Evening star., 1926-02-09

to land on its feet?-M. w.
A. The method whereby a cat in
vaI1ably lands on its feet even when
dropped from a comparatively small
height has been demonstrated by the
use Of the slow-motion picture camera
The motion picture revealed that at
first the cat simultaneously extends
the hindlegs and tail perpendicular
to the axis Of its body and draws the
forelegs close in. A twisting strain
Is then applied through the body and
results in the closely held forequar-
ters rotating nearly 80 degrees In ad-
vance Of the hindquarters. Then, by
drawing in the hindlegs and tail, ex-
tending the forelegs and exerting an
other torsional stress In a direction
opposite to the previous one the hind
quarters are brought around and the
cat Is ready to land on its feet.
Q. When was the Mohamme1an re-
lig1on introduced into the Philippines?
M. 2.
A. Mohammedanism was brought
into the Philippines in the fourteenth
century by Malays from Borneo.
Q. What are the absolute mon
arches of the world and who rules
theme. z.
A. The absolute monarchies of the
world are: Abyssinia, Empress Wal
zeru Zauditu: Afghanistan. Amanul.
lah Khan; Morocco, Sultan Mulai
Yusef; Siam. King Rama vi.
@. How does peat look?-J. w. c.
A.-Peat varies In consistency from
a turf to a slime. AS it decomposes
Its color deepens. old peat being dark
brown or black, and keeping little of
the plant texture. According to its
formation II is known as bog peat
(mosSes), heath peat, meadow peat
grasses and sedges). forest peat or
wood peat ttrees) and sea peat tsea-
Weeds). For use as q fuel, peat is
dried and often compressed. 1t is
widely found and increasingly i'm
portant, but, owing to its bulk and
It's large content Of water and ash,
coal.
Q. Was there theory as early as
the thirteenth century that the earth
was round?-A. S.
A. A volume unearthed from library
in Oxford University entitled THE
Metrical Lives of the Saints" written
by a monk at the end Of the thir-
teenth century. contains the stanza
AS an appel the urthe IS round, SO
that evermo half the urthe the some
by-schyneth. hou so hit evere 60"
Q. Is meerschaum made or found as
1t appears in commercial. j. S.
A. When dug. it is soft and OF an
almost cheeselike consistency. easily
cut with a knife. 1t rapidly hardens
on exposure to the air. The largest
source Of meerschaum is in Asia
Minor. In the town OF Sepetdje in
Asia Minor there are over 20,000 pits
in space Of 6 miles. and meer-
schaum has been dug in this locality
for over 1000 years.
Q. Why is longitude reckoned from
Greenwich, England2-J. D.
A. The inconvenience Of having a
fixed meridian in different countries
led to an international conference,
which was held at Washington from
the 1st to the 22d of October,
1884. Although the representatives of
France and Brazil dissented, the con-
ference agreed to recommend the me-
ridian Of Greenwich, England, to be
used as the reference meridian of the
world by astronomers and geog-
raphers. The arrangement began on
the 1st of January, 1885. Prior to
had already accepted the Greenwich
meridian as the meridian of reference
Q. Where did the name 1.-THE Lost
Cause" as applied to the Confederacy,
originate?-W. r.
A. This phrase first became cur
rent as the title Of history Of the
Civil War by E. A. Pollard, published
in 1886. 1t was used as an expressive
designation for the purposes and aims
which the Southern people vainly
sought to realize in the permanent
establishment Of the Confederate
States of America
Q. What is the origin OF the word
boycott?-R. NJ
A. Capt. Boycott was the English
agent of Lord Erne in Ireland in 1881
He incurred the ill will of the tenants.
AS a result the population for miles
around refused to deal with him in
any way.
Q. Can you tell me briefly the proc
ess used in bleaching brown sugar.
P. r. n.
A. The ordinary brown sugar for
commerce is a product of the cane
sugar refinery. The raw sugar OBJ