Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-22
What is n blue fox?-L. B.

Q. What is blue 1oX -. d.
\ The blue fox is a color phase OF
the Arctic, or white, fox, which Is cir
cumpolar in range, being found par
ticularly along the seacoasts OF Arctic
and subarctic regions. It's normal
Winter coat Is white, while the Sum
mer pelase is brown and tawny. The
blue fox is dark blush in Winter and
tends toward brownish in Summer.
There are intermediates in which the
coat may be spotted blue and white,
or the blue and white may he blended
producing a dinGy or smoky white ap.
pearance.
@. What kind Of coal is lignite?-
j. n.
A. Ignite is a brownish black coal
in which the alteration OF vegeta BILE
ma terial is produced further than In
peat, but not so far AS subbituminous
coal. 1t is found principally in
Arkansas. Florida, Idaho, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Minnesota. Mississippi Montana.
North Carolina, North Dakota, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee
and Texas. Ignite may be used for
fuel in the lump form as mined, pro
vided 1t is consumed near the point of
production. If this is not done. it is
in briquettes or In a gas producer.
Q. What is meant abroad by the
term peasant?-L. c. NJ.
A. 1t is applied to q small landed
proprietor who tills the soil himself.
1t is used improperly in the sense Of
an uncouth or uneducated laborer.
Q. What is the difference between
tuberculosis and consumption?-S. W.
A. tuberculosis may attack any
! part of the body, while consumption
is an advanced form OF tuberculosis Of
the lungs.
Q. What ordinary metal conducts
heal most rapidly?-R. F. G.
a. Aluminium heats quickest and
holds heat longest
Q. Has there been reduction in
he civilian employees of the Army Air
Service C. NJ.
A. According to an extract from,
Inc annual report of the Chief OF the
June 80. 1926. the roll for Air
Service civilian employees has been
| reduced Sc per cent during the last
year, a saving of S138.340 being ex
| pected. Maj. Gen. Patrick pointed ont
| that any further reduction must seri
ously affect the volume and cbarac tel
| of the work which the Air Service
| car perform.
O. What people discovered the re
| lation between the tides Of the see
| and the motions Of the moon
i NJ. c. u.
| \. The Phoenicians are credited
with this discovery.
| Q. Is there any wsy or making
pain dry quickIy?-S. w. c.
A. Ozonized turpentine makes The
paint with which it is mixed dry
| quickly. 1t is turrentine that has
| been exposed TO the air and sunlight
! Q. Who received the Nobel physics
! prize last year: IS. 6. 7.
| A. The Nobel physics prize for 1924
was awarded TO Karl Name George
| Siegbahn. professor of physics al
| Lund University, Sweden.
Q. How much has the price of rub
| Der increa sed this year?-M. 3. r.
/ A. The price of rubber during 1872;
has advanced from 36.7 cents in Janu
airy to 1895 cents in November.
@. Did oliver Cromwell ever visit
| America "A. 7. &.
! A 1t is said that Cromwell At one
| time plan to come 10 America. but
| was forbidden TO do SO by the King
Q. Were the Army and Navy com
bined in the first few years of the
| republic C. D. NJ.
! 4. Until the Navy Department was
created by Congress in 1889 the Navy
| was under the War Department.
| Q. When were farmers fairs frs'
! held A. f. :.
| 4. The first agricultural fair in thi:
country was held in Washington
/, D. G.. in 1904. 1t was established anc
| managed by the city authorities.
| Q. What was the origin of the name
| old Nick" applied to the Prince OF
| DarknesS?-W. #. \.
| A. The use of the name applied Il
| Satan originated in the comparison
idra wn between the Vaccinations o.