Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-14

the sunlight more rapidly in cold
than in warm weather?-R. G..
A. Bleaching in sunlight is gen
orally explained as being due to oxi-
dalton. which is FASTENED by the
chemical rays. The Bureau of Stand
ards has not noticed that bleaching
IL more rapid in cold weather. If so.
it may be due to the greater clearness
of the air. so that fewer rays of short
wave length are reflected away from
the earth by dust particles.
Q. Have two presidential candi-
dates been nominated from the same
State except Harding and Cox from
OhiO?-J. y. o.
A. 1t has happened twice before
that two presidential nominees have
been chosen from the same State at
the same time. These We're Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas from
Illinois in 1860. and Theodore Roose-
welt and Alton r. Parker from New
York in 1904
Q. What distinguishes an internal
combustion" engine from an internal
explosion" engine?-M. A. G..
A. An important difference is that
in the case OF an internal combustion
the fluid fuel is injected into the CYL
Under after the air has been COM
pressed. and ignition is then obtained
through the heat generated by the
high compression of the air. instead
of by an electric spark.
@. Where did st. Peter and st.
Paul die?-E. G..
A. 1t is believed that both we're
martyred at Rome. but the source
for this belief can be traced no far
Their than $50 AID.
@. What is the oldest building In
New Orleans?-V. l.. w.
A. The oldest of which the date
of erection is certain Is the convent on
Charter street, built for the Ursuline
nuns in 1880.
O. What will remove stains from
white marble?--J. f. G.
A. In order to remove stains from
white marble, cover the soiled part
with a paste of quicklime moistened
with a strong solution of sal soda Tor
several hours. Then remove the paste,
wash the parts thoroughly and polish.
if necessary, by rubbing vigorously
with a dry cloth.
O. / have a coin with "Sultanate
of Brunei engraved on 1t and would
like to know il there was ever
country by this name.-K. r.
A. Brunei is a British colony 10
Gated on the northwest coast Of Bor-
neo.
O. What kind of machine is the
garrote, such as is used in Cuba for
executions of criminals condemned
to death?-L. B. w.
A. Formerly the mode of capital
punishment known as the garrote was
by means of strangulation by a cord.
which was passed around the neck Of
the condemned and twisted until the
jugular vein was broken. Condemned
persons were usually employed as ex-
ecutioners. In the modern garrOte
the neck is inclosed in an iron col
lar containing a point or blade, which
by the turning of a crank is forced
into the spine at the base of the brain.
This mode of capital punishment is
practiced in Spain. Portugal and
other of the West Indian islands he
| sides Cuba. So far as we can ascer-
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