Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

the radio, how many people would have
to listen 70 each SETS. T.
A. 1t is estimated that Shere Is radio
set for every % persons in the United
States. It would be within the bounds
OF reason for every one to hear radios
or ride in automobiles at one time,
there being an automobile for each 512l
persons In the country.
@. Where is the tallest building in
the British Empire?-P. u.
A. The Royal York Hotel in Toronto,
Ontario, is said to be the tallest build
ing and the biggest hotel within the
British Empire.
@. What became of the man who first
engraved the Lords Prayer upon the
head Of pink. NJ b
A. The Lords Prayer, GO words, 397
letters, counting punctuation marks,
was engraved in IL lines on the head of
an ordinary pin by Charles Howard
Baker Of Spokane, Wash. Baker is now
an inmate of an institution for blind
and insane. The engraving cannot be
read without the aid of a powerful
msgntfying glass. Baker was at one
time an employe Of the United States
Government in the Bureau Of Printing
and Engraving. He spent years and
II days completing this work The
pin at present is the property Of
Charles j. Seymour, a friend Of Baker.
Seymour carries the pin from place to
place for exhibition purposes.
@. What States of the Union had the
healthiest soldiers and which the largest
in the World War?-A. S.
A. Wyoming is said to have had the
highest per cent of physically fit drafted
men during the World War. The per.
centage was 572. The heaviest men In
the Army during the World War. ac-
cording to States we're Alaska (terri.
tory, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Minnesota.
Q. What makes paper turn yellow
or brown?-E. B. T.
A. The Bureau of Standards SAVE
that many Of the lower grades Of paper
contain impurities which exidize on
exposure to light and atmospheric con-
ditions. causing the well known yellow
or brownish discoloration.
Q. What is meant by bushido?-a.
A. Bushido is defined as the unvrit.
ten code of moral principles which
regulate the actions Of Japanese knight
hood, the Samurai
Q. How long has soap been used?-
L. r.
A. Soap both as a medicinal and
cleansing agent was known to the
ancients. Pliny speaks Of two kinds,
hard and soft, as used BY the Germans.
He mentions it as originally a Gallo
invention for giving bright hue to the
hair. It is probable that soap came to
the Romans from Germany. Although
soap is referred to in the, Old Tesla
ment. authorities believe that ashes Of
plants or other such purifying agents
are implied. The earliest kinds Of soap
appear to have been made Of goats
tallow and beech ash. As early as the
thirteenth century, however. a factory
for making soap from olive oil vas
established at Marseilles. Soap max
ing was introduced into England during
the next century.
@. What Is Swaraj?-M. S.
A. Swaraj Is the teaching Of sele.
government by extension, culture. and
political government under native in
fiuence rather than English rule. The
Hindu teacher Gandhi IS an advocate
Of this system.
O. How long did Diaz hold the Office
Of president Of Mexico?-W. j. w.
A. Porfrio Diaz first became presi-
dent of Mexico in 1877. At that time
the term was four years and the laws
Of Mexico prohibited presidents sue
ceeding himself. Consequently Diaz
was succeeded in 1880 by his intimate
friend Gen. Gonzales, who made way in
1884 for the reelection of Diaz. In the
meantime the constitution had been
amended and Diaz held Office without
interruption until 1911.
@. What was the veil Of the temple
made of in the time of Christ?-L. z. NJ.
A. The veil Of. the Temple Of Jeru-
salem was precisely the same as the
original veil for the tabernacle built
according to the specifications given
by Moses, Of blue, purple, and scarlet,
and fine twined linen. The exact d.
mentions of the veil are not given. but
it was sufficient to cover, without any
opening. the entire Holy Of Holes, into
which the high priest alone might enter.