Evening star., 1925-08-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How long has the Cadillac been
an 8-cylinder carl. c. Fl.
A. The Cadillac Co. states that it
has been manufacturing S-cylinder
cars exclusively for IL years.
@. What are various schools of
modern Italian art?-B. NJ. A.
A There are six outstanding
schools-the Florentine School, typi-
fed by such painters as Fra Angelica,
Carlo Dolci. Leonardo da Vinci and
Andrea del Sarto; the Roman School,
Michaelangelo and Raphael; the Lom-
bard School, Corregio; the Venetian
School, Titan, Paolo Veronese and
Tintoretto; the Bolognese School,
Guido, and the Neapolitan School,
Salvador Rosa.
@. What is meant by Attic salt?"
M. Z. G.
A. This term is applied to the poign-
ant, delicate wit peculiar to the
Athenians, while the ruder Roman
wit is called Italian vinegar.
@. How many reproductions have
been made of the noted Ardibil rug?
w. B. II.
A. The Ardibil rug, the original of
which is in the London Museum, has
a double in this country. which was
made practically at the same time as
the original. This was one Of Var
keys collection and has since been
sold several times. A great many
copies have been made OF this design
in the cheaper grades.
@. How many games has the New
York club of the National League
won and lost?-S. f.
Hn
5.723 games and lost 4.316 from 1883,
when they entered the league, up to
the close of the 1924 season.
@. What were the words President
Wilson used when he vetoed the Vol
stead act?-W. w.
A. President Wilson, in returning
the message, stated: "In all matters
| having to do with the personal habits
and customs of large numbers of our
people we must be certain that the
esta blished processes of legal change
! are followed
@. Why does smoke near a smoke
stack appear to be dark and then grow
lighter and lighter?-C. C.
A. This is a good illustration OF the
law of the inverse square of the dis
tance. At one foot radius from the
posed in any section is very small and
the smoke particles very close togeth
| er, and the passage of light through
the particles Is almost prevented. The
smoke then appears black. At two
| foot radius the particles are twice as
| far apart and only one-quarter Of the
area is covered. allowing four times
the light TO pass through This sec
| tion is continuous, and more and more
L., Ha 0ly .aY~%i
| cles, causing them to become OF a
| much lighter color against the sky
background. At some finite distance
from the mouth Of the stack. the sep
aration has been so great that there
| is practically no more interference
| with the light and the smoke dis
appears.
Q. What is the relative food value
of sweet oil and olive oil?-T. c. r
A. Sweet oil, which is the same as
pound.
@. How many Protestant mission
aries does America send TO non-Chris
| tan countrieS?-I G. S.
A. Protestant denominations in the
! United States send out about 10000
| foreign missionaries.
Q. Is it true that on ST. Andrews
| Bay near Panama City, Fla, there
| is but one tide a day?-K. A NJ.
| A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that the tides along the entire
northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico
\ are principally diurnal, that is to say
only one high and one low water will
| occure each day during a large por
ton of each month. On some, how
ever, especially when the moon is neal
the equator, the tide may become semi
diurnal. The actual tide is a combina
| ton of various component tides Of
| different periods. The semi-diurna
components, which are included in one
| group, have periods approximately
| equal to one-half the lunar day an6
the diurnal components which are in
cluded in another group have period:
approximately equal to the whole lu
mar day. While there are other group:
of components, these are the principa
| ones. In most parts of the world the