The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-04


 When and where wac ArchImedes, the great Greek mathematician, born, and what wore his contributions to sci- encef
 Archimedes was born at Syracuse, in Sicily, 2s7 B. c. His greatest work was in geometry, and the range and importance of what he accomplished can best be understood after reading some of his many books with the com mentary of Eutocius. He was famous also for ingenious mechanical contri- vances, though he regarded them as beneath the dignity of pure science It is a matter of tradition that he de vised for Hfero engines of war which almost terrified the Romans and which protracted the siege Of Syracuse for three years. One of his inventions was the water screw, devised for the purpose Of trrigat1ng fields in Egypt. Similar devices are said to be used in Holland at the present time,
  A Would you kindly puhIjsh when and how peanuts are groNn2
 The peanut plant somewhat resem- bIes clover in it's foliage and has small, yellow single flowers. After blossom ing, the little pods bend down and thrust themselves into the soil. when they grow into the well known thick sheIled fruits. In eu1tiyating. the pods are eoyered with earth, thus 1nsuring a large crop. Peanuts are natives of tropical America. but are now grown in many warm countries. In the south ern United States they constitute an important crop. The conditions best suited to the culture of the peanut are an early and warm spring, a hot and moist summer and a limy, sandy, fria- ble Ioam Lime in some form must be added to soils deficient in this ele- ment. The soil is finely pulverized from four to five inches deep and the seed planted about one inch in rows, from twenty eight to thirty-six inches apart and from twelve to sixteen inch es in the row when danger of late spring frosts are passed About two bushels of nuts in the pod are required to plant an acre. After planting and during the growing period the soil is kept loose and open and free from weeds.
 Will you please state what makes a port city, and how many port cities has the United Statesf
 Your questions are a little vague. A
 
 whether on the coast or inland, desig- mated as point at which persons or merchandise may enter or pass out of g country under the supervision of the customs and other proper authorities. Strictly speaking, the port cities in the United States are those possessing harbora of sufficient depth to permit foreign and c0astWise vessels to enter and carry on commerce with anoth CT port or nation, such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Bal timore. Charleston. New Orleans, Port land, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sc attIe and Portland.
 ss i< true that negro slavery e,<istes tn one state of the United States Nxlaer the constitution was adopted7
 Slavery was introduced at an early period and had not yet been abolished or prohibited in any Of the states when the constitution was adopted in 17S9 The United States census of 1790 show ed that New Hampshire contained 15S negro slaves, Vermont IT. Rhode. Is- land 952, Connecticut 2.75o. New York 21,324, New Jersey 11,423, PennsyIYa- mia S,T37, Delaware, 88s7, Maryland 103, ,036, Virginia 293, APT, North Carroll ma 1OO,572, South Carolina 107, ,097, Georgia 29,264 Tennessee 3,417, Ken lucky II ,s80; total slaves, 6a7 .897; total population, 3,929, PA. Massachusetts was the only one of the thirteen oTigi- nal colonies that did not contain a slave in 17eo
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 What is the fcrisin and meaning of ahe word optimistic7
 It is derived from the Latin optimus, best, that being the superlative of bonus. good. Tn English we say good. better, best; the Latin has bonus, melior, optlmus. From optimus we have optimist. optimistic. etc.
 Have animals domestic or wiId) any conscience or moral faculty?
 Scientists generally agree that ami malls lower in the biological scale than human beings have no emotions but selfish ones. The dog is faithful be- cause his instinct tells him that it is to his advantage to be faithful By "conscienee" the moralist understands sense of the goodness or blamewerth- iness of one's own conduct, together with feeling of obligation to do that or to be that which is recognized to be good. The animal cannot know what is recognized to be good, but only what Is commanded by his mastef or by a stronger being.