Evening star., 1925-11-16

pounds containing carbon, hydrogen.
oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur found
as Viscous solids or in solution IN
| nearly all the solids and liquids of
animal and vegetable organisms.
Owing to the confusion in the use of
the word proteid the international
Congress of Psychologists at Heidel-
berg in 1907 recommended as better
term the word protein, which - a
sense has not yet obtained universal
acceptance.
Q. What is the origin Of Jerusalem
the Golden"?-D. G. T.
A. This great hymn is derived from
"Laus Patrtae Coelestis." part of DE
Contemptu Mundi." one Of the seven
great hymns of the Latin Church
Q. Can you explain why pork is
more indigestible than some other
meats?-A. r.
A Meat is composed Of muscle, con-
nective tissue. and fat. The muscle
ibers are composed of thin walls
which contain the building material
for the body; water, mineral salts and
extraotives. These f1bers are held to.
gether by little tissues and between
these little muscle ffbers are bound to.
gether, and the more fat the meat con.
tains the more indigestible the meat.
Hence, pork is more indigestibIe than
beef. The digestive juices have a
harder time to penetrate the closely
bound pork f1bers.
Q. What part of the anatomy is
known as the third lung'?-T. T. ".
A. The skin is spoken Of as the
third lung" because of the fact that
twice as much waste matter Is dis
charged from the body by means Of
the skin as through the lungs
Q. Where was the battle of Trenton
in the movie, Janice Meredith
taken?-V. r.
A. The battle of Trenton was
screened at Plattsburg. II. Y. and the
26th Infantry played the part Of the
American soldiers.
Q. Do most farmers raise poultry?
N. d. D.
A OF all the farms in the United
States 90.8 per cent keep poultry.
The smallest number of poultry per
farm is found in the southern part Of
the country and the greatest number
In the Central West, in California and
in New Jersey.
Q. Can women equal men In ath-
letics?-H. z.
a. According to a study made by
lO1 -. ' . nm VI the AOl-
lege, London, woman athletes are able
to attain a maximum speed OF only
19 per cent of that of men, in running
and swimming. A woman Is able TO
expend only 62 per cent Of the energy
expendable by man of the same
weight.
Q. What new plants have been in
troduced into the United States in the
last few yearS?-O. p
A. Explorations in Southern China.
Burma and Siam resulted in the col
lection Of trees from which chaul-
moogra oil, a successful specific for
leprosy, is obtained, and the establish
ing of those trees in the American
tropics. Numerous varieties of
Chinese chestnuts have been imported
for testing for blight resistance in the
hope that they will replace the rapid
~ disappearing American species.
Many native Chinese apples, pears,
cherries, plums and roses were also
obtained, which, because Of their vigor
and hardness, will be of special inter
est TO plant breeders. Varieties Of
barley and wheat likely to prove Of
value at high attitudes or for grow
ing under dry-farning conditions. in
the Western States have also been
inotrduced.
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