Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. I saw a squirrel exactly like q
gray squirrel except that il was black
Are such squirrels unusual?-H F
A. They are freaks. but are not
particularly rare.
Q. When was the game of bowling
invented?-M. II. w
A. Bowling on alleys seems to have
been derived from the old game OF
skittles. which in turn probably de
veloped from the still older game OF
bowls. 1t has its greatest vogue in the
United States, where it's popularity
has increased very rapidly, especially
since the latter part of the last cen
fury. The first record Of game in
America was on January /, 1910, In
New York City.
Q. In transporting by rail- is poultry
claSSed as live stock?-J. D. l..
A. Poultry, with respect to trans
portation, would be classed as live
| stock. In transit, in slaughtering, and
in packing the conditions and require
ments regulating poultry are the same
as those governing other live stock.
Q. Did Comdr. Byrd really make a
trip around the world alone when only
a boys. NJ. q.
A. When IL years of age he visited
a friend in the Philippines and re-
turned to America by way of Ceylon
Red Sea, Port Said, the Mediter.
| ranean Sea to Boston. He thus made
a complete trip around the world
alone.
Q. How great Is the pressure OF
the ocean at a depth Of 8 miles,
C. D.
A. 1t is approximately 10000
pounds per square inch.
@. Is the sun like the other stars?-
W. K.
A. From studies of colors and
spectra it Is believed that the sur
is typical star Of a common class
Many of the stars, however. are larger
than our sun, and a great many are
smaller.
@. How many acres were there In
George Washington's Mount Vernon
estate?-S. F.
A. When Lawrence Washington
died the estate contained $500 acres
Part of this Washington inherited
and he purchased the remainder
Eventually he acquired adjoining
property until the estate contained
5000 acres, half of which was wood
land. This property he divided fol
ease in management into five farms
Mansion Home Farm, River Farm
Muddy Hole Farm, Union Farm and
Dogue Run Farm.
@. The roof Of the new MAN
Senior High School has 700 squares
of roofing tile. Is this a record?-
G. Z.
A. The American Roofer says thai
the following instances have beer
certified to them by the Ludowici
Celadon Co. as having roofs Of 500 t.
1000 squares of roofing tiles: Louisi
ana State University, Baton Rouge
La; United States Veterans Hospital
American Lake, Wis; Municipal Tu
berculosis Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
State Insane Hospital, Madison, Ind.
Oliver Chilled Plow Works, South
Bend, Ind; University Of Chicago
| Chicago, ILL.,; University Of Detroit
Detroit, Mich.
@. How many men worked on the
King James version Of the Bible anC
how were they chosen?-L. B. NJ.
A. The list Of men appointed BY
James i or England to translate the
Bible contains 43 names. The names
were suggested by the various uni
versities and approved by the King
They were all scholars of some repu
tation or distinguished for special &C
quirements requisite for their task.
@. How many hotels are there in
the United States?-A. F. E.
A. According to a conservative esti
mate there are $4,000 hotels in this
country.
Q. When did England own the
Ionian Islands,. S. D.
A. The Ionian Islands, with the ex
ception of Corfu, were captured by
the British in 1909. and Corfu was
coded to Britain in 1914. The sever
islands were then formed into a re