The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-11-01

course will not be published only querist
being used (Ed.)
o-Would kindly inform whether black and white
considered colors? -SR
A:Black and white coors. white surface reflects
all colors equally black surface reflect any color
Pictures in black and white called drawing paintings
Q-When the Cubans fought for their liberty why were
they called insurgentsi r. w.
A:-An nsurgent is who rises against lawful author
ty established government; engaged rebellion
Hence when the Cubans rebeed against
Spain, they became insurgents
Q-Pleae tell me how to find Fahrenheit temperature
Centigrade thermometer. BIT.
A-Your question is little confused but presume you
want to know how change temperature given by
enhelt scale into the given by Ceng SCALE
To change temperature given by Fahrenheit scale into
the same given by Cengrade SCALE degrees
Fahrenhes degrees and multiply the remainder by 5-9hs
The product will be the temperature Cengrade degrees
Q:-Please if possible through your Query column
the following and oblig l. What fall of the waters of
Niagara Falsf q At what speed Susque
hanna River of Pennsylvania travel also of the Mississippi
River? ER
A-The fall of water at Niagara on the Canadian
side l55 feet; at the Teapn Tower which about the
middle of the falls feet; the east bank of the Amer
lean Falls 1863 feet The believed be 20 feet
deep on the Canadian SIDE There slope in rock of
about IA feet in the width of the g. The speed of flow
of rivers varies greatly different parts their course
We have figures the you name The Coast and
Geodec Survey Washington, D. Co. probably supply you
with figures, a selected points,
Q-Why is that February twenty-nine days every
fourth year? ,-FS
AThe interval during which makes one absolute
revolution around the is called Sdea year,
of 365 days, hours minutes and go seconds which
nvaabe The tropical the interval con-
secuve of the equinox 1t consists of
sos days, hours 48 minutes and 46 every
year OF 365 days fails to make allowance for nearly day.
Pope Gregory XIII introduced in 1882 with
the view OF keeping the equinox the day
each 1t 365 days. every year exactly dvbe
by four and the centural which exactly dvbe by
four hundred 800 days. addition the cenura wears
exactly dvsbe by four thousand contains 800 days. Under
this arbitrary arrangement the the Gregorian system
amounts to only one day in twenty thousand years.
Q-Please publish in your the theory of
how FRACTIONAL Electricity collected a revolving belt more
pronounced in winter than 2. And am right in
that the forces that govern the compass which
extend from the north and from equator
the earhs surface in with properties Matter
which capable of ascending when subjected heat and
these properties their collected them magnetic
forces, which, when the equilibrium is established, laden
with energy and will discharge this energy
earth when coming in with high object extending
into their thereby causing electric weather?
Also do the magnetic forces the globe
higher plane in weather than in cool? E. L. H.
AL. The why belt is easily electrified in
cold than in hot weather is that the air e average
in cold weather than 10 hot weather. The electricity
ated by friction all times, but when the air moist
electricity discharged from other article on which
friction exerted and do perceive that has
electrified If there resistance should never know
there electricity in the world g. The production
electrified cloud perhaps simpler than your
ment of it, The air reaches saturaton somewhere day
in summer and cloud formed The origin othe electricity
in the air well understood but the combining small
particles of into large drops believed
do with the increase of the intensity of the electricity the
cloud When the intensity enough the fash by
the breaking down of the between the cloud and the EARTH
This does be in any way connected with the
magnetism of the EARTH which permanent. The earth
great magnet How it became a magnet do know.
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Postcard This question editors newspapers;
said it against the laws the other said it per-
missibe provided there threats made objectionable
and abusive language made use Of -FW
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postal card 1t perfectly lawful mail postal respect.
full notice that account due. But any sgacfu ephets
abuse threatsas of boycott the
unavailable 1t has been held lodge society
may send dun postal and include
effect that will suspension of member Any
'dun postal should be confined of
and polite request for paymenwith nothing of "defama-
tory threatening character included What unlawful is
the dun but the defamation, threats Such things
just unlawful even if there is no dun.
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