Evening star., 1926-09-27

O. Is 1t true that a person falling
! from a great height is dead before
he reaches the ground?-F. S. F.
A. This popular belief has been
proved untrue by numerous cases of
/ people who have fallen almost 200
| feet and lived. In some cases of per
sons with weak hearts the shock of
| feeling themselves falling has caused
, such a great increase in the pressure
of the blood in the heart that 1t has
ruptured that organ. The shock
ca uses all the muscles to contract vio-
lently, the muscles compress the blood
vessels. and thus the blood is driven
| toward the heart. The falling itself,
however, could not hurt a normal per-
son. 1t is the sudden stop" which
kills.
O What are the indications for big
game hunting in Canada this sea"
son?-E. c. X.
A. The conservation officials or
British Columbia declare that deer.
caribou and grizzly. as we'll as snail
game of every description. are being
observed everywhere throughout the
province. Deer are particularly
plentiful.
O. Why was ST. Francis of Assist
chosen as the patron saint OF Fas-
cism?-R. G.. f.
A. The austere life, labcriousness
and conservation to service OF 81.
Francis are cited by Mussolini as the
ideals which the Italian people must
adopt to fulfill the aspirations OF
revived Italy.
O. Are tomatoes a good reducing
food?-A. NJ. w.
a. Tomatoes have been said to head
all foods as the swiftest. surest ana
most certain natural remedy Tor
obesity. The diet list of the Pres
byterian Hospital in New York has
placed them at the head of all foods
for the purpose of reducing weight.
@. What does the word rendering
mean when applied to architeC ture?--
S. r. w.
A. Rendering, as used in connection
with architectural drafting. means
to complete a perspective drawing or
elevation by filling in the shadows,
sky, hills, etc.
Q.>Does the Ohio River belong to
Kentucky or Ohio?-R. s. F.
A. The Ohio River does not come
under the control of either Ohio or
Kentucky. 1t is under the Federal
Jurisdiction of the United States War
Department.
Q. How long does it take to make
a roll for a player piano.. NJ.
A. Where it used to take weeks to
make the 65-note roll. it now takes
but a very few minutes for good
player to make the modern player
piano roll. On this roll only the
theme is played by hand. The or
chestra and Jazz notes are inserted by
mechanical process. The paper on
which these rolls are made is 33 3
per cent rope of fiber. The perforated
paper roll was invented in 1857 and
the perforated music sheet appeared
as early as 1912. when F'renChman
patented it In France.
@. Has there been conducted any
clinic where young children's eyes
might he examined?-J. NJ. r.
A. The National Committee for the
Prevention of Blindness conducted
during the last year what is believed
to be Americas first preschool eye
clinic. The report of this shows that
80 per cent of the children attending
the clinic. all under years of age,
had some eye ailment.
o. Can you tell me anything about
how State fairs began?-R. NJ. W.
A. The origin of community,
county and State fairs is somewhat
obscure, although it is known that
English landlords centuries ago held
fairs by staging an exhibition of the
uroducts produced on the estate.
prizes we're awarded at these. Edu-