Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

A. In 1926 the attendance was
/, 156, 102-the greatest number or
visitors the Metropolitan has ever
had.
Q. What causes the death Of a
language?-N. T.
A. The death Of a language IS
caused by the literary decadence of
the peoples to whom the language
was native, Other causes are by
conquest and settlement which grad
ually imposed other languages upon
the peoples of the Hebrew nation,
Greek and Roman.
@. Why are italics used for words
In the Bible?-T. n. S.
A. This Is done in cases where II is
necessary to use additional words to
make the translation from the oftgi-
nal manuscript Ineligible to the
readers of the English text.
Q. Which was the most important
States economically at the time of the
Revolution?-N. J.
A. In 1890, when the first census
was taken, Virginia, the leading
Southern State. ranked ahead of New
York, both in population and com
merce. At that time Virginia had
twice the population Of New York and
was far more prosperous.
@. Are divorced people received by
Queen Mary of England?--A. NJ. B.
A. A ruling of Queen Victoria that
divorced women should not be re-
ceived at court is still maintained by
Queen Mary of England.
@. Is there any way to exclude or
lessen sound?-M. z. r.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
there are two methods by which sound
waves may be neutralized, namely, by
interference two waves are combined
in such a way as to produce silence.
1t is necessary in doing this to have
both sources of sound coupled in some
way. This method, however, could
not be used to neutralize sound the
source of which is not under control.
The other method of neutralizing
sound waves, by absorption, is simply
a question Of interposing suitable
screens of sound-absorbing material.
Hair felt is the best sound deadener
so far discovered.
@. What are the 10 most usual
surnaIles?-P. A. B.
A. Figures worked out from 80
rollment records in the Army at9
Navy during the war indicate ttlHt
country are: Smith, Johnson, Brown,
Williams, Jones, Miller, Davis. An
derson, Wilson, Moore.
@. What proportion OF China's
population is hliterate?-C. o.
A Eighty per cent of China's
40O, 000. 900 population can neitnnr
read nor write.
Q. On what dates after the hrkt
day were the shocks Of the Bah
Francisco earthquake felt?-D. A. S.
A. The dates Of the shocks OF the
| San Francisco earthquake are as fol-
| lows: April 10, 20. 20, rs, 81, May /.
June 6, II. The results Of the
shocks after the first severe one
we're slight in comparison to the
shocks Of April 10 and 20.
@. Is there any part Of Yellowstone
Park that has never been explored'
M. C.
A. 1t is stated that Yellowstone
Park still has wonders to be disclosed
and that during the year 1925 four
| wild, untraveled regions in the park,
never before seen by the tourist, were
thrown open to the public.
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