Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-10

becomes greater, and this, of course,
would force more air down into the
cavern. In short, we'll Of this kind.
often called breathing well, exhales
as a storm is approaching and inhales
as it is passing.
O. Is the sugar obtained from
wood the same as that now in use for
cooking and on the table?-G. o. w.
A. 1t is not the same. 1t Is largely
glucose, like the sugar obtained from
corn, mixed with considerable guam
titles of other sugars. It is produced
by hydrolysis, but has not yet been
done on a commercial scale.
@. What do the initials ]. d.
mean when placed after a persons
name?-N.
A. They may mean doctor Of law
(jurum DOCTOR, or they may be used
to designate a junior deacon Gree
masonry.
O. What was Sir Walter Scott
paid for his novel, "Ivanhoe"?-P. G.
A. He is said to have received
$500. The novel contained nearly
! 100000 words.
Q. Does the water in the ocean
move from place to place when waves
are made by the wind?-J. s.
A. There Is no actual transport OF
the water resulting from wave mo-
ton in the ocean. The water merely
rises and sinks in the same place, as
may be seen by observing an object
| floating on a surface disturbed by
waves. The water down to a consid-
cradle depth takes part in the move
ment of oscillation which produces at
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crest and trough.
@. What can be mixed with alcohol
to make it non-inflammable?-H X.
A. The Bureau Of Chemistry says
that If alcohol Is mixed in equal por-
tions with water, it will burn. If more
than so per cent Of water is used, 1t
will not burn.
Q. What is English breakfast teal
H. E.
A. The Grocers' Encyclopedia says
| that this is an American trade term
unknown in England. It Is generally
applied to China black tea.
@. Name the oldest academy Of
arts in the United States?-B. T.
A. The Pennsylvania Academy Of
| Fine Arts, founded in 1906, is the
oldest academy of its kind in the
United States. 1t is the successor Of
drawing school started in 1871 by
Charles Wilson Peale.
@. Why is the ''Preakness" so calledf
M. L. S.
A. The name "Preakness" az ap-
piled to the $4,000 stake run at the
Pimlico Spring meeting is so called
| after the horse that won the first
Dinner Party Stake" afterward
known as the "Dixie Stake" at Pimlico,
| in 1870, the most famous racing event
| of the time. The farm Of Mr.. NJ. H.
Sanford, owner Of the winner, in New
Jersey, was called "Preakness," and the
| horse was named after his home. The
Preakness Stake was first run for at
| Pimlico in 1873, and was won by Mr..
John F. Chamberlin's Survivor.
@. When was the Tai Mahal built?
Please give it's dimensionS.--J. C. A.
| A. The Tai Maha1 is a mausoleum
of white alabaster mile east Of Agra,
India, built Q629-50) by Shah Jehan
as burial place for his favorite wife,
Mumtaz-i-Mahal. It is said to have
cost over 100000. The building is
octagonal, 100 feet in length and
width and 20 feet high, exclusive Of
the dome, which rises 100 feet above
| Tic HldIIl mass. rOuT 0XQulSILo CyIlus
drical minarets, 1913 feet high, mark
the corners Of the superb platform on
which it stands.
@. How many copies Of "The Rosary"
have been sold?-N. E. W.
A. Six million copies have been sold
and $4,000 in royalties paid to the
composers family.
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