Evening star., 1925-08-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

stein Tower, for special stuoy OF tne
theory of relativity.
Q. How many uniforms does the
King OF England wear. X. w.
A. King George has the right to
wear more than 100 military and
naval uniforms.
@. How many institutions in the
United States offer training TO
nurses ?-S. B. NJ.
A. There are 1897 institutions
accredited by State boards as nurses
training schools.
Q. How many parts comprise the
modern e e p o n instrument
w. w.
A It consists of POI parts.
Q. What does the word biscuit
mean?-H. L.
A. Biscuit" is French word
which signifies twice cooked" the
term having been originally applied
to thin, fat bread for the use of
travellers and soldiers. baked a sec
ond time to increase its keeping
quality by expelling practically all
moisture.
Q. What causes holes in ice?-
w. F.
A. When ice is made by the plate
system it is frozen into large plates
and later sawed into blocks. An iron
bolt Is frozen in the ice for the pur
pose of hosting the ice out of the
freezing pit. Preparatory to cutting
the ice, these bolts are taken out
which leaves a hole approximately
11a inches in diameter. Holes are
also caused by air being incorpo-
rated in the ice.
Q. Where is the Harding high.
way?-K. w. f.
A. The Harding highway, a me,
mortal TO the late President, has been
definitely laid out from Washington
to Denver and plans are being made
| 10 push this road through to San
| Francisco.
Q. Please give me the motto, and its
translation, of the royal house of Sa-
voy.-E. F.
A. The motto of the royal house of
Savoy consists OF the letters F. z. r.
T. The meaning is still a mystery.
There have been a number of interpre-
| tations, one of the most generally aC-
| cepted being that the letters represent
! the Latin "Foedere ct reiigione tene-
mux," meaning BY bond and faith
we are held"
| Q. What is the origin and meaning
! of the Preakness?-E. F. y.
| A. The name "Preakness." as ap
piled to the 900 stake run at the
| Pimlico Spring meeting, is so-called
| after the horse that won the first
| Dinner Party stake, afterward
known as the Dixie stake, at PIN
lico in 1870. This was the most
famous racing event of the time
| The Preakness stake was first run
at Pimlico in 1873 and was won by
| John +. Chamberlin's Survivor.
@. Is there anything imported into
the United States upon which there
is no taxi T. A.
a. The value of the free list impor-
tations is greater than the value of
| dutiable goods. Certain chemicals
| coal tar products. drugs, undressed
furs. hides, iron ore, leather-in fact,
| articles generally in the form of raw
| materials are admitted TO the country
free of duty. The number of taxable
| articles, however. greatly exceeds
those in the free list.
| Q. What are shadoofs. and what
are they used for?-C. D. w.
| A. a shadoof is water raising de.
| vice consisting of a long pole pivoted
near one end and having its shorter
| end weighted. A bucket is hung to
it's longer end, thus operating on the
principle of a well sweep. Shadeofs
are used on the Nile and elsewhere
in the East, especially for irrigation.
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