Evening star., 1926-04-26

may begin at any point in midair
along the path, and progress 0hls
break progress) In both directions At
the same time. or il may begin AZ
either end and from there progress
towards the other
Q. Why is pin money 80 called
n. V. 6.
A. The expression originally came
from the allowance which a husband
gave his wife TO purchase pins. At
one time pins were so expensive that
only the ealthy could afford them.
The ma nufacturers OF pins were per
mitted 10 sell them only on January
! ard 2 of each year. and when
those days came around the women
whose husbands could afford It 90
cured pin money from them and went
out and got their pins.
O. Is yawning infectious or catch
ing?"-C. X.
A. A peculiar thing about the
process Of yawning is that one per
son in room yawning will quite
likely set all or most Of the others
in the room to yawning also. The
only EXPLANATION for this is that when
several people are in room and one
Of them begins to yawn the others
do so. not because they have per
ceived or are affected by the first
yawn. hut because the air in the
room has become so poor that there
is not enough good air for all the
people in II. breathing normally. and
many Of them are forced TO ya~n
at about the same time.
O. Is train harder to stop than
| to start?-A. X.
A. II takes more power to stop
train than TO start IT.
o. Are motor buses used In Can
ada ID. G..
A. The use Of them is increa sing
rapidly. There are more than 2,ono
in opera ton The street car and inter
urban compa nies are using husses in
conjunction with their services.
Q. How long ago was the Lincoln
statue unveiled in Lincoln Park, Chi
cago?-C. A. NJ.
A. The ceremonies occurred on
October 22 1887.
q. What toll was collected at the
Panama Canal last year?-E. II.
| A. The gross revenue from tolls of
! the Panama Canal for the u
months ending June 80, 1928, was
| sci 400. .523.51.
! o. What state and what city have
| the greatest number Of negroes!-
| r. n. 8.
| A. The negro population ~ the
United States in 1920 was 1o,4s3.1a1:
Georgia had the largest NUMBER OF
negroes. having 1.206,365: New York
| City had the greatest number of
negroes. having 1915.
! o. In playing hand ot crihhaEe
will run count il a card not in the
rim interfereS?-M. l.. II.
A. A card which does not belong 10
| the run blocks ii and the run cannot
he counted beyond such card.
O. Are divisions given battle cred
! its?-H. L. c.
| A. Divisions are not awarded battle
credits. The battle participation
credits are decided by regiments
/ O. Is tin compound or an
! clement. s.
! A. 1t is an element
! O How much ground must he de-
| vot cd IN cemeteries in cities in proper
tion to the population?-L. Nj. g..
! 4. II 1000 corpses are crowded INTO
an acre. and mortality rate OF Is per
.n0n be assumed. InSH HEdIS a'H'
acres per 900. 900 population are re-
ouired annually to bury the dead
/ Take ndruntn1c Of this free service.
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rho hare pntroni.ed the bureau since
! its establishment tcc rant you ~
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