Evening star., 1928-10-15

present governor IS the Duke OF Aber-
corn. appointed December IL, 1922.
Northern Ireland has a separate Par
lament and executive govefnment. es-
tablished in 1920. The Parliament has
a Senate of 26 and a House of 50.
Northern Ireland also returns 13 men,
berS to the British House of Commons.
@. What is the inscription carved in
stone above the doorway of the Ford
laboratories?-F. w.
A. The inscription. which was writ
ten by Mr.. Ford, is as follows: Man
kind passes from the old to the new on
a human bridge. formed by those who
labor in the three principal arts-agri-
culture, manufacture, transportation"
@. What is meant by the 4-C system
of farming?-J. E. c..
A. The 4-C system indicates that
cotton, corn, cattle and clover are
raised on the same farm.
@. How many theaters are using
synchronized films?-L. L.
A. At the present time about 500
theaters are using synchronized films.
@. What does the term DOGGY"
mean with reference to golf?-J. III. M.
A. A bogey is phantom who is cred
tied with a certain score for each hole,
against which score each player is COM
peting.
@. Where is the Miles Standish mon
ument?-W. o. Fl.
A. There Is a monument to Miles
Standish on Captains Hill. Duxburv,
Mass. near the site of his home. The
monument consists of a stone shaft, 110
feet high, and bronze statue of him.
@. Is it better to be vaccinated on the
arm or the leg?-G. c..
A. Arm vaccinations are preferable.
Leg vaccinations are exposed to more
moisture and to more contamination
from street dust than vaccinations at
the region of the deltoid insertion. On
account of blood Stasis. primary leg
vaccinations in adults are often accom-
panied by purplish discoloration. and
result in large. slowly healing ulcera-
ton. They usually cause temporary dis
ability. Vaccination on the arm, when
performed by the multiple pressure
method. causes no Disagreement. The
resulting vaccination scar is defnits
and typically pitted for inspection pur-
poses. but hardly noticeable otherwise,
except as a sanitary dimple.
@. When does neap tide occur?-
w. d.
A. 1t is the tide occurring one or
two days after the first and third
quarters of the moon. when the rise and
fall of the tide are the least. ewing to
the attraction of the sun antagonizing
that of the moon: Spring tide occurs
one or two days after new and full
moon.
+. @. What is the distinction between
furnishing and abrading?-A. c. R.
|. A. In Furnishing an object. smooth
glossy surface is obtained by polishing
or rubbing. In abrading, the surface
is actually worn off by the friction.
@. Is it possible to light cigarette
with steam?-J. S. w.
A. 1t is possible to light cigarette
by steam. This was demonstrated by
DR.. Andrade of the Royal Institution of
London. who produced high-pressure
steam hot enough to set fire to match
or a cigarette. The steam which es-
capes from a teakettle is not really
steam. It has ceased to be steam since
it has condensed to tiny drops Of liquid
water Water steam is invisible gas.
O. What colors can fish distinguish?
B. G.
A. Bees and most fishes see only blue
and yellow-all else is black or white,
or some shade partly black and partly
white.
@. Which country has the largest
number of doctors?--A. NJ. P.
A. The United States has more ply
sicians in proportion to its population
than any other country. According to
the latest figures available, there Is one
physician to every 753 people in the
limited States while in Great Britain
there is one physician to every 1,087, In
Switzerland and Japan. respectively,
one to every 1920 and 1859. in Ger
many one TO every 1,940. in Austria one
to every 2.120, and in Sweden one to
every $500.