Evening star., 1924-03-01

4: 1923, and at that time 1t was stated
that twenty-one states had such
laws.
Q. What are the qualifications for
Rhodes scholarship?-D. NJ r.
A. To be eligible a candidate for
Rhodes scholarship must be Il male
citizen of the United States. over
nineteen and not over twenty-five
years of age, and above sophomore
granting college or university Of the
United States.
Q. How does the number Of Chi
nese in China compare with the .por-
ulation of the United StateS?-Ci. T. n.
A. There are about three times as
many Chinese the population of
China being estimated at 320.0U0,000
Q. What is the atmospheric pres
sure at the eartb's surface---T. II, r.
A. The Naval Observatory says at
mospheric pressure at sea-level is
one ton per square foot: or. more pre-
cisely. average atmospheric prcssurn
is 2.117 pounds per square foot, but
it varies continually, often reaching
fifty pounds more or less.
Q. What instrument it is that ha~
one string and is played with bow:
Il. Il.
A. There is on the market q novel-
"bumbox." played with one string
and bow. There is also on the
market Il Chinese musical instrument
which has one string. In the cas-"
OF the latter musical sound is mad,
in the case Of the former a noise.
@. How many times will billiard
ball go back and forth with one short"
+. r. r.
standard cushions, the record length
which d ball has made is five time.s
the length of the table.
Q. Where is san Marlno"-W. I. J..
Apprentices, near Rimini, in the heaTr
Of Italy. and claims to be the oldest,
state in Europe. having been founded
in the fourth century. Its present
freedom dates from 1851.
O. When did Robert Ingersojl
make his last speech?-J. y.
y. The last public appearance of
Robert G. Ingersoll was on June II,
1899, at Camden, y. J., III an argE-
ment before the vice chancellor of thai
state in the case Of Russell V. Rus
sell. His last address was that on
What Is Keligion" delivered June
., 1899, before the American Free
Street Theater. Boston. 1ugersoil
died on July Il, 1899
@. How old is Thomas A Edison:
B. p.
a. The venerable scientist has JUS
celebrated his seventy seventh birth
day.
=. What does drama mean?-Q. T.
A. The term drama" means tho
deed" The modern drama is an evo-
luton of that created thousands or
years ago in Greece. The origin Is
traced to the festival in honor Of
Ceres, the goddess of the grain.
@. What is the difference between
an epoch and an era?-A. Il. u.
A. Epoch and era are usually used
ANONYMOUSLY. IN history either one
denotes a nxed point OF time, COM
monty selected on account OF some
remark BILE event by which IL has
been distinguished. and which is
made the beginning or determining
point of particular year from which
all other years. whether preceding Or
ensuing. are computed. Some writer's
distinguish between the terms epoch
and era. According to them, both
mark important events, but an era
is an epoch which is chronologicallE
dated from: an epoch is not marked III
this way. The birth nf Christ was both
an epoch and an era, according to this
view.
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