Evening star., 1925-08-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

gratory, flying southwark in the =.
tumn.
@. Does California have high
winds?-A. c. r.
A. Hurricanes and cyclones are M
known. About San Francisco a steady
and brisk wind flows in through the
Golden Gate, while in southern Cali
fornia there is a daily ebb and flow
of air currents, breeze from the sea,
in the morning and from the noun
tains in the evening.
Q. How many miles Of cables ara
there ?-R r
A. There are about 800, 900 nautical
miles Of submarine cables which were
laid at cost Of more than $3.50 0QG-
600
=. What is a water feast M. =.
a In Burma the new year, which
occurs in April is celebrated with .,
water feast" which consists Of young
men and women throwing water on
each other and on the passers-by.
@. Is Calais directly across th,
channel from Dover?-S. B. T.
a. Calais, France is about q miles
east southeast from the port OF Doyer,
England.
Q. Did the ides always fall on ths
18th of the month";. n.
a. The ides in the Roman caleuda.'
occurred on the 18th in March, M,
July and October. In other month,
it occurred on the 18th.
Q. Who presented the bin TO Con-
gress for declaring war in .S1""l
o. L.
A. John c. Calhoun reported the bill,
as a member of the committee or
| foreign relations. In 1917, he became
Secretary of War and served il tina
| capacity for seven years.
! @. Why was a law passed in Eng
| land supplying the anatomical schools
with the unclaimed dead in hospitals
IL. H.
A. In 1882 such a law was passed.
/ following the discovery that two mis-.
creants. Burke and Hare, were luring
poor waits into Hare's rooms and SUI
| locating them in order to sell them
| bodies. Hare escaped death by turn.
| ing Kings evidence. but Burke va5
hanged for his crimes.
@. Is there more than one religion
| the members of which are known as
Shakers?-I. T. N.
A. There are two such religious
groups in the United States. One is
a Christian group, distributed throucA
the Eastern States. whose self-Chose!i
name is Believers in Christ's Second
| Coming The second group is mada
up of the native Indians living in the
region OF Puget Sound, who made
| up or invented what is known as tho
Shake religion in 1881.
Q. I have been told that az sale
| OF fio in 4har
years ago one COW was sold for
$4,000. Can you find any record Of
such a sale?-B. NJ. T.
| A. AT a sale of certain breeds of
short-horn cattle held in Oneida
County, n. Y. September 10,
1873, 1o9 cattle brought total Of
1882 900. One COW was sold for
$4,000 was paid for a month
old calf.
Q. What is the origin of the say.
| ing "She looks as if butter would
not melt in her mouth"?-A. r. S.
Conversation" by Swift. There is.
| however, a similar saying in tho
proverbs of Haywood.
| Q. Are the signs of the Zodiac en-
| bedded in the floor of the Library of
|
A In the great hall of that building
| is a decoration of this kind, but IL
| is done in hammered and incised
| brass.
Q. What train makes the longest
run without a Stops. S.
| A. The longest nonstop train run
at the present time is made by the
1880 limited, London to Plymouth,
| England. The train travels 225Si
miles in PAT minutes.
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