Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-28

cial matters. 1t does not attempt
to settle domestic troubles, nor
to undertake exhaustive research
on any subject, Write your quos-
ton plainly and briefly. Give full
name and address and enclose two
cents in stamps for return postage.
All replies are sent direct to the
inquirer.)
Q. Does the outside of a wheel
travel faster than its axis? Please
answer the question yes or no be-
fore explaining. 5. n. X.
A. All questions in relation to
the speed of different portions of
wheels are relative matters; that
is, one must be particular to state
that TIE speed in relation to some
definite point is desired. The
speed of a ONT on the outside of
the wheel is sometimes greater in
relation to the ground than the
speed of the axis and sometimes
less. The resulting speed in a
given direction is necessarily the
same as that of the axis. as it is
obvious thai the wheel would have
to fly to pieces if one part reached
destination before the other.
q. How Is green moss made
into the black moss of commerce?
j. NJ. r.
A. After moss is picked from
the trees it is rotted or cured after
the manner of flax. 1t is the outer
powdery bark of the moss which
the rotting removes. The real body
of the moss, the fibro-vescular
skeleton, is long, slender. horse
hairlike thread extending the
whole length of the plant. The
moss is piled in heaps on damp
ground, or in water, and is covered
with thin earth. It's slow combus-
ton generates sufficient heat to
burn off the outer bark, and mass
resembling black horsehair is left
The time allowed for a heap to
complete its rotting process varies
depending on the owners hurry
to sell It. At the end of thirty
days much of the hull or bark has
disappeared, and the moss has
grown dark. At this stage it is
known in trade as gray moss"
The longer it is left in the rotting
pile the blacker it becomes. and
the more it is worth. 1t is not
profita BILE, however. to leave it
more than three months. The bulk
and weight diminish as the rotting
process is heightened, and though
the price per pound increases,
there are fewer pounds.
Q. Why arc cab drivers called
jchus? G. w. S.
A. Jehu as a colloquial narle
for a coachman, or for one who
drives recklessly, is derived from
Biblical source. 2 Kings TX. 20:
THE driving is like the driving Of
Jehu, the son of Nimshi. for he
driveth furiously."
Q. How much warmer are
houses kept now than they were
100 years ago? II. Il. NJ.
A. One hui, bred years ago sol
degrees to So degrees was consid-
cred a good house temperature.
Fireplaces provided the heat in
those days. When stoves came into
use about seventy years ago. the
temperature rose to about 81 de-
grees. With the increasing use of
furnaces, some thirty years ago, a
heat of 70 degrees was quite usual.
Today a temperature of 70 degrees
is considered standard.
Q. What causes paint to peel
Off? NJ. G.
A. The Paint Manufacturers as
ISOLATION says that the commonest
causes are dampness in the wood;
dampness back of the wood;
ochre printing coats; old paint
loosely attached to the wood and
not thoroughly cleaned away;
fatty, resinous wood not properly
seasoned or prepared for painting;
and boiled oil.
Q. From what Is the cross-line
or sight-line of q surveyors instru-
ment made? G. A, G..
A. A spiderweb.
q. How does a lamprey eel diff
fer from other cells? w. III.
A. Lampreys or Lamperns are
characterized by the possession of
circular mouth formed for suck
ing instead Of true Jaws. They at
tach themselves to stones and other
objects by their sucker mouths, and
also to fishes. from which they
scrape the flesh with their rasping
teeth.