Evening star., 1926-11-15

W, S. i:
A. Man O. War weighs about H75
pounds, and weighed about Asfeo
pounds when racing.
@. What are ''beaux arts"?--N l..
A. The term 'beaux arts" is .sp&Ee q
to painting, sculpture, arch!teCkstre,
engraving and musical composition.
Q. How long have elephants been
domesticated?-S. N. s.
A. Arrian CAD. Io4) sivessss an
account of the capturing Of elephants
for use in India. The book of Mdfca
bees alludes TO the use OF eleph nts
in the army OF Antrochus; The ie-
phant was also domesticated by the
Carthaginians. who employed 1em
in their war with Rome.
@. Where Is the center Of n gro
population?-G. 8.
A. The center of negro populakdt n
In the United States was. In 1927 IN
The northwestern corner of Geo sia
Q. Could rabbits be kept in ga
rage?-O. r. w.
A. The Biological Survey says ifhet
1t would be very harmful to .3>eep
line fumes would eventually XIII
them. O.
O. Where Is the largest fur rnfritet
in the world III. NJ. c. IT,,
A. New York IS consideredt the
largest fur market in the world be-
cause there more furs are impdrted.
dressed. dyed, manufactured. icon
sunled, etc, than anywhere els9s st.
Louis, however, is the biggestj pri-
mary market for raw fur
Q. What Americans have had ttheir
pictures on the postage stamps Of the
Philippine Islands?-T. G.. w. !;
y. The portraits of seven Ass1er-
leans have been used: Washington,
Franklin, Lincoln. Mckinley, MAI
Gen. II. w. Lawton, Rear Adhl5ral
Sampson and Admiral Dewey.
@. What is the elevation OF iiand
above sea level and the depth Of the
ocean below sea levelr-D. M. :.
A The average elevation OF the
land above sea level is $500 f@eet.
The average depth Of the .gsean
below sea level Is 1880 feet.
@. What was the first hrsar,n fired
without q match ?-B. B.
A. The wheeled or German asque-
bus (Radschlosbuchse).
@. How is powdered milk mafie?-
A. r. n. t
A. According to 1.-The Stors OF
Foods" by Forrest CriSsey. powdered
milk is made by forcing fresh milk
by compressed air through fins no7
zles, SO that it is sprayed OUT jim a
mist. Directly below the nozzlsb are
openings sending up very hot aiTe The
instant the milk mist strikes this hot
air it is turned into steam and carried
up through a funnel-shaped coma into
q large room or cupola. The sides OF
| this room are screened with W,oolen
| fabric or mill gauZe, through which
| the hot air and steam pass. FGt the
solid particles of the milk are caught
by it and dropped into bins. II
@. What French King was called
"Bien Aime"?-P. A. r. T.!
A. This title was given to Louis XIV
Q. What are the different stages OF
| economic histOry?-A. G. b. II
A Many attempts have been made
| to divide economic history into diff
| ferent stages through which mapkinC
| passed in arriving at modern if1Gus
trlal CIVILIZATION. Inc OASIS OF In1S
| classification is the increasing power
| of man over nature and from this
| standpoint the stages are: Direct ap
| preparation, the pastoral stages the
| agricultural stage. the handicraft
| stage, the industrial stage.
| Q. What is the tonnage of the. mer
| chant fleets of the world?-T. s..
| A. In 1925 there were 32.916: ships
comprising the merchant feet Of the
world. with a gross tonnage of g..
| CALAIS.
| Q; Whose poetry is most yidel,
| read?-L. D.
| A. Probably Omar Khayyam':
| comes first. His quatrains aretread
recited and sung in all parts * thu
| world. \
| @. How does West Point colfpar,
with other countries military SCHOOLS
&C. NJ. /
| A It Is considered the finest mill
tary school in the world.
@. Where can / get the sldes
| almanac in the world?-A. NJ. P.
| A. 1t would not be possible fos you