Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-24

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O. Does a family of four going
abroad have to have separate pictures
for the passport?-I4. A. r.
A. A group picture Will do. III
should be 2z by 2k or 8 by inches
in size.
O. Is the more rapid rising and
setting of the sun at the Equator due
to the greater circumference OF the
earth there?-L. X. n.
A. The Naval Observatory says the
more rapid rising and setting of the
sun at the Equator is not due to the
greater circumference of the earth at
that point, but to the fact that at the
Equator the sun rises and sets in a
path perpendicular 10 the horizon.
while in all other ATTITUDES this path
is inclined from the perpendicular.
O. Why is land at the mouth Of
river called a delta?-A. 3. D.
A. The name was given to tract
of land inclosed by the mouths OF the
Nile River, which was shaped like the
Greek letter delta. Now the term is
used for any land so situated.
@. Did Stephen A. Douglas outlive
Lincoln?-S. A. 3.
A. Douglas, who was Lincoln's op-
ponent for the presidency in 1860,
died June 5, 1861, while Lincoln lived
to be reelected to the office.
O. Why is the cranberry so called?
H. w.
A. Cranberry was originally crane
berry. The fruit is borne on curved
stalks which suggest the neck of a
crane.
O. What is the distinction between
burglary and robbery?-T. #. S.
A Burglary is larceny committed
| in the night and becomes robbery II
accompanied by violence to the per
son of the victim
Q. What is meant by Chrism?-
| r. NJ. n.
A. This is the name Of consecrated
| oil used in amounting. composed of OIL
and balsam or spices.
@. Has Edinburgh always been the
capital of Scotland?-C. b.
A. The old capital of Scotland was
| the city of Scone in Perthshire, said
to have been founded by the Roman
emperor Agricola about 10 AID.
@. Why don't architects include the
pantry in the building of new homes?
A. r. S.
[ A. 1t usually requires too many
tsteps, as the homemaker has To pass
| to and from the sink or work table
to get utensils and supplies. 1t also
| was generally catch ALL for dust
and for many things which did not
| belong in the pantry. Generally 1t IS
a poor investment since the cost of
the average pantry would pay for all
the needed built-in equipment Of the
average kitchen
| Q. Why does the wind blow in
| gusts?-B. c..
| A. The Weather Bureau says that
| this is owing to the friction between
| the air and the surface of the earth,
and to the obstacles TO the wind, such
as houses. trees and many other
| things These things, friction and
! obstacles, cause the lower air to be
| turbulent and more or less roll and
| tumble. hence to blow in gusts, as
We say.
| @. What size should a coat of arms
| be?-E. Z. NJ.
| A. There is no standard size Of coat
of arms. The important feature of re
producing armorial bearings is the &C
| curacy of the colors.
| @. How fast is the solar system
moving 1T. c. c.
A. The solar system is moving with
velocity of about II miles a second
| toward a point in the constellation
Hercules. whose approximate right as
cension is go degrees and defamation
"a degrees north.
i @. Can the President of Switzerland
be reelected to the office?--W. NJ. c.
| A. The President of the Swiss Re
public is elected for one year, and is
not re-eligible to the same Office unit
| after the expiration of another year.
@. What kind Of racket does Vim.
cent Richards use?-J. D. H.
A. He is using a special model
racket of his own design.
@. Who said BE sure you are
right. then go ahead"?-D. K.
A. This is said to have been the
maxim of David Crockett. American
pioneer and statesman. who. after
much service, was killed. with four
other survivors of the defense of the
Alamo, by order of Santa Anna.
| G. Is the Sphinx head regarded as
| Il female one?-E. B.
A. The supposition that the Sphinx
head was that of female was dis
PEELED by the discovery of fragments
| Of a beard. Mr.. Piazzi Smyth says,
1t is a mans face and had once a
huge stone beard" When, through
Count Caviglia and Mr.. Consul Salt, ir
1917, the sand was cleared away in
| front. a part of this beard was found
fallen between the paws of the lion
| figure.
| Q. l am having fiji argument about
the danger of bullfghting. main
+! tain that the fighter IS in little danger.
Am 1 right. r. b.
| A. The bullfight is a very danger
| Gus fighting game. according to the
best authorities. The star of the per
| Torrance is the matador. who kills
the bull alone. Authorities give us
facts to prove that many matadors
are killed, and all are wounded at
! some time of their careers. The risks
| they take are marvellous. They sit on
chairs before charging bulls. and at
the last moment spring from the chair
and the bull carries the chair away
on his horns. They rest their elbows
on the head of the bull. The matador
sometimes attempts to leap over the
bull with the aid of long pole, but
many miscalculations are made, which
end in disaster. There are even rare
occasions when large bull will lean
out of the ring and gain the seats oc.
cupied by the spectators. The mata.
dor. in killing the bull, stands per.
fectly still and let's the bull rush on
his sword. the bull often taking the
matador up in his horns and throw.
ing him into the air. Many times the
matador is caught up against the
wooden inner ring and gored to death.
| Q. Is it cool inside the Great
Pyramid?-E. w. E.