Evening star., 1925-11-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN,

| =. We have a client possessing an
enormous tooth found near Detroit,
| which weighs "a pounds. Is it a
dinosaurs tooth?-J. A. B.
A. The Smithsonian Institution says
that your client does not possess
dinosaurs tooth, inasmuch as the
teeth of these animals are not as large
and do not weigh as much as the one
he has in his possession. 1t might,
however, be that of mastodon or
mammoth.
@. When and where was the word
telegraph first used? d?-E. d. II.
A 1t was first used in France to de-
scribe a device invented by Chappe in
lI92, consisting of an upright post
with movable arms, the signals being
made by various positions of the arms
according to a prearranged code. The
word was later translated into Eng
lsh and used for our present tele-
graphic communica tion
q. Where do the Twentieth Century
Liiniteds pass each other?-R. H. G.
A. The New York Central Railroad
Co. says that these New York Chicago
trains pass each other between Bay
view, n. Y, and Buffalo, n. Y.
O.. What is the Locarno pact?-J
w. l..
A. Briefly the Locarno treaty, sign
ed by France, Germany, Belgium,
Italy and Great Britain, provided that
the three first named nations would
respect each others territorial rights
ana commit no trespass or act of hos
tlllty under certain conditions. Great
Britain and Italy signed the pact
guaranteeing that the conditions would
be fulfilled and the agreements kept
The security conference met at Lo-
| carno, Switzerland, October 5, 1925.
@. What solution applied to skin
| causes it to shrink or tighten?-J. NJ .
A. There are various astringent So
lutions which cause the skin to draw
or tighten, among them being a solu-
ton Of alum and water.
Q. OF the number of people addicted
TO drugs, what per cent use heroin?-
, d. G..
A. 1t IS estimated that of all the
drug addicts who are committed for
crime 9S per cent are users of heroin.
It Is said TO be the most insidious and
harmful Of all the habit-forming drugs.
Q. What was the famous Dred Scott
| case?-A. f. NJ.
A. The Dred Scott decision CON
cerned a slave in Missouri, who had
been taken by his owner into Illinois.
a free State, and into other territory
in 1886 in which slavery was strictly
prohibited by the Missouri Compro-
mise. In 1898 he was taken back to
Missouri. His contention was that
having been a resident of free State
he was no longer a slave and was un-
| lawfully taken back to Missouri. The
Supreme Court decided against Scott
Q. How much paste and mucilage
is made in a year?-H. VI.
A. Paste, mucilage and other ad-
hesive products manufactured in the
United States were valued at S11 ,230,-
600 for one year.
Q. Is stock killed by packers in
spected before killing?-L. V. H.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that the cattle killed by packers
Is not inspected before slaughtering
The meat is inspected by the Govern
ment before being put on sale.
Q. Is it possible to enlist in the
Navy at present?-E. B.
A. The Navy is now making first
enlistments. 1t has been since Sep
tember Is.
@. If an American man married
foreigner, did he ever forfeit his citi-
Zenship?-C. ]. s.
A. An American man has never for
feited his American citizenship through
his marriage to a foreign woman.
@. Has Canada a navy?-G. r. c.
A. The royal Canadian navy was
established in 1910, when the cruisers