Evening star., 1926-04-14

Q. Can enlisted men in the Army
and Navy pilot airplanes?-B. T. s.
A. An enlisted man in the Army
Air Service after completing his pilot
training can pilot an airplane. An
enlisted man in the naval aviation.
provided he has flying designation.
can pilot a plane.
Q. What was the top-notch foot
ball team in 1925?-D. S.
A. The leading Eastern and out
standing foot ball team in 1925 was
Dartmouth.
@. What river IS the widest? ?-I. {.
A. The Amazon River Is the widest
IN the world. 1t Is between one and
two miles wide where It enters Brazil
and gradually increases in breadth TO
90 miles at its main mouth. Where
II enters the sea the distance across
the water from haadiand to headland
Is fully $50 miles.
Q. have seen Sorolla's painting
Bleaching the Boat" but / do not
understand it. Please explain the
process.-T. S. j..
A. The Valencian people have q pc
culiar way of beaching sail boats.
They drive several yoke OF oxen into
the ocean and hitch them to the prov
OF the boat. Under her keel ways are
laid and the vessel Is then dragged
in through the surf to the beach.
Q. What is the derivation OF the
word budget?-B. w. II.
A. Budget Is from the old French
bougette. meaning a wallet. The
use of the word in its present sense
Is from the custom of bringing into
the House of Commons all papers per
tanning to matters of expenditure. in g.
leather bag. and laying them on the
table.
Q. When did Savarin attain his
fame as a chef?-V. J.
A. Brillat Savarin was never q res
chef. He was a French gastronomic
author and judge. Savarin was born
April !, 1855. in Bellay; died Febru-
airy 2. 1926, in Paris. He is famous
for his "Physiologie du Gout"-Gas-
tronomy as q Fine Art-a work dis.
tinguished as the finest literary anal.
ysis of the art of drinking, abound
ing with wise comment relieved By
sparkling wit and humorous Rnec-
dote. He was deputy to the States
General. 1889; judge of the Court of
Cessation, 1892; Mayor Of Bellay, 1898,
to New York and earned a living as
a tutor of French and music. and as
member of a theater orchestra. He
returned to Paris in 1896, and until
his death was a Judge of the Court
of Cessation. He was also a mis-
cellaneous writer on archaeology and
political and social economy.
Q. If the Government doesn't
recommend insulators for lightning
rods why are they used on the White
House,. d. K.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that administration is advocated be.
cause insulators are not necessary.
The White House probably has insu-
lated rods because at the time these
rods were erected insulators were
commonly used. Insulators are not
harmful, simply useless. except as
they may serve as support TO the rod.
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