Evening star., 1928-05-09

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O. Whose statues are to be unveiled
In the Hall of Fame?-H. r.
A. On May 10. 1923. busts Of Louis
Agassiz, Rufus Choate, John Paul Jones,
Samuel Finley BreeSe Morse and John
Grcenleaf Whittier are to be unveiled
at the colonnade Of the Hall Of Fame
at University Heights. New York City.
@. What is the coast-to-coast high
way that passes through the beautiful
blue grass region of Kentucky?-L. M.
A. United States highway Nos. 40
II, so. 81. IL, 70, 81 and 30. The route
is Atlantic City. Baltimore, Hagers-
town. Staunton, White Sulphur Springs,
Charleston wv. Va, Lexington tKyJ!,
Louisville. Nashville, Memphis, Little
Phoenix, San Diego and Los Angeles.
O. Is most food required by man,
woman or child?-C. 8. d.
A. According to Prof. v. II. Mottram
an adult woman needs but $500 calo-
ries day. An adult man engaged in
sedentary occupation requires 1000 cal
ories daily. A man doing hard work
should have 5000 calories. The phySi-
ological reason given Is that the femi-
nine organism utilizes food moi eco
nomically than man. A childs food
should not be proportioned according TO
his age as he requires more than half
the food Of ali adult Boys and girls Of
ID are to be considered as adults in
food utilization.
@. Is Ambrose Bierce still living?-
j. C. r.
A. Whether or not Ambrose Bierce is
still living Is matter Of conjecture.
Many of his friends are confident that
he died in Mexico. He entered that
country In January, 1914, and was never
heard from again. II still living, he
would now be almost 86 years old.
O. Are the clans found in the rivers
of Wisconsin good to eat?-C. w.
A. They are chiefly used for the COM
mercial production of pearl buttons.
These are large clans and are not
edible They are also used for COM
mercial clam meal.
@. When was the groined vault with
projecting ribs first used in 1taly?-
II. d.
A. S. Reinach says this style Of vault
was first used in Italy after the eighth
century by the Lombard architects.
@. How many foreign loans has the
United States made?-E. c.
A. The latest record of foreign bonds
sold in the American market deals with
400 issues In more than 30 geographical
divisions. OF which Germany leads with
IS loans.
@. Can you advise method Of mirror
and prism arrangement in the con-
struction of periscope?-E. q. K.
A. A simple periscope consists OF
rejecting mirrors or prisms at opposite
ends of a tube. with the rejecting sur
face parallel and at right angles Of As
degrees with the tubes axis.
O. II steam Is invisible. what is the
white vapor We see coming from the
exhaust Of steam engine?-C. c. K.
A. Steam Is water In gaseous con-
of yapor commonly called steam is vapor
composed of minute particles of water
suspended in the air and formed by the
condensation of the true steam saS
coming in contact with the cool air.
@. Where is daylight saving being
used?--W. w. r.
A. Daylight saving is observed in all
or part OF the cities Of Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island. Vermont. New York, New
Jersey. Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Delaware. Pennsylvania. West Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
@. What percentage of air does the
average automobile consume with the
gasoline?--D. F. Fl.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that the average car when developing
its maximum power uses mixture OF
about 92iz per cent air and ia per