The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-12-29

come to send in any queries OF serious interest
laboration of Miss Miriam E. Cary. Super
visor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
of this column inmates must sign their name.
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names. OF
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used.-Editor.
O:-I) What is the approximate dis
lance in miles by railway, Saltwater to
Los Angeles, California, ard which is the
shortest route? (2) Would an American
born citizen now holding United States
Custom House passport be subject to the
passport tax, now being imposed upon
tourists travelling to foreign ports, even
though he is former seaman, or does
this apply to people travelling to foreign
ports only Pc. D. S.
A:-G) (Referred to Information Blu
reau, Union depot, St. Paul.. 2,433 miles
from St. Paul. The Northwestern &C. &
N. W. via. Omaha, Neb. (2) Yes.
OWL you kindly tell me in the next
issue of THE MIRROR the meaning of the
word voealiy and how it is used
K. o. B.
A:-Quality or state Of being vocal as
the Vocality of sound.
90 What is an Oil-Pull motor;
BY whom are they made, and for what
purpose? (2) Which is the more compli-
Gated, comparatively speaking the tele-
phone system of New York City, or the
nervous system of human being?-
G. CD.
AID (Referred to the Reference
Department, ST. Paul public library.
There is no mention of an "oil-pull motor
in the standard reference books. "Oil-pull
motor" is used as trade name by Ad-
vance-Rumley Co. of LaPorte, Ind, for
their oil burning tractor. ~ In New
York the two systems are so closely con-
nected one with another, that it is impossi-
BILE to obtain authentic information as to
which is the more complicated.
O-Please translate gemutlichksn in
English.-C. H. B.
A:-Kindly disposition; good nature;
heartiness.
Allow many times is the word duty
found in the Bible, and what chapters?
IS. A.
A:-Eccesiastes: 18th chapter; Luke:
18th chapter, 10th verse; Romans: 18th
chapter, 9th verse; Exodus: 2lst chapter,
10th verse; Deuteronomy: 18th chapter,
5th verse; Ezra: 3rd chapter, 4th verse.
O-1) Will you kindly inform me
through the query column why woman's
brain is lighter than mans? ~ What
is the weight of mans brain? also of a
womans?-A P. L.
A:-(1) Because on an average
womans head is smaller than mans.
(2) The brain of man is usually heavier
than that of woman, although at birth
and at the age of IA the female brain is
heavier. The average weight of the male
brain is about 4S o.; of the female 43N
or. Taller and heavier, persons have
usually heavier brains. Weight of brain,
however, has no direct relationship with
intelligence, as idiots brains are known
that weighed as much as those of many
of the ablest men. Intellectual capacity
consists in the great multiplicity of nerve
connections. Brain power can be developed
by exercising (using) the brain, Just as
you can develop any other part of your
body. Continual neglect or non-use of the
brain means that it is only a question OF
time when it will become atrophied and
incapable; therefore, it behooves all of us
to exercise our brains and this is done
through study. Remember-that in life we
either advance or retard, there is no such
thing as remaining stationary.
NOTICE-All inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information to
their queries invited to use the splendid
reference books in our library to be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference, Use
full Arts, Literature, Chemistry, Biography and
Science divisions of our library catalogue for
diversified subjects.