Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28

q master or keeper. n was . city In
Stitution and was conducted under the
ordinances. with prescribed rates for the
care OF the Misunderstanding, lodging,
number OF laShes. etc. The building
known as Logan ana Wasasine Strsets
and was destroyed by IRE in the con-
dagration Of 1851.
O.. What Is the frequency of a sound
which can be heard most distinctly at
the greatest dlstance7-R. D. w
A. The Bureau Of Standards saws
the distance at which . sound can be
heard depends principally upon the
sensittveneSS OF the ear to sounds OF
different pitches. Ordinarily the human
ear Is most sensitive to sounds of q
frequency Of from 1000 10 1000 cycles
q second. The soprano high @ Is APP
proximately at the lower Of these two
frequencies.
q. Please give the particulars Of the
Nobel Foundation.-P. L. N.
A. The Nobel Foundation Nobel
Stiftelsen) was established In pursuance
Of the provisions Of the will Of Alfred
Nobel, who was born in Stockholm in
1888 and died at San Reno in 1896.
BY this WILL dated November AZ. 1895,
Alfred Nobel bequeathed the whole Of
his fortune (more than 100000
kroner) to q fund the interest OF which
shall be annually paid out to those who
during the Immediately preceding years
have conferred the greatest benefit on
mankind" The interest Is divided into
i've equal parts, to be allotted as fol-
lows: lone part TO the person who shall
have made the most important discov-
cry or invention In the domain Of
physics one part to the person who
shall have made the most important
chemical discovery or improvement. one
part to the person who shall have made
the most important discovery In the do
main Of physiology or medicine, one
duced in the field Of literature the most
distinguished work Of an idealistic
tendency and one part to the person
who shall have done most TO promote
the fraternity Of nations. the abolition
or diminution Of standing armies and
the formation and propagation Of peace
congresses"
@. Who wrote "old Dan Tucker"7-
A. Dan Emmett, the minstrel
Q. How many Presidents Of the
United States had been signers Of the
A. Two-John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson. Washington and Madison
signed the Constitution.
O. How are eggs graded?-W. =. 2.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the commercial grading Of
eggs, as used in different large con-
Stunning markets, differs TO some extent
In the detail Of the grades with the
different markets. The general basis.
however, on which grading Is done Is
the same and takes into consideration
certain quality factors. The primary
duality factors considered are: The con-
dition Of the shell, the condition OF the
air cell, or, In other words, the fullness
Of the egg; the condition Of the yolk,
the condition Of the white and the con-
dition Of germ development. In addi-
ton, certain other characteristics, such
as size, weight and color, are given con-
sideration and have an influence upon
market value or price.
q. Please give the advantages Of
heating q room with . fireplace
A. Among the advantages may be
listed the low cost, aid to ventilation
and the fact that the fireplace takes
little space. It's disadvantages are It's
low efficiency uneven heating and ne
quent care required.