Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

cars for a practical tryout. Shortly
after leaving the terminal station In
Pittsburgh. as the train emerged FROM
the tunnel at Fourth avenue. the engi+
neer, Dan Tate, saw drayman drive
onto the tracks ahead. Tate reached
for the handle OF the new brake and
brought the train to complete stop
4 feet from the PROSTATE man. whd
had been flung from his wagon by tho
rearing of the horses. This proved .
wholly satisfactory demonstration Of
Westinghouse invention and few
weeks later the Westinghouse Air Brake
Co. was organized. July, 1869.
@. How does the water CONSUMPTION
Of city compare with consumption
when water is pumped by hand?-E. K
A. When water is pumped by hand
from 5 to 8 gallons Of water are used.
In cities having city water supply from
100 to $50 gallons or more per person
are used daily.
Q. What organization Is making d
survey OF college fraternitieS?-N. G.
A. The National Association OF Statd
Universities is to make study of the
college fraternity and it's effect on tho
scholarship and character Of students.
Q. Is the normal temperature Of q
bird higher than that Of a human BED
ing?-W. MEG.
A. 1t Is higher. 1t averages from 10d
to l08 degrees. The temperature Of
some birds averages as high as 1l3
degrees.
@. Please explain how ADVERTISING
copy can be estimated for Space. s,
A. Advertising is estimated by the
column inch-that is a space one column
wide and one inch deep. In standard
newspapers a column inch would be
13 pleas wide; in magazines, 16 pleas.
line Is equivalent to space LILA inch
deep and one column wide This is de-
rived from the old agate type which
sets IA lines to an inch. Nearly all
large newspapers sell space by the agate
line.
@. What are the Code Napoleon ana
the Code Frederick?-E. w.
A. The earliest code, which Is the
name given to a collection of laws, or
constitutional articles, was that Of
Hammurabi, about 2100 BIC. The codes
OF Theodosius and Justinian, Roman
emperors, were the basis of the Cold
Napoleon of France. Theodosius ap-
pointed commission Of 16 in 435 AID.
to collect and codify the edicts and con-
stitutions OF the provinces of the Roman
Empire. This was published In 438.
It was revised In 500 by the Emperor
Justinian. The Code Napoleon, COM
pleted in 1904, consisted of 2,28I articles.
There were partial codes In France
previous to this. The Code Napoleon
is the basis Of the codes Of the Two
Stcilies, the Netherlands, the Swiss
cantons. Bolivia and Louisiana. The
| Code Frederick is the codification OF
the Prussian laws. codified under Freds
erick the Great. and was the basis for
the law OF the German Empire.
Q. What was the first book printed
by Benjamin Franklin?-R. B.
A. 1t was 1.-THE Rise, Increase and
Progress of the Christian People Called
Quakers," by William Sewel.
Q. What Is to be done with the con.
tr1bution given to the Library of Con-
gress by William Everett Benjamin?
w. s. T.
A. The income from the william
Everett Benjamin fund of $4,000 Is to
serve as an honorarium to the chief
Of the division Of manuscripts of the
Library OF Congress and also to es-
tablish the chair of American history.
DR.. ]. Franklin Jameson, who recently
became the chief Of the manuscript
division, is the first to accept the chair
OF American history. This chair Is de-
scribed as interpretative, whose incum-
bent will combine with administrative
duties an active aid and counsel to
those pursuing research In the library
and the general promotion of research
within his field.
Q. What Is the highest altitude at
which meteorological observations have
been made?-T. L.
A. The highest trustworthy meteor
illogical observation that has been made
was at Pavia, Italy, December 7, 1911,
In sounding balloon, which rose S5,-
900 meters, or 21.77 miles, The record
height OF an observation from q cap
tive balloon Is $500 meters, or 81 miles.
A captive balloon may be sent only as
high as the length of the wires or
ropes holding It,