Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

| Mail trucks must comply with the
traffic rules and regulations.
O. What are the nine periods Of
| ciVilization?-F n
A. For convenience. the following
divisions have been made The lower
| period of savagery terminated with
| the use Of fire: the middle period with
| the use of the bow and arrow; upper
1 period of savagery with the invention
and use of pottery and utensils,
| Lower period of barbarian terminataA
with the dOmestiCation of anffnafsc
middle. process of smelling from ore,
upper. system of writing and literary
| composition. The first civilized period
| terminated with the use Of gun.
| powder: second. with the perfection Of
the steam engine. The present period
| has produced an entirely new concep-
ton of both material and spiritual
civilization.
q. Who was Mile. du Psro7--
W. s. W.
A. Mile. du Pare was O. fapscus
French actress of the seventeenth
century, and the mistress of Jean
Racine, the Shakespeare of France.
O. Please tell me whether It ia a
fact that Governors Island I'm New
VI was iDduSu DN all Ola
: American family TO the United States
Government to be used for Govern
| ment purposes only. and that IL the
island is used for any other purpose
ii is to revert to the heirs Of that
farnily?-R. r.
A. Governors Island was ceded By
the Indians to the Director of New
Netherlands In 1897 lin consideration
OF certain parcels of goods" In 1898
the island was set aside by the "A
semby as part of the DeniZen Of His
Maiestie's Fort at New York for the
benefit of his ma iestie's governors
and so it became known as Gov.
ernors Island" Governors Island
was coded to the United States by the
Legislature of New York State on
February 10, 1900. The island con.
sisted of 69.S acres. This was found
inadequate for the military needs ~
the department headquarters and the
military garrison and in 1890 a fur.
Their cession was made by the Legis-
lature of 103 acres. The island at
present has an area of 173 acres.
.. VIII you let me know how
many pounds of air are in a cubic
foot III. "A. II.
A. In a pound of air there are
1883 cubic feet, at 80 degrees F.. at
a barometric pressure of 2992 II
follows that there is .OsO7 pound OF
Air in one cubic foot.
O.. Is glucose corn product?-
V. RI. II.
A. In the United States glucose IL
almost entirely manufactured from
corn; in Europe much glucose is made
from potato starch. Glucose does not
crystalline. and when mixed with cane
sugar prevents the cane from grain
ing. For this reason IL is much used
in candy, preserves. iellies, etc.
Q. How many broadcastinE sta
tons are licensed in the United
States?-R. II. r.
a. The radio division of the De.
partment of Commerce SAYS that the
number of radio broadcasting sta atoms
in the United States as of February
/, 1927, was 10.
Q. What country did oranges come
| from?-P. II. H.
A. The orange is a native of India
or southern China, but has been dis
tributed to all parts of the subtropi.
cal and warm temperate regions.
q. Did Blondin walk across Niagara
IT aus VII steer NHC.-t1. y.
A. Blondin. noted for his tight-rope-
walking feats across Niagara. did not
use a. steel cable. but a we'll and
evenly twisted rope about inches
in diameter.
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