Evening star., 1925-08-05

tional and domestic; to protect copy q.
rightable material and to advise and
assist it's members in the disposal of
their work.
@. When fruit is eaten for Iaxa-
tive, should it be eaten at meal time
or by itself?-A. B. l..
A. 1t is more laxative when eaten
between meals, half hour before
breakfast or late at night
Q. Why do clouds pass over the
earth from west to east while the
globe is revolving at the rate Of 1000
miles an hour?-W. w. T.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
the atmosphere, in which clouds float,
Is a part of the earth, and would ro-
tate exactly with 1t If there were no
differences of temperature. The polar
regions, for instance, always are rela-
lively cold and the equatorial region
warm. Hence there is a continuous
circulation of the air between the
polar and the equatorial portions of
the earth. But the earth at the same
time is rotating from west to east.
The equatorial air, with its high
speed for 1t is rotating from west to
east nearly as fast as the solid earth)
soon outruns the earth as 1t flows TO
higher latitudes, and then appears as
wind from the west. Similarly, air
from the higher latitudes is outrun by
the earth when it flows to low lati-
tudes, and this explains why the trade
winds are from the east.
O. Should household servants be
given an annual vacation with pay
G. N.
A. That is a matter to be decided
by the individual employer, as there
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it cannot be said that there is prac-
tice or custom so strong as to be re
garded as an unwritten law.
O. Have other tornadoes proved as
destructive as the recent one in the
Middle West?-A. S. +.
A The Red Cross Courier says that
the great Midwestern tornado eX-
ceeded in destruction any similar
storm recorded in American history.
Q. How did villa get killed?-M. A.
A. Francisco Villa, the Mexican
bandit, was assassinated near ParraI
in Mexico, July 20, 1923. The act
was attributed to the revenge of
family, some of whose members he
had killed.
@. What does vegetable ivory come
from?-H. T. B.
A CoquilIa nuts, the seed of the
plassava or plassaba palm, one of the
coconut group, native of Brazil, are
known as vegetable ivory.
@. Who said: 'If God be for us, who
can be against us?"-L. Z. n.
A. The quotation is from the New
Testament, Hebrews, chapter, 31st
verse. The authorship of this book
has not been satisfactorily estab-
lished.
Q. Where is the narrowest street in
the United States?-A. G. n.
a. Treasury street in st. Angus
tine, Fla, is said to be the narrow
est. 1t is but feet l inch wide.
Q. Are forest fires decreasing in
number F. S.
A The Forest Service says that
forest fires increased to an alarming
extent in 1924 In that year $4,000
fires occurred, sweeping 29,000,000
acres of land. Compared with the
calendar year 1923, the 1924 figures
represent an increase of $4,000 fires,
and compared with the niue-year
average an increase of $4,000 fires, or
nearly 100 per cent. In acreage swept
by the flames the 1924 figures are
only slightly larger than those for
1928, but are almost double the acre
age IlSdfeS representing the n1ne-
year average Money damage in aga,
estimated at SSs. .o0e 900, is $4,000
oea above the 1928 estimate. and s1S.-
0oe,e0o higher than the nine-year of
$4,000, 900.
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