Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-06
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O. why don't shooting stars fall on
tho earth and inJurc people7 81. a. A..
A. Some pieces OF shooting stars
(mcteors) do fail on the earth and
specimens are kept in various nlu-
neuna. But usually when a meteor
goes flying through the atmosphere
the friction between the two is suf-
flcient TO melt Il, and nothing but dust
reaches the earth.
q. Were no the poets Keats and
shelly contemporaries, and II 80, were
they friends? . 7. g.
A These ports were cqntampor-
aries, but Keats did not take kindly
"a shelley. II IS believed that this
was due 10 the fact that Keats was
very sensitive because Of his iowly
birth. while shelley came from an
nrlstocratlc and wealthy family
/ q. Does the statetor Federal Gov
ernment keep up the roads IN the
national forests.
4 a. As the states have no jurisdic-
lion over these roads. Uncle Sam nlus'
see that they are kept IN good conoi.
zion.
q. How often does the Weather
Man tell the truth? r. II S.
A.. The daily forecasts ~ the Unite
States Weather Bureau are ss4 pei
lcent correct.
q. Please give me directions fo
making flre bricks from ashes an'
Isalt2 e. y. J..
A. The Bureau If Standards say
that fre brick cannot be made sue
Icessfully from ashes and salt Numer
Gus attempts have been made to d
this but all Of them have been com
lplcte failures.
q. How many buffalo are there i
the game reservation In Montana?
r.. w.
A. There arc approximately 33
. head OF buffalo on the National Biso
! Range at Moiese, Montana.
] O. Our Statd has adopted the mod'
: law for the protection Of birds q
: suggested by the American ornitholc
: gists' Union. Have ali the state
!, adopted this iaw7 l.. V. II.
T A. This law has been accepted }
! all the states except Montana, Idah
Nevada. Utah. Arizona. New Mexic
Nebraska and Kansas.
O. what do dentists use for tilIin
I teeth7 ID. G.
A. The Bureau of Standards sa1
! dentists use an amalgamated alloy f.
], filling teeth. This alloy is made I
melting and casting silver, tin. copp
and sometimes zinc in the approxima
/. ratio OF G7:27:5:1. This material
. next filed 10 chips These chips a
n then amalgamated with mercury NJ
= later crystallized into solid mass.
e Q. IL there any general way
t specifying the birds OF prey7" NJ.
n X,
A. Birds Of prey include the ca
e rion feeding vultures, the rapscio
; hawks and eagles. and the fsh-loyii
m osprey. and owls of various habits.
r q. viii any materials withstand
p temperature OF 1900 degrees or IS
Z degrees ~ w. c. II.
: A. The Bureau OF Standards IA
. there are a number of materials III
2 will Withstand this temperature. Amo
= these may be mentioned maguesi
- alundum, graphite. any brand Of &c
molding sand. For the first thi
substances mentioned IL would
-. necessary TO use a pressure Of so
!, kind to form a compact mold.