Evening star., 1926-05-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ously above the horizon at the Arctic
Circle for about a month In June and
July. q" .se-s
Q. Why can't O. man sustain life by
eating grass?-S. W.
A. In so far as diet is concerned.
the ma mmalia are divided into three
classes: The carnivora. the herbivors
and the frugivora. The frugivOra. I"
which group man belongs. exhibit
their superiority by their clevernees
in obtaining food in concentrated
forms; consequently the digestive ap-
paratus is too small to digest suf
ficient grass to sustain life and n not
fitted to assimilate 1t.
Q. How many panics have We had
in the United States?-H. NJ. S.
A. In the United States the mos,
notable crises. sometimes termed pan
les. have been those OF 1919. 1897.
1854. 1857, 1873, 1884, 1893, 1907, 1913
and 1921.
=. VIII ice again cover this country
az 1t did in prehistoric times?-O. J. d.
A. There is no way Of telling
whether the ice age. 30 called. will
return or what changes in the climate
will occur in the future. 1t is known
that the ice sheet invaded the north
ern part of the United States four or
five times, and between these several
inva siOns there were long intervals.
during which the climate was as mild
as now. and in some cases milder than
1t is at present. 1t is also known that
the length of each Of these inter.
glacial stages was longer than the
time which had ella psed since the ap.
pearance OF the last ice sheet. From
this 1t may be inferred that II IL
quite possible. at least. that another
advance of the great ice sheA NAV
occur.
Q. How long have loga nberries
been gr0wn?-E. H.
A. The loganberry Is hybrid pro
duced from raspberry and blackberry.
1t was named after Judge j. H.
Logan Of California, who produced IL
in 1881.
Q. What is a Kodiak bear?-r.
j. h.
A. The Kodiak bear attains the
largest size of all known bears. and
Is the most bulky Of carnivores, speci.
mems not regarded az the heaviest
having weighed 1900 pounds. Many,
however, are comparatively small.
This huge species was discovered 10
science about 1895 on Kodiak Island.
Alaska, where 1t is said to be numer.
Gus, but hard to get.
@. Please give the length Of the
water troughs from which New York
Central trains take water ION the
fy."-R. p. McK.
A. They are 1000 feet long and
are laid in the center Of the track.
9. What does 'mortician" mean?
H. A.
A. Mortician is defined as funeral
director. 1t is derived from the Lat
in "mors.' mea anink death.
Q. Please give a recipe for jerked
beef?-W. y.
A. 1t is simply beef IN long. thin
strips dried in the sir. with or with
out being previously Immersed In
brine. The original jerked beef was
unsalted. The word "jerked" comes
from the Spa nish. American "charque-
ar" The industry originated in
Uruguay. where the beef so pre-
! served IL tasso.
O. Was Virginia royal colony
from the time the first settlement
was established at Jamestown?-P.
p. F..
A. The settlement At Jamestown
was made in 1907 by colonists sent
out by what was known as the
London Company. On June 26. 1924.
the charter OF the London Company
was declared null and void and vir-
ginia became a royal province.
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