Evening star., 1924-12-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

farm products In this country?-
c. P. V.
a. Farm products this year are
estimated at $4,000, ,O00, 900 by the
American Farm Bureau Federation
Q. What is the cost of sending
pictures by radios. P. r.
A. Rates will not be announced
until the system of sending pictures
by radio has been more nearly per-
fected. However. on the basis of
the cost of sending the number of
words that could be transmitted IN
the time required to transmit one
photograph. the cost at press rates
would be about $40.
Q. When was the waldorf-Astoris
Hotel in New York built?-N. Y. T.
A The original hotel structure on
the site occupied by the Waldorf
Astoria was built in 1893.
Q. Is there any way OF reducing
the evaporation of alcohol In a
radiator?-W. B. T.
A. About a pint of glycerfn poured
into the radiator will float on top
of the anu-freeze solution and will
tend to prevent rapid evaporation.
Q. What does Erin Go Bragh"
mean?-R. f. p.
A. Erin Go Gragh" means Tire
land Forever" 1t is the old war cry
of the Irish.
Q. What is the roof OF the
world" 1T. A. r.
A. The expression roof OF the
world" is applied to the Pamir
Plateau, in central Asia It's Persian
name has this significance
Q. How much ground must he
devoted to cemeteries in cities in
proportion to the population?-G. l. f.
A. If 1000 corpses are crowded
into an acre, and a mortality rate
of Is per 1000 be assumed, then
nearly four acres per 100000 pop
ulation are required annually to bury
the dead.
Q. How much silver is there in
spoons marked sterling g?-F. ].
A All sterling silver must contain
.s25 fine silver and .075 alloy.
Q. What gives rain its peculiar
odor-G. G. w.
A. Rain has no odor, but in falling
purifies the air. Often rain is pro-
duced by electrical charges in the
air, and these charges produce a gas
called ozone, which has a delightful
fresh odor
Q. How long and how wide should
toboggan be made, and what wood
should be used?-L NJ. P.
A. The ordinary toboggan is about
IS inches wide and to feet long.
1t is usually made Of thin lengths OF
hickory, maple or ash, slightly oval
on the bearing surface, placed side
by side, fastened at each end. The
under surface is highly polished.
Q. Has there ever been any differ
ence in the regulation army about
face" as executed by officers and
executed by men?-R. A S.
A. The War Department says that
up to 1911 the enlisted man did about
face" by turning on the right heel and
left toe and bringing his left heel up
to his right heel after turning about.
| Now, officers. as they have always
done, and enlisted men, since 1911,
do about face in the same manner
This is by placing the right foot about
10 inches to the left of the heel of
the left foot and turning on right toe
and left heel.
| Q. Which is the coolest month of
| the year in the United States?- L.
| o. o.
| A. The Weather Bureau says that
January is usually the coolest month
| III IHe year Inc ColdeSt WeHIner oc-
| curs in the northern parts of North
| Dakota and Minnesota, where the av-
erage temperature for the month is
| about zero, while the warmest Janu-
ary is found in southern Florida with
an average of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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