Evening star., 1928-10-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

foam and spray. The Eddystone Light
house. formerly 70 feet, had to be re-
built to a height Of 1872 feet to prevent
the waves from riding over the top of
the lantern. During q storm of excep-
tional duration in February. 1917. r. NJ.
S. p. Oruba, sailing from Southampton
to the Barbados, encountered waves As
feet high. This was in the North At
lantic. In the South Atlantic and South
Pacific Oceans, storm waves have been
recorded that reached so feet IN their
fullest development.
O. How are the different navors and
colors of apples produced?-H, w. s.
A. The fiavors of applAS are natural
to different varieties. but can be in
fluenced by water and excessive tree
growth. Much wet weather and heavy
growth shading the fruit will cause
the flavor to become less pronounced
Colors are natural to fruit and can only
be changed by shading or pruning to let
in more light.
@. What was the first colored comic
strips. T. T.
A. Outcault's Yellow Kid was the first
conner in this field, appearing in 1895.
His famous Buster Brown appeared in
1902
@, Do storms reverse, and with equal
severity?-O. NJ. K.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
this is true of the typical cyclone of
the tropics, such as the hurricane of
the West Indies and the typhoon of
the China Sea. These storms consist
Of more or less circularly rotating winds
about practically calm center. Hence.
when such storm passes centrally
~tst all NGA% IaAa ANf
ences strong to violent winds in the
| opposite direction from those of an
| hour previous. This statement is true
also Of the tornado. though In this case
| the duration is very much less, often
only q minute or two. But 1t Is not
| true of other storms. such as the wide
spread rain or snow storm OF middle
latitudes.
| @ Please name a town having a
population of 1000 that does not have
electricity.-W. c. A.
A. Exeter. r. l.. and Moore, Tex
| are towns of about 1000 population
which do not have electricity.
@. Is 1t necessary for person who
raises rabbits for fur to know how to
rra6e his pelts, or how to tan and dye
| them, so as to find ready sale for all
| he grows?-M. G.
A. Sorting, grading and marketing Is
| the speciality of the man who buys your
pelts Tanning and preparing pelts for
| manufacture are operations requiring
many years of experience and large
| facilities for handling. Each specialist
should be given his proper work to do.
The man or woman who grows the rab-
bits Is a specialist. and need not learn
the i1tricacies of the fur manufacturer.
c. Are slip-on gloves still in good
style. and what colors are most'
| popular?-L. H.
A. In the new gloves three distinct
classes are noted-novelties, slip-ons
! (short or long, and one-button or clasp
gloves. In the finer feathers, the longer
slip-ons are favored. Shorter slip-ons
with vents. and also one-clasp or button
gloves are made in the heavier feathers.
nigskin being particularly popular for
these. The most popular colors are
brown, navy and black.
O. How many Indians are there in
this country at the preeSnt timer
M. NJ
A. There are 34s,5s5, the Indian
office says, an increase of approximately
16,5s5 in the last 10 years.
O. What are the periods in early
Italian art?-M. OF.
A. The earliest period is called the
Gothic (about 1250-1400); that from
1400-1500 Early Renaissance; that
from 1900 to 1900 the High Renais-
sance; after that the Decadence.
@. How big is the largest kite in this
WORLDS. M.
A. What Is said to be the largest
single surface kite in the world has
recently been made by the boys in a
Los Angeles military academy. It
measures more than 80 feet from tip
to tip.
@. Did Emil Jannings play the Lead
ing male role in The Docks Of New
York?"-J. j.
A. Emil Jannings did not play IN the
picture entitled THE Docks al New
York" In this picture Geores Ban
croft was starred.