Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-06

Martin, one Of the colonists who land-
ed at Jamestown, received q grant in
1916 and named it Martins Brandon.
1t did not come into the hands Of the
Harrison family until some years later,
when 1t was acquired by Benjamin Har-
rison, the SON Of the FIRST settler of that
name.
@. Please give short sketch of Dor
otny L. Sayers, who edited the "Omni-
bus Of Crime."-J. r.
A. Dorothy L. Sayers, detective fic-
thedral Choir School, Oxford, where her
father was headmaster. In 1915 she
graduated from Somerville College, OK
ford, with first honors in medieval lit
erature. She was one of the FIRST
women to take an oxford degree. In
1926 she married Capt. Atherton Flem-
ing, famous war correspondent. At
present this author is engaged in writ
ing biography Of Wilkie Collins.
@. Where Is the oldest running race
track in the United States?-R. K.
A: It is said to be the race course at
Lexington, KY.
@. Why do most fire engines have
the right-hand drive?-G. e.
A. The fire chiefs Office in Washing
| ton, D. c., says that the majority Of
fire apparatus has the right-hand drive
| because In driving down streets all the
| fire plugs are to the drivers right side
and he can see them readily and stop
to a better advantage. Then, too, this
leaves sufficient room for some one to
SIT IN the same seat on the left side to
be Tree to make signals in traffic. Fire
apparatus usually makes more right
hand turns than left-hand ones.
@. Why are after-dinner toasts and
| toastmasters so called?-C. r.
A. The custom Of drinking to health
and success to undertakings at BAN
quets dates back to the invasion Of the
Romans. The word toast" appears to
have originated from the practice Of
putting bits of toast in the wine, the
guest partaking of such sippet with
the draught of wine as soon as the
felicitation had passed the lips.
@. How many vibrations are there
for middle &C. F. A.
A. The Bureau of Standards saws
that the frequency of the vibration
corresponding to middle c (the note on
the first leger line below the treble clef
or above the bass clef) is 256 complete
vibrations (cycles) per second.
Q. Whose will is the Oldest in ex-
AStCuCCg-1. IL.
A. It is the will executed by an
Egyptian named Yah in 2548 BIC. The
will was written on papyrus in HERO
glyphics and sealed with a scarab. It
reposes in the museum attached to
London University. The will Is re-
markable for the clear and definite way
in which it disposes Of the makers
property, and interesting In that his
estate Is left to his wife, giving her
discretion about the manner in which
it was to be divided among their chill
dren.
Q. How many people live in Chile?-
c. G.
A. Its population is close to S 1000, 900.
Most OF the people are Of Spanish de-
scent and Spanish is the language of
the country. Santiago, the capital and
largest city, has population of 600,-
900.
Q. How much dry heat will destroy
germs? Is the necessary amount harm
full to materials?-L. S. B.
A. Dry heat of temperature of $50
degrees c. continued for one hour will
| destroy most germs, but this renders
| most fabrics very brittle and may in
| jure them. Most materials will bear a
temperature of ITO degrees c. without
damage.