Evening star., 1924-11-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN

@. How did the custom of standing
at the seventh inning originate
C. S. G.
. A. We have consulted many old
base ball men and base ball authorities
but none of them can answer def
nitely The custom was followed as
early as 1890. Some claim IL was due
to the old term OF craps-come seven
being lucky. So people got up in
the seventh to pull for the home
team.
| Q. Where is the longest suspension
bridge in the world?-C. o.
A. What Is believed to be the long
est suspension bridge Is now being
erected across the Delaware River.
linking Philadelphia and Camden,
N. j. The total length including the
plazas is s.67o feet as compared with
$3.50 feet, the length Of Brooklyn
Bridge.
@. What is the frequency of the
human heart beat?-B. Fl. u.
A. The number of heartbeRts of the
average individuar under normal con-
ditions is 100000 in "a hours.
@. Can carbolic acid be added to
whitewash used in poultry house,
G.. A.
A. This can be done. 1t will not
hurt it's sticking qualities"
O. Is it true that lumber can be
made from sugar cane?-A. K. L.
A. Lumber Is being made from
"bagasse," the residue of sugar cane
after the sugar-containing juice is
extracted. This lumber is very light
weighing only 3-5-pound per square
foot. One ton of bagasse yields 5000
feet of lumber.
Q. What is the difference in weight
of wet and dry sand?-NS.P.
A. Dry sand weighs from so tC
Ito pounds per cubic foot, while wei
sand weighs from 11S to 129 pounds
per cubic foot
Q. What causes dark spots on ko.
dak pictureS?-S. D. T.
A. Cndissolved chemicals in a de-
veloper will cause dark spots, known
as comets, to appear in negatives
These spots are called comets be
cause they have tails. The disk of Z
comet may be as large as a pin
head or almost as small as a pin.
point Removing comets without in
turing the negatives is difficult; pre-
venting them from occurring is easy
The surest way to prevent them is by
| stirring the developer while the
chemicals are dlssolving.
Q. What is the origin OF the tern
"porterhouse steak?"-P. S. W.
A. A porter house was a house
! where porter and other malt liquors
| were sold. and this cut of beef was
made popular by the proprietor Of q
porter house.
@. What is meant by "skillful'
poker Players. p. =.
a. According to Hoyle. skill con.
sists entirely of good Judgment ir
betting. This is based on three
| things-a mathematical knowledge
of the probable value of ones owr
| hand as against all the other hand.
in play; the odds to be obtained In
the betting when the player puts
chips in the pot: the indications Civ.
en- by other players.
Q. VIII you advise me how many
! karats there are in one pound avoir.
dupois? What portion of an ounce
| is one karat?-J. J. r.
A. There are 2192 karats in one
| pound avoirdupois. The karat is
| pois.
I Q. What wae Reoseveits popular
vote in 1912 for President: what
States did he carry, and what was his
electora1. vote ?--F. r. S.
A. The popular vote pofled by The
| odore Roo seSelt in 1912 was 4,i2s,-
02o; the elcctofak cote 50. Mr.
Roosevelt carried ihes following
States: California, Michigan. Min
nesota. Pennsylvania, South Dakots
and Washington. s,. -,
| Q. Is there Y bridge in tht
| United States besides the one al
GAINESVILLE. Ohio-R. G.
A. There is such bridge at Rich
mond, Va.
| Q. Is there anything to put in but
ter to make it white?-J. H. f.
A. The Bureau of Dairying say!
that SO far as II knows there is moth,
| ing that can be put in butter befor,
| it is churned to give II a white ap
pearafice. In Winter when the COW,
are on dry feed the butter is mucf
| lighter in color than in Summer wher
| green feed is used. On the other hanC
| it is customary In Winter TO add some
coloring substance tothe cream be