Evening star., 1926-10-30

strong enough TO handle such an
enterprise, relinquish the task.
.. What States have no net debit
W. j.
A Nebraska is the only State which
does not have a net debt.
@. How many farmers cooperative
associations are there?-F. T.
A. There are about 12,500. Two
thirds of these have been formed In
the last IL years.
@. Why was "Tattersall's" in Lon
don so named?-R. X.
a. This market in London for the
sale and exchange of horses was ST.
called from Richard Tattersall, who
! established it. The name now is ap.
Piled TO any large horse market.
Q. Why should distilled water bc
used in batteries?-R. n.
| a. Water used in batteries must be
OF reasonable purity. as the use of I'm.
! pure water Will injure the plates.
! @. How long have elevators been
/ in use in buildings"-D. l..
| A. Elevators operated by steam
| were introduced by Elisha Crave,
| Otis about 1853 The first elevator
stalled in New York City in 1889.
y. How many people Joined the
| Red Cross during the World War;
j. B. =.
a. In 1917 there was the marvellous
enrolment of 20,000.000. At present
| there are some 3.000.O00 members
| The society calls attention 10 the fact
! that the need for Red cross service
| OF in
! membership enrolment helps to make
adequate relief possible.
Q. What IS the best way to Keep
| apple cider sweet?-O J..
A. Pasteurization Is believed to i,e
| the most efficient and satisfactory
means OF preserving sweet cider.
Q. When was the X-ray machin.
| first known?-J. A. d.
"A. The N-ray Roentgen ray) was
discovered in 1895 at Wurzburg, Ger.
, many, by w. X. Roentgen. lie was
| using apparatus comprising Crookes
| tubes. While thus engaged he pe,.-
ceived certain peculiar manifesto
| ttons never before observed. This
| led TO investigation. with the out
| come that the discovery was made
| that the production of X-rays is in
knowledge thereof spread very quick
| ly throughout Europe and the United
| States. The utilization of the rays
| Tor curative purposes soon came
| about, and si.ce that time there has
been refinement and Improvement In
the apparatus by Coolidge and many
| others.
Q Is the Platte River considered
navigable?-J. G. B.
| A. By act of Congress. February
| 16, 1921. the Platte River was de
clared non-navigable stream within
| the meaning of The Constitution and
the laws of the United States, and
| jurisdiction over it was declared vest
| ed IN the State Of Missouri.
| q. How many radio operators are
| there at Radio Central?-D. X.
A. There are no operators at Radio
| Central. the actual transmission tax
! ing place by remote central from the
| Central Traffic Office at GA Broad
street. New York City.
Q. Who made the first masnifying
glass?-F. r. T..
| A. The first magnifying lens was
made by Antony van Leeuwenhoek,
naturalist, born in Holland.
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