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Does salt injure the hair when
applied, dissolved in water, TO
make it lie perfectly?
Salt has a tonic effect, but It is
believed that It has a tendency to
make the hair gray. Those who
bathe frequently without caps in
the ocean will verify this.
When is the proper time to offer
an amendment TO a motion that
has been properly made and sec
onded. before or after the presid-
ing officer has put the question?
II after said officer has put the
question would the amendment be
out Of order?
When a motion is made and sec
onded II brings il before the house
and it Is then open for debate or
amendment. After the debate is
over. in the judgment Of the pre-
siding officer. the question is put.
After the question no debate or
can take place. If it is
desired to amend it later. It has
TO be done by a move to reconsider
the vote by making u motion and
this brings it back in the same posi-
ton before the house as at first.
What might be the cause Of the
burning out of a field rheostat?
Defective material or workmanship
in the rheostat: use Of a rheostat Of
inadequate capacity for the given
conditions; trouble in the wiring lead
ing to the rheostat, resulting in the
flow Of an abnormally large current
through it; possibility of a wrong
connection. such as connecting the
rheostat to the series coil instead OF
to the shunt coil. The latter would
certainly burn it out.
What was the attitude Of Sen
ator La Toilette toward the en-
trance Of America into the World
War? Did he vote against the
declaration of war? Did he vote
against war appropriations?
Wasn't he convicted Of violating
the sedition law?
La TOILETTE opposed the arm
ing of American merchant ships in
March, 1917, as unconstitutional and
unwise; he believed that placing
guns on such ships would only at
tract submarine attack. while not
them against attack. He
voted against the declaration Of war
by Congress on the ground that the
United States had not demanded
eually of both warning parties strict
of our neutrality and
had not attempted to enforce such
against both. He voted
for all war appropriations, begin
ming with the day of wars declara-
ton. He fought for amendments to
war revenue legislation increasing
the amount of taxation on war
profits to help pay for the war. He
voted against conscription as being
opposed to the American theory of
Government. He was charged with
making a seditiOus speech at st.
Paul during the war, but was com
pletely exonerated by the Senate
after investigation.
What is the Latin name for the
Japanese beetle?
Popillia Japenica.
What is meant by colon bacteria;
do they cause disease?
Colon bacteria are micro-organisms
which inhabit the digestive tract of
man and some of the domestic ami
mails. While the bacteria are Of
normal occurrence in healthy intes-
tines, under certain conditions they
migrate to other organs of the body
ana IUeG6 are dSSOC4dLSu Will DdlIk-
illogical processes.
Which is the longest and which
the shortest day of the year, and
why?
June 81 is the longest. Dec. 21 the
shortest, in the Northern Hemisphere
for the reason that the sun attains
it's farthest North on June 81, and
its farthest South on Dec. 81. About
March 20 and Sept. % each year,
when the sun is on the equator, the
days and nights are equal or nearly
so; when the sun comes northward
the days become longer than the
nights, and when the sun goes south
ward Of the equator, the days be-
come shorter than the nights.
How can one. judge whether
ferns need to be repotted?
1t depends on the size of your fern
box whether or not your ferns should
be repotted. If the roots are
crowded they should be; otherwise
not.