Evening star., 1934-05-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How large is the new ther-
mometer at Times Square. New York
City?-F. J.
A. The thermometer Is circular
and weighs more than a ton. 1t is
II feet in diameter and forms part Of
an electric sign. Care has been taken
that the thermometer register the
temperature accurately.
@. Into what classes can collective
bargaining be divided?-F. B.
A. Collective bargaining between
employers and employees to settle such
classes: Cancellation, mediation and
arbitration.
@. Where are the papers which
Robert Todd Lincoln left to be opened
many years after his death?-M. H.
A. They are in the possession Of
the Library Of Congress. Mr.. Lincoln
| directed that 20 years. should pass be-
fore the publication Of his private
| papers. This is customary in order
that there be little or no occasion for
embarrassment connected with the
publicity given to such material. Mr..
Lincoln died in 1926.
! @. Do all flowers Weld nectar
which bees gather for honey making?
| &C. E. S.
A. Nature Magazine says that
among the many thousand species Of
| towering plants, the honey plants
| nIIO1haT O ohnIIf al
slke clover, white sweet clover, and
alfalfa head the list.
Q. Does Venice have sewers? How
| do the inhabitants get their drinking
Water?-D. B. C.
/ A. The present water supply OF
Venice, introduced in 1884, is brought
( from Trebaseleghe, where it is COL
lected from l20 arteSian wells. 1t is
! carried under the lagoon to st. An
dIea, where the reservoirs are placed.
Of the $4,000 houses in Venice only
5000 have drains and sinks. all the
others discharge sewage through pipes
/ directly or indirectly into the canals.
| With the rise and fall of the tide the
| discharge pipes are flushed at the
/ bottom. An important investigation
undertaken by the BacterioscOpical
Laboratory, with regard to the pollu-
! ton Of the Venetial canals by the city
sewage, led TO the discovery that the
/ water OF the lagoons possesses auto
! purifying power, not only in the large
canals, but even in the smallest
! branches Of the waterways. The in
! VeStleatlon was carried out with the
( greatest care upon samples OF water
/ taken IN every part of the city, at all
states OF the tide and under various
! atmospheric conditions.
! Q. May questions be sent in on
/ post cards?-C. H.
A Post cards should not be used
unless OF type which provides for a
reply. Coin or stamp should be sent
! IN the letter TO pay return postage.
! The information is free, but the IN
! qulrer is asked to pay the return post
age. Address Frederic j. Haskin, Dl-
/ rector, Washington, D. c.
O. Can the wind be seen?-R. R B.
! A. The Weather Bureau saws that
| to see the wind, hold any fat. smooth
surface having straight edge "a
! straight handSaw is excellent
/ for this purpose against the wind
/ but inclined TO the vertical. with the
straight edge uppermost and leaRing
with the wind, then sight along this
/ straight upper edge towards a white
object. If the wind is moderately
! strong one will see it pouring over
| the straight edge like water over a
dam.
O. To what language does the
word Eskimo" belong?-S. L.
/ A. 1t is word in the Algonquin
language which was applied TO North
ern tribes. 1t means those who eat
raw flesh.
| O. How many men are there in the
| military establishments Of the United