Evening star., 1925-10-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

". =" nat per cent Oh Inc RulO1nODlle
service stations are operated by deal
ers in cars?-M. NJ.
A. OF 68,159 service stations So per
, cent. or 1924, are operated by car
dealers, and AZ per cent, or 30,865, are
independently managed.
@. Is Farina, who plays in Our
Gang" comedies" a girl or bOy?-
NJ. B. w.
A Farina is a colored boy, about
years old.
@. What is the name and popula-
ton of the smallest town in the
United States with a first-class post
office?-A. p. D.
A. The Post Office Department says
the smallest f1rst-class Office is Kalis-
pell, Mont. 1t has a population of
5,147, according to the 1920 census.
@. Is frost necessarily a freeze?
*. A. NJ.
A. During the growing season a
period Of extremely cold weather, ac-
companied by strong winds, when the
air for q considerable distance above
the earth is chilled, Is sometimes called
O. freeze" True frosts occur only
when the surface air is relatively calm.
q. Why are replicas Of the restored
statue of Venus de Milo always made
without arms?-J. l.. M.
A. Venus de Milo Is always repre-
sented without arms because when the
original statue was unearthed on the
Island of Melos the arms had been
broken off and We're never discovered.
@. If left free to turn when sus-
y, x.-hi nf
permanent magnet will point north
A. l.. r.
y. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that every magnet possesses two
kinds OF magnetism, that in one end
being different from what is in the
other If the magnet is hung up on a
thread so that it is free to turn and a
second magnet is brought up TO II, it
may be noticed that the near end of
the second magnet draws one end of
the suspended magnet and repels the
other. The repulsion is exerted be-
tween like kinds of magnetism and the
attraction between unlike kinds. The
earth has all the characteristics of a
permanent magnet. and for this reason
suspended magnet, when allowed to
|'come to rest, will take up a definite
position, which is determined by the
/
the place. The end of the magnet
which points in northerly direction
in this vicinity is frequently called the
north pole of the magnet, but the term
north-seeking pole is better. as 1t dis
tinguishes the magnetism Of the north
end Of the magnet from that Of the
magnetic north pole of the earth
which is opposite in kind, as attrac-
ton is only eXerted between poles of
opposite character.
| @. What is the specific gravity of
balsawood?-F. NJ. p.
A The bulletin of the Missouri Bo-
tanical Garden gives specific gravity
of III for thoroughly dried balsawood
or weight of 7.3 pounds per cubic
foot, as compared to 1877 for cork.
On account of the moisture contained
in commercial balsawood. it's usual
weight is placed at from t to 13
pounds per cubic foot.
9. Has the Department of Agri.
culture made a survey Of the soil fer
tility in Florida? If so, is it true that
there Is a great future in that State?-
NJ. =.
A The Bureau OF Soils found upon
studying the condition in Florida that
while some of the real estate was
valuable a large amount of Florida
land could never be utilized to any
advantage. Some of the soil which
yields promising crops the first year
will exhaust Its fertility at the end of
q two or three year period. Every one
is advised to see the land before max
ing extensive investments.
Q. How far did Paul Revere ride?-
NJ. s.
A. The exact length of the ride is
not definitely known, but the librarian
of the Historical Society of Massachu-
seets says that it is estimated at about
10 miles.
@. What does Aloha pou ole"
mean?-I. NJ.
A. Mrs. Jack London translates it
Love without end
Q. In what parts of the earth do
mammals EXISTS. NJ.
A. Mammals live in practically all