Evening star., 1934-08-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


as an auto mufier. The tube 10
screwed on the muzzle Of the gun.
This tube consists Of series Of bafnes
that cause the gases to issue slowly
instead of with q sudden rush. II is
this rush Of powered gas from the
muzzle Of the gun which creates Q
vacuum, causing the report when dis
charged.
@. Who few the first multi-mo-
tored airplane?oJ. 8.
A. Igor Sikorsky built and few the
FIRST multi-motored airplane in 1913.
@. Is it necessary to have real
pearls worn in order to keep them
from deteriorating?--M. H.
A. II Is not necessary. In fact, the
acid in some persons skin may have
q deleterious effect upon pearls.
Light or lack Of 1t and temperature
seem to have no effect. The only
requisite for keeping pearls is to have
them perfectly dry.
@. How are letters handled In the
dead letter ofice?-S. S.
A. The method of handling unde.
hverable letters in the dead letter
office Is briefly as follows: The let
ters are opened and those which are
found TO contain nothing Of value
and no information making II pos
sible to return them to the writers
are at once destroyed. Those con-
tanning matter of obvious value other
than correspondence are recorded
and If unbelievable are held one
year awaiting claim by the owner be.
fore final disposition. At the expi-
ration Of that time the contents are
treated as property of the Govern
ment. Letters which contain the
names and addresses of the writer's
are returned to them at once in off,
cial envelopes, which provide for the
collection of cents upon delivery.
Q. How does a person get a permit
to use the Skyland Drive now?-
L. H. P.
A. The National Park Service says
that no permit viii be issued for the
Skyland Drive while the road Is under
construction. 1t Is not definitely
known when the road will be com.
pleted.
@. What proportion Of the money
used for schools in this country goes
for teachers salaries?--G. II.
A. About rs per cent.
Q. What are the principal types
Of clouds?-J. A.
A. Cirrus-detached cloud Of deli.
cate appearance, generally white.
Cirro-stratus-thin sheet of vhitish
cloud. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sky.
Alto-cumulus-larger rounded masses,
white or grayish. Alto-stratus--dense
sheet Of gray or blush cloud. Strato-
cumuluS-large lumpy masses or rolls
OF dull gray cloud. Nimbus-dense
layer Of dark cloud with ragged edges
from which steady rain or snow
usually falls. "wooIpack'
or "caulifiower cloud" Clmulo-nin.
bus-thunder cloud or shower cloud
great masses of dark cloud rising Ia
form Of mountains or towers.
@. What Is mossp-R. v. r.
A. Moss is any bryophytic plant Of
certain class characterized by the
small, leafy, often tufted, stems bear
ing the sex organs. Mosses are found
IN all parts of the world growing on
earth or rocks, the bark of trees, or.
rarely, In streams. Unlike the mold
organisms, they do not generally
require an organic host.
q. Does heat lightning have It's
origin In an electrical storm!--E.
r. N.
p A. Heat lightning Is described as
fitful play Of lightning which is
usually seen near the horizon at the
close of hot day, due to the refiec-
ton from distant storm clouds Of far
Oh flashes. causing q diffused glow.
The thunder caused by thess flashes
Is too far away TO be heard.
@. II the sun were calculated to be
2 feet in diameter, how big would
Antares he?--E. w.
A. Antares would have to have q
diameter Of approximately e2s feet
to correspond in size.
@. Who Is the author Of "Touch-
wood" which has been playing ut the
Haymarket Theater In London2-R. A.
A. The author is Miss Dorothy
Gladys Smith, writing under the
pseudonym Of Miss c. l.. Anthony.
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