Evening star., 1924-09-05
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

| fan blowing on a thermometer affect
| the mercury to an appreciAble ex-
| tent? If SO, does it rise or fall?-
j. F. B.
A. The Bureau OF Standards says
| that. AS rule, air from an electric
have no essential effect on the mer-
| curry. If very sensitive ther.
| mometer is placed in front Of a far
| 1t may, however, cause a slight rise
in temperature inasmuch as the all
! which passes by the motor becomes
! slightly heated.
Q. What countries form Csecho
| slovakia?-R. T.
A. The republic was made from
| remnants of the old Austro- Hunga.
| rian Empire. 1t consists Of Bohemia
Moravia, Slovakia, Silesia and Ruthe-
| MIA 1t has an area of SAG square
| miles and population of about
| 13,600,G00.
Q. or the number of applicants fol
patents, how many receive patents:
| A. s. E.
A. In 1923 the Patent Office re.
ceived 102,273 applications for patents
| trademarks. ETC.. and granted 39,004
Q. VIII Strongheart work with
any one except his master?-W. B.
A. This superintendent police
dog is "one man dog" and performs
only for his master.
Q. How many trips did the Levia-
| than make during the war, and how
many has she made since?-W. A. B
A. The War Department says thai
| the Leviathan made 10 round trips
| during the recent war. She begaI
her frin
| first trip made by the LeviathaI
| after she was re-conditioned, after
| the World War, was made July 4
1923. She made total of eight re
| turn trips in 1923. She was laid VI
| from December 3. 1923. until April IL
1924, on which date her first voyage
| this year was made. She is now or
her sixth voyage, making a total OF
| II round trips since the World War.
Q. Is the White Minorca a sport
| from the mating Of Black Minorcas:
IT NJ
A. They are claimed to be sports
! from mating Black Minorcas. BY the
| term sport is meant the springins
| into existence Of individuals entirely
| different from the ancestors, and, OF
| course, very much out OF line from
what is naturally expected from the
| ancestors. like a white chicken from
black ancestors.
G. What is the State flower OF
MasSachusetts?-P. n. II.
A. The flower chosen by the legis-
lature of Massachusetts, is the may
flower.
Q. What per cent OF the population
of New York City is Jewish?-S. C. w
A. New York has more Jews than
| any other city. having a total of l.
$4,000 and forming 20 per cent OF
the total population.
Q. Into what kind OF a solution must
hardwood be put so as to make Ii
| flexible enough to bend?-E. D. F.
A. The Forest Service says that in
bending wood the steam process is
! best Wood that is used for this pur-
pose is usually hickory and ash. A
| straight piece of the wood is steamed
thoroughly in lyed steam. then bent
over any kind of shape to suit the
| purpose and clamped down until il
is dried.
Q. Is the creator of the Brownies
still living.-M. f. S.
A. Palmer Cox. who created these
delightful folks more than 40 years
ago. has died recently Artist Cox
| the end, living in the Brownie Castle,
| which he built on the edge Of CRANKY,
his native town, in Quebec. The
rooms of the castle are decorated
with Brownies and on the tower is a
fat little Brownie standing guard and
acting as weather vane.
to buy or sell wild geese or other
| migratory water fowl for propagat-
ing purposes?-M w. F.
A. 1t is unlawful to possess, buy.
sell or transport wild geese, wild
ducks. etc, for propagatine purposes
without permit from the United States
Department of Agriculture. In many
States both State and Federal permits
are necessary.
Q. Do the same horses run at Sara
toga and Churchill Downs?-M. F.
A. Many Of the same horses run at
the Churchill Downs tracks as at Sara
toga- On an average the purses at
Saratoga are larger, although the Ken
lucky Derby. at Churchill Downs. has
the largest purse of any individual
race in this country.
Q. How long do eagles live-J. H.
A. The Biological Survey says that
some species of eagles have been
known to live 100 years. From records
kept by the geological societies of
London it is shown that specimens in
captivity lived to be AZ, 46 and 55 years
of age.
Q. How many Roman Catholics are
there in Congress?-T. d. A.
A There are 46 members Of the
Sixty-eighth Congress who are Roman
Catholics.
Q. What is meant by the 'adrenalin
type" of person?-W. v.
A. There are certain men and wom-
en- who surprise others by their power
apparently to endure and perform
beyond the ordinary capacity. Scien-
lists are of the opinion that these
people are able to draw stored energy
from certain glands. and they are suffi-
GENTLY numerous to constitute a type
to which the name "adrenalin type
has been given.
Q. Where is the largest gold mine in
North America?-F. N.
A. The Hollinger Mine. in the Por-
cupine district of Ontario, is the larg-
est gold mine in America. The Home
stake Gold Mine. at Lead, South Da-
kota, is the largest gold mine in the
United States.
@. Where were the traffic towers
tried out in New York City?-P. P. M.
A. The test Of the towers advocated
by DR.. J. F. Harris took place at Times
Square January 5, 1922. Towers were
installed February 5 Of the same year.
@. What is the old couplet about,
''the longest day and the shortest
night"?-L. o.
A. Ono such rhyme is "Barnaby
bright, Barnaby bright, the longest day
and the shortest night; Lucy light,
Lucy light. the shortest day and the
longest night" Before the change
n, ha ho lopooSf dow of ~.