Evening star., 1928-04-18
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. How much butter is produced
from gallon of cream?-C. 3.
A. Cream for butter making should
contain about 80 per cent butter fat. A
gallon of such cream will yield about
3 pounds OF butter.
@. To how many countries does the
Vatican send epresentatiVes?-H.W w. r.
A. Papal nuncios are sent to 81 coun-
tries.
~. LEll eDuiEbIAlilk VI biAE
great lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt
A. d.
A. The light In the Pharos OF Alex
andria vas obtained by burning pitch
wood. The upper story Of the light
house had large openings toward the
sea, through which the light shone.
Ptolemy Softer began the construction OF
the Pharos in the third century BIC.
and it was not completed until about
252 BC. The architect was Sostratus
OF Cnidus. Each Of its four sides Is
said to have measured at the base about
CO.. feet.
@. Why does a gold prospector in
Alaska wear a net over his face?-
w. q. r. j.
A. Gold prospectors In Alaska wear
netting over their faces to protect them
from mosquitoes.
@. Who was the founder Of historic
painting among the Greeks?-M. z. D.
A. De Paw says, "As Homer wa
the founder Of epic poetry. 50 was
Polygnotus the founder Of historic
painting"
@. Please give me a formula for
homemade floor stain.--H. T. S.
tested by the Bureau OF Chemistry: 0]
ounce of permanganate OF potash.
quart warm water. The solution made
by diSsolving the permanganate Of pot
ash in the water Is violet -colored. but
when IL Is applied 70 wood a chemical
action results and the wood is stained
brown. This stain gives better results
on pine than on oak flooring. ~ IL
ounces pulverized gilSOnite. quart tur-
rentine. This Is brown stain that can
be used on either soft woods or hard
woods. ~ - pound raw sienna tgrounc
in oil, ounces raw umber ground in
oil. pint boiled Iinseed oil, u pint
ground japan drier. pint turpentine
Putting these materials into a bottle
and shaking vigorously is perhaps the
best way or mixing this stain. It has
been found TO give excellent results or
oak
O. How does the production Of cleo.
tricity In the South compare with the
Northern StateS?-E c.
A. Production OF electricity is in
creasing At the average rate OF IL pei
cent in the South compared with ID
per cent In the North as whole.
@. How is dew formed?-M. I. @.
A. Dew Is moisture deposited during
the nighs on the surfaces OF bodies ex-
posed in the open air. Dew is pro-
duced by the condensation Of watery
vapor from the atmosphere. The de-
poStt Of dew is caused by the coolneSS
OF the bodies bedewed. and this takes
place IN consequence OF the radiation
OF heat into open space without any
equivalent return. During the day the