The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
Answers to Queries

SINGING APPLE Subscriber, City. What is
the singing apple?
According to the Countess d'Aunoy
in Cherry and Fair Star" the singing
apple was a ruby apple on stem of
amber; it had the power of persuad-
ing any one to do anything merely by
its odor, and enabled the possessor to
write verses, make people laugh or
cry and itself sang so as to ravish the
ear. The apple was in the desert of
Libya and was guarded by a dragon
with three heads and 12 feet. Cherry put
on armor of glass and the dragon,
when it saw its thousand reflections in
the armor, thought thousand dragons
were about to attack it and became so
alarmed that il ran into its cave and
the prince closed up the opening.
BAROMETER. f. A. Boulder Greek. How
is camphor barometer made?
Take a test tube the size OF an old
fashioned cologne bottle and put in it
2 Y drachms of camphor and II drachms
of spirit of wine when the camphor is
dissolved, add the following mixture:
water 9 drachms, nitrate of potash 3S
grains and muriate of ammonia 3S
grains. Dissolve these salts in the
water before mixing with the camphor-
ated spirit. then shake the whole well
together Cork the tube well and wax
d
small aperture in the cork with a red
hot needle. The tube may then be
hung up or placed in any stationary
position.
BLUE PRINTs-Local Reader. How are blue
prints. such as architects use for plans of build
fngs produced?
They are made with india ink on
tracing cloth, which is nearly trans
rn 1rox riracr nnr1o,-
pleted it is put in a frame with the
blue print paper in contact beneath,
and the sun prints through the trans
parent cloth except where the opaque
ink lines protect the paper. When the
paper is put in water it turns blue ex
cept where the ink lines have protected
it from the sun. After the print has
been through the washing process the
blue color is permanent.
CoLoRs-City Reader Are colors affected
by the heat Of the sun. and il So 10 what ex
tent:
A physician experimental with ther-
mometers and obtained the following
as to the degrees of heat received from
the sunlight: White, 100 degrees; dark
yellow, 140; light green, 16s; blue, 1873;
black. eos. The doctor adds that on
very hot day a man in white is little
more than twice as cool as man in
black and a little less than twice as
cool as man in blue.
SINGING sASpS-subscriber City Have
searched in vain for an explanation of the
singing sands of New England What are they
The sands of that name are to be
found on the north shore of Massachu-
sets short distance from Manches-
ter, in Essex county. They are also
found on other shores of the New Eng
land coast. 1T is said that when trod
upon these sands emit a sound which
ina aginative persons liken to musical
tones.
r THE CULITNAN--F. Santa Barbara What
was the weight of the Cuflinan diamond found in
Africa before cutting and after cutting?
Originally it weighed 3.024 carats in
the rough. 1t was cut and yielded 100
polished stones, of which the largest,
in the shape of a pendeloque. weighs
516k carats, and the next in size. a
square brilliant. weighs 500 sis carats.
The celebrated Kohinoor diamond
weighs 106 carats.
WIRELESS "A. Y. City. Publish the details
Of setting up wireless apparatus for tele-
graphing.
This department has not the space
to give the details of construction.
This is explained in full in the Circle
Magazine. In the March number of the
current year, and in books to be seen
in the public library.
LONGEST WORD-Snbseri5er City Which is
the longest word in the English language?
It is said to be "velocipedestrian MIS-
trianarionologist," which means travel
er and histoFiographer gaining knowl-
edge from impressions received
DISTANCE-M ", Redwood city How far
is Lenongroye in San Diego county from San
Francisco?
-Four hundred and ninety-two miles,
10 of which are by stage, the rest by
rail.
TO DINNER-A. E. s.. City. In going to a
dinner in hotel should a person IN evening
dress remove long gloves at the same time
wraps are taken OF, before entering the dining
room
Yes.
wooDsIEN-J. C. B.. Berkeley which of
the two fraternal orders of Woodmen has the
greater number Of members, the 'Woodmen of
the World or the Modern Woodmen of America
The latter.
RoosEvETT-w ~. City Was former
President Roosevelt ever admitted to the bar?
No.