Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
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@. Does Yehudi Menuhin use the ole
or the new method of playing the vio-
lin? How long does he practice daily?A
A. r.
A. His father says that musician vio-
linists recognize no old or new methods
in playing the violin. There is only
one way the old and the living violin
lists play their fiddleS which they use
as means to an end to make good
music and that is the natural method
free, unhindered mastery of the instru-
ment. Yehudi practices three to four
hours per day now.
@. Are there many divorces among
couples whose marriages followed cam
pus courtships" w.
A. Rita S. Halle says that there seem
to be only one-eighth as many divorces
from college-made marriages as there
are among general marriages ia this
country.
@. How many different bridge hands
can be dealt to four players?-R. G.. B.
A. E. v. Shepard says that the $685.
013,559, 900 different bands that may be
dealt in bridge may be distributed
among the four players in 1884, 49,
765, 488, 1872 1888. 237, 100000 diff erent
ways.
@. What is a photon?-K. P.
A. The term is used in connection
with the Compton effect; that is, the
change in quality Of a beam of X-rays
when it is scattered. The experiments
associated with the Compton effect
have seemed to establish the existence
of a particle of radiation known as the
photon. 1t may be classed with the
electron and the proton as one of the
three fundamental units of matter.
Q. How large place is Sulgrave in
England?-W. T. C.
A. The village is so small that it is
not on the average map Of England.
1t has but two streets-Big street and
Ilttle SLreeL.
@. Did the person described in
Theodore Dreiser's MY Brother Paul.
really eXist?-M. B.
A. Paul Dresser was the brother OF
Theodore Dresser, despite the variation
in spelling of the surname. Paul
Dresser is perhaps remembered best as
the author of ON the Banks of the
Wabash" and Just Tell Them That
You Saw Me"
@. How can one tell a star from a
planet?-O. P.
A. A planet may be distinguished
from a star in three ways-hrst, the
stars twinkle and the planets usually do
not. However, this rule is far from in
fallible. Second. when magnifled by a
telescope, the planets show disks Of per-
ceptible area. while the stars appear as
glittering points. This distinction holds
Tor all the principal planets, but fails
for most of the many minor planets, or
asteroids. Third, the stars maintain
practically the same relative positions
for years while planet changes its posi-
ton among them perceptibly from night
to night or, seen in a telescope. in the
course of few hours or even minutes.
@. Where is the largest textile mill
in the world?-D. c. B.
A. 1t is the Melange Combine at
ovo-Vozenesensk, in Soviet Russia.