Evening star., 1924-12-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

Q. Approximately how much clay
statue ouch as that OF Jeanne
d'Arc in Meridian Park, Washing gton?
&C. Z. D.
A Anna Hyatt massed on to the
framework Of an earlier statue of
Jearne d'Arc 81 tons Of clay. This
was a Hfe-size model. practically
similar to the statue In Washington,
except that this one Is larger than
life.
Q. How many people and cars ara
cared for at the Washington tourist
camp during the season?-M. D. S.
A. The report Of Col. Sheriff. shows
that during the last fiscal year 1921
cars, with 44,356 persons, were
registered at the tourist camp, the
average length Of stay being two
days.
Q. What Is the use of the yellow
spot in the eye?-E. o. NJ
A The circular yellow spot called
'macula lutea" and known. after it's
discoverer, as 1.-The yellow spot of
Sommerung," IS about one-twentieth
OF an inch in diameter The only
mammals in which it exists are man
and monkey. It is the area Of most
distinct vision, q circumstance which
may partly be accounted for by the
fact that II is singularly free from
blood vessels. which curve around It
and apparently avoid 1t.
Q. Is the saxophone used in mill
tary bands?-D. S.
A. Before 1850 the saxophons was
officially adopted as an instrument In
use in French military bands. The
saxophone is used in practically all
military bands.
@. What relation is Thomas
Meighan's wife to Blanche Ring?-
J. 8. II.
A Frances Ring Meighan and
Blanche Ring Creel are sisters.
q. Has an airplane ever been
launched from a. dirigible?-C w.
A. This was done at the recent air
races at Dayton, when q small Army
car Of the Army dirigib1e TC-5 was
launched. Not only can O. plane be
launched from an airship but It can
return to its perch by means Of an
automatic attachment.
@. Did the story Of Atalant2's Race
by Byron originate with him?-
z. La c.
A The story of Atalanta.s Race
contained in Greek mythology and
mentioned by Ovid in his Meta
morphoses.
Q. Please tell something about the
coffee tree.-E. NJ
A. Tho coffee tree when native
develops a height OF from IS to 20
feet. Under cultivation the tree is
kept short and generally grows from
to 6 feet high, TO increase the crop
and facilitate picking. There are
generally two or three main harvests
in year but the shrub bears TO a
greater or less degree all the year
around. Coffee trees produce for
from 10 TO 20 years and sometimes
longer.
Q. How long have there been
coats OF -arms?-J. F. NJ.
A Heraldry was established in the
twelfth century. Early bearings were
simple in character and were gen.
orally chosen so that they might sug-
gest the name of the bearer.
O. Is there any danger OF the Con-
federate Memorial on Stone Mountain
being damaged by erosion?-P. D. T.
A. AT nrSL IL was LeaEcu LHAI LHo
memorial would ultimately be de-
stroyed by erosion. The State geol-
ogist, however, estimates that every
100000 years the process of erosion
would affect the memorial to the
amount of one Inch.
@. II the head Of Lincoln, by Gutzon
Borglum, in the Capitol, at Washing
ton, were placed on g fgure what
would the proportions be?-W. 8.
A. This head of Lincoln, in the ro-
tunda OF the Capitol, is a head in
scale to a standing figure % feet high.
Q. Where 10 Irak?-M. A. K.
A. Irak and Mesopotamia are the
same. It lies west OF Persia, and Its
capital is Bagdad.
@. How many poorhouses are there
in the United States and how many
persons are taken care of by them
&C. q.
A. In 1929 there were 2,353 public
almshouses in the United States and
2,222 of them reported inmates to the
total number OF 7s,090.