Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24

in circulation. Consequently on June
I. 1922. the per capita figure Was
$4S.1S under the old method, and
1891 on July I, 1922, when revised.
TX the statement on July /, 1922. had
not been revised the figure would have
been $49.17.
Q. How may coral beads be cleaned?
III. s.
a. They may be cleaned by dissoIv.
ing teaspoonful of borax in a. mint
of warm water. Dip the coral and
when clean put through tepid water.
Q. What is the depth of the Colo.
RADIO River at the Boulder Dam site.
at both high and low water mark
G. F.
A. The flood of 1921 reached a high.
water mark about "a feet above the
low-water elevation. The Reclamation
Service says that the Colorado River.
flowing in a bed OF silt. does not have
clearly defined bottom. The silt OF
which its bed is composed scours out
with every flood and fills in again as
the flood subsidies. The low-water flow
of the stream may be as small as 5000
cubic feet per second.
Q. Is Aix-la- Chapelle French or
German?-H. f.
a. This is the French name for the
German city OF Aachen. IL did belong
to France from 1898 to 1916.
Q. What Bible verse appears on the
| Washington Monument?-D. T.. X
A. On the twentieth landing Of the
| Washington Monument. on the stone
| from the Sabbath school children Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Philadelphia. Is the Bible quotation.
Me-" from Luke. xviii.16.
@. To what poem do the lines 80
touch my heart as the Fasteners
do, May the peace of Allah abide with
YOU" belong?-J. w. A.
A. They are the last two lines OF n
short poem entitled "Salaam Alarkum."
The author is unknown.
@. Why is ground bone fed to poul-
try?--S. X.
A. 1t is used in poultry feed to sup
ply mineral substances. Usually per
cent Is used in the mash.
O. Are rubber goods cast by pour
ing rubber in liquid form into molds?
IF. NJ. r.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
when rubber is melted il is changed
not be hardened. Contrary to what
seems to be the quite common inn
preston. rubber goods are not cast
by pouring the melted material into
molds. Instead the crude rubber is
worked between steam-heated rolls
and at the same time the sulphur and
other ingredients are mixed in. The
warm, plastic mixture Is then nodded
and heated to vuleanize the rubber
r1r,f,.
bine with it.
Q. How large is the Dead Sea-
f. w. Il.
A. The Dead Sea is AZ miles long.
It's maximum breadth is 9ia miles
It's area is about $40 square miles. In
the northern section the maximum
depth is 1878 feet: in the southern
section it is nowhere more than IL feet !
deep and in some places only feet.
The quantity of water daily poured
into the sea is not less than 5000, 900
tons. all of which has to be carried off
by evaporation. The level varies with
the season. During the last 40 years
it seems to have been rising, especial
ly i'm the north. There is evidence
that the water once stood as much
as 1850 feet above the present level:
subsequently it was only 37S feet high
er tllan now.
q. When was the United States Steel
Corporation incorporated?-E. III. D.
A. 1t was incorporated under the
laws of the State of New Jersey, the
original certificate of incorporation
having been filed at Trenton. Febru
airy %, 1901, and the amended GER
tificate April /, 1901.
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