Evening star., 1924-03-19

dere a In any manner with the pitcher
ouf'hs the process of the game
Q. How far toward the zenith does
Der 21?-C. C. C.
A: The Naval Observatory SAYS the
sun attitude at noon on June 81
may may be found by subtractfng the
~ ta.i.aoe or the place from ff3h de-
may be found by subtracting the Iati-
tude from 661a degrees.
used?-c. H. T.
A. The experiment OF using puIver-
lied coal was made about forty-fiye
years ago, when 1t was tried as
fuel for heating the kilns in which
the raw materials for making Porf-
land cement We're burned It was NOT
successful at the time, but methods
have since been devised that maEa
pulveriZed coal a successful fuel
Q. In what part OF the whale il,
the whalebone foupd?-C. j.
A. Baleen, commonly called whale
bone, grows in the mouths of certain
whales. II grows in dependent plates.
ranging from two to twelve feet In
ienstn, len, IN attached TO the upper jaw,
IectinS and retaining food
@. What dates divide ancient his
tory from medieval and medieval
from modern history?--J. P. p.
A The date used for the close Of
ancient history is usually 476 AID.
The date for the closing of medieval
history is not so closely defined Some
historians take the beginning OF the
sixteenth century-about the time OF
, nf 4 riT
use the date 1913 "A D., making the
middle ages include the time between
the establishment of the first bar
bar!an kln"dom in Italy and the gem
eral pacification of Europe, at the
close of the thirty years war.
Q. Is there any apparatus that can
use salt water to extinguish fires?
S. NJ p.
A There is such apparatus. In
fact, New York city uses the salt
water of the ocean in its fre-hghting
apparatus.
Q. What is the legend about tho
forming of the diamond?-C. r.
A. Diamond was the name OF q.
handsome youth of the Island of
Crete, who was one of the attend
ants of the infant Jupiter in his
cradle: 1t was decreed that Diamond
should not be subjected to the ills
that flesh is heir TO, SO he was trans
formed into the hardest and most
brilliant substance in nature.
Q. What is the oldest piece OF
furniture in the world?-E. C. IT.
A. The throne of the Egyptian Queen
Hetshepsu, which is in the British
Museum, is rhe oldest piece of fur
niture in the world Many pieces of
furniture extant date back 5000
years.
Q. Do snakes charm their prey in
order to catch it?-R. NJ. c.
A. The popular belief in the power
Of poisonous snakes to charm their
victims into a state of helplessness
has no foundation. 1t is said, how
ever that under the influence of ex-
citement the birds or small mammals
are forgetful of everything surround
ing them, and in this state they VEN
tured too near, only to be hit by the
hitherto almost motionle@S snake,
whose only sign of life consisted in
the following of the victims efforts
with the staring eyes and the inces-
SAINT darting out and in of the rapid
tongue.
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