New-York tribune., 1906-05-13

There IS nothing said about this In the Script
ures. In Homer q. u we read OF Vulcan be-
ing precipitated by Jupiter from heaven 20 earth
and Greek mythology further tells us that poor
Vulcan's nuping due 90 this fall Now. the
Scriptures also speak OF Satan and his angels
being hurled from heaven into the abyss. ana IL
Is therefore logical 20 assume that Satan must
also limp; and even worse than Vulcan Ac-
cor0Ang 20 another version the devil limps he-
cause he has clOven foot.
SHORT ANSWERS.
H. n. New Albany. Penn): Please inform
me OF the best preventive for moths in carpets
Spread wet sheet on the carpet and run a
not natiron over Il quickly; the steam WIN ef-
fecruaIly destroy both worms and eggs
NJ c. (Gelesburg. nl): How IS "QuIxotev
pronounced7 Kee-hc-te; the ~x' pronounced
as the German ~ch," the last "e" pronounced
3. T. N. CNorthpoint. Long Island): Are
there any schools besides those at Annapolis
and West Point for training young men 20 be
officers in the army and navy? There are some
b1vaIe % lnsentons where such training ls given
are the only government institutions.
J. W. (Sodus Point, N 70: A merchant gave
to church a barrel OF -four. costing him So; but
which he was selling tor SO. How much ala he
give the church, II the -four was worth" SO
then IL may be seSd that he gave this amount
to the church. no matter what his usual profit
was in selling 81
L B. C. C7ouston, va-): Please inform me,
stating authority. what position the horse holds
IN point Of intelligence as compared with other
quadrupeds. Authorities are at variance on
this point; but as a rule. the horse is ranked
fox and even the cat. and above the donkey. the
mule the goat, the or, eto AS 20 authorities
you are referred to the works OF F1ourens. II.
Milne-E Edwards. Broca, Boehn1. Darwin, Haeckel,
Toussenel ROmanes and Lubbock.
". S. r. CAEilford. Mich)s Are "greenbacks."
or United States legal tender notes. liable 70
taxation by the different states7 Money is
personal property and as such Is taxed IN all the
states.
Reader CRockhfr, Conn.,: (l) Please give
proper pronunciation OF Carnegie CD Where
can the Esperanto leaAet be obtained? (s) Can
woman proofreader become a member OF a
union2 II so. please tell how. % Caz-na'-gee;
the q IN Car pronounced as in Martin; the IN
on the second syllable. (9) In any book store
cd Yes; make application 20 the Typographical
Union
your purpose the Standard Dictionary and any
good school grammar.
c. g. A. A (AIberene. va~): The work Is pub
Ilshed by "The Outlook" No. 225 Fourth avenue,
New York at various prices from ss5 20 s2s7 so,
according to the binding. We cannot express an
opinion on the merits OF the work In this COL
unnn and must refer you 60 The Tribune Week
ly Review Of November r. 1904, containing
full account OF the special features Of the book
IN fcw0 Raz10 E0Nl
A Reader CAEIddle Granville, n. ": II would
require too much space 20 give you here all the
information you desire II you VIII apply to
the United Charities, Fourth avenue and 22d
street New York, giving all particulars Of the
case, they Will recommend 70 you the institution
best suitable for the old lady.
NJ. A L. (ITorw1ch. vt.): Is there any danger
OF poison Ia water which is taken from a tank
lined with galvanized iron into which water Is
running all the time through small gauge from
a chance to stand for hours or days in the lead
pipe, or IL It contained acids which would act
chemically the metal there would be reason
for anxiety, II not for fear. In the particular
case described. the lead would probably be
harmless.
give the length and breadth Of the Sea OF Cali
lee; also OF the Dead Sea. Sea OF Galilee-
Length, IA miles; greatest breadth, miles.
Dead Sea-Length from north 20 south. about
40 miles; breadth at widest part G7a miles Its
northern end is about % miles east OF Jerusa-
lem.
E. s. QAttle Falls. N. ": When corpora
tions are formed. why is portion Of their stock
designated as common and another portion
as '-preferred2' Because on the portion called
preferred the dividends must be first paid
out Of the profits before any dividend can be
N01e aNrRrlr
E. K dover, n. H: % In what way is
bread rendered more healthful by toasting it?
% Which Of the two expressions. '1n the cir
cumstances" under the circumstances" is
correct? % Toasting renders it more digest
ible- Cd Under the circumstances.
E. P. QVew York city,: When gentle
man calls on a lady should he remove his glove
in shaking hands with her his arrival and
departure? Yes; though after removing It on
his arrival we don't see the necessity OF his
removing 1t again on his departure.
distinct species Of animal? The peeper or
cricket frog (Acrisgryllus) is common species
OF tree frog.
D. M. C. Cvan Etten. N u: o. How can
IN Esperanto be pronounced like at the end of
a word without a vowel following It? (2) Where
may obtain an Esperanto grammar? ~ II is
pronounced together with the preceding vowel,
as for example in the English. boy. lay may,
etc Cd From any bookstore, especially Bren-
tanO's New York.
H. F. G. New Bremen, N. ~: At what
temperature VIII air Hquefy and soidlfy? Air
liouehes at 312 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
OF the gases OF which Il is composed, oxygen
Iiouenes at 300 degrees below zero. and nitrogen
at 800 degrees below. Air solidihes at about 346