Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H1SKIN.

@. For what purpose was the ship
Constitution built. G.
A. The Constitution was one of the
six war vessels ordered by Congress
early in 1894 on account of Algerian
piracies. 1t was launched on Oc-
tober 81. 1897. but not completed or
equipped until the following year. Al
this time the vessel put TO sea under
Capt. Nicholson for service asainst
the French.
Q. What Is the iron s. on an old
house or chimney for:-H. i. f.
A. The metal device in the sha pc
of long s frequently seen on an old
colonial house has no particular sig
nificance. 1t Is merely an iron brace
which is much employed in the old
brick houses.
O. Which caused more casualties
during the war, artillery fire or rife
hre?-E. S.
A. The records show that of the
known casualties the rife fire pro
duced more than the artillery fire
However. IL the total number of un-
known casualty records were caused
by artillery fire, this would swing the
balance in the favor of the artillery.
There are many casualties Of which
there is no record as to the cause. For
instance, grenade wound resembles
an artillery shell wound; consequent
ly, the War Department has never
been able TO determine which fire has
produced the more casualties.
@. Please describe the German div,
ing suit used in locating the British
submarine M-1.-N. G.
A. This il a rigid suit made OF
aluminium alloy: the arms and legs
are jointed. the joints being made or
the ball.and-socket principle. The en-
tire outfit weighs about half ton and
is able to withsta nd pressure up Il
25 atmospheres, equal tG depth OF
$50 feet, under test. 1t Is connected
with the surface by light cable con
tanning three independent telephone
lines. Inside the suit there Is norma
pressure of one atmosphere all the time
| therefore it is not necessary to raise
the diver by slow stages. The dlvel
also wears over his mouth = MASK
contain lining cartridge which absorbs
| the carbonic acid, and so enables hin
TO breathe the same air over and owe,
again.
O. Has the American Legion char
! tered boats for the 1927 Paris con
| vention?-E. w. q.
| A.
tered into an agreement with tn
American and foreign lines, and spe
| cial rates will be given for the con
vention in Paris. There will be TIVE
classes of passengers, first and secort
class. 1T is the plan of the legion tina
although two rates will be paid. ther'
will he no restricted areas for the sec
ond-class passengers. The names 4
| the ships have not as vet been der
| nitely decided upon. However, her
| will be the so-called cabin liners
which have accommodations for onl.
two classes. Reservations will h
| American Legion in various elite
Q. How long was the Nevski Pros
pekt N. w.
A. This strAt. famous in the ST
Petersburg of pre-war time. extende'
for about ) miles in straich
| line and was bordered by some of TIL
| finest shops and public buildings il
the city.
Q. What per cent of the revenue .
the District of Columbia is used 70
education?-J. c.
A. Approximately one-third of III
total revenue of the District of Column
bia is devoted to education. This fis
ure approaches $12,o00,000 year.
| q. What are the various kinds o
seals sold in the fur trade?-N. +.
A. The following az most of them
Australian seal, the improper name
| for Australian ra bbft sheared ant
dyed seal color; Baltic seal. the i'm
proper name for seal-dyed rabbit s-ol
nutria; Bedlamite seal is improperl,
known as hair seal: French seal il