The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
QUESTIONS ann ANSWERS

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Where cap ! And ~lnfcrmAtlon coneeming a f1eu;
lnue heAat known a. she trAGkf have searched
In vain the ordinary handbOOk' e Ty'SS1Iosy;
MSnifsstly a phonetic ins,sacs Of the lack Of
coordination between two Of the senses: the eye
does not recognize the Information acquired BY the
ear. The error Is an honest enough one, for the
date OF the question Ii proof that II proceed ed by
a. least . week the executive hrst cid 10 the short
end OF the spelling bee. The trAsk Ia clearly the
mythical animal which under It's proper SpelllnE
OF tarasdus serves a. the IdG Moff Of the Adyen =
lures OF TsrtaFln of Tsraseon ~charminEly related
BY Alphonss Daudet. The natural history Of the
tarasque 10 set forth in the "LtGende DoYee" OF
jacques de Voragine N the latter half Of the four
tesnth century. After the ascen sion. his chronicle
r~ecltes. when the disciples scattered. Martha, her
brother Lazarus. her sister Mary Magdalen and
the fortunate Narceiin who had baptized them.
putout to sea In q boat without sails, oars or rrddeT.
for the heather had taken them away. Under
MIRACULOUS guidance they were ferried 10 MATseilles,
vent into the province Of AiH and converted nost
Of the people. In . forest on the banks Of the
RhOne between Aries and AviGnon was q dragon
With the tail OF Q Ash. lon ger than . horse. Of ETcster
Firth than an Oh and It's Jaws were set with cnor-
NOUS fangs. II attacked all the boats upon the
stream and sank them. II had rome around by
see from Galatla, In Asia Minor. where II had been
born OF sea serpent, and II was sure and sudden
death 20 all II touched. Moved TO pity by the
prayers Of the poor people ST. Martha entered the
darksome wood and found the monster. She
sprinkled II with holy water and showed II the holy
rod. The beast became as gentle as q lamb
and submitted to the leash of st. MaTthAs
glrdle. Then the people killed II with stones and
spears and In memory Of the deed the region be.
came known as TaTascon. A less pious tradition
ascrlbes the slaughter Of the tarasque 10 sixteen
brave knights. In the attack eight were slain by
the loathly worm: the eight survivors became the
founders OF Besucaire and Tsrascon. These two
towns celebrate the feast of the tsrasdue every
year on whitsundsy and the feast OF st. Martha.
What 10 the Cause Of ocean breakers.
In q general way the question 10 easy Of solu-
lion so far as such solution may go. A sea wave
advancing shoreward Is at nyt-that II, when
In deem wster-subJect most consplcuously to the
friction OF liquid on liquid. for the friction Of the
wave mass upon the deem bottom Ia so slight as
10 be. practically negligible. But as the wave pro
Eresses into shallow water the friction ~ the wave
upon the bottom. the friction of liquid upon solid.
becomes q steadily larger factor. In this prog ress
shoreward a point 10 reached, conditioned by the
mass momentum Of the wave and the vertical
depth. In which the dire renee between the LIQUID
solid friction OF the base OF the wave and the liquid
! liquid friction Of Its crest Is 30 great that the drag
az the base Is communicated TO the crest and the
crest is in effect thrown forward violently in the
direction OF the forward advance after the fashion
familiar In the childish play Of snap the whip. The
physics Of wave breaking have been carefully
studied by the modern Scottish school of investi.
gators Of mathematical physics with Interesting
results ana the discovery OF n group OF NcV IN
! s~tructive subsidiary problems.
II has been stated that Lake Of the Woods :
part Of the sources Of the Misslssppi 5 there any
connection between this laRe and The river. Prob
ably GlaKler IN his Down the Great River may
The old statement In the school Biographies
that the Mississippi has It's source In Lake ltasca
Is suffciently accurate. though It Is well known
that the lake receives the drainage from a con-
siderable bog lying TO the south. In very wet
weather this swamp has several temporary and
shifting channels. but none is Sufnciently perna.
nent TO be classed as an sniuent of Itasca and there.
fore entitled TO claim 20 be the ultimate head
waters OF the Mississippi. The Lake OF the Woods
is OF q different watershed and is separated from
Itasca by almost the whole len nth OF a large country
broken up by considerable ranges OF hills. Capt.
Glazier did much to con fuse the source OF the Mis-
tissippi and started q controversy that was long
and acrimonious.
I'.he word blessed. : EonosyilabI. Or dissyIIa,
womeni" Wha. rule governs the pronunciation
Of this and similar words' JOS. NJ. TAILOR.
A dssyllable, because It IL in solemn dlction.
In the beginning the termination of the preterit
always added . syllable to the root. In the course
Of time II has amalEamated With the root and no
longer makes an additional syllable. The older
usage Is preferably retained In the solemn diction
of ecclesiastical usa re. In poetry the usage varies.
according to eKiEencies Of metre; thus 20 blessed
day and blessed he the tie that binds exhibit
each usage.
A bets that n a fan large enough 70 MI the sails
Of a boat with wind is stationary on the same boat
the boat WI move. B takes the ground that
An old. old tallacy. Even II the fan ceased to be
utA,iona ~ and were set to work blowing air upon
the sails the boat would not 90, for action and
reaction must always be equal and in opposite
directions. II is one Of the seven historic fonies
Of science and falls In the class OF the man who
sought to lift himself over a fence by pulling on
his bootstr1ps.
when did Rudyard Klpllng visit this country
Did he ever reside here for any length Of tims. and
III, nr,t visit 70 the United States was in 1850.
In January. 1892. he ma rried Ca rolyn sta RI BaIcstieT
and shortly afterVard came to America and built
q house. the Naulshka, near Brattleboro. VT. In
which he lived until 1901. He visited the States
again in 1900 and was brought close to deaths
door In New York.
Kindly give me Some advice m the culture NJ
sand the bundinr Of beds or caves In which to
Erow them where the best spawn Is TO be- obtained
The literature on the subject may be obtained
nv addressing the Department OF agriculture
In Washington. Tue better class OF seedsmen
supply spawn ami can provide men TO establish
the beds for the beginning Of the culture.
when a person $ convicted Of a crime and sent
TO prison on an indete rmlnate sentence. who has
the authority to relessc HIM J. c. G.
The Board Of Parole Commissioner. who visit
all the prisons. examine the RECORDS Of all SuCn prs
oners. hear the repor, Of the wardenS, Interview
the prisoners and make such recommendation
In each casc as the circumstances may warrant.
Can any OF your readers iuform me where can
see a house with lamOholders or newell posts
The old Einth ward had lots OF residences WIth them
Years ago, but fail TO see any now. J. c. GOLDEN.
In answer to Mr.. Colllns's request ! supply the
words Of the "EmiVrantS LAmen'.' II is hy tho
Countess OF Dun erln. eldest Of the three gfaCes.
daughters OF Richard Btinsley Sherdan'S son
Thomas. W. II TAILOR
THE LAMENT OF TIE IRISH EnI0RASr.
I am slttin' on the stile. MAry
Where We sat side by side i
On 4 bright Nav mOrnln' long ago.
When hrst you we're my bride; \
The corn was Sprlngln' fresh and green.
And the lark sang loud and high
And the red was on your LIP, MARY,
And. the love light In your eye.
The place ls little chan red. Mary,
rhe dau Il hdRhI As lhen-