Show Let George Do It If Certain Yellow Shades Shades's Spectrums Spectrum's s 's Brightest All my life Ive I've heard that the colors of the spectrum are brighter t than ii h a n the neutrals neutral shades of black and white especially especially espe espe- f daily in buying e clothes lot h e sand am and 1 b- b house household hole d linens writes Mrs I M. M F. F of Salt Lake City Yet I still believe believe be be- lieve white reflects reflects reflects re- re more I light i g h t b being e i n g gGeorge George made up of all hues together than an any particular lar hue So why docs does a red and white design look predominantly red to me mc Is it an optical illusion or is there a physical explanation This question cannot be he an an- arbitrarily as there are multiple physiological factors to tobe tobe tobe be considered not to mention psychological Generally speaking however certain shades of oC yellow are arc said to be brighter than any other color or neutral even the whitest white That's why the sun and suns sun's rays have such a yellowish tint Some shades of red can be I I seen secs better than the brightest I shades of any other color That's why all stop signals and most fireplugs are painted red Some fireplugs are yellow jellow the fire hydrants on the University of Utah campus are yellow ellO Red isa isa is isa a hot intense straining eye-straining straining nerve c co color o 1 o 0 r. r Hence mental institutions are never painted red Other colors often appear tobe to tobe tobe be just as bright as ns yellow or red It depends on the shade the intensity intensity intensity in in- of light striking it and md the background against which itis it itis itis is seen By adding red to yellow you can m make a k e the yellow brighter and vice versa By adding adding add add- ing blue to white Y you ou make the white brighter That's why bluing bluing bluing blu blu- ing is added in rinsing white clothing Will starched crochet work wear out faster than crochet work when it is stored in a cedar chest asks Mrs 0 O. R. R Anderson of oC Murray l A 1 friend of mine said it would The consensus is that it wouldn't make any difference or at least any difference to amount to much One of the persons George polled pointed out that when the yarn fibers get ready to disintegrate they will do so whether starched or not How was silk-making silk introduced introduced introduced intro intro- to the western world asks S. S J. J L L. L of Murray l According to a are reference fer e nee George found in a childrens children's encyclopedia set Book House for Children two missionary monks of the Justinia Justima era deserve deserve deserve de de- serve the credit They hid some worm silk eggs in a hollow bamboo bamboo bamboo bam bam- boo cane while visiting China Later they smuggled the cane out of the country under the watchful eyes of custom officials In Constantinople later they workmen to hatch the eggs feed the worms on mulberry mulberry mul mul- berry leaves until the cocoons were spun and then to unwind I and to spin the threads Send your our questions to George care of oC Salt Lake Telegram S. S Main Salt Lake City 10 Include Include In In- Include clude full name and address Initials used only upon request |