Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. Was BIZ Nye. the humorist, .
Westerner?-T. T.. H. g.,
A. Edgar Wilson Nye was born In
Shirley, Me, in 1850. His cnndnooo
was spent IN Wisconsin, but as young
man he went to wyoming, where ne
studied law, worked on q newspaper
and became postmaster. He returned
East in 1888, going to New aork In IA
1886. He won wide popularity as lee
turer, humorist and writer. Bill Nye
died at the age of 46.
@. Why are so many Of the carts
used by the French peasants built with
but two wheels and these OF great size?
S. D.
A. In early times taxes we're levied on
the wheels of vehicles. 1t was found
that cart could be placed upon two
large wheels and have about the same
carrying value as four wheeled wagon,
but cutting the tax in two.
@. Under British law, does an eldest
son inherit the entire estate of his IA
ther's?-N. Mel.
A. The British law of primogeniture
is still in force. Under this law all real
estate goes to the eldest son except for
the dover right of the wife which eX-
pires at her death. In the case Of
money, a man may leave his money
where he wishes, with the exception
that he cannot divert from the estate
any money proceeding from that source.
In the event of man dying without
will, leaving money alone, it would be
divided among the children, subject to
the dover right of the wife.
@. Where is Mabel Normand?-P. D.
A. Motion Picture News says she is
making desperate fight against tuber-
culoSis at q Sanitarium.
O. Why is janitor so called9-
j. E. F.
A. In ancient Rome, the doormen
were called janitors, from the Latin
word "janua," meaning door. Gradually,
the province of doorman was extended
to general caretaker, the name remain
ing the same.
@. Where do orchids and poinsettias
| grow wild?-J. c.
A. Both grow wild in tropical coun-
| tries.
@. How many filling stations are
there in the United StateS?-W. w. p.
| A. Round numbers must be given,
/ since there are constant changes: Total
drive-in filling stations, $4,000: ga
rage with car storage, $4,000; curb and
roadside filling stations, 100000; total
retaI outlets, $4,000.
@. What is the difference between the
| airplane terms cruising speed" and
| flying speed"?-C. G..
| A. Cruising speed of an airplane is
the speed at which it runs to best adj
vantage considering oil and fuel con-
sumption rate, vibration, laboring of
and strain on motor. In other words,
the speed one would care to run the
motor Cor airplane) on long trip so
that one would not burn up too much
gas per hour, compared to much less
gas per hour at, perhaps, slightly low
err motor speed at, perhaps, no de-
crease in airplane speed; so that the
motor would not waste oil; so that the
motor would vibrate least; SO that the
motor would take it most easily. Com
parable to an automobile there is top
speed-say 65 miles per hour-and
cruising speed (speed at which car
| runs most smoothly with not too much
care in steering, say at 80 miles per hour !.
In plane, tops speed might be los miles
| per hour; cruising speed, 90 miles per
hour. Speed necessary to keep the plane
in air is called flying speed. Minimum
flying speed is called stalling speed.
Landing speed Is usually about miles
| per hour greater than stalling speed.