Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

c. What penalty does a golf player
incur for pressing down the ground
with his foot or club To improve the
lie of his balI?-T. +. T.
A. In match play the penalty Is
the loss of the hole; in medal play,
loss of two strokes. However. loose
impedimenta may he removed on the
fairway within clubs length of the
bah, or anywhere on putting green.
q. Which is the easier /" train. =
wild tiger OF lioI,. or one born In cap
tivitN?-G. \. X.
A. Mfnagtrie men and anima /
trainers say that n junsIe-b"rn tiger
on lion ii caught young. IL easier I"
train than one horn in CAPTIVITY
q. How many pores are there in
the huma body II. &. NJ.
A. The number has been estimated
At more than two billion.
Q. How fast does sound travel
=. A. G..
A. The velocity Of sound thr"ug h
air varies with the temperature OF
the air hut IL usually reckoned at
| 1870 feet per second.
O. When were building and ioa
associations started in this country
&C. r.. ID.
A. The first associa ion of the ma
ture of building and loan associations
chartered in the United States was
orga nized at Fra Milford, suburb oi
philadelphia. in 1881 under the title
of the oxford PrOVident Building AS
sociation Many were organized III
the decade from 1910 to 1850, which
may be considered as the real per1oC
of their inception in this country.
@. From what countries is the
most peppermint and spearmint 81
obraincd?- &. &.
A. For many years the TINTED
States has been the greatest pro
Queer of peppermint and spearmin'
oils and from present Indications bld'
fair 10 maintain the lead. ia pa n
Russia Germany and England arr
also considers able producers, the las
two countries turning out oils "t tht
highest commercial quality. \" ar
Curate statistics OF the world out
put of these commodities appear Il
be available, but it is the impression
among those best Informed that the
annual production Of oil exceeds 500.
600 pounds. of which the tnitet
States contributes about -"'.""'
pounds.
O What State has dome the most
in the last % years ia erase illitersCN
NJ. r.
A. Ir comparing 400 StatiStiCs
with those Of I9"0 We find that Ala
bama has done he most 10 decrease
the percentage Of illilerateS. From
percentage of 1900 in l9"o. j, has
dropped to 1907 in 1870.
O. When was Illuminating gas f'rs'
used in this country?-H. Il. X.
A. The first American house II
which gas was used for lighting was
the home of David Melville. at New
port. Il. ]. Baltimore, Md, was the
first city in the United states to use
gas for lighting. II was INTRODUCED
there in 1917.
@. What is the principal language
in Hawaii?-W. g.
A. Hawaii is territory of the
United States. For many years every
child in Hawaii between the ages of
and II has been under comDulsorN
education and. therefore. the prevail
ing language is English
@. How far away is the pole sta
and how long does il take its IGh
TO reach the earth?-G. {. W.
A. The Naval Observatory says IN
| distance of the pole star from IN
earth il something like l.5o" trlliioi
miles. or $50 light years.
o. why doesn't dry air at yer!
low temperature feel as cold az huni
air al n higher COMPREHENSIVE. n
| \. How cold the air. or anNthln
| else. feels is determined by the rat
at which we lose heat to II. Now. IN
more humid the air the more humid
| i'm general. our clothing and our skins
! nd the driver the cir The driver the