Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23

one another on earth, and he dwelt
especially on respect, homage and
obedience to ones parents. The chi
| nese venerate the dead very highly.
Most of the Chinese here embrace the
religion. Your third question is a very
| hard one to answer Call it a toss
up and you'd be pretty nearly right.
Market street probably has a bigger
business district in the centre of the
city than has Broad.
j. P. N:
What is the toughest game in
American sports? FELIX L.
| Football of course.
]. P. N:
Did the Titanic sink TO the bottom
| of the ocean as soon as it went
under water: or did it take weeks or
months to sink7 CURIOUS.
There Is no reason to doubt that
1t reached the bottom In few min
utes. Those who think it must have
taken a long time confuse pressure
with buoyaney. Momentum would
cause 1t to sink more rapidly, not
less. as II neared the bottom of the
sea.
j. P. N:
ARE there any OLHeE DlTuS DeSlQSS
the parrot that can learn to talk?
BIRDIE CREE.
The raven, the crow and the black
bird have all been taught to speak.
The blackbird and canary can ne
taught to sing tunes. The birds
education must begin when 1t IS
about six weeks old. Take its cage
into a dark room, and say over and
over the word or words you wish 1t
to learn. Never vary the words,
which must be short, with long
pauses. Much patience will be needed
at first. Every time the bird triss
to initiate the sounds, reward 1t with
bit of food
j. +. N:
WI What t..is is the value of penny
No premium is listed on your coin.
]. P. N:
What causes the different sizes of
raindrops? l notice sometimes they
are fine and sometimes they are ex-
ceptionally large. NJ. H. K.
Raindrops may be ''fne;" that all
depends upon how you look on 1t and
whether you have an umbrella when
they arrive. The height from which
they fall, the suddenness of a shower,
which is caused by the temperature,
which converts the vapor into water,
and the general condition of the at
| mosphere, wind etc, all have an ef-
feet on the size of a raindrop.
j. =. N:
! What is the value of half-dollar
/ dated 1861, in good condition?
DIR. A. j.
| If your coin is Confederate coin
! 1t Is worth Sd
j. p. NJ:
What is the premium on a silver
dollar dated 1885? c. p.
Your coin is of no premium value.
j. p. NJ:
What will prevent frost from form
| ing on windows? L, J. Q.
If you will rub the glass with wood
alcohol ale r'lr the the frost viii not form on
J. p NJ:
| Why Is it that no matter where a
Jew comes from he is always called a
Jew and not a Russian, German or
Austrian? How is ii that the world 9
Jewish population is only little over
eleven millions, When the race Is one
| of the Oldest if not the Oldest? If a
Jew becomes O Christian is he still
considered Jew? r. A. C.
| The name Jew pertains to religion,
the same as Christian might pertain
| to one of tho Gentle race. Unfor-
| tunately, the name Jew Is often ap-
piled through common usage and ig-
norance, or perhaps contempt, instead
of Hebrew-which is the name of the
race. The race is so widely scattered
that it would be difficult matter to
get an accurate census. While eleven
millions Is the estimate, these figures
are probably grossly inaccurate and
there may be more than double that
number.
| If a Jew changes his religion he Is
no longer Jew, but he is still He
brew. A Buddhist or Mohammedar
might embrace the Christian religion,
but that would not change his race
He would still belong to the Mon
golian race Another reason why the
race may be distinguished often and
the individual called Jew or Hebrew
is because the race has no set country.
For many centuries the Jews have
been wandering over the face Of the
earth. Stop to ponder over these
things and the question you ask will
not seem so unusual.