Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-01


and sheep in the West?-D. T.
A. Predatory animals kill live
stock worth $12 100000 yearly.
Q. What is the length Of an aver
age mans life, from cradle to grave?
k. l..
A The average span of life in the
United States. according to the 1920
census. is 1851 years.
Q'What is a combining form?-
B. l.. s.
A. The Merriam Co. says that q
combining form is q word form (as
"hydro"-from Green ''hudor," mean
ing "water') used as a prefix or suf-
fix in forming words in which there Is
a common fundamental idea that is
expressed by the combining form; as
in hydrogen" $50 called because
water is generated by its combustion),
'hydrophobia'' fear OF water);
"-phyll" from Greek "phyllon," leaf.
as in "chlorophyll green plus Lead.
etc. The terms prefix and "suffix'
are commonly used of word-forming
elements that have become so far
reduced from their original function
as words that the separate-word idea
in them is completely lost or sub
ordinated. Thus, we should describe
hydro" and "-phyll' as combining
forms, tab mess and "-ship" as
prefixes or suff1xes.
@. How is it possible to boil gaso-
line without causing f1ame?-H. c.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that in distillation tests the gasoline
is heated, usually by electricity, in a
closed flask.
Q. How large an area does the City
Of New Orleans cover?-H. G.
A. The city proper occupies a strip
Of land between the river and Lake
Pontchartrain, with the latter Of
which it is connected by two canals.
The corporate limits of the city en-
brace the whole parish of Orleans,
which includes a portion of the west
bank, where is located the town of
Algiers. The official boundaries thus
inclose an area of almost 200 square
miles. However, the inhabited por-
ton, located for the most part near
the rivers bank, covers only about 40
square miles.
Q. How much does It cost to ship
wheat from Kansas to the Gulf OF
Mexico?-B. l.. NJ.
A. 1t costs 26.4 cents to ship a
bushel OF wheat from Wichita, Kans.,
to the Gulf of Mexico by rail.
Q. For how long q time did vestal
virgins serve in the temple?-G. S.
A. The vows entailed a promise to
remain priestesseS Of the hearth for
80 years.
@. What portion of the raw mate
rails used in manufactured goods
comes from the farms?-E. c.
a. They furnish 80 per cent Of the
raw materials.
@. When was the 10-cent air mail
| stamp first placed on sale?-E. J. c..
A. February 10, 1926.
Q. Why is an Ambulance" So
| called?-M. c.
A. 1t is an adaptation Of the French
| hospital ambulant," walking hospi
| tall" from the Latin "ambulare," t.
| walk.
@. When did Horatio Alger die?-
r.. A.
/ A. Horatio Alger. I'd, was born in
1882 and died in 1899. He was edu
Gated at Harvard. He was at one
| time pastor of a Unitarian Church
He published about 20 books, of which
nearly 100000 copies were sold.
@. What is meant by a marriage
| of CONFERENCE.-The. NJ.
A. A marriage contracted principally
for the advantages arising from it,
Usually such marriages are made to
| keep an estate in the family, for
| wealth or for social position.
Q. What is the average composition
of cows milk?-M. C. w.
| A. Cows milk contains 81 per cent
| water, 3.3 per cent protein, per cent
| fat, per cent carbohydrates milk
sugar. and z per cent mineral matter
| The approximate fuel value of an
| ounce of milk is % calories.
| @. How many shells are there in
| the belts used in the American Army;
| In the German Arny?-R. B.
| A. The belts for the Browning ma
| chine gun caliber 80. used in the
| United States Army, are made of va
| rious lengths, containing so, 100, $50
| 200 and ESQ cartridges. The Maxim
| type 7.9-mm. machine gun, used IL
| the German Army, took a belt which
contained ESQ cartridges.
Q. Who said Books rule the
! world" Nv. L.
| A. 1t is attributed to Voltaire.
| Q. Do the African natives TRANSMIT,
messages by sound?-R. r.
| A. The natives of Equatorial Africa