Evening star., 1928-03-26

flavor with carbon dIoxide gas. The
raw materials used in the nnanufsc-
ture Of this gas are not present in the
bottled drink Only the gas Is used
and Is a wholesome product, identical
with the carbon dioxide found in many
mineral springs.
o. Just what Is included in the
phrase big game"?--S. A.
A. The term big game" is elastic
but is generally understood to include
all wild animals larger than the com
mon fox.
O. At what temperature does yesst
work best?-J. J.
A. Yeast is made up Of tiny plants
which grow and multiply in bread
dough and form gas which causes the
dough 10 become light. II grows beat
in temperature Of about "a degrees 2.
Q. What is the nickname for the
ace Of clubs?-H. T.
A. 1t is often called the Puppy
foot"
Q. How were the funds raised 10
build the Moffat Tunnel?-T. w.
A. The Commercial and National
Chronicle says that a score OF years
ago Mr.. MofIat and associates built the
road from Denver over the Divide into
Routt County. but the mountain curves
and steep grades made it difdcult OF
profitable operation. Since then the
people OF Colorado, and especially Den
yer. nave wanted 10 tunnel the Rockies
and lower the grade to make possible
the successful operation Of this road
and connection to Salt Lake. To sc-
complish this a tunnel district uss
formed in 1922, composed OF the coun-
Ties Denver. Grand. Routt, Monat and
parts OF Eagle, Gilpin. Boulder. Adams
and Jefferson, and issued Sl5470 O0O
IN bonds. The tunnel was conulefed
and operation began February 2s, 1929.
Q. When was the first electric light
put into use?-E A.
A. In 1852 an arc lamp was IN
stalled in a lighthouse at DunReness
England. and supplied with current
from cumbrous magneto-electric ma
chine: This was the first regular elac-
tric light in service.
Q. Was VIII Rogers really the
mayor Of Beverly Hills?-J. v. N.
A. VIII Rogers was made the good
the Chamber Of Commerce, December
81. 1925.
Q. What is the average Life Of 81
bill?-F. NJ. T.
A. The ordinary life Of a dollar bill
is liz years.
@ What oils are heavier than wa
ter?-H. B. H.
A. Sassafras oil Glove oil. ereosots
OIL and some crude petroleum oils are
heavier than water.
Q. I know that the Mona Lisa In
tne Louvre was stolen. Is the one
hanging there now the original7-
F. G. NJ
A. Not long after the theft OF Mona
Lisa from the Louvre the portrait was
recovered and hung in the Paris Gal
Iery. It has long been a moot question
as to whether or not the portrait in the
Louvre is the original or Is q COPY by
Leonardo da Vinci The Louvre re-
CARDS it as the original.
G. Do men or women predominant
In the population OF the world?--
A About half Of the world has been
enumerated as to sex. II appears that
about sos per cent is male, 4s.7 per
cent female.
@. Who won the prize in the recent
Associated Glee Clubs OF America con-
test?-W. r.
A. No prize was awarded. Fifteen
hundred poems were submitted. but
none was found to be OF sufficient dis
tinction 70 merit a prize.
@. How are the square notes used In
modern violin music, together with the
round notes, read and played?-V. L.
A. One authority explains as follows;
THE open square notes written above
a filed round note in violin score are
called artificial harmonics. They are
the most difhcult OF all tones 10 pro-
duce on the violin and generally result
in a distressing squeak. At the hand
of q great artist they produce tones O
exquisite fairylike beauty, and the tone
is two octaveS higher than the lover
round note. They are played by press
ing the firSt finger very firmly on the
string at the place indicated by the
lower round note and the fourth finger
just barely touching. on the same string
a perfect fourth above II there Il any
pressure or II the interval is not true
10 the nth degree, the squeak instead
Of huteliks tone will result"