Evening star., 1927-11-18

the name given to the elevated ridge
OF land In the United States where oc.
ours the parting OF the waters which
flow to the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. The Great Divide is now COM
monty applied to a broader extent Of
country than the Continental Divide,
or watershed proper, a region in Mon
tana and Wyoming where many large
rivers have their sources. Waters flow
from this region to the Gulf of Mex
leo. the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
and streams rise on its eastern Dor.
derland- whose waters flow to the
Arctic. The term divide as used In
North America Is synonymous with
the word watershed.
@. I have a kitten only 1 months
old whose teeth are dropping out.
What causes this?-F. @. I.
A. Probably pyorrhea 10 the cause
of your cats losing its teeth. This
is probably due to the mouth Of the
cat not being properly exercised. It's
food should consist OF hard matters
as well as milk and so.s foods.
O. What II the purpose Of the
Kuomingtang mentioned so frequently
as operating in China?-D. L.
A. The English translation Of
Kuomingtang is as follows: Kuo
means country, min means people and
tang or tong means association. The
whole word is interpreted: Association
to bring the country into the hands
Of the people. The association Is half
patriotic, half political.
O. What countries now have die.
tators?-L. L. T.
A. Poland has dictator in the per-
son of Marshal Pilsudski; Turkey,
Mustapha Kemal Pasha; Spain, Gen.
Primo de Rivera; Italy, Benito Musso-
lini.
@. Why are the ancient cities Of
Rabvlonia buried under such huge
mounds of earth? Where does all the
earth come from?-N. r.
A, All this earth comes from mud
bricks, the building material OF the
Rabylonians. There was no native
stone in that country except what
was imported.
O. Where is the artichoke most ex.
tensively grown?-L. p. II.
A. The artichoke 1s most exten-
sively grown in France, where ABOUT
900. 900 acres are planted annually.
The tubers there are used for feeding
cattle and sheep.
O. Has a. rabbi ever been invited to
occupy Christian pulpit in Europe?
A. Rabbi Stephen Wise recently
spoke in the American Church in
Paris. He was the first Jewish rabbi
to be invited to occupy a Christian
pulpit in Europe.
@. Who issued the Decree Of the
Trianon?-M. III.
A, In 1910 at the grand trianon
Napoleon 1 issued this edict. which
placed an import duty Of so per cent
on colonial products.
@. How long did Hilaire Belloc
serve in the House of Commons? What
A. Hilaire Joseph Peter Belloc,
English writer and illustrator, was q
member of the House Of Commons for
Stafford, south division, 1906-1910.
@. Is the ultraviolet ray treatment
successful in the publication Of water
in swimming pools?-C. c. G.
A. The use of the ultraviolet ray
treatment for publication of swim
ming pool water Is very effective, but
it Is more expensive to install and
MAINTAIN tnan some Orner metnOdS.
An efficient filter must be, provided to
clarity the water and care must be ex-
ercised to prevent the accumulation Of
scum or sediment in the apparatus, as
this renders the treatment ineffec.
tive.
@. In what part Of the United
States is cancer least prevalent
G. d.
A. There is less cancer reported in
our southern States, and in southern
countries generally, than elsewhere.
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