Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26


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@. How many automobile factories
are there In South America. and how
many miles Of surfaced roads?--C. A. w.
A. There are no local manufacturing
companies in South America. but
American companies maintain IL as
semblv plants in that country. There
are 5,018 miles of surfaced roads In
South America.
@. How can motion pictures be
shown in a light room7--R. w. d.
A. Daylight screens have been de-
veloped to a point where 1t Is possible
to project pictures on them in the Diff
fused daylight Of room with thor
oughly satisfactory results. To do this
requires projection from the rear OF the
screen. Darkness is required back Of
the screen between the protector and
screen.
O. Why Is the adjective good" used
In the name Good Friday'?--M. A. w.
A. The word good" is used as a
synonym for holy"
@. Does sound have weight9-D. G.
A. Sound consists of vibrations in
the ether. 1t has no weight.
@. What caused this Mexican out
break?-H. w.
A. The religious situation In Mexico
explains in part the unrest and rebel
lion A much greater factor IS the desire
of many different leaders to obtain
political control.
@. How many stomachs has sheep?
B. p.
A. A sheep has four stomachs, each
Of which has different function.
c. How may the heating elements
on electric stoves be cleaned?-N. A. r.
A. Water and a soft brush should be
used Any particles burned to char
may be brushed out.
@. How should a wild flower garden
be cared for?-S. @.
A. Wild flower gardens need little
care outside of the usual watering,
wedding and application of manure or
bone meal, but neither manure nor lime
should be applied under any circum-
stances to plants requiring acid soil. as
both are fatal to them. Achieving
plants should be given every Fall a
mulch of decaying oak leaves. pine
needles or sawdust. Aluminium sulphate
can be used If these are not available
O. What became of George Wash
ington's slaves?-J. K r.
A. His will included the following
provision: Upon the decease Of my
wife, 1t is my will and desire that all
slaves whom hold in my own right
shall receive freedom" Provision was
made for the maintenance Of such
slaves as could not care for themselves.
O. When was the first penitentiary
built in Ohio?-L. K.
A. The first penitentiary building in
Ohio was begun in 1913 and completed
in 1915 at Columbus.
@. Where are the Water Tori which
appear In so many japanese paint
ings?-W. A. C.
"A Ine sacred ISldnd OF MlyaJlma
in the Inland Sea of Japan is the home
OF the familiar Water Tori.
@. What is the oldest known
fresco?-w. A.
A. Ruth de Rochement says in "Evo-
luton of irt. !" THE oldest known fresco
that deserves TO be called a painting
belongs to Roman times and represents
a Roman marriage ceremony--the Aldo
brandini Marriage now In the Vatican. u
@. What relation was Amy Lowell to
Abbott Lawrence Lowell. president of
Harvard University?--G. T.
A. Amy Lowell (1874-1925), was the
sister Of Abbott Lawrence Lowell.
@. Where is the De Soto Oak?-Z. H
A. In Florida. in Tampa Bay Park.
there Is large spreading oak which is
said to have been the resting place oil
De Soto on his first trip to Florida. II