The mirror., 1923-01-18


Night Schools, or who need helpful informa.
tion in connection with their work in our var
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to send in any queries Of serious ais Interest," to
yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind collabors.
tion Of Miss Miriam E. Gary. Supervisor 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.
submitted for publication. Inmates names, Of
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used.-Editor.
Q-Can you inform me of the price of
the Locomotive Dictionary published by
the Simmons-Boardman Co. and also the
year or date of the last edition &C. H. P.
A:-The latest edition is the fifth edi-
tion, published in 1919. $500. (leather
bound for $4,000.
Q:-Kindly advise me if there are any
books on Etiquette in our library. Am
unable to find same in catalogue.-W. A.
A:-452+, 4s25, 1926, s2S5.
Q:-G) Is the Western Story Magazine
allowed here? (2) Please give publishers
address of the Blue Book magazine.-G. H.
A:-W Not permitted. (2) Order
through Deputy's Office.
O:-(a) There is a story, in book form,
based upon one of the old legends of
Florence, Italy, about Crusader who
made pilgrimage to the tomb of Christ
and returned with lighted candle amid
tremendous difficulties. If possible I
should like to have you give me the name
of this book and the authors name also.
(b) There is also poem which goes some
thing like this, 'Drop a pebble in the water,
in moment it is gone, but the ripples
ripple onward, etc, ETC." I should like to
know the name of this and if any book in
the library contains it. This poem, as l
remember it, is very beautiful one and
| should like to see it printed in THE MIR
RoR, if possible.-J. G. B.
A:-(a) There may be such legend
but it is not to be found in any known
collection of legends or myths. (b) This
quotation is not found in any of the fol-
lowing indexes and collections: Bartlett's
Quotations, Hoyt's Quotations. Walsh, Dali
bias, Alibone, Benham, Granger.
O:-(a) Did Helen Keller write any
book or books other than her own auto
biography? (b) Is Helen Keller living?
C. A. Y.
A:-(a) Yes. "Optimism, My View of
Life" price $1.OO; "The World Live in,"
price $1.7s; and others. (b) Yes. Her
address is IS Seminole Ave. Forest Hills,
Il.
OWL you kindly inform me through
the query column of THE MIRROR whether
or not car wheels or engine drivers are
commonly constructed of paper or pulp?
If so what percentage of iron or steel is
required.-P. J. B.
A:-The only reference that can be
found concerning the manufacture of car
wheels from paper pulp is on page SO of
"Treatment of Paper for Special Pur-
poses" by Louis EDGAR Andes, (1907)
translated from the German. He says:
"Paper railway wheels consist of a cast
iron or steel skeleton, the intermediate
spaces being filled with compressed pulp,
in place of the wood formerly used" The
U. S. Bureau of Standards and Trantwine's
"Civil Engineers Pocketbook" both give
the information that cast iron wheels of
which the treads and hanges have been
chilled to give added surface hardness,
are still largely used by the railroads of
this country, particularly for freight ser
vice. Steel-tired iron wheels, or forged
or rolled al-stee wheels are most ex-
clusivelv used for heavy PASSENGER service.
The most dependahle way to secure infor-
nation On this subject would be to inquire
of the manufacturers of car wheels
EHsabrM Thorson. Technical Dept, Min
neabois Public Library.
Q:-How fast can an ostrich rum
S. G.
"A wild bird is said to run fifty
miles an hour without exertion.
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