Evening star., 1925-07-07

dian race, that was rapidly becoming
extinct.
Q. How many Industries use refrig-
eration?-P B. M
A. Refrigeration is said to be used
in 218 industries.
Q. How often does the balance
wheel of a watch vibrate?-V. V. M
A. The balance wheel vibrates 49,
600 times an hour and the staff TO
which it is secured rotates more than
any other in the watch.
Q. Can you tell me something of
the history of the guinea pig?-H.
b. C.
A. When the Spaniards first in
vaded the Andean region of South
America the animal was found do
mesticated and living in large num-
bers in the houses of the Indians, by
whom it was used for food. The cavy
was carried to Europe by Dutch trad
ers during the sixteenth century.
Since then it has been kept in the
! Old World and in North America
chiefly as a pet, and until recently
| has been generally regarded as an
animal of little practical utility The
name pig is readily suggested by its
1 form, but the origin of guinea" as
applied to it is unknown, but may be
| a corruption of Guiana pig"
@. In playing horseshoes what is
the distance between pegs?-J. r.
A. The standard pitching distance
from peg TO peg or from peg line TO
peg line is 40 feet.
| Q. Where was the center of for
| eign-born white population in the
/ 1920 census?-C. A. H.
I A. The center of the foreign-born
white population in the United States,
as determined by the Bureau OF the
/ Census on January 1. 1920, was 10
| Gated Al degrees 81 minutes 40 seconds
| latitude and S4 degrees 40 minutes u
seconds longitude, or in the eastern
part of Allen County. Ind, about 10
| miles east of New Haven and l6 miles
east of Fort Wayne.
! o. Have scientists ever determined
of what the interior of the earth is
made?-B. c. D.
A. Recent trend of opinion has been
toward the theory that the core OF
the earth is metallic. The range of
reliable observation and deduction.
however, does not extend below 10
miles or one-quarter of l per cent OF
the distance to the center.
@. | have had so much trouble
| with my hose fading when washed.
How can ! prevent this?-D. c.
! A Rinse them the first time in
water in which teaspoontul OF
vinegar has been put, and they Will
not fade SO readily.
O. What are the derivations of the
names California and Arizona?-E.
z. B.
A. The meaning of California is
from the Spanish word "Caliente For
nalla''-"hot furnace" Arizona is
word formed from a description OF
desert conditions-"aridZ zone"
Q. How many kinds of snakes are
| there?-A. r.
A. In 1896 there were 1859 forms
of snakes in the world. The United
States has about 162 species.
O. How did the Macpherson Blues
originate?-M- ID. B.
A The MACPHERSON Blues was
| company originally formed for the
whisky insurrection. 1t was raised in
1894 in four or five days by Col. Qater
GEM Macpherson of the Revolution
| airy Army. Originally it consisted Of
! $50 men, but it was afterward extend
| ed into a regiment. The members
were mostly Federalists.
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