Evening star., 1926-02-15

variable as to pulp yield according to
| the character of the wood as to
species and rate of growth. However.
taxing the dry weight Of spruce as
"a pounds per cubic foot, the com
| merciai yield Of 100 cubic feet would
be about 1900 pounds of mechanica
! pulp, and of sulphite pulp 1000
| pounds. Commercially, news print is
mace from a mixture Of 75. per cent
mechanical and 25 per cent sulphite.
! Consequently, a ton of news print
would contain 1900 pounds mechani-
cal and 500 pounds sulphite. Then
! 1900 pounds mechanical would re-
] quire 66.2 cubic feet wood: 500 pounds
sulphite would require 4S.5 cubic feet
wood: l ton of news print would re-
quire 113.7 cubic feet or 2,728S pounds
oven dry spruce wood.
Q. Who founded the city Of Rich.
mond, Va. IN. r.
A. Richmond was founded by the
great colonial, William Byrd.
Q. How did the word heather come
TO be applied TO persons not of Chris
| tian faith?-J. NJ.
| A. The word in it's original sense
means, "of the heath or open coun-
try" 1t has been suggested that the |
word acquired its meaning from the
fact that at the introduction of Chris
| tianity into Germany the wild dwell
| ers on the heaths longest resisted the
| truth.
@. Has the Einstein theory really
been dfscredited?-N. K.
A. The recently published results Of
the experiments of DIR. Clayton C..
Miller of Cleveland, Ohio, do not neces-
sarily overthrow the Einstein theory
| but will probably cause it to be modi-
fed. Certain corrections will have to
| be made in the equations Of the Elm
| stein theory, and its survival will de-
pend on the results.
E. =. /. " nat Is NelOa 5 full name
! A. Melba'S own name is Nellie
| Porter Armstrong. Her father was
| David Mitchell, and her husband Capt
| Charles Armstrong. She first appeared
as Melba on October II, 1887, the
name being taken from the town OF
| Melbourne, Australia, near which She
was born.
Q. Who advanced the theory that
| vaccination would prevent smallpox?
M. r. L.
A. The discovery of the prophy-
lactic power of vaccination was made
| by Edward Jenner, an English physi-
| clan. He discussed it with Edward
Gardner in 1850, but continued to ex-
| pertinent for many years. He per
formed his first public inocuIation
with vaccine on May IA. 1896.
@. What is the word for fear Of
catS?-H. NJ.
A. The term for this feeling is
| aelurophobia.
@. When were the Naval and Mill
f<2r- hno n iao A1to ltzl4 Z y
a. The Naval School was founded
ar Annapolis in 1S45. In 1849 the
| name was changed to United States
Naval Academy. The United States
Military Academy was established at
| West Point in 1874.
Q. Why is the Book of Revelation
called the Apocalypse?-C. ].
| A. The word revelation is derived
! from revelatio, the Latin equivalent
for apocalypsis. both words meaning
uncovering or unveiling.
Q. Is it correct to pronounce lux
| ury as though the word contained gs
instead of an XIV. T. F.
A. While many people give the
word this peculiar pronunciation, die
| tionaries agree that the sound OF
is ks and not gs.
Q. What State has two United
States Senators from the same city?
| &C. l.. A.
a. Kansas is represented In the
| Senate by two men from the same
| city. Senator Capper and Senator
| Curtis are from Topeka.
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