Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

philanthropic fund established for the
welfare of mankind in 1918 with an
initial gift amounting to approximate
ly $17,000.000 by Mrs. Stephen V.
Hardness. 1t is engaged in several
different lines of activity. Much Of its
work is devoted to work for children.
1t has also recently established a Di-
vision of Education and its most re-
cent activity has been the establish
ment of a Division of Rural Hospitals.
Q. How large do ocean turtles
grow?-J. G..
A. There are numerous types Of
ocean turtles. The largest type, which
has no commercial value-the trunk
turtle or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES several
hundred pounds and attainS a length
OF or feet. An official record on
file at the National Smithsonian Insti-
tuition describes a specimen found at
the American Museum of Natural His.
tory, which was caught off the coast
of Connecticut and was 6 feet long
and weighed tbs pounds.
@. Does the title United States of
America" include Alaska and the insu.
lar possessions?-A. p.
A. Strictly speaking, the United
States" means only the 4S States.
@. Does hen ever lay more than
| two eggs in one day?-J. T.
A. The highest record is two eggs
| in one day.
| Q. When should barley be cut for
hay for a feed for horses?-M. b.
| A. The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that barley for hay should be cut
before it ripens. about the time the
head is emerging from the boot. At
| this time the boards are soft and will
not injure the horses. If allowed to
mature, however, considerable trou.
bic has been experienced in feeding
the hay.
| q. Is there any way by which il
is possible to see in total darkness
n. 4. 8.
A. 1t is reported that vision in to-
tai darkness and fog has now been
made possible by the invention of j.
L. Baird of London. The "nocto-
visor" his device, is based upon the
use of the invisible mira red heat
rays, which, striking the invisible OBJ.
Ject, are reflected back to the receiv-
ing apparatus.
Q. OF what is potato skin com.
posed?-W. S.
A. Cork is the substance of which
potato skin is composed.
| @. What is permalloy?-E. G. S.
| A. Permalloy is an iron nickel
alloy, used for it's magnetic properties.
1t has low conductivity and does not
compete with copper where high con.
ductivity is needed.
@. Was Lincoln Beachey the first
| American aviator to loop the loop?-
| C.. B.
| A. According to old magazine re-
| ports, a Frenchman by the name of
| Pegcud was the first aviator to loop
the loop. The plane used by Pegoud
had an engine of small power and
wings Of large surfaces with a speed
of only As miles an hour. Lincoln
Beachey shortly afterward made
loop the loop at a speed Of IS miles
an hour, carrying a greater weight,
/ using small-surfaced machine. He
accomplished this feat on November
10, 1913, in a Curtiss machine at Los
| Angeles, Calf. He was killed on
March IA, 1915. while making flight
from the Panama-Pacific Exposition
/ Grounds at San Francisco.
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| question OF fact on any subject for
any reader at any time. 1t is intpos-
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