Evening star., 1926-09-13

are no longer made. Originally peach
blow was made in Kingtehchen and
was considered as a perfect sample
of the potter's art.
Q. What race and class of people
eat the most meat in this country
ID. X.
larger quantities and more varieties
of meats than do Americans. This Is
particularly true of Germans;5Po Poles,
Hungarians and Bohemians. Sdrveys
made show that home owners and
tenants of large apartments purchase
meats in considerable quantity and Of
wide variety. Tenants of small apart
ments purchase small quantities and
usually buy steaks and chops. Work
ing class people buy large quantities
and many varieties of meats. once
workers consume relatively small
quantities and few varieties. Busi-
ness and professional classes consume
high grade meats.
O. Is Denver nearer to San Fran
cisco or New York City?-W. *.
A. 1t is nearer San Francisco.
which Is 1,457 miles away. New York
is o,O25 miles distant.
Q. Is it true that geniuses are gen
orally small?-R. w. G..
A. Lombroso, in hts Man OF
Genius" says that greatness and
stature are rarely found together. In
consulting biographies OF a number
of great men in American history.
however, it has been found that this
statement does not always apply.
There have been on the whole more
prominent men above middle height
than below. Among the short mon
may be numbered John Quincy
Adams, Admiral Farragut. John Paul
Jones, Gen. Philip Sheridan. stephen
A. Douglas, William II. Seward and
Martin Van Buren,. On the other
hand. 1t is found that Charles Sumner
was feet 4; Thomas Jefferson. feet
21a Andrew Jackson, 6 feet I; Samuel
Adams. Samuel p. Chase and iona
than Edwards. cover feet; James
Monroe, sc feet or more: George
lin, slightly under 6 feet; Daniel Web
ster and Patrick Henry. about S feet
10.
Q. Where is the largest fair held
that is an annual event?--C. ". J..
A. The Canadian National Exhibi
ton, which is held in Toronto, Ontario,
is said to be the largest.
@. What is a ground puppy
NJ. B.
A. This is another name for the
prairie dog.
@. Is it known how many radio
sets are in USED. NJ.
A. A rough estimate Of the num-
ber of receiving sets is in the neigh.
Of
radio audience of anywhere from
100000 to 25,00O,000
q. How many acres OF land are
devoted to raising of the tobacco from
which cigarettes are made?-D. 8. G..
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that the domestic and foreign
demand for cigarettes is such that
tobacco planters are increasing their
acreage. Last year the combined
acreage of the principal cigarette
types, hurley and fue-cured, was
1.177,0OO. with 10000 acres of Mary
land tobacco. The estimate for next
year is 1,179 900 acres of hurley and
fiue-cured and $4,000 acres of Mary
land.
@. Does the chicken have magnify.
ing eyes?-J. o. l..
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that a chicken has very keen
eyes and 1t sees WELL but IL does not
believe that the chicken has so.called
magnifying eyes.
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