Evening star., 1926-10-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. How long has Gertrude Ederle
been classed as a PROFESSIONALISM. NJ.
A. Miss Ederle says she has been
q professional for two years.
\ @. Do many large cities employ
special teachers for backward or non
progressive children?-P. l.. j.
A. At least 43 cities of more than
100000 population employ such
teachers.
O. How can paper be made to ad-
here to aluminum?-B. +. r.
A. Casein glue has been found to
be a satisfactory adhesive for alu-
minum.
@. Can sailboat sail faster than
the wind?-E. H. S.
A. The Rudder says that sailing
boat cannot sail faster than the wind
which is blowing directly from astern.
In fact, the speed of the boat Will be
less than that of the wind. When the
boat is sailing across the direction OF
the moving air the conditions are
changed and it is quite possible for
light, racing boat to sail much faster
than the wind which is blowing at
right angles, or approximately so, to
wind and boat depends upon the de-
sign and handling of the craft, but
theoretically racing yacht sailing
with the wind blowing just d little
ahead Of a point directly abeam can
sail at a speed of several times the
velocity of the wind. In actual prac-
tice boats sometimes sail under such
conditions about so per cent faster
than the breeze. Iceboats have been
known to sail twice as fast as the
wind.
@. Where is the ocean the bluest?
j. o. G..
A. Authorities on oceanography say
that the purest and deepest blue OF
the ocean is found in the SargassO
Sea. in the South Atlantic, Indian
and Pacific Oceans. 1t has been found
that these parts of the ocean contain
very little plankton, whose presence
minimizeS the transparency of the
water and makes it appear greener
The Gulf Stream is also very blue
In the open ocean the water is blush
Nearer the land it becomes green OF
gray. Within the thirtieth parallels
north and south of the Equator the
color is a brilliant ultramarine, anC
south of latitude 80 degrees it changes
to deep indigo. which continues as fal
as the Antarctic Circle, where II
changes to an olive green. The blue
color is attributed to the rays of light
being unequally absorbed by the wa
ter. Variations may also be due tC
materials in suspension or solution.
@. What is the pay of lieutenant
general in the British Army?-H. C.
A. 1t ranges from a minimum OF
740 pounds to maximum of 1900
pounds per annum.
@. Please give a description of the
robes worn by the Pope?-E. G.
A. The Pope's vestments include
Amice, alb cincture, manipee, stole
tunicle dalmatic, chasuble, surplce
cape, sandals, stockings Tor buSkins)
gloves miter, pallium, succinctorium
and fanon.
Q. How does the new capital In
vested in foreign securities at the
present time compare with that In
vested in 1922?-B. S. C.
A. For the calendar year 1922. II
amounted to $394OOO.O0O; 1923
$4,000, 900; 1924. $S77 900 900; 1925
mise months). $655.OOo,OoO.
@. Is the guayule shrub destroyed
in order to produce rubber from it
B. +. B.
A. To obtain rubber the entire
plant is dried and the rubber ex-
tracted from bark and wood by
patented processes.
@. What does Patent pending
mean &C. o.
A. 1t means that a patent has beer
applied for and that the application
is being considered by the United
States Patent Office.
Q. Is there any town in the
United States which is entirely heated
and lighted by electricity?--H. S.
A. The Electrical World says tha
it finds no record of any town ex
clusively lighted and heated by elec
tricity in the United States. Their
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