Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24

a period the glacial waters of Lake
Agassiz covered the greater parts of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan. North Da-
kota and Minnesota. The lake, from
it's earliest measurements. appears to
have been 10000 square miles, with
a length OF 700 miles, width of $50
miles and a depth of 700 feet Besides
the reclaimed land now known as the
Red River Valley there remains still
of Lake Agassiz the shrunken rem
nants constituting Lakes Winnipeg.
Manitoba, Rainy Lake. Lake of the
Woods and Red Lake.
O. In irrigation projects, how can
the water be measured out, so that
man can get two feet of ter?-B. l..
A. The water is measured by means
Of weirs.
q. Why did some men get bronze
buttons and others get silver ones at
the close of the World Wary.
r. s.
A. The silver discharge buttons
were given to men who had been
wounded during the war. Bronze dis
charge buttons were given to all
others.
O What are balloons used for?--O.
A. Some Of the uses OF balloons are
freight service, aerial photography.
sport and pleasure, survey and ma
tional defense.
O. How long has the Passion
Play0 been given at Oberammergau!
p. NJ B.
A. 1t was performed every 10 years
from 1884 to 1874. 1t was then de-
cided to give the next performance In
1880. 80 as to have the accepted dec
AIDE date. Performances continued
up to 1910: the war caused interrupt
ton, and they were suspended untll
1922.
O. We have heard that IL costs thou.
sands of dollars to open the doors OF
the hangar Of the Los Angeles. Is
| this true?-J. w. A.
A. The cost of opening the doors
of the hangar of the Los Angeles AT
Lakehurst, n. J., has been greatly
exaggerated. The doors are the coun-
terbalanced, sliding-leaf type. approx
mately 1870 feet high and 1876 feet
wide. Each of the four leaves weighs
about 800 TONS In order to open, each
door must travel approximately 100
feet. They are operated by electric
motors of about 200 horsepower or
alternately by hand BY use OF mo-
| tors each door is opened in about five
minutes. The cost Is probably that
of the electric power, and Is not more
than a few dollars.
@. Why are there volcanoes in the
Pacific and none I'm the Atlantic
Ocean?-S. o..
! A. You are mistaken in thinking that
, there are no volcanoes in the Atlantic.
They do occur, though not in such
numbers as in the Pacific Basin. Vol
canoes are limited to certain regions
| in the earth Probably the most i'm
portant belt of volcanoes Is that bor-
| dering the Pacific Ocean. Another
| broad belt, however, borders the Med
| iterranean Sea and extends westward
| into the Atlantic Ocean. Narrower
belts are found in both the northern
and southern portions of the Atlantic
on the margins Of the Caribbean sea:
Bands of active volcanoes are found
wherever mountain ranges are paraf-
leled by deeps on the neighboring
ocean floor. These are the zones OF
the earth's crust which are under
going the most rapid change OF Level
at the present time.
@. My daughter says that fish have
| lungs. Her father says not. Who
is right?-A. w. A.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
| that some fish have modified lungs
| in the form of an air bladder, which
acts as a lung structurally, but not
functionally. Most fish breathe
through their gills.
Q. May veteran borrow on his
duplicate compensation?-E.M NJ. r.
A. The fact that a certificate Is
stamped Duplicate" does not destroy
its value as security for . loan.
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