Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

this expression. In Denmark there is
choice CONNECTION made in the form OF
cat. Children delight in placing a
number of the CONNECTIONS in a bag
which is then tied almost out of reach.
They then attempt to bite holes in the
paper-thereby letting the cat out of
the bag"
Q. How can stamps which are stuck
together be taken apart without los
ing the mucilage?-W. F. P.
A. Lay thin sheet over them and
( Iron with a hot iron.
Q. Is the lifting of oil from the wells
to storage tanks an expensive pro-
cedure?-N. O. K
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
from 20 to 80 per cent Of the tota1 cost
Of producing petroleum may be charged
to lifting the oil. Although the lifting
cost ranges from less than 8 cents
barrel at flowing wells, producing sew
eral hundred barrels a day, to SO a bar
rel, at wells producing less than fifth
| of barrel a day. the lifting cost per
well may T@ite f-"sn more than $1,000
at large flowing wells OF the type re
Gently developed in Oklahoma, Texas,
| Arkansas and California, TO less than
| $40 at many of the old wells pumped
| only a few hours week, as in mast
sylvania, where the average daily pro-
duction per well per day is less than
! one-fourth of barrel.
| O. How can tarnish be removed from
silver metal cloth slippers ?-L. X S.
A. Silver and gold slippers may be
cleaned by brushing with alcohol or
gasoline. There are commercial preps
rations on the market for this pur-
| pose which seem quite satisfactory.
q. Does a country's proximity TO
the sea make it more liable to earth
quakes?-O. c. w.
A. 1t has been thought by some
that the center of earthquakes and
volcanic disturbances is always near
the sea or other large supplies o.
water, and that the disturbances are
directly caused by the filtration OF
the water down to igneous matter,
and the consequent generation of vast
quantities of steam, which frees
itself by explosion. Others have
sought to explain earthquakes as
part of the phenomena of a planet
cooling at the surface or to the
yielding of strata so as to slip down
ward upon each other.
Q. What is thrown pottery:
F. .. P.
rapidly revolving disk. The prepare
ton of the clay is scientific process.
The ingredients-ball clay, flint pow
der, feldspar and kaolin-are care
fully selected and weighed in certain
proportions, so that they VIII fuse
properly and become sufficiently
hard when shaped and fired. The
mixture is left to stand until thor
oughly soaked and then Is lawned
through fine linen and dumped into
a plaster box which absorbs the
water and leaves the clay in condi-
ton to be beaten. All the air bub-
bles must be driven out of the ball
of clay before it is placed on the
throwing wheel Workers in pottery
delight in the touch of the plastic
clay as it spins upon the disk. The
thumbs make the inside of the object
while the extended fingers shape the
walls. After the work of art is prop
erly shaped it is put into a plaster
box to become leather hard" and is
then finished or turned The plain
objects finally are ornamented and
placed in the fire oven, and a still
later baking process puts on the de-
sired glaze.
Q. Kindly inform me how I can
put celluloid in liquid form?-J. c.
A. Cellulofd can be dissolved in
denatured alcohol
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