Evening star., 1928-02-22

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@. What does the term Vulnerable"
mean In contract bridge?-N. S.
A. After side wins one game II be-
comes Vulnerable" Until side wins
a game it is mot vulnerable"
@. How much territory would Boulder
Dam irrigate? How long would 1t take
to build 1t and what would 1t cost?-B.
J. N.
A. About 100000 acres could be irri-
gated In the States Of Nevada. Arizona
and California and in Mexico. The
construction period would be about
seven years from the time work is
started on the construction railroad
The dam to store 26.O00000 acre-teet
would cost about SAL 500, 900 and power
development an additional s3l 100000,
according to Bureau Of Reclamation
estimates.
@. II the battery in a car becomes
overcharged. what can happen?-C. P.
A. It may cause the plates in the
battery to buckle or crack and thus ruin
them.
O. What percentage Of the popula-
ton engages in manufacturing? In
trade? In professions?-J. N. P.
A. According to the occupational sta
tistics for 1920, the percentage Of per-
sons engaged in manufacturing and me-
chanical industries was 3O.8 per cent:
trade. 1912 per cent; professional, So
per cent; clerical, rs per cent.
@. What is the most powerful explo-
si"e known?-E. o. v.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
the most powerful explosive known is
benzoyl peroxide.
@ Was bobbed hair ever as fashion,
able as 1t has been lately?-L. T. S.
A. Although bobbed hair became
fashionable during the war. 1t is BY no
means new fad. Cutting the hair be-
came popular at the court of Louis XIV
OF France, and in England the Dutch
CUT vas worn at the court OF James I.
II Is often recorded that the ancient
Egyptians followed this custom for a
certain time.
9; Which is the Oldest city in the
World?-L. L.
A. The Oldest city in the world still,
IN existence is Damascus. It is nroh-
aole that there are ruins of other cities
antedating Damascus. Excavations in
central America indicate that son,a of
tne Oldest cities in the world NAV oripi-
naiy have stood in these countries
lshed.
Q. Are loans through the farm Ioan
system available 10 persons desiring IN
purchase farms?-A. A.
a IN the farm loan system there are
TWO kinds o: banks. Federal land banks
ana joint stock land banks loans
.hFoIgn the former are available only
10 farmers. Loans through the later
are available for agricultural purposss
II person has sufficient money to
make down payment on the purchase
OF farm. and money with which 10
start farming. he may procure a loan
through the joint stock land banks in
y.
Q. Why was the type Of architecture
termed Gothic given that rame?-E. T.
A. Originally the term was applied in
contempt By acherents o. the classical
school. which accepted the Roman
eSque style. They considered the Point,
ca arch barbarous and grotesoue. there
lore. Gothic. Il soon made a place
ior ITSELF and was widely employed
tnroughout Europe in the CONSTRUCTION
OF cathedrals. churches and abbeys.
Q. Please give the deriya,;ons Of the
names OF the monthS?-C. II.
A. January from Janus. Latin rod
OF the year: February. from Februa,
Roman festival OF puriaca,ion; March,
from Mars, sod OF war: April. from
Aperio. meaning 10 open. May. from
Major tgreatsr>. month OF growth:
June, derived from, Junius, the name q,
Roman family; July. named for Julius
Caesar: August. named for Augustus
Caesar: September. October. Noye,noe-
and December were the seventh. eighth
ninth and tenth months 0. the Roman
calendar, from the Roman words fer the
numerals.
q. How many bulls and horses arr
Killed ~ Spanish bull fish,S'--M. NJ w.
y Bulls used il bull fights Il, Swain
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