Evening star., 1924-09-27

who are permitted to attend school
classes on Saturday will not write or
tear paper on that day?-C J. NJ
A DR.. Israel Schapiro. chief of the
Semitic division of the Library of
Congress, says that orthodox Jews do
not permit their children to do any,
thing on Saturday (the Jewish Sab
hath) which might be construed as
manual labor, forbidden by the Law
OF Moses. The tearing of paper diff
fers only in kind from the act of
tearing cloth for the making of gar
ments or other everyday work. And
writing at school differs only n'kind
from clerical work. The acquisition
OF learning or wisdom. however, is
enJoined upon Jewish children as a
pleasure and duty, rather than as
work.
Q. Why is the female mosquito the
only one that stings? And is it a
fact that mosquito stings but once
and then dies?-E. A. p.
A The mouth of the male mos
quito is not equipped to enable II
to suck blood. Contrary to popular
belief mosquitoes do bite more thar
once.
O. How do fish get into ponds and
artificial lakes that are filled only by
rain that falls on hillsides?-J. s. D
a. Fish are rarely found in such
ponds and lakes, but 1t is stated that
occasionally the eggs of fish are car
rled on the wings of birds and
dropped into the water
.. Have there been any negro in
ventors?-W. L. NJ.
"A Several thousand patents have
been taken out by negroes in the
united states. One negro in Detroit
OBTAINED 81 patents in 48 years. Some
recent Inventions by members of the
coiored race are a machine gun a
oeVlce to use over again the exhaust
from gasoline engines, a. seIf-starter
Tor an airplane motor, d deep-se
diving suit and waste material con-
verter.
9. Explain the term fusible metal
M. f. F.
A Fusible metal is a term applied
10 certain metallic alloys character
lied by the relatively low tempera-
lures at which they melt. Among the
more important of these are D'Arcet's
metal, Roses metal, Woods metal
and Lipowitzs metal.
Q. Is Prince Adelbert, the son OF
the ex-kaiser of Germany, still Iiy-
ing?-H. w. A
A Prince Adelbert lives with his
Wife and two children at Homhurg
Hesse. Prince Joachim. the vounees,
son of the former Kaiser is dead
" Is compulsory incubation against
typhoid practiced in Cuba ?-R. r.
A BY a presidential order, dated
Ausust = compulsory inoculatior
against typhoid was instituted in
Cuba.
=. Who is now prime minister ot
'he Union OF South Africa?-S. V.
A Gen. Jan g. Smuts has recently
oeen succeeded by Gen. j. B. NJ. Hert.
zog.
u What people believe that the SOU
takes the form of butterfly &C. +. S
A This is belief Of people Of Burma
Dorothy DIX says that the Burmese be.
hete that the soul, in the form of but.
terfiy, leaves the body while we sleep
They will never waken a sIeener fo,
fear his butterfly may not be able tc
get back quickly enough 10 its habita.
ton, the soul having gone wandering
during the persons sleep.
Q. How often does a surveyor change
his compaSs?-L. W K
A The United States Geological Sur.
vey says that a compass should be
changed about one degree every 90
years. This change is necessary, as the
magnetic pole toward which the needle
OF a compass points and the North Pole
are not the same. The magnetic pole
shifts. and therefore the change mus,
be made in the compass to make up fol-
the shift OF the magnetic pole.
Q. What was Lincoln's famous state.
ment about office-seekers and patron.
age?-N. c. S.
A. One month after he was inaugu
rated Lincoln wrote: Il think I know
what is wanted, and believe l could dc