Evening star., 1926-11-27

been suggested that time ana custom
| have modified this to the military
salute. Another idea suggested was
| that in the British army during tho
| American Revolution IL was custom
ary for interiors to uncover befOrs
| superiors and equals In acknow ledg
ment of their presence. On account
| of the clumsy headgear, this custom
| degenerated into saluting without re
moving the cap.
O. What are meant by class towns
| in Maine?-C. T. III.
A. This term refers to town tha'
ia classed or combined with another
| town or towns to form a represent
ative district, which classed town
sends a. Represe entative to the state
| LEGISLATURE The origin of the term
will be found in the constitution of
| the state. which provides FOR the
apportionment of representative
| You will there find these words. "and
towns and plantations duly organized
not having 800 inhabitants shall he
classed as conveniently as may b"
into district containing that number.
| Q. At what time in our history dld
about half the people raise the food
and half the people buy it?-E. c.
A. After making various estimates
|
decided that the time when this was
the condition was between 1920 10
| 1880. 1t would be safe to say that
| half of the people raised food for
half of the population to consume
at the end Of the first quarter of
| the nineteenth century, approximately
1925.
O. What exploring parties have
visited the Antarctic within the past
| rs years?-R. n.
| A. Exploring expeditions 10 tho
South Pole have been made by the
! following during the last % years.
| 1902. Capt. Robert T.. Scott. 81 deg
II min; 1909, Lieut.. ShaCkelton. SS
deg. % min; 1911. Roald Amundsen.
90 deg. Pole); 1912, Capt. Robert r
| Scott. 80 deg. Pole).
Q. How much does a medicine ball
weigh?-L. A.
A. These leather covered balls
| weigh from four to nine pounds.
O. Was the creature called "pter0
dactyl' the first bird?-N. A.
A. "Pterodactyl' was not a bird
| but a flying reptile of the Mesozoic
age. "Archyopterics" is the earliest
known bird and appeared In tho
| Mesozoic age.
@. How many islands are there
| in the Fiji 1slands?-P. w.
| A. The group consists of approx
mately 200 islands. of which about
80 are inhabited.
@. What causes sparks to fly from
a fire?-J. B.
A. They are caused by the Ign
| tion of the carbon.
Q. How much have savings de
| posits been increased by Christmas
| savings accounts?-L. A. NJ.
A. 1t has been estimated that add
| tional Christmas savings accounts In
creased savings deposits about q
| billion dollars since last June 80.
| Savings deposits amounted to Owe
| $24, 900 100000 on that date.
| Q. Do potatoes. both Irish and
sweet, have seeds. T.
| A. Both the Irish and the sweet
| potato produce true seeds. but i'm
neither case are they used for propa
cation. The sweet potato plant pro
duces seed only in very warm climates
while the Irish potato produces seod
only in cool climates,
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