Evening star., 1934-02-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

and the Missouri have . length Of
2,486 miles and 2,945 miles, respec-
lively. The Missouri added to the
lower course Of the Mississippi gives .
water system of 4,221 miles-the long
est in the world.
@. How much money has been paid
to the wheat farmers for curtailing
their wheat acreage for 1934?-S. M.
A. They have already received
s38 ,295 $50. Collections from the
wheat processing tax, from which the
adjustment payments will be made,
had totaled s50.72l ,631 up to De-
cember 81, 1888.
O. What honor was bestowed by the
Gar on the father Of Whistler?-
NJ A. w.
A. In l847 the railway which Maj.
Whistler constructed was completed.
The Gar upon inspecting the work,
hung around the engineers neck the
Order of St. Anne.
/ O. What is oral hygiene?-M Il.
A. 1t means the hygienic care Of
the oral cavity-that is, Of the mouth
and throat.
O. Where was Sherwood Forest, the
home Of Robin Hood and his band?-
H. w.
A. 1t is wooded and hilly region
in Nottinghamshire England, made
famous in the Robin Hood legends.
G. How many books and pamphlets
are given to the Library of Congress
in a year?-T. M.
A. In the fiscal year ending June
80. 1888 such gifts from individuals
and other unofficial sources totaled
| 25,1e4.
! O. When was starch introduced into
England?-L. F.
! A. Starch seems to have been in
troduced into England in the reign Of
| Elizabeth. who is said to have ap-
| pointed special court official for
! laundry starching. In 1854 Mile. Van
der Plane, Flemish woman, came TO
/ London to establish a training center
for starching
@. What is the nature Of the coun-
try in the only spot where four of the
States Of the Union come together?-
B. G. S.
A. The Board of Surveys and Maps
says: "A boundary stone marking the
corners of four States-namely, Ari-
zona. New Mexico Colorado and Utah
is in a country designated by land
classification map as being Winter
grazing land for sheep and cattle.
/ There are no towns or villages in the
vicinity of the corner lands in all four
States being within Indian reserya-
tions."
@. have heard that the piston in
motor travels farther and faster on
the upper half of the crank throw
! than the lower half. If this is so,
/ why?-N T. N.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
! that 1t is true that the piston in an
engine travels farther, and therefore
faster. while the crank pin is moving
over the upper half than over the
lower half of the crank circle. This is
because the crank pin in moving
around the crank circle has a hori-
zontal (sidewise) component as well
as vertical (up and DOWN compo-
| nent to its motion. When the crank
pin is moving on the upper half Of
the crank circle, both of these COM
ponents act to move the piston in
the same direction. causing q rela-
lively large and rapid motion. When
the crank pin is moving on the lower
half of the crank circle. the compo-
nents act to move the piston in op-
posite directions, producing rela-
lively small and slow motion.
O. How many school rooms are
equipped with radios?-M. B. L.
A. The Office Of Education says that
the most recent survey two years
ago) gives only an approximate figure.
showing $4,000 school rooms equipped
with radios.
O. Is book beer strong?-A. A. NJ.
A. It is strong beer. the first
drawn from the watts in the Spring,
when the Winters brew of lager beer
is broached.