Evening star., 1932-03-14

other cold objects. the temperature Of
which Is less than the saturation tenn
perature Of the water In the atmosphere.
The same effect win be produced by
supplying water vapor to the atmos-
phere from any other source. This Diff
hculty can be prevented by venting the
products Of combustion from the heater
TO the outer air, or to q certain extent,
at least, by using window sash with q
double pane so that the inner pane,
with which the air Of the room comes
INTO contact, does not reach so low q
temperature.
Q. What is tax gallons. T.
A. 1t Is gallon Of l00-proof spirits.
gallon Of liquor Is taxed according 10
the quantity Of alcohol 1t contains or
according to its proof.
@. How many reprints Of the Ulster
Gazette of January 4, 1900, has the
Library Of Congress?-L. w.
A. The only extant original known Is
owned by the Library. It also has on
file 26 different versions Of the reprint.
9; Is infant mortality decreasing7-
A. In 1890 1t decreased four points
from the 1929 record in the Birth
Registration Area. In 1880, it was 62.2
deaths in every 1000 live births.
@. How does the area Of Great
Britain compare with that Of Ireland2
H. D.
A. Great Britain has an area Of
$4,000 square miles, while Ireland COM
prises $4,000 square miles. 1t is, there
fore, about ~ times the size OF Ireland.
@. OF what American cabinet mem
Der did Dickens say that the cabinet
officer knew more about Dickens
novels than he did himself?-S. N.
A. Secretary Stanton.
@. Are Latin and Greek required for
a B. A. degree at Yale?-D. B.
A. Yale University has eliminated
these requirements.
Q. Where are there letters of Martha
Washington2-P. N.
A. The Huntington Library at San
Marino has q dozen; the Historical So
ciety Of Pennsylvania has at least
seven. n
@. What are meant by r,ishes In
motion picture parlance?-L. II.
A. The Film Daily Yearbook says
that rushes are advanced prints. They
are scenes processed Immediately after
taking, for the Assistance Of the direc-
tor.
@. What phases of weather are
covered in the reports furnished to
aviators by the Weather Bueau?-T. D.
A. The following features are covered:
Conditions Of sky and weather; ceiling
height, horizontal visibility, wind di-
rection and velocity, condition and
movement Of upper air currents. tenn
perature, barometric pressure, dew
point, thunderstorms, squalls, condition
OF landing fields, fog, cloud formation,
smoke and haze.
@. How are round playing marbles
made?-M. C.
A. Marbles may be made Of baked
clay, marble, agate, or glass. In Saxony
they are made Of hard calcareots stone,
which Is first broken up into square
blocks, and the blocks thrown 100 TO
$50 together into mill which Is q
stationary fiat slab of stone. Over this
block CT oak Of the same diameter is
kept rotating while water flows upon
the stone slab. In Is minutes the mar
bles are worn completely round and are
fit for sale. Agates are made into
marbles by first chipping the pieces
nearly round with a hammer and then
wearing them down upon the face of
large grindstones
@. What is meant by churriguer-
eSque-T. G.
A. In architecture. this term is ap-
piled to the late, luxuriant, Spanish
baroque style, so called from its most
famous architect Don Jose Churriguera.