Evening star., 1925-04-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. In what part of the United States
| are the winds most constant?-A. w.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
it is probable that the winds blow most
constantly at a considerable speed
along the coast OF central California,
notably at Point Reyes Light, short
distance from San Francisco, where
the winds are, generally speaking. the
highest recorded in the United States.
Over interior portions Of the country
the winds are rather constant over
the great plains from Kansas south
ward to interior Texas.
@. At what age does draft horse
attain his greatest strength?-A. II. r.
A. Horses suitable for heavy har-
ness do not attain maturity and maxi
mum strength until they reach the
age of 5 or years, and at from Z to
10 years the horse is at his best.
@. Why are the telegraph poles in
India made of iron?-S. NJ.
A. The white ants destroy wooden
telegraph poles, so many iron poles
are used.
Q. Are icebergs formed of salt
water?-A. r.
A. Icebergs are always fresh water
ice.
Q. Who first said Of office-holders
that few die and none resign?-J. T..
A. The original quotation is from
one of Thomas Jefferson's letters, as
follows: IF a due participation Of
| Office is a matter of right, how are
vacancies TO be obtained? Those by
death are few; by resignation, none
q When was electricity first used
on elevated raiIways?-K. r. CT.
A. Electricity was first used as a
motive power on elevated railways in
| Liverpool in 1898. 1t was adopted in
New York in 1901.
Q. Where do we get the words ranch
and ranching?-D. l..
a. RanchiEg IS A term derived from
| the Spanish h-American word rancho.
! originally meaning a place where
herdsmen eat and sleep, but gradu-
ally extended to mean a grazing farm.
q When did Roosevelt first advo-
cate the recall Of judicial decisions?
A. In February, 1912, when IN an
address 10 the Ohio constitutional
convention he said: ''If any consider
able number of people feel that oe-
I cision is in defiance OF justice tney
/ should be given the right by petition
| TO bring before the voters at some sub
|
as might be decided. and after the
| fullest opportunity for deliberation
and debate, the question whether or
/ not the judges Interpretation OF the
Constitution is to be sustained
@. What is the higher criticism?
It. C.
A. The higher criticism is science
| the aim of which is the determine
| ton Of the literary history of books
and writings II is called the higher
criticism TO distinguish it from the re-
| lated science of lower or textual crltl-
cism which has for its object the as
| certaining the history of writing as
the work Of penman and printers.
| @. How high are the mountains OF
! Norway?-E. Q. S.
| A. Norway. q d whole, Is a rugged
plateau with deep-cut valleys. In the
! southeast and the middle-north are
woodlands rising to an average height
and extending TO the southeast. is the
| highest plateau of Norway. In the
| Jotunheim, Glittertind attains a
! height of $3.50 feet: Galdhoppigen
! $500 feet, and Store Skagastolstind
| 1851 feet. In the far north the noun.
| tains, rising directly from the sea
attain a height of 5000 feet. There
are three distinct mountain ranges
| the kjolen between Norway and
! Sweden. the Doyrefeld and Langfjel-
dene.
Q. Who is secretary general of the
/ League Of Nations?-E. Mex.
A. Sir Eric Drummond Of Great