Evening star., 1925-04-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. Are the shad caught in the
Potomac the same as those taken
from Chesapeake Bay?-E. c.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
that the shad caught in the Potomac
River are the same as those of Chesa-
peake Bay as they come to the Po-
tomac River to spawn.
Q. How many building permits
were granted in the District in 1924
and how much was the money eX-
penditure ?-L. r. w.
A. The building inspectors office
says there were issued in 1924 S,3G8
building permits, valued at s39, 40S,-
207.
@. What does the Public Health
Service think of the Mollgaard cure
for tuberculosis ?--E. w. S.
A. The Public Health Service says
that the tests now in progress rela-
tive to the Mollgaard preparation are
being conducted only on calves, this
being considered a necessary prelimi-
nary to the employment of the treat
ment on human beings
Q. How does the largest park in
an American city compare with the
largest in a European city?-H. W. F.
A. Paramount Park in Philadelphia
is the largest municipal park in the
world. 1t comprises, 3,242 acres.
Abroad, the largest city park is the
Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 2,100 acres.
Q. What is the wartime and peace
time strength of company?-F. NJ
A. The present-time strength of a
company is officers and 200 men, while
the wartime strength was officers and
ESQ men.
Q. Why is whisky called "hooch"?-
K L. X
A. The word ''hooch" is a contraction
Of the word "hoochino.' This is an
Alaskan word which is applied to rum
distilled from sugar and -four. "Hooch-
ino," in turn, is derived from the name
Of the native makers
Q. Why was the sphinx built B. c.
A. According to the eminent Egypt
ologist Ernest Bulge. the Great Sphinx
at GiZeh was built to protect the neigh
boring tombs from evil spirits
Q. Why doesn't the level of the Med
iterTanean ever rise when water rlshes
in through the Strait of Gibraltar
G. A. F.
A. The statement that the level Of the
water of the Mediterranean Sea never
rises is not quite correct. In some
places. such as in the Ionian Sea. the
Adriatic Sea and on parts of the African
coast there Is rise of more than feet.
The surface waters of the Atlantic Ocean
flow inward through the Strait of
Gibraltar and assist in making good
the water lost by evaporation. Both at
the Strait Of Gibraltar and at the Oar
danelles dense water under the surface
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or these channels, the outlying currents,
however, being less In volume than the
infiowing
Q. How does a person with an auto
mobile arrange to drive it into Canada? ?
r. G..
A. Upon entering Canada in an au-
tomobile an individual is required to
register at the port of entry This
registration admits of a free 30-day
touring permit If he stays in Can
ada more than 80 days a bond is
placed on the car
Q. What was the Doomsday book
A. w. r
A The Doomsday book was a book
containing digest in Latin of the re-
suits of the census or survey of Eng
land taken by order of William the
ConQueror, and completed in 1886.
.. Is there more than one Rubaiyat
of Omar Khayyam?-F. L. K
A. The word rubaiyat is Arabic, and
is the plural Of rubaI, meaning a
Quatrain. The word applies to the
collection OF Persian quatrains. Ed
ward Fitzgerald translated 100 of
Omar Khayyam's quatrains. 1t is not
known how many of these were act
ually written by Omar, but about
1000 are found in different works
and manuscripts ascribed to him.