Evening star., 1924-07-28
Answers to Questions
By FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

A. He made his debut In "Our
Boys" in 1879, at the age Of 81.
Q. How large should a clock golf
course be?-A- N. L.
A. The American Golfer says that,
SO far as it knows. there are no
specific measurements. These little
courses are usually built in a circle
on radius of anywhere from 10 to Is
or 18 feet, depending on the space
available. 1t says that where space
is not q consideration it should be
at least 80 feet in diameter.
known to be sweet on arrtval?-J.
H. c.
A. Milk was sent to the Paris Ex-
position in 1900 by private dairies.
The Fairfield Dairy. Glover Dairy and
the Briarcliff Dairy of New York,
New Jersey and Illinois sent milk
each day TO Paris. and. with two ex-
sweet. some remaining sweet for II.
Is and 20 days. Each dairy was
awarded a gold medal.
Q. What per cent of votes were
cast in tho 1920 election?-A. c. L.
A. There were estimated to be
about 26.000,oo0 men who were or
United States at the 1920 election and
nearly 100000 women. The total
number of votes cast in this election
was 27,1O1 ,S73, only a little more than
half OF the potential vote.
Q. What is the greatest speed at
which bird can fy?-C. +. B.
a. The swift, the fastest of birds.
has a feeding" speed Of 40 miles an
hour, but its maximum speed is not
known. There is said to be a record
OF a swallow flying LOG miles an hour
from Roubaix to Paris.
Q. Where did the expression two
bits" originate?-T. ]. s.
A. 1t originated in the southern
and western part of the United
alent of the Spanish coin called the
real" which in our money amounts
to 12lz cents.
Q. What is the normal pulse, tenn
perature and respiration of a per-
son?-H. J. p. f.
A. The pulse rate varies greatly in
perameE., exercise, etc. Before birth
the average number of pulsations
each minute is $50 and in the newly
born from 140 to 1870: during the first
year Of life. 130 to us. and in adult
life 80 to 20. In old age it is 20 to
so. In the female of some tempera-
ments. the pulse is more rapid than
the male. The normal temperature
of an adult is $50 r. The number
of respirations performed in a min
ute at different ages varies. At birth
there are ~ respirations in one min
ute and usually from, 1s to 20 is the
average ratio for adults.
Q. viii child contract mango
from playing with a NANCY puppy
A. Human beings do not contract
mango from animals.
Q. Should hard cheese and pickles be
eaten with the fingers or a fork p
B. 5.
A. Hard cheese is eaten with the
fingers. Small whole pickles may be
eaten with the fingers. Mixed
pickles are usually eaten with fork.
Q. When did the American flag
finally leave the Rhine?-W. .. II.
a. The final lowering of the Amer
lean flag on the Rhine occurred July
10. 1923.
9. Are NAH jong sets an impor-
tant export from China V. G.
n. III is-0 tnCy $1,000 on
the list OF declared exports from
Shanghai to the United States. They
were exceeded in value only by silks.
laces, skins, eggs and tea. The NAH
jong sets were valued at s1,505,o 900.
Q. Did the late President Harding
ever go to Europe &C. X. T.
A. He had made three trips to Eu-
rope before the World War. He
served in the Senate on the commit
tee on foreign relations.
Q. Can tuberculosis of the lungs
be detected by N-rays "A. r.
A 1t is claimed that the presence
or absence of this disease may be as
certained more accurately by the use
of the X-ray than by any other
method.
@. What are the regulations for
the belt that is now worn by Army
officers?-A. Q. w.
A. This belt was first known as
the liberty belt, then as the Sam
Browne, and is known officially as
width of the strap at the widest part
lover the shoulder) is 1 5-16 inches.
width at the buckle Is inch. The
strap goes over the right shoulder
and buckles on left side. The belt
is IA inches wide.
Q. What will keep the papers in
a small safe from becoming damp
C. S. NJ.
A. A small amount of calcium
chloride placed in a receptacle in the
safe will help to keep the contents
dry. When the calcium chloride has
absorbed a sufficient amount of mois-
ture, it may be evaporated on a
strong fire while the salt crystallizes
again and becomes fit for renewed
use.
Q. How many peanuts does the
average person eat in year?-O.
H. w.
A. Including peanut products, such
as peanut oil, peanut candy, peanut
butter, salted peanuts, peanut cookies,
roasted peanuts and other forms. the
annual per capita consumption OF
this vegetable is S1s pounds.
@. How did John D. Rockefeller
make his first money?-D.
A. John D. Rockefeller says that
the first money he ever earned was
was years old. His mother gave
him curds from the milk to feed them.
He kept an account in Ledger A,
which is still in existence.
O. Does a person get hydrophob bia
II q OOS "nlcn mas DltteI MN BOeS
mad afterward? Is a person sure to
contract the disease If bitten by rabid
animal?-J. T. f.
A. There is no foundation for the
belief that persons bitten by dog
which subsequently becomes rabid
will contract the disease. The bite of
rabid dog is fatal in practically all
cases where the virus is transmitted
if no treatment is. given. but only
three times out of ten is the virus
actually transmitted.
@. What plant was known as "the
white mans foot"?-F. H
A. A large variety of dock, which
was not known to the Indians before