Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

it is visited by almost constant storms
accompanied by violent lightning and
thunder.
Q. What is meant by a 5 per cert
solutiOn?-C T. w.
A. The Bureau of Standards SAYS
that the term per cent solution" is
used loosely in two or three WAYS.
For instance. n per cent solution of
calcium chloride means. to some
chemists. a solution made up by dis
solving grams of the salt in lot
cubic centimeterS of water. II MAY
also mean q solution made by dis
solving grams of the salt in enough
water to make 100 cubic centimeter.
In the strict sense, a ) per cent solS
ton is one of such strength that e.
parts by weight contain parts by
weight of the salt
.. Who determines the size, shape
and color of postage stamps?-A. G.. :
A. Postage stamps are designed ly
the Bureau of Engraving and Prin'
ing. subject to the approval OF the
Postmaster General.
Q. Did Lincoln refer to his mother
or stepmother when he said. IAN
that ! am or hope to he, I owe 10
my angel Misunderstanding on her
memory w w. II.
A. Lincoln's reference was to
Nancy Hanks Lincoln. At the time
his stepmother was still alive.
@. What acid can use on bras
that has turned black in order to &c
back its former luster?-L. r.
A. The tarnish on brass is Copper
carbonate. 1t may be removed by
! friction, or it may be dissolved r.
! weak acids. OXaliC acid solution
buttermilk or vinegar. especial
when warmed quickly dissolves the
| tarnish on brass. All traces of thes9
cleaning agents must be removed
| however. or the metal will taruish
again Very quickly. Washing thu
metal In water. drying it and rub
bling 1t with dry whiting is the best
| way to remove the acid.
O. Who conceived the March g"
the sea-?
A. The original plan was &c
Grants. 1t was modified by G."
| Sherman.
@. Are women more particular IT,
having their shoes properly fitted THAI
men?-N. A. b.
A. A thousand people We're o.
amined at the Wisconsin State Fair
| in 1925. \ survey of the tit OF shoe
was made with the use of an X-ra,
machine. with the following results
Men had good fits in 40 per cent ~
| the tests. fair fits in 46. poor fits III
a. women. 14.07 per cent good fit,
55.O2 per cent fair fits, 3O.9l per cent
poor fits; boys. As per cent good fit
27.O5 fair fits, 27.05 poor fits: girl
| 5000 per cent good fits, 1888 fair
| fits. 26.49 poor fits.
@. Has a man ever driven an air
plane at a speed of $50 miles an
| hour?-J. ID.
A. The maximum airplane speed
record is held by France by man
named Bonnet, made December II.
1924. straightaway record of 27S.4S0
miles per hour. Lieut.. BettiS of the
Army Air Service holds the record for
the 1OO-kilometer course of 249.342
miles per hour.
@. What country has the most sui
! cides?-W. A. d.
| A. Saxony. with n rate of 80 per
| 100000 of population.
@. How many kinds of honey are
sold COmmercidllY?-H! u.
A. There are four kinds of honey.
Comb honey is the product in the
comb. just as ii comes from the hive.
Virgin honey is that which flows from
the combs. Strained honey is that
which has been extracted from the
combs, strained and put up in bottles
! or cans. 1t forms about nine -tenths
| OF all the honey sold. Candied honeT
| is the honey that has been allowed t"
| crystalline into a kind of sugar.
! @. What is an out patient?-G. Il. y.
| A. He is one who is not an inmate
of a hospital but receives treatment
from it.
! @. How far is it from Rangoon -
! Mandalay?-A. NJ.
| A. Mandalay is about 410 miles
north of RangOon, > miles from the
| Irrawaddy River.
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