Evening star., 1934-02-09

soils Of the keys soon became ex-
hausted and the industry spread to
other parts of Florida. By 1890 1t
had become centralized in the famous
East Coast pineapple belt. extending
from the vicinity Of Fort Pierce, IN
st. Lucie County, south to Miami, IN
Dade County.
@. What is the ratio when q Ger
tain amount of water Is developed
into steam?-W. B.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that at atmospheric pressure steam
has a relative volume Of 1886 as COM
pared with water.
@. When a dinner plate Is passed
for second helping, what should be
done with the knife and fork?-C. s.
A. The knife and fork should re-
main on the plate. They should lie
side by side little to the right OF
the center of the plate.
@. Is il true that Mark Twain cor
rectly predicted the year Of his own
death?-J. D. K.
A. 1t Is true that he died in 1910.
In the book, MY Father. Mark
Twain" Clara Clemens says: In this
same year Q909) father seemed more
than usually interested in astronomy.
He spent a great deal of time read
ing about the stars and took pleasure
in trying to figure out the time re-
quired for the light of certain planets
to reach our earth. Once when
occupied with these interesting calcu-
lations he remarked to Mr.. Paine: I
came in with Halley's comet in 1885.
1t is coming again next year, and I
expect to go OUT with it. II will be
the great disappointment of my life
if I don't go out with it. The Almighty
/ has said. no doubt: Nov here are
these unaccountable freaks: they
came in together. they must go out
together."' OH I am loking forward
| to that
@. What is meant by such an ad-
dress on letter as the following
when used in this country: John Doe,
60 Main street. E V.?-F. NJ. B.
! A. The Post Office Department says
the abbreviation E. v. in the particu-
lar case mentioned is a form of ab-
| breviation for En- Vile, meaning city
or town. This would indicate local
delivery and evidently shows that
there are French living in the locality.
@ Is there a special signal that
hunters use when they are lost?-
S. S.
A. Hunter-Trader-T -Trapper says there
is a recognized lost signal. Three
shots are fired into the air, then fol-
! lowed by two shots a few seconds
! later.
O. How cold is 1t when it is twice
as cold as Zero?-M. S.
A. The Weather Bureau saws that
the expression twice as cold as zero"
has no physical meaning because We
have no zero Of cold, or place from
which to count cold We only count
heat. The question is much like-a
man has only 500 to his name; how
much would he have if he were twice
as poor? There is no answer, because
we count in riches. not in poverty.
We know what he would have il half
as rich. but twice as poor" has no
meaning. When We say twice as
cold we probably refer to a rough
estimate of our discomfort. and not
to the reading of Thermometer.
Q. Did President Lincoln remember
the cabin in which he vas born?-
D. G. N
A. He said that he did not. The
Llncolns moved 10 a second cabin on
a farm about 8 miles north Of the
birthplace, when Abraham was 2
years old. Haro they lived for five
! wears and the President rer,epobered
many incidents which happened in
this Knob Creek cabin. 1t was from
this home that the Lincolns moved to
Indiana. due to trouble concerning
land titles.
Q. How many operations are per-
formed on human beings in one year
in the United States?-D NJ
A. More than million operations
are performed in a year in this
| country