Evening star., 1924-08-26

A. Polo games are played every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
| the Potomac Park polo grounds. The
games Tuesday and Thursday are
games. On Saturdays the game be-
gins at $3.50.
@. Did the Progressives carry
Wisconsin for Roosevelt in 1912?-F
N. s.
A. Wilson carried Wisconsin, re-
ceiving 164.e2s votes. Taft was sec
ond with 130.695 and Roosevelt third
| with 62,460.
Q. What is the Pullman "sur-
| charge"?-F. e. b.
A. The Pullman, surcharRe is an
extra charge made by the railroads
for passengers travelling in sleeping
| cars. chair cars and observation cars.
| road fare and to the regular Pullman
| fare. -,
Q. Will rabbits grow faster In
light colored cages than in dark
ones?-P. J..
A. Popular Science says that in
light colored cages animals grow
| rapidly, while dark paint retards
| their growth.
Q. What was a "vendue" in CO.
lonial times?-D. E.
A. This term was applied to auc-
tions. especially those held at taverns
when there was sale Of the cargo
of a prize ship.
Q. Is the ocean deeper at it's deep
est point than the highest mountain
| is highs. :.
A. If Mount Everest were placed
in the deepest pit of the Pacific, it's
summit five and one-ha1f miles high,
would he submerged more than half
| a mile.
Q. How is steel treated so that
rubber will stick to it when vuicanized D.?
r. l..
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that in order to make rubber stick
the iron or steel Is often roughened
by sand blasting, or is copper plat
ed. or both. 1t is difficult to get a
good bond between rubber and iron.
| A rubber cement containing sulphur
may be applied to each surface be-
fore vulcaniZing. When vulcaniZed,
sulphide OF iron is formed and binds
the metal and rubber.
Q. Are sunflowers fit for use as
silage for dairy cows?-L S. r.
A. The sunflower has come to be
an important silage crop in sections
of Illinois, where successful corn
growing is uncertain because OF
! drought and chinch bugs. Some diff
culties have been experienced. how
ever. in using sunflower silage in
place of corn silage. The quality
is not always good, with the result
| that cows fed on the silage give less
gestive disturbances also sometimes
occur. Troubles somwhat similar to
these were encountered in the early
use of corn silage. but they were
largely overcome by harvesting and
ensiling the corn at a comparatively
advanced stage of maturity. L,
seems likely, therefore. that the
problems involved in feeding sun
flower silage to dairy cows might
be cleared up by testing the effec,
upon milk production of plants harv-
ested at different stages of maturity
@. Please state the amount OF
money to the credit of the Civil
Service retirement fund and how
much money has been paid out--A
| Reader.
A. In the preliminary statement
from August 1, 1920, to June 80
1924, the Civil Service retirement
and disability fund had in credits
$5s,060,3s313. 1t had paid out on
account of refunds, annuities, ETC.
s25,667,34ss7. Much OF the balance
| is invested in securities.
O. What is meant by "a normal
salt solution ?''-T. p.
A. A level tablespoonful Of salt
| to a pint of water is considered
| normal salt solution.
| O How much water Is passed into
the atmosphere from large tree?-
| l.. T.
A. The evaporation from a large
| oak or beech tree is from 10 to "a
gallons in "a hours.
O. Was ST. Patrick the apostle to
tho Highlanders as well as to the
! Irish?-W. P. c.
A, St. COLUMBIA, Celtic mission
| ary, founder of the monastery ST
! Iona on the island of that name, was
known as the Apostle to the High
landers.
| @. When was Central Park, New
York City, opened to the public.
d. F.
| A. An act authorizing the acquisi-
| tion of Central Park was passed by
the New York Legislature in 1853
| Work was begun in 1857 and the
park opened to the public in 1850
It's area is $40 acres, about 400 OF
which are wooded and include speci-
mems of nearly every tree and shrub
that will grow in this climate.
O. Where do the martin birds win
er?-E. ]. c.
| A. The Biological Survey says
martins migrate early, but do not
make the entire journey at one time
| going part of the way and forming
their trip. The birds winter in South
America.
| @. What is animal sugar. M E. T
A. Glycogen or animal sugar is q
| carbohydrate OF the same chemical
| composition as starch, but with diff
! ferent chemical properties.
@. Does a copyright hold good in
foreign countries?-W. d. L.
| A. A United States copyright does
not There is an international copy
| right association which includes in
| it's membership most Of the countries
| of Europe, also japan. If one secures
a copyright in, for instance, Eng
| land, it automatically applies In al
the countries in the copyright asso'
| cfatibn.
Q. What were tho denominations
of the paper scrip used during the
| Civil War?-J. c.
A. The fractional currency issued
during the Civil War was in the fol-
lowing denominations: 8 cents,
cents, 10 cents, rs cents and SO cents
| @. What was the value of the
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