Evening star., 1933-03-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| passed between rollers partly immersed
in water. In the machinery by which
felt fabrics are produced rollers with
a rubbing and oscillating movement
have generally an important action.
The materials commonly used for felt
hats are the furs Of the rabbit and
other animals and the wool Of sheep.
q. Who is the rector of the Little
Church Around the Corner? Where Is
the church?-C. B.
A. The rector of the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION Gittle Church Around
the Corner, New York City, is the
Rev. Randolph Ray. 1t Is located
East Twenty-ninth street.
@. Is a kilometer more or less than
a mile?-A. K.
A. A hlometer is equal to 3,2so.s
feet, or nearly " mile.
@. Ev did Nag's Head, in North
Carolina, get its name?-W. B.
A. Nag's Head is on the coast near
Cape Hatteras. In Colonial times the
! famous pirate Saxon Teach known as
would fasten lantern to a horses
! head and, at night. the lantern bob
bing up and down with the movement
OF the old nag's head. would look from
the sea, like ships light riding the
waves. Other ships, thinking there
was channel or an anchorage, would
follow and 60 ashore. The pirates then
would take the disabled vessel.
@. What fumigants are usually used
for moth control?-M. H. K.
A. The fumigants most commonly
used at the present time are. in their
alphabetical order: Carbon -disulphide,
chloropicrin, the ethylene dichloride-
carbon tetrachloride mixture: ethylene
oxide, alone or in combination with
carbon dioxide; hydrocyanic-acid gas,
naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene.
@. How long have crossword puz-
zles been popular?-W. L.
! A. Puzzles similar to the crossword
puzzles were known to the ancients.
What is believed by some authorities
to be the oldest cross word puzzle was
made by a Cretan about 1000 years
| ago, a copy of which now lies in the
archaeological museum at Johns Hop
kins University. Baltimore. This puz-
zle is called the Phaestus disk. and was
found on the Island of Crete by an ex-
pedition many years ago.
@. How many people attended the
movies last year?-B. T.
A. The average attendance was a.
0000 900 week. This makes the as
founding total Of 3,120,000,000 adrnis-
sions. or about 25 shows for every per-
son in the United States.
@. How much higher than an air.
plane did Prof. Picard ascend?-N. p.
A. He ascended 10,954 feet higher in
his steel ball than the airplane altitude
record of 43,l66 foet, held by Lieut..
Soucek.
! @. If a person were killed in a crevice
on the glacier, Mer de Glace. is 1t true
that the body would be preserved for
years?-C. L.
A. The Mer de Glace is a glacier in
Switzerland which, like other glaciers,
is caused by body of ice at a high
altitude which does not melt because of
the low temperature but continues to
| flow down the side of the mountain. Il
is true that bodies buried in ice Of this
kind are very apt to be preserved for
years with very little deterioration.
@. How is traffic in two directions
managed in the Holland Tunnel?-C. r.
A. Tbs Holland Tunnel. which con-
meets Jersey City and New York City.
is composed of twin tubes. 1t is 9,250
feet in length. Each tube Is Of 20 feet
6 inches external diamenter, with in
terror roadway width of 20 feet and
clearance height Of l3 feet 6 inches.
Each tube has traffic in one direction
only.