Evening star., 1934-08-14

year 1888. OF this number 2S.76 per
cent were due 10 power plant failures
and 1889 per cent were due to struc-
tural failures. In miscellaneous flying
operations for the period Of July TO
December, 1898, there were SSs acci-
dents. OF this number. 1889 per cent
were due to power plant failures and
ll.o4 per cent to structural failures.
@. To what family Of languages does
English belong?--M. K.
A. It belongs TO the great Germanic
branch OF the Teutonic family of lAn-
guages. It was brought TO the British
Isles during the fifth and sixth centu-
ries by the invasions Of the Angles,
Saxons and Jutes.
@. What newspaper has the largest
circulation in the world7--A. ].
A. The News Of the World. published
In London, claims to have the largest
circulation Of any paper in the world.
It is estimated at 5000. 900.
@. What Is meant by lett motif9--
W. N. J.
A. It Is q term invented by Hans
Won WolSogen TO mean q short figure
Of melody or progression Of harmony
Frequently the two In combination)
Of marked character used to illus
trate situations, personages, objects
and ideas essential in q story or drama
to which music forms q counterpart.
q. How is oxygen changed into
ozone7-S. Z. G.
A. Oxygen Is usually converted to
ozone by means Of q high voltage
electrical discharge across q space
through which oxygen or air is being
circulated. Usually one or both OF
the electrodes Is inclosed In glass TO
prevent arcing, which Is not desired.
Ozone slowly changes spontaneously
into ordinary oxygen at q rate that
depends upon q number Of conditions.
Some idea of the rate may be OBJ
tanned from O statement, quoted as an
apparent surprise by one writer, that
q sample Of ozone kept for one week
stil showed traces of the substance.
Probably q good deal depends upon
the conditions of storage, especially
the materials with which the ozone
comes into contact.
@. Is 1t true that locomotives do not
have headlights in England?-E. OD.
A. This is correct. Due TO the high
banks along the right-of-ways. and
the lack Of grade crossings, headlights
are not considered necessary.
@. In looking over an illustrated
japanese magazine I notice that the
group Of illustrations consist mostly
Of three people. Is there any signifi-
canoe to this number?-M. G. D.
A. In Japan 1t Is believed that when
three people 60 together they are more
harmonious than In the company Of
any other number.
@. Are there any towns In the
United States where O daily news
paper has more subscribers than there
are residents In the city7-S. B.
A. The Daily Argus-Leader, Sioux
Falls, 8. OAK, has more circulation
than the total population Of Sioux
Falls. The metropolis Of Sioux Falls
has $4,000 population and the aver
age circulation Of the Argus-Leader
for the first quarter Of 1884 was
36,o26.
@. Did Robert q. Tngersoll change
his mind about religion before his
death?-W. II. p.
A. Biographers Of Robert q. Inger-
soil are agreed that he did not In any
way retract his atheistic views either
before or at the time Of his death.
These facts are substantiated by
members Of his immediate family.
@. What Is meant by the law Of
averages7-D. M.
A. The law Of averages aims to
demonstrate that, while the trend Of
human affairs cannot be forecast with
certainty, Il can be worked out TO q
considerable extent arithmetically by
arriving ut averages based on statiS-
tics relating to the event.