Evening star., 1924-08-04
ever seen electricity in any form;
is known by the effects it produces.

| ever seen electricity in any form: it
| Is known by the effects it produces.
Q. What was the date of the dis
| e. T.
| A. Pedro Alvares Cabral, a Portu-
guese navigator, is credited with hav-
| ing discovered Brazil on April %,
1900. With the revision of the cal
endar the date became May 8, 1900
and this has been adopted as the Off
cial date of discovery.
Q. What percentage of a family in
come is supposed to be spent for
| food?-R. E. W.
A. Economists estimate that the
average American family spends from
38 to 40 per cent of its income for
food.
@. When was the CampbeIlite or
Christian Church established?-E. +
A. Alexander Campbell and his fol-
lowers separated from the Baptists
| of Pennsylvania and Ohio between
! 1925 and 1880. In 1881 they formed
a union with Barton w. Stone of
Kentucky, one of the most prominent
simply "Christian."
Q. Does the carbon in the soil form
the carbon compounds in plants?-
]. H. NJ.
A. An authority on fertilizer says:
THE carbon of the soil takes no di-
rect part in forming the carbon com
pounds of plants. 1t is not necessary
| to apply carbon fertilizer to produce
the carbon compounds of plants, be-
cause the carbon dioxide of the air is
| the source for crop production. 1t is
estimated that there are 80 tons of
carbon dioxide in the air over every
acre of the earth's surface. The car
| bon in the soil is an indirect ele-
ment of fertility, because il is usual
| ly combined with other elements, as
nitrogen and phosphorus, which are
absolutely necessary for crop pro-
duction.
n. M. T.
| A. Work on the Suez Canal began
! April 25, 1859, and it was opened to
traffic November 21, 1869.
@. What color is Man O. Warp. K
A Man O. War, the famous race
| horse, is sorrel.
O. Is the widow of United States
| consul entitled to pension?-A- l.
A. There is no provision for such
| pension. In some cases where the death
| of a consul has left his wife in financial
straits his salary for a certain period
| has been paid to her.
Q. ! am building a dairy barn. How
wide should the stall be?-R. NJ.
A If the cows are to be tied in
| stanchions the stalls should be AZ to IL
| inches wide for large breeds and 36 to
| AZ inches for smaller breeds.
Q. Who invented the steam ham
mer?-L w. w.
A. The steam hammer was invented
| by James Nasmyth. who first conceived
| the invention in 1899, but did not patent
| it until 1912. Meanwhile a steam ham
mer had been actually built at the iron
| works of LIE Creusot, France. The first
Nasmyth hammer was erected in 1S43
| at Bridgewater Foundry, at Patricroft,
near Manchester, England.
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