Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01

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@. How does an airplane collect water
to compensate for the weight of the
fuel burned?-R. NJ. D.
A The water recovery apparatus used
on airships consists OF a condenser
which collects the water Of combustion
formed by the combination of the by
drogen in the gasoline with the oxygen
of the air. When ordinary aviation
gasoline is used. about 140 pounds of
water Is formed in burning 100 pounds
of fuel. The condensing method simply
cools the engine exhaust gas to within
a few degrees of air temperature and
separates entrained moisture from the
gases as they leave the apparatus.
@. Who Is in charge OF the leper
colony on the Island OF Molokai?-
S. S. z.
A. 1t is under supervision of the
United States Public Health Service.
O. What are predatory words?-G. R.
A. Broadly, they are words of prayer,
supplication and beseeching. In law,
such phrases as ut is my wish and de-
sire, "entreat," heartily beseech, when
contained in a will in which no express
iS until 6a
construed by the courts as implying an
intent to create a trust.
@. If hot metal becomes porous, would
small quantities of carbon monoxide
seep through manifold heater on an
automobile9--R. II.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says 1t
is not believed that appreciable amounts
of carbon monoxide ever would be
found in manifold heaters. as a result
of gas seeping through sound metal
even though the metal is hot. The
presence of carbon monoxide in such
heaters usually Is due to leaks in the
manifold joints or to cracks or pin
holes in the manifold metal. Such
leaks may be evident only when the
manifold heats up and may practically
disappear again as the metal cools.
" WLldO was ACTUALLY Iu6dIlS Ny 1dTcS
and penates?-C. E. D.
A. The expression is used collectively
to denote the personal and individual
belongings in a home which make it
distinctively ones home. In ancient
Rome, the lares were the household
GODS usually deified ancestors or heroes:
the penates were also guardian deities
of the household and the state, but
were more in the nature of personifica-
tons of natural powers, their duty be-
ing to bring wealth and plenty rather
than to ward of danger.
@. Why is colonel" pronounced as If
it contained the letter "r"?-M. L. G.
A. The original word contained an
TIT was spelled "coronel."
Q. How long has the lipstick been
used?-M. G.
A. 1t has been used as a cosmetic for
thousands of years. Women have from
time immemorial sought to enhance
their charms by the use of cosmetics.
among which the npstick was one of
the first.
@. What town felt the Belgian fog?
How many people were killed.. c.
A. The Belgian fog fell on Tuesday
morning, February 3, 1881, in the Liege
area of Belgium in the following VII