Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10

The reference is probably to the dis
astrous fire in New York in the year
mentioned.
Q. What is hot snake
Fl. 3. n.
A. This term is applied sometimes
to poisonous species by natives Of
Borneo.
Q. How do the salaries Of chorus
girls in France and Great Britain
compare with those OF the United
StaSes?-H. NJ. r.
A. F1orenz Ziegfeld jr. SAYS that
our girls are by far the best paid,
receiving fran $50 to 500 n week
English chorus girls come next. with
salaries OF about half those paid here,
while in France members Of the
chorus are paid only about SIS week.
Q. Is much money found in dad
letters by the Post once Depart
ment7-T f. NJ
A.. In the fiscal year ended June
80, 1928, the total value Of the inelos-
ures found in the dead letters was
$3.50, 1894.
q. Does an American woman nv
marrying foreigner lose her citizen
ship. NJ.
A. Ii an American woman married
an alien prior TO the massage of the
Gable act, September 80, 1922, she
lost her American citizenship. II.
however. her marriage took place slb-
sequent to the pa ssage of this act. she
did not lose her American citizenship.
@. Is there any free iron in the
human blood?-R. II. S.
A. The Public Health Service says
there is no free iron in the human
blood There. IL, however, iron In
combination with other chemicals.
O. How can the odor and taste III
sweet pickles be removed from q
wooden barrel so that the barrel may.
be used for storing or preserving othe'S
edible products?-B. A. III.
A. The Bureau Of Chemistry saws
that one of the most satisfactory ways
OF cleaning a barrel is to char the in
side with a torch. A solution or I've
NAV also be kept in the barrel for a.
couple of weeks. The barrel should
then be rinsed with warm water.
O. What does 1t cost to build the
various types of vessels used in the
United states Navy III. J. u.
A. The following is the approximate
cost of the vessels (completel. as re-
uuested II such were constructed at
the present time: superintendent,
sac, OO0, 900; battleship. 10000, 900; bat
tie cruiser. $40, 900 ,000 light cruiser,
SIC. 600. 000: destroyer, $4,000. 900: sub
marine, 5000, 900; sirplane carrier,
$40 900 900.
O. VIII you kindly advise IL the
reading OF a thermometer will be any
lower il placed directly in the path or
a. cold northwest wind than ii would
be IL placed out in the cold but not
directly in the path of the cold wind7
&C. A. w.
4. The Weather Bureau SAYS that
A thermometer in the air gains and
loses heat in two ways-by conduction
to and from the air and by exchange
of radiation with the surrounding oh
iects. IL the thermometer is shaded
and screened from radiation from sur
rounding objects IL will read the same
whether exposed to strong wind or
only a light breeze. Some circulation
about the thermometer IL necessary,
alse the gain or. loss of heat by radia-
ton will he an important factor.
@. Where Is the richest diamond
mine?-F. c. n.
A. Kimberly mines, Cape Colony,
South Africa.
Q. What is blue nose -. -
A. The term 'blue nose" is slang
expression used to denote a native Of
Nova Scotia.
O. How did the name "Lloyd's' come
to be applied to the Underwriters As
ISOLATION of London?-E. Fl. X.
A. The name is derived from
coffee house kept by Edward Lloyd
|, In Tower street in the seventeenth
century. where underwriters met to
transact business.
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