Evening star., 1925-07-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

q. How tall Is the highest mooring
mast for airships?-W. w.
A. The highest one in the world is
nearing completion at the Ford air
port. The steel work for this 210-
foot mast is already in place.
Q. How many buffalo and elk are
there in Yellowstone Park?-E. H. l..
A There are 780 tame buffalo and
rs wild buffalo in Yellowstone Park
The number of wild elk is about 2 1000.
Q. When did Prince Henry visit this
country?-J. S.
A. He visited the United States in
February, 1902.
.. When was the present style of
home plate introduced into base ball?
i. p. S.
A. The present style of home plate
was introduced into base ball in 1900.
Q. What is wood wool?-G. G.
A. Excelsior is graded according TO
the thickness and width of the strand,
the kind and color of the wood. The
thinnest grades are often called wood
wool and bring the highest prices on
the market If they bear other neces-
sary qualifications. The finished prod
uct is baled in a power press such
as Is used for baling hay, and reaches
the market in this form. The best
grades of excelsior are made from
Eastwood, but on account of its
scarcity it is not the leading wood In
the industry.
Q. What portrait of George Wash
ington is it that is reproduced on
one-dollar BLISS. B.
A. There is no authoritative state
NJ IL
to be an engraving of the painting
called 'the Boston Athenaeum" por.
trait of Washington by Gilbert Stuart.
@. When lightning strikes a house
protected by lightning cables and rods
is the charge carried into the ground
or is 1t discharged through the points
on the rods?-O. p. l..
A. The function of a lightning-rod
system is two-fold. the first function
being to relieve the earth ands the
building, keeping the building in q
discharged condition, the accumulat
ing electricity being passed off silently
from the points. However, 1t isn't
always possible for a lightning-rod
system to take care of the situation
in this way. When a congested con
dition comes about a disruptive dis
charge will take place. in that case
the Stroke as a rule IS from the cloud
to the earth and the discharge Will
follow the line of least resistance
striking one or more of the points
and being carried off into the earth.
Q. How long has Texas been a cat
tle-raising State?-A. n.
A. Cattle raising has been an i'm
portant industry in Texas ever since
her admission in 1S45, but great
| changes have taken place in the bust
ness. Texas cattle raising in it's pres
ent form dates from about 1880, wher
barbed wire was introduced into the
State and the days of free grass came
TO an end.
.. What kind of grapes are used
for grape juice?-M. H. T.
A. The Concord grapes are used
more in manufs cturing grape juice
than any other variety. The Salem
grape is probably the best variety
for the manufacture of grape Juice
This variety is not self fertile. how
ever, and must be planted with an
other variety such as the Concord
The Concord grapes will produce ap-
proximately two tons to an acre. the
Salem a little less. They will grow
well in sandy soils, provided the sol
is fertilized often.
Q. In colonial times were there
woman shopkeepers &C. T. r.
A. Throughout the Northern Colo.