Evening star., 1934-03-10

contains dissolved air, heating the
water may drive out some Of the air.
This has no considerable effect on the
freezing point, but may make differ
ence in the character of the ice pro-
duced. Hot-water pipes are reported
to burst from freezing more often
than cold water pipes. This Is not
because Of a difference Of freezing
point OF the water, but Is probably be-
cause the water In cold-water pipes
contains dissolved air which separates
on freezing and forms slushy ice
while when water in hot-water pipe
freezes, 1t Is n, ore apt to become un-
dercooled and then freeze rather sud-
denly, forming compact ice free from
bubbles which is more apt to break a
pipe.
Q. Is Josephus Daniels, United
States Ambassador to Mexico, q law
yer?-C. H. H.
A. He Is a lawyer, and was admit
ted to the bar In 1885, but did not
practlce. instead taking the editorship
OF the State Chronicle of Raleigh. N.
c., which he merged in 1894 in the
News and Observer.
Q. What was the Chicago Crib
Disaster about rs years ago?-A.
M. A.
A. BY the burning of a temporary
crib In Lake Michigan one and one
nall miles out from the end of Sew
enty-first street, Chicago, on January
70, 1909. some 70 men lost their lives.
Inc structure was used by the George
w. jackson Co. in building a water
tunnel, and was occupied by laborers
employed IN the work since it was i'm
practicable to carry them back and
1orth each day on account of the ice
IN the lake. The fire started from an
unknown cause about 8 O'Clock in the
morning and spread rapidly in the
wooden building. Most of the men
burned to death, but few getting out
OF the building were forced to iump
into the lake and were drowned A
lew were saved by tugs. Forty-seven
bodies were recovered.
Q. Who invented the palindrome?
%. H.
A. A palindrome is a word or line
which reads backward and forward
alike. 1t is also called sotadic from
the reputed inventor, Sotades. a sour
rilous Greek poet Of the third CEN
tury BIC.
y. Is there any danger of con-
tractlng lnfantle paralysis from the
patients at Warm Springs?-M. A. B.
A. No one is accepted until after
the active stage of poliomyelitis is
passed. Generally the patients are
IN good health with some muscles
paraiyzed in varying degrees and
needing restorative exercise.
O. How is the queen Of the Shen-
andoah Apple Blossom Festival cho-
sen?-O. L. B.
A. She is chosen In a different wav
each year. A committee in Winches-
ter, Va, usually chooses the girl for
some particular reason. One year the
daughter Of the Governor of Virginia
was chosen; another, girl from Win
chester, England; another, the daugh-
ter OF the Belgian Ambassador. Only
once was a queen selected through a
contest
@. How many Indians are there in
the Western Hemisphere?-C. G.
A. H. j. Spinden, after a careful
survey, suggests that there must be
at least 26,000,000. North America,
north Of Mexico, has $50 900; Mexico,
100000; Central America, 2,50O,0O0
Colombia and Venezuela, 5000, 900;
Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, 5000. 900;
Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Gui-
anas, 1000. 900; Argentina and Chile,
100000.
Q. What is Megillah?-H. T. B.
A. 1t is the Book of Esther written
on roll. There are five of these
scrolls, which constitute the megi-
10th.