Evening star., 1926-06-19

400 to 500 inches annually and IT
sometimes accunulates on the ground
to depth of 80 TO 40 feet.
Q. How much tobacco did Amer
leans use las year?-C. F.. A.
A. The Office of Tobacco Investiga-
tions SAYS: Consumption of tobacco
In 1925 can only be approXimated on
the basis of leaf tobacco consumed in
manufacture or the quantity OF to-
Dacco products actually manufactured
during the year. From available data
it estimates that about six hundred
and eighty million pounds of leaf to-
bacco were used by domestic manu-
facturers during the past calendar
wear. Available data indicate that
there were produced from this quan.
tity OF leaf about four hundred and
ten million pounds of chewing and
smoking tobacco and snuff, two hun
dred and thirty nine million pounds
OF cigarettes, and one hundred and
fifty million pounds of cigars, a total
of seven hundred and ninety mine mil
lion pounds manufactured tobacco.
OF this quantity OF tobacco products
about 95 per cent was retained for
domestic consumption, the remainder
being exported"
Q. What star is It that is said To
weigh tons to a pinto. A. F..
A. The Naval Observatory says you
probably refer TO the companion OF
Sirius. Recent Investigations indi-
cate that this star has a density
10000 times that of water.
Q. Was Glenn, 1.-The drummer hoy
OF Shiloh" Pennsylvanian?--J. o. e.
A. John Winton Glenn was a native
Of Ohio, having been born in Newark
in 1851
Q. How is the surname Of John
Drinkwater pronounced Nj. r. ".
A. In England the surname Drink
water is generally pronounced as
though spelled Drink a-ter-that is
the wv is elided. In the United
States. however. the name is general.
ly pronounced just as it is spelled.
= Q; !, What is electro eulture"?-
A. The Department of Agriculture
uses this term TO refer to practices
designed to increase the growth and
yield Of crops through electrical
treatment. such as the maintenanc nee
of an electric charge on a network
over the plants or an electric current
through the soil in which the plants
are growing.
Q. Why are cantaloupes on the mar
| ket so early?-W. T. Il
| A. The first Imperial Valley (Calif)
melons were shipped East on April
30. one week earlier than last wear
| and three weeks earlier than any
other year.
! Q. Can mirage be photogra phed?--
J. NJ.
| a. The Bureau of Standards says
| that it believes that mirage can he
! photographed IL clearly visible. The
/ Weather Bureau has not taken any
| photogra phs Of mirage. and IL does
not know of any photographs that are
considered good. There have been
some poor ones made by individuals
! Q. Why DO mems coat collars AL
/ ways have a nick in them?-R. II.
! A. This fashion dates back to the
seventeenth century. The tops of
| mems coats were cut so that they
could he fastened up around the neck.
and the E-shaped nick in modern
coats is a survival of this custom.
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i ing you through our Washington In
| formation Bureau Can't ue be ~
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