Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

few conjectures, but no real facts are
known.
@. How is rubber melted so as to be
nodded into materials?-W. w.
| A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that when rubber is melted It loses its
structure and cannot be hardened.
Rubber compounds are nodded by
pressing them to the desired shape and
heating rather than by melting.
O. How large are the Chicago stock
| yards?-D. A. S.
A. They cover about 400 acres and
are considered to be the largest in the
world.
@. How old are the Niagara Falls?-
NJ. B.
A. Niagara Falls are variously esti-
| mated by biologists to be from 5000 to
| $4,000 years old. which shows that the
| age Is still fruitful subject for study.
@. How long Is. the sea wall at CAL
| weston. Tex. Pr l..
A. 1t is 7la miles long and II feet
| high. At its base 1t is Is feet wide and
at the top feet in width.
O. What are lines used for?-
D. M. NJ
A. The lime is chiefly valued as a
source of citrtc acid and for limejuice,
which is extensively used on shipbcard
| as an antiscorbutic. 1t is also used to
make limeade, pleasant beverage.
O. What does the slang phrase mot
a Chinaman's chance" mean?-H. j. A.
A.. 1t means a very slim chance, or
| no chance at all.
H. w.
A. Wall Street New York City Is
about 80 feet wide and one-half mile
long.
@. What is the word that means "ex-
cessively fond of foreigners. "A B.
A. DR.. Vizetelly, photographer. says
that the world you seek is 'phiIoxen-
ist." from the Greek "philos," loving,
plus "xenos," foreigners.
Q. Does coal occur in veins?--C. G..
A; The Geological Survey says that
coal does not occur in veins but in
strata-that is, it was deposited and Is
now found in layers between and
parallel with other layers or beds of
Stratif1ed rock, just as one leaf in
book occurs between and is parallel
with the other leaves of the book.
These layers are sometimes wrongly
called veins" but true veins cut across
strata instead of being parallel with
them. Certain black hydrocarbon min
erals, specifically resembling coal but
related to the aSphaltS, do occur In
veins that cut across the inclosing
strata. The gilSonite veins of North
western Colorado are examples.
@. Why were tabloid newspapers
printed in this country?-R. c. d.
A. This type of newspaper was
started because it was felt that there
was a demand for a paper of smaller
size with many pictures and lighter
reading matter. The success of the
New York Daily News, which was estab-
lished in 1919 and achieved a circula-
ton of 100000 in the first two years,
led to the publication Of similar tab
loids in other cities.
Q. Where was Walter Damrosch born3
H. P. w.
A. He was born in Breslau, Germany.
January 80, 1862.
@. What became of the Louisiana
lottery?-J. A. L.
A. The act of Congress of 1890 pre-
vented the Louisiana lottery from
| operating in the United States. 1t
therefore removed to Honduras, where
it is still in existence.
Q. Is the population of Liberia civil
lized?-J. M. P.
A. The population of Liberia is en-
tirely of the African race; about 100,-
600 of the dwellers along the coast
may be considered civilized. The num-
Der of American negroes is estimated
at 10000. Liberia was founded In 1922,
when a settlement was made at Mon
rovia by negro freedmen from the
United States with the assistance Of
American colonization societies. 1t was
declared a free and independent re-
public on July 26, 1847. Its constitu-
ton is modelled on that of the United
States. Electors must be of negro blood
and owners of land.
Q. What are the Lend-a-hand clubs9
C. E.
A. They are organizations for young
people established in 1871 for religious,
philanthropical and social purposes. The
name is taken from Edward Everett
Hale's story "7'en Times One Is Ten"
The clubs have common badge, NAL
tese cross with the inscription I'm His
Name" but each arranges its own con-
Stitution.
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