Evening star., 1932-11-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

from the elementary electricity. THIS
atom is regarded as made UP Of elec-
irons and protons, held together by at
traction between negative and positive
electrical charges. The neutron Is
combination Of single electron and
single proton, their electrical charges
neutralized by their union. The neutron
itself carries no electrical charge.
Q. How is the past tense of the poker
term ante spelled?--V. O.
A. Anteed.
@. Where does Shakespeare refer ts
rats leaving a sinking shipP-W p.
A. The Tempest" act /, scene .,
contains the following: "A rotten car
cass Of boat. not rigged, nor tackle,
sail, nor mast; the very rats instinct
lively have quit it."
@. Please describe the Conessvxa
wagon.-M. K. c.
A. 1t originated in Pennsylvania.
The reason for the name Is uncertain,
but 1t was probably so named because 1t
was first built in the Valley Of Cones
toga, in Lancaster County, Pa. 1t was
huge affair, heavily built, with the
wagon bed higher at each end than in
the middle. 1t was constructed In this
concave shape in order that the con-
tents might not spill out when going up
and down hill. 1t was topped by q duh
white cloth covering which had o SINH
lar curve. The underbody was gener-
ally painted blue, with upper woodwork
of bright red. The wagons were Gus
tomarily drawn by six horses. The
wheels had iron tires Of to inches
in width. The traces by which the
wagon was pulled were heavy, short,
fbirk 1inkad iron chains
@. When was the Erie Canal built
and how was it financed?-M. G. e.
A. Funds for the building Of the Erie
Canal were appropriated by the State
of New York on April II, 1877 The
necessary sum was raised by duties on
goods sold at public auction, taxes on
steamboat passengers, on salt manu-
factured within the State. real estate
rious grants and donations. The canal
was opened on October rs, 1875.
@. Did former President Roosevelt
make a speech in which he said that
there was no room in the United States
for German -Americans?-M. d.
A. In speech in st. Louis In 1915,
he declared that there was no room In
the United States for German-Ameri-
hypherfated Americans, but room only
for those who were Americans and
nothing else. As early as 1890 he had
given utterance to much the same
sentiment.
@. Why viii lighted cigarettes con-
tinue to burn on some ash trays and
die out on others?--F. McC.
A The Bureau of Standards says
whether cigarettes are extinguished or
not when left on ash receivers depends
primarily on the condition Of thermal
contact between the cigarette and the
receiver. Also the thermal conductive
ity and mass of the receiver affect the
amount of heat dissipated. The amount
of heat conducted away from the ciga-
rette determines whether or not it Is
extinguished. For example, cigarette
laid on metal receiver and touching
the receiver all along the length would
be more likely to be extinguished than
one which touched the receiver for
only short distance. Also cigarette
in the same position of contact on a
metal receiver would be more likely
to be extinguished than one on either
a glass or china receiver.
@. Has a synthetic rubber been dis
coyered?-D. P. K.
A. Duprene Is the name of practi-
cal synthetic rubber which has been
perfected which has all the molecular
structure of natural rubber with some
additional advantages. Only the fact
that natural rubber is ct the lowest
price in history-around 8 cents a
pound-has postponed appearance Of
duprene on the marketsfaG