Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14

ground the wrestler loses. If he Is
forced out of the little circle he loses.
The wrestling matches continue for nine
days.
@. What per cent of the telephones
NJ Fl.
A. The United States has SO per cent
of the telephones of the world. The
world total is 32.S00,o00.
@. How did Fahrenheit fix upon 80
degrees as the freezing point2-W. C. j.
A. Fahrenheit worked with Newton's
thermometer which had been described
in 1701. Newton's instrument was q
tube filed with 1iflseed oil. The start
ing point Of his scale was the tenrpcra-
ture of the body, which was called "12."
Newton divided the space between his
datum and the freezing point Of water
into IL parts Fahrenheit did not find
the scale minute enough. and therefore
first doubled the number of degrees,
making them "a Finding that he could
by mixing ice and salt obtain tenn
perature below freezing, he next adopt
ed this for the starting point and count
ed "a up to the body heat. making the
freezing point and the boiling point
of water SO. Later he again divided the
degrees into 4. which made 80 the
freezing point and 212 the boiling point.
O. How far Is Asia from America at
It's nearest point?-C. G..
A. The narrowest part Of Bering
Strait is between Cape Prince OF Wales
on the American coast and East Cape in
Asia. This is So miles across.
@. What countries did not use con-
scription during the World WARP
G. r. G..
A. During the war all the nations in
volyed employed CONSUMPTION. Such
countries as Great Britain and the
United States. which formerly had VOL
untary military service. adopted con-
scription as war measure for the dura-
ton of the war period.
@. Why are men who take charge OF
funerals called undertaken" IL. j. p.
A. Undertakes we're formerly known
as funeral undertakers." The present
term Is merely contraction of this ex-
preston.
@. Why is Watts Hope called by
that name?--M. d.
A. The theme is symbolized by the
figure of woman seated with bowed
head. She still clings TO her Tyre. all
The strings of which with the exception
of one are broken. This is to suggest
the dominant quality Of hope, which
prevails in even the most adverse cir
cumstances.
@. How can bar soap be cut into
cakes?-H. II. j.
A. It can be cut with a fine wire.
Sometimes passing a stout cord about
t-nr 5,snsr yiv.rT ftHn Is oh
other will do the trick. Soap Is cut In
factory by wires fixed in frame.
@. What is cerealine PM. II.
A. Tt Is an engine found in the
germ of wheat and Is the name given
TO it by French investigators who
found that its presence in appreciate
quantity In flour affected the baking
quality.
@. How is the temperature On the
moon determined?-J. T. B.
A. Modern observatories are equipped
with instruments whereby the temper
allure of the moon can be measured.
The temperature of the moon depends
upon the amount of heat it receives,
the amount it reflects, and its rate OF
radiation. It is easy to measure with
some approximation the amount OF heat
the earth receives from the moon, but
it is not easy to determine what part
is reflected and what part radiated.
When the moon passes into the earth's
shadow so that the direct rays of the
sun are cut off, then all the heat re-
cesved from, the moon is that radiated
and this can be measured. and from the
amount received and the rate at which
it decreases as the eclipse continues,
1t is possible to determine approximate
ly the rate at which the moon loses
heat by radiation, and from this the
temperature to which 1t has been raised.
Observations show that the amount of
heat received from the moon dimin-
ishes very rapidly after it passes into
the earth's shadow This indicates
that its radiation is very rapid.
@. How many motor buses are there
in the United States-LG. B.
A. On January l. 1928, there were
1856 BUSES registered in the United
States.