Evening star., 1926-04-24

in order to advance he has to worS
harder on account of his greater bulk.
q. If lobster loses a leg will u new
one grow in it's place?-A. X.
A. An antenna or leg is GRADUALLY
renewed. growing at every mott. Ihl-
ts also true Of the crayfish.
q. How long ago was the Arctic
trip made by Charles Hall?-W. j. l..
A. On July 3, 1871, Charles Francis
Hall sailed from New London In the
Polaris in command of an expedition
to the North Pole. The Polaris passed
through Smith SFEnd into Kane nS&,
then through kennedy and Robeaoli
Channels to the Polar Sea, and Au Sust
80, 1871, reached latitude So IL N.
the highest point then attained by am
vessel. The expedition went into
Winter quarters at Thank God Han
Dor, Greenland. Hall became i'll OC-
tober "a. 1871, on the re'urn from u
sledge journey 10 Cape Brevoort, and
died Of apoplexy, November S, 1871.
q. What State is the largest east
Of the Mississippi?-G. T.
A. Georgia is the largest, with an
area of 1886 square miles, Florida.
Michigan third, with $3.50.
@. How fast can railroad trans
run?-M. j.
A. The modern express passenger
locomotive can run III miles an hour
on a straight, heavy-ran track If the
engine is ballasted by a train behind
it to prevent its jumping the track.
In actual practice 90 miles an hour
is not often exceeded.
Q. Was I3dear Allan Poe cyer %
soldier?-P. y. d.
A. He enlisted as a private in the
United States Army at the age OF n.
served two years and was honorably
discharged. lie entered West Point
in 1880, but was dismissed from the
Academy at the end of six months.
Q. What is the oldest article Of
furniture we have?-P. r. ID.
A. The bed is the oldest. Tire
Egyptians haG high bedsteads To-
which they ascended by steps, ana
the Assyrians, Medes and Persians
followed the same custom. The Gree
bed was a wooden frame with a board
at the head. The Romans first began
the use of metal beds, using bropze
to make them.
Q. Is the quality of wool on a single
sheep uniform?-A. NJ. L.
A. The finest quality OF wool is
found at the shoulders, and the coarss
est, or "britch," on the hindquarterx
@. When was the cocktail invented
as a drink and who named it?--N
w. S.
A. The origin of the term cocktail
Is not known. The drink is supposed
to have been invented by Elizabeth
Flanagan, who was the widow of an
Irish soldier, who fell in the serviCe
of his country. She appears, after his
death, to have been a sutler and III
that capacity to have followed a troop
of Virginia horsemen under the COM
mand of Col. Burr. She took UP quar-
terS in the Winter of 1879 in a place
called -Four Corners" Here she set
| up q hotel and it was in that hotel
that the drink that is known as the
cocktail was invented.
Q. How much corn sirup is used in
the candy industry. and how much
corn is required to produce the sirup?
| A. r.
a. About 500 900 pounds were used
| by confectioners during 1924. A.
about 40 pounds of corn sirup are o.
| tained from one bushel of corn, Il
| would take 1900 bushels of corn To
make the 500, 900 pounds of corn sii-up
In question.
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