Evening star., 1924-10-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. How long will Mars be con-
spicuous star in the sky?-B. G. L.
A 1t will remain a brilliant object
in the sky all of this year. but will
fade into comparative obscurity next
year. 1t is now visible in the south
east Immediately after evening twi-
light.
Q. Why can't packers make or
cure bacon without the hide?-J. A. J.
A. 1t has been found more prac-
tical to cure bacon with the hide be-
cause in this way the meat is better
protected both for curing and for
keeping. The hide, moreover, is not
worth enough to pay for the trouble
Of skinning the animal.
@. Who was called Single Speech
Hamilton"?-C. P. D.
A William Gerard Hamilton I72s-
1866 was called Single Speech
Hamilton" A speech which excited
the admiration of Walpole won for
him the sobriquet. 1t was his maiden
speech in the House of Commons
made during the debate on the ad-
dress. His nickname was inappro-
pirate.
Q. What is the explanation of the
Magnetic HILL" near Hollywood,
when the engine is not running?-
A S.
A. The Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce says that the grade at this
hill is an optical delusion. While IL
appears that it is All upgrade it is
in reality per cent downgrade
Such cases of deceptive grade are
common in mountainous country.
Irrigation bitches viewed from a dis
tance, sometimes appear to run up
hill.
Q. Who built the Eiffel Tower and
where did he get the idea?-G. L.
A The tower was built by Gustave
Eiffel, a French engineer, who died
December 81, 1923. Eiffel constructed
the interior framework Of the Statue
of Liberty and while working upon it
he conceived the idea of the Eiffel
Tower.
Q. How many times has Vice
President succeeded as President
v. T.
A. This has occurred six times. at
the deaths of Harrison in 1871; Tay-
lor. 1850; Lincoln, 1865; Garfield,
1881; Mckinley. 1901, and Harding,
1921.
Q. Do the Chinese people have in
their literature many nursery poems? ?
j. L. III.
A. Prof. Isaac Heodland, writing
on the subject of Chinese nursery
lore, says, There is no language in
the world, ] venture to believe, which
contains children's songs expressive
of more tender and keen affection
than some of those sung to children in
not even sacred books which is so gen.
orally known as their nursery hymns
Q. Does the Government allow
turpentine on any of the national for
ests?-T. B.
A. The chief source of income at
the present time in the Florida Ma
tional Forest, located on Chocta-
whatchee Bay in West Florida. The
local forest officers have devised and
perfected a plan of turpentine oper-
ations which allows of a profitable
production of crude gum without
checking the tree growth or reducing
its value for lumber.
Q. What do a secco and a. fresco
mean when applied to paintings?-
r. F. c.
A. The first is the name applied by
Italians to nurals-painted on dry
plaster. The second is the term
given to painting executed on wet
plaster.
Q. weekly magazine says AL
though it has never happened in Amer
ican history, there is no constitutional
barrier to prevent the son of Presi-
dent reaching the White House." Is
this truce. A.
A 1t is true that there is no such
constitutional barrier. However, Presi-
dent John Quincy Adams was the son of
President John Adams
Q. Has merchandise been carried
across the ocean by an airship?-
R w. r.
A The first package of this kind
was brought over by the ZR-3. 1t
contained a small consignment of
toys.
@. What is the difference between
biting and sucking insects M r. r
A. The biting or gnawing insects
are those which actually masticate
and swallow some portion of the
solid substance of the plant, as the
wood, bark, leaves, flowers or fruit
They include most of the injurious
larvae. many beetles and the grass
hoppers. The sucking insects are
those which injure plants by the
gradual extraction Of juices from the
bark, leaves or fruit, and include the