Evening star., 1932-01-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. How many gold Carnegie medals
have been distributed since the date Of
the medals inauguration--F. H. w.
A. Nineteen gold medals have been
awarded by the commission since the
establishment Of the fund.
@. Why does the early evening stas'
flicker and change color--M, j.
A, Venus is the brilliant planet .-s->
visible IN the evening in the ooGod-
western sky. The tWinkling and changes
of color of a star are caused by the un-
steadineSs of the atmosphere OF the
earth, through which the star Is seen,
and are not real in the sense that the
star itself is changing in brightness and
color.
@. Why are coiored children more
susceptible to ricketts, than white chill
dren?-M. C,
A. The Negro children in American
cities are especially susceptible to ricketts,
because the pigments of their skin par
TALLY insulate them against the suns
rays. Due to this fact, they derive less
benefit from the sun than do the fair
skinned children. The eietS of the
Negro children in American cities are
notoriously lacking in those foods which
carry vitamin D.
@. Is there a. cable to carry telephone
conversations from New York to Lon
don2-L. w.
A. All transatlantic telephone COM
munications cross the ocean by wire
less. Experimental tests involving tele-
phone cables are being made.
@. Why does dress made of metal
cloth have an odor?-H. H. B.
A. Any odor which may be present
in metal cloth is probably due to soma
lacquer or other material used in orig
inal manufacture to protect the metal
threads from furnishing. If this lac
quer is removed, the metal, of course,
furnishes readily.
Q. What profession did Eugene
ONeill follow before he became sue
cessful playwright?--M. G.
A. He worked for some time as
reporter on the New London (Ccnn)
Telegraph before 1914, when he settled
down to the steady business of play
writing.
Q. Which Of the countries leads In
number of airplanes?-J. B.
A. The United States has twice the
mber of civil planes Of all the other
great powers combined. The United
States has 10,235 planes. France, with
4,168 planes, has the greatest number
of fighting airplanes, beth active and
reserve, among these powers.
@. In what battle of the Civil War
did the Union troops sustain the most
casualties?-F. r. L.
A. At Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1853,
when 3,070 men were killed and 14,4s7
wounded.
@. When and by whom was the Hoh-
ness Church founded?-M. S.
A. About 1880 three clergymen, Rev.
Hardin Wallace. Rev. James Singer,
both of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and Henry Ashcroft of the Free Meth
odist Church, conducted a tour of the
southern part of California, preaching
repentance and remission of sin or
tustificatio by faith of the sinner, and
for believers Sanctificati0n or heart
purity, which also might be received
by faith, subsequent to regeneration or
justification, and which could be ad-
vanced into personal holiness. Numer-
GUS bands Of adherents were formed
under the name of Holiness Band. the
n embers Of which, however, retained
their membership with the churches of
which they were already members.
There were also many new converts.
BY 1895 the movement had grown large
and property had been acquired, SO that
incorporation was necessary and was
erected under the laws Of California.