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

A. He received this honorary title
as a member Of the staff of a Gov
ernor Of Massachusetts,.
to the earth than Mars did last
month?-R. J. NJ.
A. The Naval Observatory says
Halley's comet was at Its shortest
distance from the earth on May 20.
1910; namely 100000 miles. Mars
at its closest was more than $4,000,
900 miles away.
Q. Under English law, what con-
stitutes murder?-D. H. M.
A. The generally accepted defini-
tion of murder in English law Is that
of Coke: When a person Of sound
memory and discretion unlawfully
killeth any reasonable creature in be-
ing and under the kings peace with
malace aforethought, either expressed
or implied.
Q. What and how much does an
elephant eat in a day?-P. d.
A. The National Geological Park
says that a large elephant will con-
sumo from 100 to 1875 pounds Of hay
per day. Besides this, bran mash Is
also given.
Q. How far was the jump from the
Lincoln box to the stage when the
President was assassinated?-B. A. c..
| A. The distance was feet. The
jump was not a great feat for Booth,
since he was trained athlete.
Q. What has been the greatest
| number of people that have moved
from one country to another country
in one year,. II.
| A. Probably the high point to such
emigration was the removal Of 33S,452
| inhabitants Of Austria Hungary to
the United States in 1907.
Q. What is the largest museum in
the world?-L. s.
| A. The British Museum. in London,
which includes the British Museum
Of National History, is undoubtedly
the largest institution of this kind.
| @. What can be used to whiten
diapers that have become dingy and
gray looking?-J. H. w.
| A. Diapers may be whitene ed by boil
! ing for one-half hour in strong suds
made with yellow soap and milk and
water (half water and half milky.
rinse first in clear hot water and
then in cold blued water.
@. Can you tell me what the Ger
man word 'selah" means, which is
written at the end Of some verses in
the Bible?-L. w.
| A. The word "selah" found at the
close of many of the paragraphs in
| the Psalms is not German. 1t is a
| Hebrew word. It's precise meaning is
! not determined, but 1t is held to be a
| musical notation and indicates a
pause or rest.
| Ia, 80 ~~
chickens are there?-W. L. F.
| A. The Leghorn breed of fowls orig
mated in Italy. There are eight va
rieties: the single-comb brown, the
! rose-comb brown, the single-comb
white, rose-comb white, single-comb
buff, rose-comb buff, single-comb
black, and single-comb silver.
! Q. What is dynamite?-k. e.
| A. Any explosive substance consist
| ing of nitrogIycerin and an absorbent.
which is fired by detonation, is styled
dynamite. The original one, consist
ing of nitroglycerin and an absorbent,
such as infusorial earth (kieselguhr)
or diatomaceous silica. tripoli. rotten
| stone. ETC., was invented in 1866 by
Alfred Nobel.
@. When was the habeas corpus act
passed in Great Britain?-J. +. T.
A. 1t was passed in 1879. and pro-
vided that prisoner or witness must
be presented in person before the
Judge or tribunal.
| @. What is to be built on the site
| of Madison Square Garden?-F. w. J.
A. The New York Life Insurance
Company owns the property and pro-
poses to erect a magnificent and lofty
| structure to replace Madison Square
Garden, which is being torn down.
Q. In marcel waving how wide
should the waves be?-w. T. S.
A '"rhe American Hairdreser''
| says that the proper width of a wave
is 1-inch in diameter In order to
straight strand Of hair about every
Is inches.
| Q. What is the difference between
a carlton and a chime?-I. U. B.
| A. The word "carillon" should be
used to indicate the musical instru-
ment consisting of about three or
| attuned bells, played by both hands
and both feet by means of a keyboard
and pedal board. A chime is made
up Of from s to Is substantially
| diatonic bells.
@. Why is there a kick when a
gun is discharged?-S. D.
motion discovered by Sir Isaac New
| ton-the law that for every action
there is an equal opposite reaction.
Q. How many tires are made each
year?-M. v. F.
A. In 1923 the production of cas-
ings for motor cars and motor cycles
60 -, II
countries of the world reached an
estimated total OF 54,520.000. The
United States, which uses 80 per
cent Of the worlds motor vehicles
produced about 46,oo0,ooo.
@. How did the population of De-
troit and Cleveland compare in 1910
and in 19z0?-A. w. A.
A. The 1910 census gives the pop
ulation of Detroit as 365,766, Cleve-
land 5so,s63. Census of 1920 gives
Detroit as ss3,67s and Cleveland
796,841.
Q. How many Americans are there
in China?-A. T. c.
Chinese customs authorities place the
number of Americans in China at
$3.50, constituting the fourth largest
of the foreign groups there.
@. What are the chances of an
individuals being killed by lightning:
IA. T. D.
| A. In tho last year for which
statistics are available 425 persons
were killed by lightning in the
United States as compared with
l1,03S,s52 deaths from other sources
It is figured that the individual per.
son is far moro likely to be killed
in a railroad wreck or by an auto.
mobile, to drown, or even to be