Evening star., 1926-12-27

@. How long is the Florence Lake
tunnel?-K. Y.
A. This California tunnel is 1871.
miles long, IS feet in diameter ami
cost $17,00O,000.
@. What was mans position and
standing with our Government who
was classified as 5E during the World
War;. J. S.
A. Five E" stood for alien enemy.
Q. Having no food. would a person
keep alive longer on wine or water?
r. r
/ A. The Public Health Service saws
that a person can live longer on water
than on wine, because wine unless
diluted with water would not satisfy
his thirst.
Q. What Is jasper?-W. r.
A. Jasper is an impure form OF
| cryptOcrystalline quartz. The color is
usually red, brown or yellow. accord
| ing to the amount of iron oxide con
| tanned in the stone. There is also a
| form of jasper which is dark green
and opalescent. This is probably the
| quality spoken of as forming one OF
| the jewels on the breastplate of the
| high priest and as a foundation stone
Of the wall of the New Jerusalem.
| Q. Which Presidents left the United
States during Their terms of office
| A. A. MEG.
| A. They were: Roosevelt-visited
the Panama Canal Zone and went 10
| the City of Panama; Taft-crossed tho
/ border into Mexico and dined with
| President Diaz at Juarez; Cleveland
on a fishing trip exceeded the
| boundary of the United States; Wilson
| Peace conference in Europe, and
| Harding-British Columbia, Canada.
! O. How many individuals report in
come from foreign sources?-A. G.. T..
| A. For the calendar year 1924.
| q, ,243 returns were filed reporting net
| income of S., 900 and over by American
| citizens, the source of which was I'm
| foreign countries. The foreign income
was reported to be $40, 1854 1866; the taE
paid foreign countries was S2.476.SO4.
! @. What borough In London has the
| largest population?-J. V. B.
| A. Middlesex. The urban population
| is 1,07S,374; rural, 48,131, making
total of 1,126,505.
| Q. Has the experiment Of fryine
| eggs on the pavement. so often used
as a figure to denote excessive heat,
actually been tried?-O. G.
| A. The possibility of frying eggs
on the pavement was demonstrated
/ in the city Of Washington. d. c., on
June ), 1924, on the asphalt at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue.. The operation took nine minutes.
q. How much does 1t cost to run
| the Army trucks-that is, cost per
| mile?-A. l.. r.
/ A. The relative cost for operation.
upkeep and maintenance of standard
| Army one-ton two-ton and three-ton
| trucks per mile is las cents, .152
cents and .302 cents, respectively.
These figures include the cost of gas
olene, lubricants, tires, spare parts
accessories. supplies, washing, clean
ing, chauffeur. maintenance and re
pair labor, civilian. computed on the
basis of the maximum yearly mileage
300 days per year.
@. Who said Mans extremity is
Gods opportunity G.. NJ.
! A. John Hamilton, born 1906, said.
Mans extremity is Gods opportu-
nifty" John Flavel also expressed this
idea in a book published before 1891
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| eric j. HGskin? You can ask him any
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erS. 1t is q part of that best purpose
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return postage. Address Frederic j.
| HGskin. director, The Evening Etar
| Information Bureau, Washington.
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