Evening star., 1928-06-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the first flight with a practical hydro
aeroplane at Martigues on the Seine.
France.
@. What chapters Of the Bible do
Jews read at the Wailing Wall In Jeru-
salem?-M. S. q.
A. There are various lamentations
made at the Wailing Wall In Jerusalem.
Many prayers were arranged by r. SAM
uel in the eighteenth century appro-
pirate for use on entering Jerusalem. A
devout alien Jew is accustomed TO rend
H. garment, reciting the tenth verse
OF the fourty-fourth chapter OF Isaiah.
Favorite lamentations are those Of the
fourth and fifth chapters of jeremiah.
also the seventeenth verse Of the frst
chapter.
Q. OF what is mending tissue made?
e. r.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that mending tissue Is q thin flm Of
gutta percha or balata. It Is insoluble
In water and is unaffected by short ex-
posure to moderate heat A solution
OF gutta percha or balata In carbon
disuiphide may be used as cement.
9. How long is it possible to live
without water?-M. S.
A. The deprivation Of water will
within short time produce great dis
tress. AS rule it means death within
go to 72 hours.
Q. Which diseases are referred TO- a.
the deficiency diseases"?-C. II.
A. Ophthalmia and related disorders,
oerlberi, scurvy,. rickets, pellagra, simple
golter: osteomalacia and general NAL
nutrition.
;. Is there any truth to the state
ment that children form rs per cent of
our motion picture audiences?-N. d.
f.. AS matter Of fact, only per
cent are children. Impartial surveys
made by disinterested organizations
show that in the Manhattan theater
district Of New York City, for instance
audience, by actual count. Is az low az
to 4 per cent. and in the residential
urban districts 1t IS per cent.
@. When was the Indian peace medal
iSsued?-A. S.
A. The first presidential medal. or
Indian peace medal, was issued In 1889.
The design on the reverse side of the
coin, representing hands clasped and
axes crossed. bearing the words Peace
and Friendship" is the regular design
for the presidential medal, These
medals were originally presented to va
rious Indian tribes as symbol OF
friendship.
@. What is meant by a Nantucket
sleigh ride"?-S. w
A. This term is used for a ride in
boat towed by a whale.
@. Is interstellar space about the
same as a vacuum?-R. NJ.
A There T. far less matter per unit
volume in space than In the best
vacuum that can be produced in the
laboratory.
@. How many new books were pub
lished last year?-W. G. C.
A. The new books and new editions
published in 1927 totaled s.9s9.
@. What Is fullers earth?-T. n.
A. 1t is a term used to include a
variety Of natural substances that
possess the property Of absorbing grease
or clarifying. bleaching. or filterinR oil.
They are mostly claylike substances.
@. Who was the author Of 'The
MartyTdom Of an Empress"?-S. L.
A. The author was Marguerite Cum
line-Owen. The work was published
anonymously and its authorship was not
revealed until the death OF Countess
Cunlifie-Owen In August. 1927. It was
biography Of the Empress of Aus
tria and purported to reveal the true
story OF the suicide Of Crown Prince
Rudolph Of Austria in 1888, as told the
writer by the Empress. The Countess
vas the wife Of Frederick Ctnliffe-
Owen. writer, who died In 1926.
@: What Is the average height Of
Anglo-Saxon memo. W. H.
A. The average height Of men Of the
Anglo-Saxon race Is 5 feet IA inches.