Evening star., 1924-11-07

A The sixth President, John
Quincy Adams, was the son OF the
second President, John Adams and
the twenty-third President. Benjamin
Harrison, was the grandson of the
| ninth President, William Henry Har-
rison.
Q. What names occurred most
frequently in the Army?-W. l.
A. During the World War in the
United States Army, Navy and
Marine Corps there were 56 names
which appeared on the rolls more
! than 1000 times. Smith led, with
Johnson, Brown, Williams. Jones.
Miller, Davis and Anderson following.
Q. How is the name Magdalen as
| applied to one Of the colleges. of OK
ford, England, pronounced?-F. II. Il.
A. Englishmen pronounce II as il
spelled Maudlin.
Q. Which damages a road more,
| automobiles and loaded trucks OF
| wagons and loaded wagons ?-J. e. r.
A Automobiles and loaded trucks
| cause more damage to roads than
| wagons.
Q. II a man enlisted in September,
| 1917, and in September 1918. was
given the rank Of major, would he
be entitled TO anything under the
present compensation act?-M F.
| A No officer above the rank OF
| captain is entitled to compensation
under the adjusted compensation act
However, if he served in excess OF 50
days of action frank Of captain Or
flower) after April ). 1917, and before
July l. 1919. he is entitled 70 com
| pensation for that period under the
| adjusted compensation act.
Q. What is the title Of the man
who appears in the tower to cal
Mohammedans TO prayer?-B. II. W.
A. "Muezzin" or "Mueddin" is the
name given to the Mohammedan who
| sounds the call to prayer
Q. When is Boxing day?-T. o. ].
A. Boxing day Is the 26th OF De
cember, and is one Of the four legal
holidays in England. 1t was on tnls
day that in olden times the gentry
made presents, especially of money
to their servants and dependents
These presents came to be known as
| Christmas boxes.
Q. Will black powder burn in car
| bon dioxide gas?-C. A. NJ.
| A Black powder contains the oxy-
gen for its own combustion and VIII
burn in an atmosphere of carbon
dioxide.
| O. What is the formula for the
preparation which is used in coating
| the wooden insulators which sepa-
| rate the plates in an automobile
storage battery. to prevent them from
being acted upon by the acid?-
G. w. V.
| A. Wooden separators for use in
storage batteries are not ordinarily
coated with anything to protect them
| from the acid. The wood is treated
to expand the pores and remove sub
stances which would be injurious TO
| the battery. The methods which
| have been described for doing this
are numerous and varied. In a few
| cases manufacturers have impreg-
mated their separators with sub
stances to protect the wood, but the
methods for doing this are mAnufac-
turing secrets which have not been
made public.
| Q. What is a gargoyle?-C. NJ. r.
| A. This is a name given to pro-
| jecting spout. so placed that 1t drains
| the roof gutter. The modern metal
| pipes have superseded the use OF gar
| goyles to great extent. In Gothic
| architecture, these long and gro
.tesquely carved spouts have heads of
combination with bodies, paws and
wings of monsters. The gargoyles
of the Cathedral OF Notre Dame are
particularly famous.
Q. When was the s. S. Olympic
built and was she used to carry troops
| during the war?-C. G. S.
! A. The British ship Olympic was
commissioned in 1911. She was built
at Harland & Wolf, Ltd, Belfast,
the largest shipyard in the world.
| The Olympic was used as q transport
| during the World War.
| Q. Is there a goiter clinic in Wash
| lington?-J- Q. p.
A. There is a goiter clinic con-
Quoted at the Woman's Welfare As
sociatfon, 1922 Eleventh street north
west, Washington, D. c., on Tuesdays
from 2 to 5.
! (Lct Tho Stdr Information B1rcou,
Frederic j. Hdsksn, director, Itoc~tv-
| first and c. streets northeast, ons<oer
you- question. The only chGroe for this
service Is cents in st1n,ps for return
| postogs.)
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