Evening star., 1934-01-12


learn?-H. A. D.
A. In spite of the prevailing opinion
TO the contrary, the Russian language
Is not dificult, although it is rich In
grammatical forms. The current form
Of the alphabet known as the civil
alphabet consists of 81 letters, two of
which are rarely used. The language
which is now called Russian is divided
into two large groups. The chief char
acteristic of the southern group is the
pronunciation OF the unaccented 20"
as "a"
Q. How much Of the gold which has
been mined in the last four hundred
years is still in existence?-W. 8. N.
A. 1t is all in existence. but of q
gold stock estimated today at $l1,-
600 900 600, compared with a recorded
production Of the yellow metal since the
fifteenth century, half of it has disap-
peared.
@. Please give short biography Of
Adela Rogers St Johns, who writes
about the Hollywood actors and &C.
tresSes-E S.
A. Adela Rogers st. Johns, author:
born Los Angeles, Calf; daughter
Earl Andrus and Belle (Greene) Rogers;
married Ivan st. Johns, December "a,
1915; children, Elaine, william Ivan;
married, second, Dick Hyland, March
70, 1928; one son, Richard Rogers.
Reporter Los Angeles Evening Herald,
Magazine, 1888; contributor about
80 short stories to Cosmopolitan. also
f1ction to Harper's Bazaar, Good House
keeping, Liberty, Golfers, etc; writer
OF screen plays and screen adaptations.
Author, The Skyrocket," 1925; "A Free
Soul, 1927; The Single Standard"
1923. Home, Shallow Brook Ranch.
Whittier, Calf.
@. Does green oak produce less heat
In a furnace than the same amount of
dry oak?-H. j. D.
A. The Bureau of Mines SAYS that
green wood contains about rs per cent
more water than dry wood, hence it
would have one-third less heat value.
Q. To what extent does the sense
OF smell affect the sense of taste?-
r. A. p.
A. There may be a slight relation
between the sense of smell and taste,
although many persons who have i'm
paired sense Of smell do not seem to
nave their sense of taste materially af-
fected.
@. In the game Of checkers must an
opponent point out Jump II he sees
A, He need not. If it is to his ad-
vantage 10 have the play made. he
points it out and the player must
make it.
q. What causes lightning?-J. s.
a. lightning Is produced by the rup-
ture OF ralndrops in strong uprushing
currents Of air. This uprushing is ow-
ing TO the lower air being decidedly
warmer than that above, and this rela-
tlVely nigh temperature of the lower air
is produced by sunshine.
q. What gross and net profits do meat
markets show?-B. H.
a. Ihe Domestic Commerce Division
transmits figures showing that large
group OF meat markets surveyed shows
an average OF 29.2 per cent gross margin
on sales and net profit of 2.6 per cent.
Q. Can you refer me to debating ma
terial to support the contention that
science is not antagonistic to religion
out Is an aid to ito. A c.
A. Competent material proving this
SIDE OF debate can be found in Re
l1gion and Science" by Julian Huxley.
on the Value of Skepticism" by Bar-
trand; Lord Russell" and The Dance
OF Life" by Havelock Ellis.
Q. When was the District Jail built
and how many prisoners will it hoId?-
A. G. j.
A 1t was built in 1859. 1t can &C.
comodate comfortably 500 prisoners.
Q. How often does the Government
Printing Office issue a Style Manua!
&C. w.
A. For forty years the Style Manua!
has been revised and issued at irregular
intervals. 1t was thoroughly revised and
issued on March /, 1893. Owing to de-
mand, second edition was issued in
April. 1888. and third edition is now
in process of printing.