Evening star., 1933-10-09

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@. How can a person with no cleo
trical knowledge tell what part Of his
bill for electric current Is due to his
radio?-L. M
A. The usual receiving set requires
about the same power as a fair-sized
electric light bulb. Make compara-
tive test of the relative power required
by the receiving set versus an electric
light bulb. Count the revolutions Of
the electric light meter for short time,
such as one Sor two minutes, with the
radio receiving set turned on, having
first made certain that no light or heat
ing appliances are in operation. Then
count the revolutions when nothing but
one 100-watt lamp is turned on for
the same length of time.
@. Please give an estimate in miles
of the extent Of the universe.-B. McC.
A. Prof. de Sitter has recently esti-
mated that the radius of the universe is
9,500, 900 ,000, ,o00, ,000, ,000,0 900 miles.
@. Which industries were first to sign
N r. A. codes-W A. M.
A. Codes were adopted for the major
industries in the following order: Cot
ton textiles. wool, electrical, telephone
manufacturing, petroleum, lumber
There are other codes for smaller in
dustries, which were adopted before
some Of these named.
@. How much tobacco is raised in
the world?-J. A. L.
A. The estimated world total produc-
ton of tobacco in 1880 was approx
mately 5,OO0,000 900 pounds, of which
mately 1,600, 100000 pounds.
@. How long should a person be able
to hold his breath?-S. M.
A. A normal person should be able
to hold his breath for 40 seconds.
@ How many Indians are there ir
North Amerlca?-D. M.
A. There. are no exact figures. The
Indian population of the United States
census of 1880 was approximately $780,
600. In the Dominion of Canada there
arr approximately 100000 Indians
South of the Rio Grande the entire
population of Mexico and the Central
American republics (about % 100000 ir
nunber) is very largely of mixed Span.
ish and Indian blood Even where per.
sons in these latter countries are moi
ciasSed as Indians there is usually some
percentage of Indian blood.
! O. About how much ground is de.
voted to the raising of melons in the
United States?-T B.
A. About 460 square miles.
! @. Has service charge similar tc
! that for covers bearing the new Scent
Byrd stamp to Little America ever beer
permitted before?-N. w.
A. The Post Office Department say!
! that. in the past. it has not acquiesceC
to such an arrangement. The United
States has no facilities for carrying
mail to Little America and the 50-cent
service charge is intended to cover ths
cost to the expedition of carrying such
mail.
@. Who took the place of the latt
Irwin Hoover as chief usher at the
White House w. S.
4 A. Raymond D. Muir. assistant usher
became chief usher September Is, 1888
He is SO years old
@. Is Thanksgiving day celebrated ir
Canada?-A. G.
A. 1t is. but at an earlier date thar