Evening star., 1926-05-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

tWofold-first. to distribute the op-
portunity among the greatest possible
number of students; second. TO pre-
vent outstanding athletes from over
doing. Those who oppose this two
sport rule say that the prominent
athlete, it limited in his school &C
tivities. will go outside OF the school
for athletics and in this way be with
out supervision.
q. What does the word Sabbath
meant. y. &.
A, It is n form of tho Hebrew
word shabbath, which means TO res
from labor.
g. is malleable iron formed by cast
/ ing or forging" A. Il. -.
y. 1t is east iron that has been
rendered tough and malieablc by long
continued high heating while imbcd
Ged i'm powdered henatite, ferric OXid.
or some other decarbOnizing materia ],
ana allowed 10 cool slowly.
q. Is it illegal to use stage money
just To fool people?-M. X.
A. it is against the law to use any
paper money which bears a resen
blance 10 United States money. Any
paper money which is used on the
stage or for other purposes Of this ma
ture must be approved by the chief
Of the Secret Service. Treasury De
partment. Washington. u. G. \ loca}
stage authority says that most of lii"
paper money which is used on The
stage is genuine money.
@. What VIII remove the odor o.
/ gasoline from clothes that are cleaned
at h0me?-B. W.
! y. There is nothing that can be-
used i'm home cleaning To kill the odur
L., f.sf V..N
pressing with warm iron Will heip
Ia diSsipatc if. In large cleaning -
! adjustments. this odor is killed J..
the liln-drying process.
/ q What makes hills or lnouutaiI~
in The distance look blue; The Blu
Ridge Mountains aren't really blI'
are thew y NJ
y. The air between yoI and the
hills is filed with countless particle
of dust and other things and wha
ynu see is not blue hills. but the re
heCiion Of the suns rays from the lir
t,e particles in The air. the color being
I due 20 the angle at which the liGh'
! from the sun strikes the particles
and 10 the character Of the particles
( q. What are gophers?-F. :. Il.
! A. Gopher is the term applied q.
/ several American rodents. The true
CoUncTS belong 10 the tieOmEldde IAN
/ ily and are known as pOUChed rat>
/ on pocket gOpherS. The most con-
mon species are about inches long
with an almost hairless tail about
inches long. and weighs about :"
ounces. Its legs are short, its forefee'
strong and We'll adapted for burrOWins.
The animal j. reddish brown on the
2 back and sides. ashy beneath, and has
white feet It burrows in sandy Soi>
throwing up the earth in little mound~
and subsistS OH grass. roots nuts buds
and farm vegetables.
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