Evening star., 1925-10-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN.

they chewed the berries but were dis
appointed in the taste. Then they
boiled them but without success. Then
they tried roasting them and found
this gave a delightful flavor. Later
monk brewed stimulating drink by
pounding the roasted berries In
mortar.
O. Why Is 1t that all the editions
of Joan of Arc do not have Mark
Twain's name on them ?-H. T.. B.
A. The fact that Mark Twajn's
name does not appear as the author
Of Joan of Arc is due to his desire 10
add to the illusion that the book was
the record of another man. Some
critics regard this as just another
whim OF the great writer. who re-
garded his life of Joan of Arc as his
favorite among his own books.
@. Can you give formula that will
make common glue impervious to
water?-F. E. B.
A. In order to render glue insolubie
in water, even hot water, IL is only
necessary. when dissolving the glue
for use, TO add little potassium
bichromate to the water and to expose
the glued part to the light. The pro
| portion of potassium bichromate VIII
vary with circumstances, but for most
purposes ABOUT lou Ol the dIIlOuHt VI
! glue used will suffice.
! Q. How many hits could be made
| by one team in one inning of base ball
without run being scored?-B. f.
A Six hits can be made and no runs
scored. First batter hits for three
bases but is thrown out at the plat te
trying to stretch 1t into a home run
one out. Second batter also hits
triple and is thrown out at plate try
! ing to make home run-two out.
Next three batters hit singles. filling
the bases. Sixth batter hits ground
ball that strikes runner going TO third.
The runner is out for being hit by
! batter. but batter is credited with
| hit.
@. Could ship with 5000 tons Of
cargo ascend the st. Lawrence and de-
| liver goods in Detroit?-C'. \. c.
A The secretary of the department
| of railways and canals OF Ottawa ,
Canada. says that the size of ships
using the Dominion canals between
Montreal and Chicago is limited by the
dimensions of the locks. The mini
mum.sized lock has a usable length
of 255 feet: width of As feet and
depth of water on sills Il feet. The
cargo capacity of the full sized vessels
using these ca nails is about 2,400 tons
| (shoru.
.. How far above the Equator is the
Big Dipper always visible?-D. 3.
| A From 40 degrees north latitude
TO the North Pole the Big Dipper is
! always above the horizon.
Q. Do cobras often bite people ,
II. +. ].
A. They are sluggish and strike
rarely except when provoked or en-
dangered, and they may be killed BY
a slight blow. The bite when well de
livered by a vigorous snake is almost
surely fatal: men have been known TO
perish within half an hour, and in
such ases all so-calied remedies are
useless.
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