Evening star., 1924-06-05
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN


used in swimming pool or surf. 1t
| is fitted with life line around the
edges.
Q. Is more foreign money invested
| in the United States than there was
| in pre-war days?-R. S. T.
A. The Department of Commerce
| says that accurate data on the sub
| ject are difficult to obtain. but that
the accepted estimates of foreign in
| vestments in the United States are:
| 1914, $500. 900 900; 1905, 500. .000, 900:
1923, $4,000, 100000.
| Q. Is the tiger a native of Africa p
Glass IA.
a. 1t does not inhabit Africa. 1t
| is found in Asia. where il has an
| extensive but rather localized dis
tribution Westwardly its range ex-
| tends to the lower Euphrates and the
| southern shores of the Caspian; but
| il does not occur in Persia south Of
| the Elburz Mountains, nor in Belu-
chistan or Afghanistan. Northward,
il is TO be found throughout southern
| Siberia and Mongolia, eastward in
the Amur Valley TO the sea OF Ok
! hotsk, in Sakhalin and Japan. The
elevated Tibetan Plateau has no til
gers. Southwark the species ranges
| throughout China. Siam. Burma. the
| Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and
| Bali and all OF India, but its unknown
! in Ceylon. This is evidence leading
na:uraiists to conclude that the tiger
! is a comparatively recent immi & raj
into the south. and not naturally a
| tropical species.
| Q. TO settle an argument please
! state whether high tide is later in
| San Francisco than il is in Boston
! T.. B. =.
| \. The coast and geodetic survey
says that ii is three hours and half
! later by Boston time. That is. II
there is high tide at Boston at
I o'clock il will be 1880 in Boston
| when it is high tide at San Francisco.
| However, ii will be only 7:3o standard
time for the people in San Francisco.
| The tide is higher at Boston, the
mean range being SO feet, while at
San Francisco the mean range is 6
feet.
! Q. VINO were the presidents of
the Continental Congress-. H
| a. Peyton Randolph is the only
| man who seems to have served more
! than one term. The other presidents
wer": Henry Middleton. John Han
| cock, Menry Laurens, John jay, sam
ucl Huntington. Thomas Mckean.
john Hanson. Elias Boudinot. Thomas
| Mifffin. Richard II. Lee, Nathaniel
, Gorham. Arthur s.. Clair and cyrus
Griffin
of Louisiana compare with that OF
| Maryland and Virginia'-E, s
y. In 1920, IN Maryland, oysters 20
the amount OF 3l,s32 ~ barrels were
| marketed. valued at S",29l,l20, and
| in Virginia 22.5S0.96S barrels valued
At S2,l67.923. The figures available
! for comparison il Louisiana ar" for
1918, when 1,si5.i"0 barrels were
mark cted. valued at $i9i,-"9
@. Who is the author or the in
| scription you quote as being on the
! New York post offirc"--K V 7.
\. The quotation, Neither snow.
7or rain, nor heat. nor gloom OF night
! stays these courierS from tho swift
/ completion OF their appointed
J rounds" * from Herodotuz.
| g. What Is a cows cud d?--t:.sG-
A. The rud is the portion OF food
| which is brought into the mouth from
the COW first stomach 10 b. chewed
Il second time
V. W. 4.
4. This is an organization Of men
who spend part OF the year at Belle
/ air. Fla. A requirement for member
| ship is five years pilgrimage TO
| Belleair. Many magazine and news
paper writers and amateur S Sports;
|
! George AIDE being at its head.
@. when were troops first used in
I thin lines R W.
A The earliest record OF lighting
/ in line formation was the system en-
| ployrd by Frederick the Great. lie
| formed his troops in lines four deep
! The French armies during the Napo-
leonic wars used lines three deep
! and at tht. time of the hattie Of Wa
!
Q. Where did Pail Mall get its
| name?-k. l.. {.
A. The well known London stree;
derives its name from the old game
of pail mall. of which croquet is the
| modern prototype.
O. What percentage of deaths in
| airplane accidents are caused by the
performance of stunts"-R. X.
A. 1t is estimated that more than
40 per cent of airplane deaths and
| injuries are caused by stuntinS
@ Is the verb which follows the
| noun acoustics in the singular or plu-
raj form?-K. l.. l..
A. The singular form is used
Acoustics is a branch of physics.
Q. Is Cora Harris a niece of Joe
| Chandler Harris?-A. w. G..
\. Mrs Harris says that she hasn't
the honor of being related to him.
Q. what is ideal garden soil?-
a. NJ.
A. The ideal garden soil is mel.
low, we'll drained loan. As rule
sandy loans will produce early crops
but the stiffer clay loans usually give
larger yields.
@. When was the first pleasur.
park laid out in America?-R. L.
a. The first pleasure ground fol
the public was dedicated in Phila
delphia in 1851.
O. What does luke mean in the
word lukewarm w. S. o.
} A. The word luke is derived from
the middle English luke. which is an
warm.
O. What animals beside the beal
| hibernate in winter?-A. H.
A. Among the mammals which hi
bernate are the dormouse. badger
| bat and hamster. A number are in
complete hibernators, as the prairie
dog and squirrels.
O. Were songleaders in the Arm,
during the war conn ected with def
/, | mite units? If so, with what rank
, G. A. 3.
A. The War Department says tina
songleaders were not attached t.
| definite units, but to camps, and tina
they had no rank in the Army, beine
civilians employed by the commission
| on training camp activities.
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