Evening star., 1924-12-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

knowledge OF the coeficient of al
resistance of tho base ball, depending
upon tts roughness. The speed of q
base ball dropped from this height IS
believed, however, to correspond ap-
proximately to that of fast pitched
ball.
@ Is glass porous?-w. ]. e.
"A. The Bureau of Standards says
that glass is not porous.
=. What makes Lmburger cheese
smell as 1t does?-C. H,
A The unpleasant odor OF Lin
burger eheese Is due to specific fer
mentations induced during ripening.
This cheese is made from sweet milk.
the curd being formed into cakes
about inches square and inches
thick and not pressed. The main
| cause Of the putrefactive fermenta-
ton Ia the extremely moist condition
in which 1t is kept.
Q. How largo was Babylon =
| II. F. P.
A. 1t is now believed that the
! ancient city of Babylon was II miles
| square, surrounded by a wall so miles
| in length, 500 feet high, 100 fee1
! broad at the base and wide enough
| on the top for two chariots to race
abreast
Q. Who introduced the Gothic
style Of architecture into Italy,
P. r.
A Lubke's History Of Art says
| that the Gothic style was introduced
! into Italy by Cistercian monks from
Burgundy.
WI" VINO invented the nu'e:~
A. The invention of the rute. the
| ugah and the kinnor is attributed T.
| Jubal.
Q. Will our Government MAX
| paper and silver money for foreigu
nations?-J. W.
A The United States Government
| does not at present make paper cur
| renoy for any foreign country. The
various institutions Of the mint, how
! ever, do execute coins for foreign
| countries, principally those OF South
America
Q. Can design be painted on
| silk lamp shade with oil paints?-
J. s.
A. Ordinary oil paints can be used
| to paint on silk. A design to BE-
white first, using as little oil as
! possible. When this is dry the de
sired colors can be applied.
| O. To what did Saint Augustine
ascribe his conversion?-T. F. D.
sions," TX, 2. Saint Augustine
ascribed his conversion to a char
| introduced by Ambrose while BishoT
! of Milan in 3s6 A d
Q. What musical instruments do
the Greeks use? The Egyptians7-
T. T.
A The Tyre, the flute, the trunpe-
| or horn, and the kithara were Used
| by the Greeks The Egyptians user
the flute. the sistrum. the Tyre suc
the harp. The harp, In many t--
! stances, had Is strings
Q. In The Glory Trail" BY BsdE.
| Clark, how Is the word "AogoIlors
| pronounced?-v. w.
A. Pronounce 'Nogollous" as it =;
were spelled ''Mokiones~ The las
| syllable rhymes with bones"
Q. How was the speed OF Ngtr
first measured?-H E.
| A. The speed of light was 0sas-
| ured first by timing the ecllpses -
Jupiter's moons; light takes ah0r-
1914 minutes 70 cross the ea--hs or
| bit, so when the earth is on Tie side
of its orbit away from Jupiter the
eclipses will seem 10 Occur a. 49,
minutes late. Several other methods
of measuring the velocity % high
have been worked out.
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