Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKJN.

Borough Of Manhattan, says. "vi.h
regard 70 the proposed construction ~ a
l1O-story building in New York Citv.
while the plans and specifications for
this building have been approved nv
this bureau, permit for the cons.r,c.
ton has not yet been issued. The com.
struction Is proposed TO be at premises
321-345 West Forty-first street 32s-
346 West Forty-second street" ,
O. Can two sounds Of eq,lal lo,1hness
be heard twice az far ~ one snrInd3
Can 1000 men shouting be heard GOO
times as lar an one nan?-J. C.. n.
a. The Bureau OF Standards saws
that 1t 10 possible that there may Be
other factors than loudress which DO
, termine the carrying quality" ~ =
sound. A sound Of higher pitch NAV h.
absorbed more or less readily than one
OF lower pitch by Surrounding cub
stances such as earth or walls Of ba1il6-
| ings. It does not follow that a croUd
OF 1000 men shouting can Be hoard
| 1000 times as far as single man. The
law OF inverse squares would indicate
about 90 times. but this Law viii mt
| operate because the sound does No,
spread freely in three dimensions. oefnz
| limited at least By the earth 70 a henni-
| spherical distribution And absorption
| plays such large part that me actual
| distance will be much less than % INES
| that at which single man could be
| heard.
Q. About how much meat is ken, in
| cold storage?-M E.
! A On practically any one dav ,hs-e
are million pounds o. mea. /, cold
| storage.
@. Why is Moundsviile. W. Va. 50
| named?-V. z. c.
A. Moundsville owes It's name "a
Grave Greek Mound. 70 feet nigh and
| $50 feet In circumference, the larzext
prehistoric monument Of its kind in
America. Many objects Of interest. In
| GLIDING stone bearing irscr.c.,ons
which have never been cec,pnered
we're found IN partial explorations Of
the mounds interior.
q. How was nee milled in eden
times7-A @. n
| A. The primitive way Of milling ries
vas to pound IL By hand in a s.ons
or wooden mortar with pestls until
| the husk and cuticle cracked and rib
bed off and could be vinnoved out.
and this same principle is s.irl used IN
| Oriental countries. though the power ia
Usually applied in Q more efficient way
than by hand
@. Kindly give a brief history Of
Washingtonis filtration pian,.-R &C.
| A. The old filtration plant. known
! as Mcmillan Park filtration plant.
was put in operation in October. 1905.
| II is OF the slow sand type. consisting
| OF % filter beds Of acre area each.
pumping station and accessories II
| IS located to the east Of MCMILLAN
| Park Reservoir and south Of the Sol
diers' Home grounds The new disra-
| ton plant. known as the Da!ecariia
/ filtration plant. has Just been COM
| pleted but has not been put into fun
| operation II is Of the rapid sand
type, consisting Of 20 filter beds hay-
| ing dimensions Of about 30 feet ~ 50
| feet each. q pumping station and ac-
! cessories. II Is located adjacent 70 the
Dalecarlia Reservoir On the Conduit
| road at the District Of Columbia
| boundary line
@. Which is the Oldest Of the col
| ieges Of Cambridge University Are
the original buildings standinsa-M-
! L. p.
A. ST. Peters College. OF Peter
| house. is the Oldest college O. Cam
bridge University. England. I. vas
/ founded as q hospital in 1857 and as
college i2so-ss By Hugh de Bakhan-
Bishop Of Ely. and named from the
parish church Of ST. Peter. which was
At first used By the scholars for their
deyotions. Only parts Of the original
buildings remain.
9 Do d,es ever cause blindness
A. The prevalence Of blindness IN
Egypt is probably traceahle 70 the fact
that the lily IS sacred N that county.
Il Is said that mother viii ros KIN
fiy nor even brush IL from the eyel.d
OF her child. Infection is often car
red from cue child 20 another. and =
the case Of diseased eyes the E,at5y
Is spread IN this manner.
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