Evening star., 1925-05-27

@. In what part of the country are
there the most dogs?-R. II.
A. The Eastern States are above
the average. 1t has been estimated
that in the entire country there is one
dog to about every 25 inhabitants.
Q. What is the difference between
boldface and Roman type?-W. t. ID.
A. "Boldface" refers to color and
Roman" to style. Any style of type
may be made in boldface; that is, the
type that produces heavy, black print
@. Did Ebert Hubbard change the
Emerson quotation about writing
better book, preaching a better ser
mon, etc, intentionally?-N.D D.
A. 1t is said that at the time Hub
bard used it he was in little log
cabin where he wrote most of his Lit
tie Journeys" and, not having an En-
erson at hand, quoted from memory.
@. Where is the Forbidden City?"
B. McC
A. The Forbidden City is located in
Peking, the capital Of China. 1t is
walled inclosure l square mile in
area, containing the imperial palace
and pleasure grounds. formerly occu-
pied by the Emperor.
Q. How large do white oak trees
grow?-R. s. B.
A. The Wye oak, in Eastern Mary
land. Is supposed to be the oldest and
finest white oak tree in the country.
1t is 375 years old and has a spread of
140 feet.
Q. How wide Is the land communica-
ton between Africa and ASIAN. r.
A. At the northeastern corner of the
Jsthmus of Suez Africa has geo
graphic union of 80 miles wide with
Asia The Suez Canal intersects the
Isthmus of SueZ, and the Sinai PENN
sula Is included within the continent
of Africa and not Asia.
O. In what countries do birds of
paradise and egrets live?-C. T.
A. Birds of paradise are found in
New Guinea, Molucca Islands, and a
few other neighboring islands, also
in northeastern Australia. Egrets
range from the United States south
to Southern South America, from Cen
trail Europe south to Southern Africa
and from North Central Asia south to
Australia.
@. Why are Siamese twins so-called?
C. A. B.
A. The original twins were two
brothers-Chang and Eng-who lived
to be SO years old and died within
two and half hours Of each other in
1874. They were born of a Chinese
father and Siamese mother in Siam.
hence the term "Siamese twins"
Since that time any two children sim
ilarly joined have been referred TO pop
ularly as "Siamese twins"
Q. Do standstorms occur on the
American deserts?-J. B. w.
A. In the southwestern parts of the
United States, particularly in the in
terror portions of southern California
and southern Arizona, there are ex-
tenSiVe desert regions where sand
storms are likely to occur. Some por-
tions of Nevada and other parts of the
great basin lying between the Rockies
and the Sierra Nevadas are also
visited by sandstorms.
Q. How many quarts of maple sap
does it take TO make a quart of
maple sirup?-B. NJ.
A. 1t takes about 33 quarts of sap.
@. Can the age of a rattlesnake
be told by the number of rings on
the rattle, one being acquired each
year?-J. K. G..
A. The Biological Survey says that
the rattlesnake acquires from two to
four rings a year. usually three.
Under normal conditions one ring
is added each time the snake sheds
its skin. The young rattler is pro-
vided with a single button at birth,
and within few days it sheds its
skin and commences feeding; in