Evening star., 1925-11-21

| 10 the beginning Of he drama j vas
employed by the ancient Greeks and
Romans from very eariyStines There
| is also record of the pre-historfc
drama employed by the Incss Of
Peru.
@. Shouts s:7alfa hay tna4 ha. ne.o
frozen he fed 10 stock?-E. n. a.
A. II should not The last cuttIns
His usually made in August. rhus avoid
| ing any danger Of frost or mold
Q. VINO was the first wnn,an
f, sculptor honored by merlbership in
The National Academy OF Design
| s. A. d. =.
A Evelyn Beatrice Lousman. 1919.
/ for penny or pence ''d'%-S l..
A ID" is the ahbreviation for Tho
! Latin word denarius. which mean 4
penny.
q. VIA, religious denomina lion
/ ranks first. second and third - %
members in The United S,stes2-
! .. n. G.
! A. The lareest Christian single De.
! nomination in the United States Is
I the Roman Catholic. which has an
! estimated membership of 1S104SOA
! The second largest is the Methodist,
membership 8,2s2,2se. and The third.
Baptist, membership. S,ls7,555.
Q. Is there danger of ignition ~
/ friction when gasoline Is used or =
cloth in eaning f1oors?-E. r. y.
A. The Bureau Of Mines saws thar
there is no danger of explosion when
/ ga soline is used on a cloth for Cean n
| ing floors If the house is well aired
during and after using It. There may
! he danger OF ga soline intoXixs on
! if the fumes are too dense.
I @ What is harmonic motion
F. g.
A. 1t is motion executed ~ tho
foot or perpendiculsr let fall on ne
dia meter of circle from = "a rticls
moving with uniform velocity in thar
circle. II may also he defined
motion 10 which the piston rod nf a
/ steam engine approSirna &c when n
/ turns crank uniformly.
} Q. Does caterpillar turn to a
/ butterfly or butterfly 10 : "zfer-
pillarr-M W.
! A. The adult female butterfly laws
eggs which after period Of about
week or less develop into rapid
growing caterpilars. each of which
! molts several times before il becomes
/ fun size. The animal at this stage is
/ known as a larya. After a life Of
few weeks, the caterpillar stops eat
4 ing and begins to spin 2 SO-Called
! cocoon in which he hs nes until the
| last molt. This stage is known ss the
! Chryss lis or pupa. After q week or
more of inactivity, the eXoskeleton is
/ split and the adult butterfly emercas
| q. Is it true that brass and lead
are tempered? If this is true how
| does each compare with copper and
/ steel in hardness%-J. T. s
/ A. The Bureau OF Sta ndar rds saws
( that brass and lead are not tempered
! in the sense that steel is. Brass is
annealed TO remove strains. but an
| healing for long times or A. high tom
/ peraturns causes sOftenins of 'he
material.
! I'm its efforts TO be ds usefuI rs p0S-
! sibIe to its 1000 900 people. the Cor
! ernmeHt Of The United states IS can
/ tifHdHy carrying on practical jarc~ii-
! cations in many felds. These inceS-
! ti0GttoHs produce results Of Urr0t
| rdluc. Our Washington bureau is IN
! a position to pass on 10 Stdr fe1ders
/ the roludble bnoUled0c collected bp
! Government agencies II is TO tbc
! mutual benefit OF both the people oU6
/ the Government to hare this great
| agency Uhtch brings them tOGetbcr
! This service is free to all Make USe
| Of it. IncloSe cents in stamps for
| return postage. Address The star n
! formation Bureau. Frederic J. RdSbiH
director WdShin nOTon D. =