Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-11-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. If two bells Of Identical tone
were placed in different parts of q
house. by striking one. could the 9TH
ar be made to sound?-M. c. r.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that IL the natural frequency Of the
second bell is equal to or some mul-
tiple Of the frequency Of the first bell,
it would vibrate.
@ Who was the first Baptist mis-
sionArv to India?-Z. c. T.
A. William Carey. born 1851. was
an English shoemaker, who at the
age of rs had acquired a liberal edu-
cation and became a Baptist minister.
During his paStorate he studied
Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and In 1898
was sent out as the first Baptist mis-
sionar-y to india Through his eff
forts the Bible. or the greater part Of
IT., was translated into 40 different
languages and dialects.
O. How old is the motor cycle?-
W. G.. NJ.
A. The earliest known attempt at
a two-wheeled vehicle which would
proceed under it's own power is said
to have been made by w. w. Austin
of Winthrop, Mass, in 1868. 1t was
propelled by a coal-burning steam en-
CINE. Other more or less similar ar
fairs followed in 1884 and 1886. In
1895 a cycle propelled by a conbus-
ton engine using gasoline was exhib-
tied at Madison Square Garden, In
New York City. This has been called
the first appearance Of the motor
cycle in the form In which 1t Is known
today.
O. Is the Government collecting
more or less income tax this year.
o. NJ. L.
A. Income tax collections show an
increase over last year. For the third
quarter of 1928 the total collected Is
same period in 1925. Almost $88,500,-
900 Of this increase Is in corporation
taxes.
@. How much do opera glasses
magnify?-M. P.
A. Their magnifying power is
low, from two to three times usually.
@. OF what country is the onion
a native?-N. r.
A. It has been known so long and
so generally that 1t Is merely sur
missed that its original home was
western Asia and adjacent parts of
Africa.
@. Were lake dwellings built in
the early days of man because there
was little land Pr. o. d.
A. The land surrounding the
known sites of lake dwellings was
much as 1t is now. 1t is believed
that the huts were built over the
water because such dwellings were
easy to defend from attack.
@. How long have there been
trained nurses M. E. D.
A. 1t was early in the twelfth
century that a sO-called School for
Nurses" was organized by the Abbess
Hildegarde from among her friends
and associates in hospitals. 1t was
not until the middle of the nineteenth
century that the movement was
given a distinct impetus, for which
Florence Nightingale was respon-
sible.
@. What is the new Belgian coin
worth in American money?-T. II.
A. The new Belgian gold unit
called the "belga," is equal in value to
about IA cents in our money, which
would give approximately 7.20S
belgas to the dollar.
Q. What is artesian we'll water?-
C. H.
A. Artesian well water comes
from an artesian well which is made
by boring into the earth until the
water is reached, which, from inter
nal pressure, flows spontaneously. lik'
a fountain. This term has beer
used freely in the United States t.
apply to almost any deep bored we'll
Q. Should beef be eaten rare!-
C. z. G..
A. Most members of the medical
profession say that beef should be
| cooked until well done, the same as
! lamb, veal or pork. This IS because
meat of any kind is apt to contain
| tapeworns and other organisms
| Proper cooking will kill these at the
| egg stage.
| Q. Did the Great Lakes ever ex
| tend farther south in Ohio?-T. S.
A. At one time much of the State
was covered with water. which is
shown by existing raised beaches.
|