Evening star., 1926-04-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ern fork, which is about 1880 miles in
length. is the longest non-navigable
river In the United States and perhaps
the longest in the world. The Orange
River III South Africa, which Is 1,100
miles long. is perhaps the next Longest
non-navigable river in the world.
Q. How many books are there in
the library OF Congress?-R. T..
"A. The 1925 Report of the Libra
rian OF Congress states that there are
3.2s6.765 books in the Library, exclud.
ing manuscripts, maps, music and
prints.
M. c. II.
A. The opium poppy may be in
color from white through pink and red
to purple, but not yellow or blue.
q. Is the captain a member of the
crew Of a ship?-B. T. NJ.
A. Crew is the collective name for
all the persons employed on a ship,
but is usually limited to designate
petty officers and seamen only.
@. Is the Victory Of Samothrace in
the Louvre the original statue or re-
production?-J. Z. T.
A. The Victory Of Samothrace can
be dated at about the end Of the fourth
century. 1t was found In 1863, broken
into multitude OF fragments which
have been carefully united. There
are" says II. B. Tarbell, mo modern
pieces except in the wings. The statue
stood on a pedestal having the form
of a ships prov. the principal parts
Of which were found by an Austrian
expedition to Samothrace in 1875.
These fragments were subsequently
conveyed 10 the Louvre and the Vic.
tory now stands on her original pec-
estal.'
9. Why is colonel pronounced as II
| it were spelled kurnel?-G. i.
A. The present-day pronunciatior
Of the word colonel is based upon the
| early spelling of this title. Coronel
| The pronunciation kur-nel became es-
tablished about 1900, replacing older
| kur-o-nel.
Q. What is the best golf game for
| three players?-G. V.
A. One of the best games for a.
| threesome is one scored by points, the
winner of hole getting four points
and the player with the second best
ball scoring two points. If the hole is
halved by two of the players. each
| scores three points. II all three have
the same score, each gets two points.
II one wins the hole and the other two
are tied for second place, the latter
gets one point each. The game may
be played as nassau or as an 1S-hole
| match.
| Q. Would it be possible for a vine
! to climb a smooth wall?-T. B.
| A. Some vines have tiny suckers on
their creepers and can cling to and
climb an almost perfectly smooth wall.
| Q. What is the weight Of an inch of
rainfall per acre?-C. f. NJ.
| A. An inch of rain means about 100
tons Of water to every acre.
Q. How much has the annual out
put Of automobiles increased in 10
years?-G. S. S
A. In 1915. there were S92.61S cars
manufactured in the United States.
In 1925, the number was 4,325, 900.
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