The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-11-22
Q: Why is Halloween celebrated?

Q: Why is Halloween celebrated? r K
A:-Haloween celebrated as the vigil of All Saints Day
Though known only the Christian festival
Halloween and its ceremonies long Christianity The
two chief characteristics of ancient Halloween lighting
OF oonhes and the belief that this night ghost and
wander about Hence the wearing freakh
The Dud the wear with great
festival in honor Sungod The Romans cee
bated in honor of Pomona, apples representing
winters of fruit and thus roasting of nuts and the
sport of appeducking to the present day
Halloween pastimes.
OWN you kindly explain what the Rainbow
Division Isl? = T. c. A.
A:-The Rainbow Division is the Forty-second stationed
at Mineola, L. l. made of all parts of the
country and for that called the Rainbow Division
sgnifyng division made mp of men of the
country the other.
Q:-Who was Robert Emmett NIX
A:-Rober Emmett was born in Dublin in 177S. He was
an Irish Revoutions and brother of Adds Emmett He was
like his brother leader of the United rhmen in July
8O3 himself the head unsuccessful uprising in
Dublin He escaped to the Wicklow Mountains but returned
to take leave of his aanced Cuan with the result that
ne was captured and hanged, September 90 1903 His
attachment to Miss Curan celebrated Moore
poem, She is far from the land her young hero
sleeps
Owe would like to inquire it is possible to give
conducting body charge by passing through field
OF permanent other magnet charge that will
contacts with another body assumed body to be
charged insulated in words free from contact with
all adjoining objects and the EARTH To make the proposition
pan insulated brass ball by passing rapidly through
the field of force of given charge that the
charge will be carried by the ball discharged by coming in
contact with another object. S. K K
Aft conductor passed through field of FORCE the
induced in it while entering field with the increasing
density of the field, will be in direction while leaving
the field the will be opposite direction When it
leaves the field will be in the entered it,
1t will not at time have charge induced in it, which
retain and another body, when It is
charged by static machine.
OIL What is the size approximate part
submarine percope which appears surface
stand of that the tube of the pescop SMALL perhaps
six inches in diameter but whether the which appears above
the surface of the distinctly than the
diameter of that part of the tube which surface
the water able clearly understand from my reading
of this subject O. Is "smokeless powder actually and alb
souey smokee read of the battle fields being enveloped
in clouds of smoke and what puport be illustrations
naval action in which great clouds of smoke appear just in
front of the and have somewhere that
'smokeess powder is only partially so. Perhaps my
fusion this subject the fact that the explosive
used in shells is smokeless and also guns
find the smokee variety powder. g. Does
bullet say army rifle projecte gum
reach its victim before the sound of firing other words
does the proect travel more rapidly than soundi The
of speed which the sound would travel might however, be
determined somewhat currens doubtless the fash of the
gun would be before arrival of bullet provided
distractions; in other words, light, presume
travel much rapidly than bullets but if you could
give both of these inquiries should appreciate
very much. c. E. D.
Al While cruising about looking for ships submarines
prone aash that with the coming above
the When smoke the upper works of vessel sight
ed observations taken and the sub then submeges When
within range determined by the observations the periscope
exposed obtain definite and sight for firing the
torpedo The periscope about six inches in diameter
with hood of possibly eight inches in diameter and it will
project from four feet above the The visibility Of
periscope depends much upon its size upon the
wake made by through the water 1t practical
possible maintain specified depth of submegance while
way by of the bouyancy and stability de-
vices 2. The modern sssmokeless powder smokeess
except comparison with the old black powder The cloud of
''smoke" however, which appears in pictures of gun fire is
principally vapor which quickly dissipaed and which does
hang like cloud the old powder smoke used do
g. AT co. F. the velocity of sound in still air 20 feet
second The muzze velocity of the service rife 700
per second The velocity of light 10000 miles
second.