Evening star., 1925-01-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

@. How many sized flags are flown
on the White House?-M. L.
A. The White House says that
there are two flags used on the flag
staff. A small sized one is used in
bad weather, and on bright, clear
days, large one.
@. What city has the most tele-
phones in proportion to population?-
E. v. Y.
A. Omaha leads the world with %
telephones to each 100 persons. The
next 10 cities, in order, are Stock
holm, San Francisco, Minneapolis.
Denver. Washington, Los Angeles,
Chicago, Toronto, Cincinnati and New
York.
Q. What is the most common
dream?- ?--M. C. D.
A. The most common dream is said
to be that of wandering about nude
or insufficisntly clothed.
Q. Doesn't the human heart ever
rest?-H. r. R.
A. The heart rests between beats,
about eight-tenths of a second elaps-
Ing between the contractions, which
are about one-tenth of q second in
length.
.. Is there standard size for the
hose used by fire departments?-T. S.
A. The hose generally considered
as standard for flre-fiehting purposes
Is "a inches in diameter, which at
80 pounds pressure at the hydrant
gives flow OF approximately 1875 gal,
Ions per minute through 500 feet Of
hose, with a pressure of 20 pounds at
the nozzle. Smaller hose is said to
give friction losses too high in pro-
portion TO the usefulness of the hose,
and three-inch hose is considered too
awkward to handle.
Q. Is II true that they are making
false teeth of steel in Germany? TT.
T. X.
A. The Krupp works in Germany
are now manufacturing enameIed
steel false teeth. Eight dentists are
employed in the department, and II is
said that the steel teeth are becoming
increasingly popular because of their
durability.
Q. Where is the largest clock in
the world?-C. r. w.
A. The largest clock in the world is
on the roof of a. factory in Jersey
City. The clock face is SO feet in di-
ameter, and the minute hand is 27
feet long and weighs a ton.
@. Would hen hatch an eagles
egg?-H. w. H.
A. That experiment Is said to have
been tried successfully by Guy o.
Glazier Of the San Diego Society of
Natural History, although he had to
use three hens. When one hen had
sat on the egg two weeks, another
was put on the job. 1t was IL DAYS
before the young eagle broke through
the shell.
Q. Why is red used as danger
signal?-D. WI.
A. Because it is most easily dis
tinsuished at a distance, Bureau of
Standards tests of traffic signals
placed red first in visibility, green
second and blue a poor third. Ordi-
narily railroad yellow lights, II was
found. often are mistaken for orange
or red.
@. In City Hall Park, New York.
there is a statue OF Nathan Hale. Does
1t really resemble the patriot?-D.
A. E.
A. Frederick Macn1onnies, who de-
signed this statue, had no likeness OF
Hale from which to work. 1t is
therefore an idealized conception.
The sculptor is quoted as saying: "A
statue In bronze or stone should never
be a Photographic likeness, but
should be so conceived as an Ideal
that the figure should symbolize the
life work Of the subject"
Q. What are the names Of Dumas
Three Guardsmen" series in the or
der in which they should be read?-
e. G. 3.
A. The historical sequence is as fol-
lows: The Three Musketeers," which
story commenced with 1925; Twenty
Years After" which begins with the