Evening star., 1925-07-06
Q. What State has the most cities?-

w. S. G.
A The State of Pennsylvania has
more towns or cities of a population
exceeding 5000 than any other State.
Q. How do migratory birds be-
have If moved to other countries?-.
H. F. o.
A. The Biological Survey says that
when migratory birds are removed to
some section not native to them, they
usually disappear after the first sea.
son. They do not become acclimated,
and whether they die from lack or
food or get lost, or are lost during mi
grafton is not known. Experiments
that have been conducted show that
removing birds of the strictly mi
gratory type from their native hsunts
has not been successful.
Q. Player knocks ball out of lot.
Why does he have to run around the
baSes?-W. E. NJ. c.
A. Because he must touch all the
bags and cross the home plate in
order to score.
@. Do we have any transconti-
mental railroads.&c.. V. L.
A. The Bureau Railway Economics
says that the Union Pacific Railroad
is known in the United States as the
first transcontinentaI railroad. 1t is
transcontinental in the sense that it
was the first Pacific coast railroad to
connect with the Eastern lines at
Omaha. The only true transconti-
mental railroad on this continent is the
Canadian Pacific, which travels from
coast to coast on its own rails.
Q. Was Mary Jameson an In
dian?-W. H..
A. Mary Jameson was white
woman born of Irish parentage on
the high seas, when her parents were
emigrating to this country about
Revolutionary times or earlier, and
settled near Lancaster, Pa. Her par
ents and brother and sister were
massacred by the Indians and she was
taken into captivity, when very
young. Later she married q young
Indian, who died shortly after they
were married. She married again an
Indian and had many children, many
descendants of whom are still living
At one time there was an exchange
| of Indians and captives and she might
have come back to the white people,
but she preferred to stay with her
Indian husband and children.
Q. What are the terminal points of
the Lincoln Highway?-J. H. w.
A. New York City and San Fran
| cisco.
Q. What is the highest point in
| Europe?-H. G. l..
A. The highest point in Europe is
Mount FL Bruz in the Caucasus,
1886 feet
Q. What causes the chill and fever
| of the man with malaria w. F.
| A. When the infected red blood cells
! break up they liberate not only the
| bunch of daughter parasites. but a
| small amount of poison which the
parasites have formed. When large
| number of them do this at the same
time, 1t causes the chill and fever
| which occurs just after the cells
break down. 1t has been estimated
that at least 100000 parasites must
| divide at the same time TO liberate
enough poison to produce a chill
| generally many times more than this.
| Q. How deep is the ST. Lawrence
| Canal to be?-M. T.
| A. The engineers who are going to
| work on this project will consider a
SO-foot depth, since that is what is re-
quired by the big ocean liners.
@. Can boats dock at Liverpool anv
| time or must they wait for the tide ?
| j. McC.
A. The Liverpool docks can receive
| the largest vessels, but owing to great
| difference of tides. they can be opened
| only for a short time at high water.
@. What should a cat be fed?-
F. l.. J.
A. The question as to the proper
| food for a cat depends entirely upon
! the age of the cat in question. After
| being weaned, for the first two or
! three weeks nothing but milk should
be given, then gradually add cooked
vegetables of all kinds, mixing bread
with them whenever possible. Meat
| gravies may be fed over potatoes and
| other vegetables when the cat is from
s weeks to months old. AT the
| age of months, a small amount OF
| thoroughly cooked meat, minced fine
may be given once a day. Raw meat
| should never be given house cats.
| @. Can gold certificates always be
exchanged for gold?-J. P.
A. Gold certificates were made
| legal tender December "a, 1919, and
are receivable for all public dues and
when so received may be reissued. anC
they may be held by Federal Reserve