"POSERS" FOR FATHER.

Mataura Ensign, 22 April 1913, Page 5

"POSERS" FOR FATHER.

"READY-MADE ANSWERS. A man never realises how scanty •snd vague is his knowledge of everyday things until he takes a child for a walk or a railway journey. Children v-Jtnt to know the why and wherefore -of .eveiytliing, and oven well-informed parents are often puzzled by their questions. Provided 1 Avith- a book just publish**!, the parent €an face the most inquisi- ' tire onild a qualm. Ships, trains, animals, electricity, weather, books, birds, and so on ia.ro deal* with in simple language in this wonderful rolume of more than 700 pages! An example will show how all the parents' difficulties have been solved: "What makes the train go—The engine is made to go by the power of •expanding steam, for, just ma the pressure of a small quantity of steam in a kettle of boiling water can move the lid. so can the pressure of a* large quantity of steam make the engine "Why is Snow White?" Here <aTe a few more questions which the father of a child should be prepared to answer and which would puzzle 99 out of 100 fa-fliers: What causes the puffing of the engine as the train starts? Why are snakes so shaped? How do they move without feet ? Have snakes any usesP Why is snow wliite? What is "the best time to make snowballs P , How does sound get round a corner? All these and thousands of other "nosers" are cloarly explained in this admirable book.