When
the pipe is Withdrawn the sand soon be-
come compact about the pile.
Does deer shed his horns every year' DEER
Yes; the deeT,s antlers are soft at the
start, and until they attain full growth,
which is in about three months. are per-
meated by blood vessels. Then the circula-
ton OF blood stops. the velvet is rubbed of
against trees, and in four months or so
the antiers are broken out or fall of.
win you tell something of the life Of black
crickets? ]. r. NJ
Crickets live singiy in hermit fashion in
little burrows that they dig for themselves
and from which they seldom stray far.
They are timid, generally peaceful among
themselves and toward other insects, and
very retiring. especially during the day.
They are herbivorous, but are known to eat
dead animal matter and to prey on other
soft insects.
Why do workrnen who dig in caissons Of bridge
piers have TO be subjected to great air pressuresf
7. c. K
There must be pressure of air in the
caisson to keep the water out and the
pressure must be increased with the in
crease of depth OF water. One hundred
feet below the water level the pressure
needed Is forty-fiye pounds to the square
inch in addition to the normal atmos-
pheTic pressure of fifteen pounds to the
inch.
How many divisions does the caste system Of
India create among the Inhabitants, and what are
they? " H.
The four great or regular castles are
the Brahmin, or priest; the Ksnatriya-
or warrior: the Vaisya. or farmer, and
the sudta. or slave Then some two
score OF low castles o. recent origin are
recognized. Each Of these has come
from the growth Of new industry
whose followers gradually are taken to
constitute new social order.
What countries are included in the Latin Union.
and what is its purposeG CO.
France. Switzerland. Belgium. Greece,
and Italr 1t is an alliance formed in
1865 for the purpose OF establishing and
maintaining uniformity in gold and sill
yer coinage. Roumania, Bulgaria, Ser
via. and Russia have also adopted the
system in part. but have not come into
the union. 1t provides for coins of like
weight and fneness. though they may
differ in names.
What is the significance of the expression uni
versity extension? $. C. A.
A system for extending the advantages
of university education beyond the lin
it5 VI lHc uHIfCASlllGS -
given by the regular teachers of the uni
versity, and is by lectures, by classes
held in places adjacent to the university,
and by correspondence. The scholars
may be those of the usual college age who
cannot attend the uniyersitys regular
courses, or older persons who wish to
continue studying, as college graduates
or teachers. and those who wish to take
up special branches.
VIII you tell something of the life OF Maud
Ballington Booth2 T.
She was the daughter of Samuel S.
Walworth. a rector of the Church of
England who had charge of a parish in
London's East End. Opposite his church
was William Booths mission. When
seventeen years old she went to Paris,
and did mission work with General
Booths daughter. Catherine. After two
years of this she returned to London,
and visited cities throughout the Uni
ting the Volunteers of America in
March. 1896. She married September Is,
1886. and now lives in Montclair. N ].
What was the affair of the Chesapeakeq'
HT
The submission by the United States
war vessel Chesapeake to search for de-
serters by the British boat Leopard. This
occurred on June %, 1907, not far from
Hampton Roads. The Chesapeake fired
but one shot before striking colors. Com