Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28

the expecency of her mode of travel,
to intensity public interest and to get
financial upport for the construction
of the idel Zeppelin which We know
how to bud"
@. What is the cause of the cordu-
roy effect O. gravel roads?-N T.
A. The orduroy effect on gravel
roads is caued by cars hitting a stone
or hard plac in the road and starting
the vibration of a spring. This causes
harmonic haamering OF the machine,
the road o. the hillsides these are
sometimes caSed by creeping Of the
surface Of the 'oadbed.
@. Please nme some counties in
Virginia namel after Revolutionary
patriots.-W. o
A. Among tie counties in Virginia
SO named are: Bland, Campbell, Car
roll, Clarke, Fnnklin, Greene, Mat
thews, Montgomery, Pulaski, Russell
and Warren.
Q. What is the technical term
which is used T. indicate the cry OF
newborn babR-G. l..
A. The first cy OF a newborn baby
has for a Technical name "vagitus" and
the French word 'Vaglssement."
@. Are the frei,ht cars used in Eu-
rope like the ones used here-V. j.
A. The European freight cars are, IN
general much smaller and lighter than
those of American railroads. Four
wheeled cars of 1ct to Is feet in length,
8 to 10 tons carrying capacity and
6 to tons In weight are still IN use.
The trend. howevG, is toward greater
size up to 20 or more tons capacity.
Closed or box car. are used less than
in America. Frei;ht in open cars is
protected by tarpallin covers furnished
by the railways.
@ Why were Tombstone and Flag
staff, AriZ SO namgi?-G w 3.
A. When the founder OF Tombstone
was starting out on his prospecting
tour he was assured that he would
find his Tombstone" Thus the town
was named. Flags,aff was named from
a pole set by a patty Of enigrants who
camped near and celebrated the Fourth
of July.
@. When passenger pigeons we're
numerous, where was their breeding
placed. D.
A. Michigan was the breeding ground
of the passenger pigeons. Outside Of
breeding season they we're found over
all the Eastern United States.
@. Are there many pine tree seed
lingS in Louishna?-W. T.
A. 1t is stated that a lumber COM
pany at Bogalusa. La, produced last
year about 100000 seedlings and now
has over 100000. The new State
nursery will produce 100000 pine tree
seedlings for planting on cut-over lands
i'll 1880 and 1871.
9; Is there simple way to teach
mathematics to the blind?-K A.
A. The American Braille Press has
perfected a system of teaching simple
mathematics to the blind by means of
the touch system. Raised figures and
symbols are substituted for the dots
which were used formerly.
@. Is there a monument to the man
who built the Eiffel ToWer?-B. F. (.
A. Recently in the Champs de Mars
IN Paris bust surmounting a white
stone shaft was unveiled in memory of
Gustave Eifel, 1832-1923. It was in
1886 that EiTel undertook the construc-
ton Of the s84-foot tower that bears his
name today.
O. Are there many glider organiza-
atoms IN Cermany?-G. G.
A. In Germany there are approx
mately 200 glider clubs. and in 1928
about 10000 glides and flights were
made. Gliding instruction in that
country is open to any schoolboy of IA
years or over and instruction is free.
@. Why are twins who are born
Joined together called Siamese twins?-
S. T.
A. The twins. Chang and Eng. who
were exhibited for many years because
Of the fad that they were Joined to-
gether, were born in Siam and were
billed as the Siamese twins. The name
has since been applied to other infants
so joined. since the word Siamese sug-
gests their physical popularity.
O. How many houses were there in
Rome when it was considered the first
city in Elrope?-C. D. H.
A. At the beginning of the Christian
era the actual number of domiciles in
Rome was 1,950,000.