Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-18

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O., What causes the sap to rise IN
treeA r. K. SIX
A. The cause of the ascent: of asap
has long been a. mooted, question, but
Sir J.. G. Bose. {. noted Hindu plant
biologist, has recently announced that
as the result of a long study of tine
pumping action, akin to that exertedS
by the heart of an animal. Whereas,
the pumping Din an animal is,done, by a
,, single large Qrgpn. in plants. tits car
ried on by minute cells, each of which
! expands and contracts with a throb-.
\ bling action, continually drawing up
Mater, from below and .expelling;it up
ward to the next cell. The active;
cSls, are mostly in, the corteX or in-i
ner bark, next ito the woody tissue.
}TheSAiologist explains the experiments
t.whfch> 4eds to his conclusion as fol-
| lows. : "a. chrysanthemum plant a
| air itsf1eayess rem owed and the stem
With an impermeable varnish.'
thus causing "a complete stoppage Of
transniratiHn. The root pressure was
eliminatedsbys cutting off root; The
cut ,end!of Nf0Ae stem, was next placed
in: waters ana the ascent; took place
at the: rate of 60 feet per hour, and
1 this in theNconAolete absence, of, tram
spiration and Soot pressuSe... The
ascent, ,muHtItherafore be. due to some
ind epenNeM! cellular activity present
~ihStheinterior Of the plant" SirJ. g.
Bose is the inventor Of an electric
pzpbe.s asAhe< calls it, which, reveals
the minute processes\of cell activity.
@. What does, chauve> souris
meant A.. D.. E.aN. II
( 4. IN English it would, be The
Bat. 1t. is said ~thatfwhen' Ballet wa
looking for u, place 10 give his little
vaudeville show in Moscow. and for 9
name for it,, he wished a. deserted
room o >consider it's possibilities, a
bat flew about the place and the proT
Queer decided to name%his perform.
ance tChauvelsouris. y Y
q. What are<the longesA verses in
1.-THE Old and New\TestamentA j. w
A. The American Bible Society
says that according to their informa,
ton, the longest verse In tfte Old
!, Testament is Esther. SO and Sns the
, New Testament, Revelation 2O:4SS
O.. How. should a, chameleonA be
cared for? w. G.
M A.. A chameleon should be kept a"
M aNlarge wooden box. In which is placed
II! a,small amount of dry sand and grass.
II It's food consists of any small insects,
lt be fed when the insects are not avail
IN able. a .
E O.. What constitutes natural<gas!
+. B.
/ A.. 1t Is a gaseous member of the
paraffin series. petroleum being
. liquid member and asphalt a solid one
- L ~ --- - ,.1~l1 1rn ohSnf1Hr n
81 marsh, gas, or methane (CH4) which
usually forms over 80 per cent of thf
3El entire gas, the extremes of a. numbel
of analyses of United States sample.
81 being $3.50 (Ala.) and 14.33 Dexter
iii Kansas. In this same series carbon
dioxide ranges from 0.05 to 3O.4O pc
8 cent; nitrogen from 1910 to 0.60 pc
cent and oxygen from artrace-,to 3 pc
. cent. Other hydrocarbons are usual
9I ly present in small amounts. blu
81, range from a. few, tenthss per cent III
all to-. 20 or 80 per, cent in exceptiona
.Ilcases ssThe rare element neon asywel
ILL., as. helium has been found in Kansa
8 gas ''"' '''i
at O. 1s.it true that the United State
III Marine Band does not leave. the cit
al A. The United States Marine Ban
@| did not take it's usual trips through
ISL out the country during war times
@lliWhenSthes country, Is. NOT at war it ;oe
casionallyh leaves the city to giye-cor
Eli certs.
A[ @. Was jade first found in China
III A. The name n, applied to variol
E44 tough. compact minerals of the pyro,
enc. and amphibole groups and we
GA used by primitive man for utensils ar
1& ornaments. Jade has been, foun
HI among the relics. of the lake dwelle
ia in switzerland, in parts of France, ]
&[ Mexico Greece. Egypt and Asia Mino
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