Evening star., 1924-08-02

AioH Is. -.
A The Yahoos are fictitious char
They are slaves Of the Houyhulums
or horsefolks. and possess the form
OF both man and horse. They are
a satire on the human race.
Q. Who was known as the Scourge
OF Engiand?-A D.
A. Hammer and Scourge of Eng
land IL a title for Sir william Wal
lace. His biographer, Blind Harry,
able that his statements regarding
Wallace cannot always be relied
upon.
Q. Who was the father Of the
modern art of fortification?-A. H.
A. John ziska, famous leader
of the Hussite party in Bohemia.
gained this title. In 1920 he took
up a strong position near Prague
on an eminence since known as Ziska-
berg, and held 1t with a few thousand
men against an army Of $4,000.
O., would appreciate it very
through the columns Of your paper
whether or not disabled man re-
ceiVing vocational training, whose
course Is completed. is entitled to two
months training pay while finding
employment at the vocation for which
trained by the Veterans Bureau?-
NJ. J. X.
A. 1t has been the custom in the
past for the Veterans Bureau to con-
tlnue disabled mans training pay
AFTER he has completed a course for
Two months, or In some cases q little
longer, while the veteran Is finding
suitable employment and becoming
settled and definitely located in the
community This liberal assistance
OF the Government was in some in
stances abused and under the pro-
visions OF public law 242 Of the Sixty
ernployability is declared to be the test
of rehabilitation. and this law pro-
Vides that the Veterans Bureau shall
pay to each rehabilitated veteran two
raan tss and that then the .Ss OBJ
cease. I think you will find the Vet
erans' Bureau liberal In constituting
this section OF the Law.
Q. In the electrocution Of a human
body. which does the killing. the volt
age or the amperage?J. w.
A. IN the electrocution Of q human
body the destructive effects are
caused by the current tamperes)
which flows through II. To get the
current through any conductor there
must be an electromotive force
tvolts). Hence, in one sense the re-
suit depends on the voltage for with
out 1t no current would flow.
Q. What is the number Of letters
sent to the Dead Letter Office yearly?
H. NJ. c.
A. More than 2o,ooo,ooO pieces Of
mail reach the Dead Letter Office an
nually, due to the fact that they are
& lnnnypacftU
that they cannot be delivered
G: g: NJ 5qi' Il what is meant by insrt'a'
A. Inertia is that inherent quality
of matter which makes il necessary
to have force to put it into action.
Q. How can forgeries of pictures
be detected?-N. A. NJ.
A. Photography reveals many diff
ferences Of brushwork and medium
between old and modern paintings.
Radiography has also been used with
success.
Q. At what temperature does yeast
work best?-J. S. 3.
A. Yeast is made up Of tiny plants
which grow and multiply in bread
dough and form a gas which causes
-
best in Il temperature Of about s4 F..
Q. What is the nickname for the
ace Of clubs?-T W.
A. 1t is often called the puppy
foot"
Q. What kind of dog is the schip-
perke?-O. Z. VI.
A. The schipperke. dog got his
= n haJy
on canal barges of Belgium, where
he makes a good watch" and is used
as an eXterminator of rats.
Doubtless this breed is in some ways
related rsla & to the uwolf spitz" Of Cen.
glossy. straight, black hair, and the
whole of his neck and breast is COW
cred with an erect frill of longer
hair.
@. How much do the justices of the
Supreme Court receive?-A. B.
A. The salary of the Chief Justice
of the United States is $4,000 a year.
while each associate justice receives
s14.500.
Q. How long is the Transsiberian
T.. II.
A. The length Of the Transsiberian
railway from Petrograd to Fladivos-
Q. Who was officially credited with
the capture of Stenay, France ?-R.
r. S.
A. The War Department says that
the Goth Division, A. Z. F.. is credited
with the capture of Stenay.
Q. What was the Jewish title higher
than rabbi?-E. NJ.
A. The title rabban was one higher
than rabbi, and was given first to Ga
maliel and afterward by way of en-
inence to the heads of. the Sanhedrin of
the house of HIei.
Q. What is the difference between
tribute and taxa. E.
A. Tribute is money, commodity Of
value or service rendered by one ruler
or state to another in token Of submits
sion, while taxes are financial burdens
jects. In early times there was not this
for under the feudal system
especially, taxation, tribute and rent
were often identical.
J. H. T.
@. Just what is a consular agent?-
A. A consular agent Is an officer
to a consular general or
a consul, exercising similar but lin
tied powers at a place different from
that at which the consulate general
or consulate is situated. He acts en-
tirely under the direction Of his prin-
cipa1, and is often a local business
man.
Q. When is board a plank?-F.
B. s.
A. The Department of Agriculture
defines q plank as a board 6 inches
wide or upwards having a thickness
II inches and inches
@. What does the expression ring
the bells backward" mean?C. l. s.
A. This refers to an old custom
Of striking chimes in reverse order
as q signal Of alarm.