Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

themselves in regions having definite
geographic boundaries. such as noun
tains, rivers or seas. which could b
easily defended from aggression. With
the progress of civilization these boun-
darfes became clearly defined.
Q. How long have wigs been worn
in English courts of justice?-C. NJ. S.
A. English barristers and judges
adopted wigs as part of their ceremo-
NAL costume during the seventeenth
century. The custom is an ancient
one. Wigs were worn by the Egyp-
tians as royal and official headdress.
q. Which has more power. so
pounds of compressed air or 80 pounds
of steam, when released?-C. G.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the steam has.
q. Do scientists find that the young
boys of today are shorter than their
grandparents were when they were
boys?--D. G.
A Dr. Horace Gray of the Insti-
tute for Juvenile Research in Chi
cago says. THE American boys OF
today are at least two inches taller
than their grandpas were when they
were boys Measurements OF the
heights of over 1000 boys of Ameri-
the heights of boys measured over so
years ago by another scientist. The
increase in height may be attributed
to the increasing knowledge of health
and disease control. thinks DIR. Gray.
Q. What are beach combers?
b. r. b.
A. Beach combers are Migrants at
beaches and seaports, especially I'M
It'll
in the Pacific islands. The word is
also used to describe long waves roll
ing up the beach.
Q. Please tell where the Roosevelt
Highway is.-R. j.
A. The Theodore Roosevelt Inter
national Highway is Abs miles long,
running through Maine, Vermont.
| New York, Canada. Michigan, Mime
| sofa, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon. The colors
OF the highway signs are white with
red and white bands, with letters t..
| in white on q red band.
@. Which gives more heat, lump
| coal or slack?-L. S.
A. Lump coal does.
@. What is butchers meat?--
+. c.. e.
| A. The flesh of domesticated ami
| mails slaughtered by a butcher, as dis
| tinguished from that of wild animals
or game, is commonly called butchers
| meat"
| O. Can you tell the age of deer by
| the number of points Pr. p.
A. The Biological Survey says that
| the age of deer cannot be computed
| by the number of points, since the
number of points depends upon the
| condition and vigor of the deer Deer
| develop more points after the age of
years and lose them when they have
passed their prime.
Q. What is the best thing to remove
rust?--W p.
A. A 10 or Is per cent solution
of ammonium citrate containing some
free ammonia will remove rust. The
solution should be heated and left in
contact with metal for "a to AZ hours.
Then rinse thoroughly with water.
@. Can tuberculosis be communi-
Gated to human beings by cows
milk?-W. S.
A. DIR. Lawrason Brown, an emf
nent authority on the subject of tu-
berculosis, says that adults rarely
contract tuberculosis from germs In
milk. On the contrary, children are
very susceptible to contagion from
this source. 1t has been estimated
that 10000 persons die annually
from tuberculosis in the United
States, and that 8 per cent, or 9,760,
of these are children who die from
the tuberculosis germ found in cattle.
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