Evening star., 1927-05-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

5000 pigeons were in France and ap'
proximately l per cent OF those
actually used for carrying messages
were lost in action.
@. Why is platinum used as break
er points?-S. /. A.
A. 1t is used because 1t is not oxi-
died i'll the air.
Q. How did the term cereals for
wheat, barley. etc, originate?-A. F. I.
A. This term is derived from
Ceres, the Goddess OF Agriculture.
O. Who first trained wild animals
Of different kinds to perform together?
-E. c. c.
A. Karl Hagenbeck was the first
Snowman to train large carnivorous
animals Of different species to perform
together. He also introduced a new
way Of combining animals in outdoor
menageries. In his geological garden
at Stellingen, a suburb of Hamburg,
there were no gratings or wires
about the space occupied by groups OF
large mammals. broad moats of water
being employed to confine them.
Q. What are the tops to fruit Jars
made of?-D. A.
for fruit Jars are made of zinc, with
porcelain lining. Some are made OF
sheet steel coated with lead and some
of aluminium or aluminium alloy.
@. Is the name Bull Durham"
trade.marked?-W. H.
A. The American Tobacco Co. says
| that the trade name consists OF the
words Bull Durham" used singly or
6nlln0fffFnlY- NasifE rrrSfH
ture Of bull, which trade mark name
is the property of the company.
| O. When was the telephone first
successfully demonstrated?-A. T.
A. In 1875 the first words were
| transmitted by telephone. but the first
complete sentence was not trans
mitted until 1876.
Q. What is meant by the statement
that the English fiyboat is descended
| from the Vile boats?-H. s.
| A The island of Vile or Vlieland
north of Texel at the entrance to the
| Zuider Zee) sent out little flatbottom
trading or fishing boats which piled
over the shoals of the Vlieland pas
sage. From these boats the English
1yboat was developed.
@. How much was Henry Hudson,
the explorer, TO receive in payment
for his services, according to the
agreement entered into with his EN-
ployers?-P. d.
A. The sum agreed upon was small
even for those days-the equivalent
of $500 for his personal outfit and for
1.-The support of his wife and children
and provided he lost his life his
widow (known socially as Mrs. Henry
Hudson) was to receive $50 in addi-
tion to this sum. Hudson was married
and had two children. The agreement
provided for Hudson's being further
rewarded, at the discretion of the COM
pany. if he found the passage which
he was seeking.
Q. Which country is most advanced
in aviation?-J. K. C.
A. That is a matter OF opinion.
France has the largest number Of air
craft carriers in commission; Italy
ranks second in this respect. the
United States third, Great Britain
fourth and Japan fifth.
Q. How much is charged for eggs
for settings from champion layers?-
c. L.
A. The eggs from hens which have
records of 800 eggs a year and over
sell for from S. to $40 apiece, accord
ing to a report from the University
of British Columbia Farm. This
farm owns Maize, the White Leghorn
that established the worlds record
last year by laying 351 eggs in 365
days.
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