Evening star., 1927-04-02

". 6lNe STATISTICS showing un6ni-
ployment conditions in Russia.-F. Il.
A. kerensky states that there are
100000 workers out of employment
IN Russia at the present time. and
l6,000.000 peasants, unable to make
nving by agriculture, are fiocking to
the cities, which are unable to absorb
them. These two classes have at least
100000 people now idle.
Q. How many whales are there in
existence at the present timer
C.. Il. s.
A. A report made to the League OF
Nations committee of experts by NJ.
Suarez in December. 1925, on exploita-
ton OF the products of the sea, tenta-
lively estimates the remaining number
of whales at not over 1000, with at
least / 500 killed in the Antarctic area
by Americans each year.
@. What is the difference between
sleet and hail?-J. A. ID.
A Sleet is a drizzling or driving.
partly frozen rain. or rain that freezes
on the trees and ground. Hail falls
usually in connection with thunder
storms. 1t is frozen rain, falling I'm
pellets or hailstones of varying sizes
and shapes.
O. Is there an authentic picture OF
Nathan Hale?-M. 3.
A. No portrait of Hale Is extant
and neither Is there a cotemporary
description of the young hero.
Q. Where Is Gen. Robert e. Lee
buried?-K. p.
A. The tomb of the Southern leader
is in the chapel at Washington and
Les IfnfUarcifV Invin0f0n Va
q. When sheep are Sheared, Is the
fleece in one piece?--P. l..
A. If the shearing has been care
fully done, the fleece should be in one
piece. Tag ends are then cut of and
the fleece rolled up neatly, with the
flesh side out.
@. Why does women's hair grow
longer than mems, when 1t is per-
mitted to grow?-C. S.
A. This Is a sex characteristic.
@. What animal has the keenest
eyesight, and which is the most cum
ning?-P. S.
A. The Biological Survey says that
mountain sheep probably have the
keenest eyesight of all animals.
Wolves and foxes are among the most
cunning.
O. Has an amendment to the Con
stitution ever been repealed?-B. f. Il.
A Up to the present time no
amendment to the Constitution has
been repealed.
O. What treatment is given a white
dogwood to make it pink?-J. v. ID. &.
A 1t is necessary to propagate the
pink form by grating or budding on
seedlings of the common white
variety.
O. How long has the British Empire
been known as the Commonwealth of
Nations"?-G. +.
A. 1t was styled the British Com
monwealth of Nations" for the first
time officially in the Irish treaty of
1921.
. @. How is silica found and what
is it used for?-F. S. f.
A The Geological Survey says that
silica occurs in nature as a mineral of
economic Importance in quartz, sand.
etc. Good grades of silica are used
for glass making. 1t may also be used
in paint, as a wood filler, a wood pol
isher: in the manufacture of china and
porcelain, as an abrasive, a securing
and cleansing agent, and as a heat
and sound insulator.
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