Evening star., 1924-11-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Ao"oo "a ScicSAd dpu5 nave ou1y d local.
effect:
Q. What is the name of the dec
oration that soldiers wear composed
of a cord around one arm, fastened
on the shoulder?-C. i. u.
A The name of this decoration is
a fourragere, and It is an individual
decoration given to each soldier Of
unit which has been decorated az
a whole.
Q. When were the first and last
eruptions of Mount Shasta?-A. r. G..
A Mount Shasta has had no erup-
tons within the period that It has
been known to white men In com
mon with Mount Lassen, the erup-
tons began in Tertiary time (the
time interval Immediately following
the Mesozoic cra) and continued
down to very recent period of time.
mount Lassen has been active within
the past three years, but Mount
shasta has remained quiescent
Q. Where is Dun Edin :-D. B. w,
A. The old name for Edinburgh,
Scotland. was Dun Edin.
Q. Do both male and female
mosquitoes bite?-I. b. T.
a. The female bites, but IL is not
does.
.. Where was the first Californ;a,
misston?-J. T. D.
A Father Junipero Sierra and hi.
associates founded the first mission 3,
Roman Catholic one. at San Diego T.,
1853. In 1885 the pueblo was ORGANIZED
making San Diego the oldest munic.-
pality in the State.
2. What part Of any iceberg is aboNc.
water" Where are most Of them foun6 ,
&C. q. X
A 1cebergs are much more nurneroue
In the south polar regions than in thc
Northern Hemisphere. About ono
seventh Of their entire bulk is above ~.
surface Of the water.
Q. What part Of the population us
South America is in Brazil?-T. NJ
A Almost half Of the people In Soutl
America live in Brazil. This countrz
however, comprises almost half the land
OF the continent
@ Are cows that are good rnilker9
also good beef cattle?-H. 8.
A The milking tendency in cattle IS
associated with a conformation of bod
which prevents tho animals from Weld
ing the greatest quantity and the best
Qoa1lty OF beef.
Q. What history is connected with
old Fort Marcy, Va ~. 3. l.
A. Fort Marcy is near Chain Bridge,
Oh the road to Leesburg, Va 1t Was
one of the northern forts during tho
Civil War which comprised the Ar
lington line of defense, and was buil-
b. Gen. W. S. Smiths division.
O. What is compass ose-M. S.
A. This is circle graduated to de-
grees or quarter points and placed Oh q
chart for reference regarding lines and
courses and directions Both magneti1
and true directions are given.
9. Where did the Colorado sugar
beet webwor7n come from and when was
it first heard OF in this country M.
A ON.
A The sugar beet webworrn is siIni-
lar to the garden webworrl, and is so
named because it has developed as a
serious pest of the sugar beet in Kan
sas, Nebraska and Colorado. 1t is u
native Of western and central Europe
and northern Asia and was evidently
introduced on the Pacific coast, as il
was noted in Utah in 1859. This pest
did not begin to attract notice in the
United States until the beginning of the
development Of the sugar beet industry.
Q. What is a Joshua tree7-J. T. ".
A This is an expression for a gai~
lows, and comes from the fact that
Joshua hanged five kings to five trees.
@. Are many Of the French soldiers
still "unaccounted for"?-F. S. s.
a. The French ministry Of war. Il;
announcing the final official sta1istSG,
said that there are S61. .So4 men whose
fate is unknown
Q. How did Bunker Hill gets Il,
name?-G. y. H
A This name was given II in memor!
Of a Bunker Hill near Belfast, Ireland
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