Evening star., 1924-11-26

the northeastern part OF the State
and gypsum and cement materials are
also found in the State.
Q; Where is the Indian River'-
A. The Indian River is a lonS
shallow lagoon on the eastern coast
OF Florida. 1t varies in width from
four miles to a few hundred feet and
extends Just inside along the coast
from latitude 2S' 4s' north about 1oI
miles in southerly direction.
Q. How large is Ireland?-L H. s
A Ireland has an area of S2,5Ss
square miles, which includes about
100000 acres in water areas.
Q. Does the reduction in forests
and increase in arabic lands diminish
or increase neighboring waters?-
O. S.
A. The Forest Service says that
the reduction OF forests does diminish
stream flow. The forest cover acts
as gigantic sponge that holds back
excessive moisture and lets IL out
gradually ln~o .trC2r.S. Deforesta-
tton can take place without danger
to certain point. If the deforesta-
ton Is carried too far 1t proves dan
gerous through periods of excessive
moisture such as melting snow, which
causes flood. With the forest cover
acting as a sponge IL does lessen
floods to a certain extent The in
crease in arabic lands would dimin-
| ish neighboring streams in SO far as
forest lands would be taken and
placed over in the arabic lands.
@. How Is cid fashioned lye HON
| iny made?-T. J. W.
a. The following is a recipe for
Old-r aShiOne1 hnT1 xT.I,f oh
Gently published in a farm paper: IN
three quarts Of water dissolve one
tablespoonful Of lye. Shell a quality
| OF good corn, put 1t in the kettle Of
| lye and boil until the hulIs are re-
moved. Pour off the lye, wash and
| rewash, and boil in clean water Pour
off the water several times and sup
ply fresh. This is much the same as
the hulled corn Of the New England
states, which is eaten with sweet
| milk but which may be served stew
ed with gravy.
Q. What causes a mirage?-E. ST.
A. The Outline Of Science says
that a mirage is due to conditions Of
the atmosphere. AS a result of the
deviation of the rays Of light caused
| by refraction and reflection objects
| can be seen by the eye appearing in
unusual positions and often multiple
or inverted. The diminutions OF the
density Of the air near the surface of
! the earth is often produced by the
| radiation of heat from the earth and
| the denser stratum of air is thus
placed above instead Of, al is usually
the case, below the rarer stratum
| Consequently rays of light meet the
rarer medium at a very obtuse angle
| and instead of passing into it they
are reflected back to the denser me
=
media acting as mirror, the image
| produced by the reflected rays will
appear inverted and below the real
| object.
Q. Why do leaves fall?-B. H.
A. Leaves are temporary part OF the
plant Every plant has a period OF
rest due to annually recurring and
! unfavorable conditions Of tempera-
| ture and moisture or both. when the
activity OF life in the plant is sus
pended and II ceases to feed or grow.
! In such state leaves have no func-
ton and are, therefore, needless. In
deciduous plant the leaves suddenly
and conspicuously fall off; in others.
! called evergreen, most OF the leaves
are retained in the green condition
until they are gradually replaced by
new ones.
@. How can mouffion fur be re-
stored at home? ?-E. L. K.
A. 4 local furrier says that moth
ing can be done to restore moufflon
fur TO it's original state except by
! the process of electrif1cation. This
process is quite expensive and could
| not be prohtably done by the layman.
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