Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Where is the Rainbow Bridget
v. R.
A. This bridge Is located within the
Navajo Indian reservation, in San Juan
County. Utah. The bridge is 800 feet
above the water and it's span is 279
feet. The bridge is unique among the
natural bridges of the world in that it
Is not only symmetrical arch below.
but presents a curved surface above,
thus having the appearance Of a rain
bow.
@. Are women more susceptible tc
SeasicknesS than men?-T. NJ. C..
A. Women as a rule suffer from sea
sickness more often than men. Youno
children and old people possess COM
paratiye immunity from this affection
@. How many Washington bloch
average mile?-M. B. H.
A. The District engineers ofic,
says that IL or Is Washington cit
blocks average a mile.
@. What and where was the Viii.
d'Ys?-R. C. S.
A. The Vile d'Ys Clown of Ys) de-
riyes its name from a we'll known
legend in Brittany. VS. is supposed to
have been a great city in Brittany,
built by powerful King. Gralon, and
given to his daughter The town was
protected by huge dams, and these
dams, one night, as punishment for
the wickedness of the Queen and the
inhabitants, we're stricken by lightning
and destroyed. King Gralon tried to
save his daughter on horseback. but
was overtaken by the flood until she
fell. There the tidal wave stopped and
h. Il ~
Is in the Bale DIES TrepasSes" (South
OF Brest) and it has been common
belief among fishermen till lately that
on tempestuous nights the bells Of the
Inflated town were to be heard. This
legend of flooded towns can be found
in the folklore of nearly every nation.
Q. What are the degrees given in
muSic?-R. N.
A. The musical degrees most fire.
quently conferred in EngliSh-Speakin5
countries for work in music are Mus.
B-Bachelor of MuSic-and Mus. D.
Doctor of Music. Less frequently the
degree Mus. M.-Master of Music-is
granted. In Germany the Phi. D. de-
gree is granted instead of Mus. D,
thus placing specialized work in music
on par with other studies.
@. Please give some information
about Dicks Castle, across from West
Point, N. Y.-E. H.
A. Dicks Castle, near Jacksonville, ".
Y, was intended for a residence. De-
scription recently received says that
the building is a massive concrete
structure of Spanish architecture. con-
about two-thirds completed. but from
neglect and exposure for the past 20
years the concrete has begun to de-
teriorate and break down. If COM
pleted, this building would have been
one of the largest and most beautiful
residences in America, or at least along
the Hudson.
@. Are there any illiterates in Den
mark?-E. j. H.
A. There are few. Denmark Is
listed as having two-tenths OF l per
cent illiterates.
@. Why Is there more wind by day
than by night?-F. P.
A. The Weather Bureau says that,
owing to the friction at the surface of
the earth, the air near the ground
always has less velocity than the air
few hundred feet above it. In the
daytime this faster air is mixed up
with the surface air by convection in
duced by surface heating. In this way
the surface air is given a greater
velocity than it would have if not mixed
with the upper and faster wind. At
night, when there is no surface heating
and no convection, the upper wind,
except when quite strong, glides over
the lower air, which is held relatively
quiet by surface friction. When the
upper winds are very strong they mix
with the lower air by mechanical
turbulence and the surface wind re-
mains as strong by night as by day.
@. In playing auction bridge, should
the dealer complete the cut?-T. T.
A. The laws of auction bridge say:
Dealer, Immediately before the deal,
places the pack before his right-hand
opponent, who lifts off the top portion
and places it beside the bottom portion
toward dealer, who then places the bot
tom portion on top. This constitutes
the cut"
G. What part of Hawaii belongs to
England?-P. w.
A. Hawaii is a detached territory of
the United States. A small strip of
ground on which the monument to
Capt. Cook was erected in 1874 is Brit
iSh territory. having been presented by
a sister of native king. The monu-
ment is at Kealakekua, and marks the
spot where Cook was killed in 1879.
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