Now, whßt do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterday's Questions.
1. Air presses equally In all direc
tions.
2. Air pressure Is Just the same, no
matter whether a roof Is over your
heed or not.
3. The air pressure is greater
(though not noticeably) at the bottom
of a mine.
4. Nitrogen in the air is the source
from which nitrates and nitrites, nec
essary to sustain life, are drawn: also
It helps to dilute the oxygen; If we
breathed pure oxygen we would rap
idly consume all our energy; as burn
ing is only oxidation, we would, lit
erally, bum ourselves up.
5. Oxygen is rare in the upper at
mosphere. because it is one of the
heaviest of common gases, and sinks
to earth.
6. Ozone is oxygen with one extra
atom In its structure; electricity
forms ozone out of oxygen, which is
partly the reason why the air feels so
exhilarating after an electric storm.
(CoDrrixht. 1926.)
I HOME NOTES
BY JEX.VT WREX.
In the design of the small house,
built-in space-savers must necessarily
play an important part. Every cor
ner economically utilized means that
much more breathing space—that ele
to -a
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ment of charm most at a premium in
small houses.
Her# a dormer window has been
very charmingly used by building in
a commodious chest of drawers. A
little dressing mirror set on top com
pletes the group.
This chest has been painted to
further the room's color plot. The
walls are plain, pale gray, the wood
work apple green, and the furniture
sage green. The frame of the chest
is apple green and the drawer fronts
sage green.
