Evening star., 1924-01-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Iamil OF CASTLE, who claimed never
TO nave been contaminated by Moor
ISM Jewish or other foreign admix-
lure. me expression probably origi-
people of fair complexion as COM
pared with those Of dark skin.
@. How many bones are there in =.
horses body?-F. Y. II.
A. The bureau of animal ;ndpatrv
says that there are 205 bones in ths
body of horse as compared with
between 21o to 220 In the body Of
la man.
O. What does Prana mean?--
A. 1t is from the sanskrit. The
primary definition, the breath Of life,
Is sometimes personified in the Vedas.
In theosophy the word means indi-
IyiduaI life principle. as contrasted
with Jiva. meaning the personal soul.
Q. What were or are the elemental
Ispirits?--L. Y. r.
A. Elemental spirits were beings
who, according to popular belief in
the middle ages. presided over the
four elements. living in ana ruling
them. The elemental spirits of fire
wero called salamanders, those OF
water. undines; those of air, sylphs,
and those Of earth, gnomes
Q. What is sago?-D. If.
A. 1t is. dry granulated starch
imported as an article of diet and for
stiffening textiles. 1t is prepared
chiefly from the trunk of the, sage
palm, but also from tho trunks OF
the gebang, jaggery, areng ana
gomuti palms and from several cyca-
daceous plants.
Q. Can a husband demand the de-
| livery of mail addressed to his WffeE-
| B. A. S.
| A. Neither husband nor wife can
control the delivery of mail addressed
! to the other against the wishes of the
| one to whom it is addressed. In the
absence Of instructions to the con-
| trary, the wifes letters will be placed
with the husbands mail unless they
I be known to live separately.
O. What base ball team was the
first to adopt uniforms?--O. l.. r.
A. The first team that wore uni
forms was the Knickerbocker of New
York, in 1851. The first to wear the
pre- sent-day uniform with short pants
was the Cincinnati Reds, In 1868.
Q. Are things the same color a.
night, or is it merely the light that
gives color?--A. c.
A. Obe1ects do not have the same
color at night as in the day. 1t is the
visual apparatus of the eye which en-
ables us to distinguish color, ano
since we are unable to see after dark,
we are unable to distinguish color.
The color of objects, with the excep-
ton of huorescent bodies, is not due
to any power possessed by the objects
of creating the colors exhibited, but
merely TO the fact that they are able
to absorb some of the rays of white
light of the sun, while the rest are
reflected or scattered in all directions.
Q. Do the women of Porto Rico
have suffra age?-W. S. b.
A In 1917 the inhabitants of Porto
RICO We're made citizens of the United
States by act of Congress. Women.
therefore, can vote.
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