Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

hand pulling. and this method has also
been used in certain sections Of the
! United States where laborcrs could DC
| hired at reasonable rates. Marked I'M
provements in the efficiency Of fax-
pulling machines have been made In
recent years, and the expensive back
aching work Of hand pulling Is being
superseded by machine pulling.
,, O. Does the Orthodox Church re-
ceive aid from the Soviet go7ernment?-
r.. D.
A. The state gives no aid to the
Orthodox Church. =.
Q. When was the first park set
| aside in this country for recreation pur-
poscs?--P. A. +.
A. The earliest form OF public pre-
serve devoted 10 outdoor recreation in
the territory Of the present United
States was a city parx, Boston Common.
acquired in 1884. The next example OF
! public action 81 this kind covered q
! field related to that at present usually
| held By State agencieS-the reservation
to the people for fishing and fowling,"
| by an ordinance Of the Massachusetts
/ Bay Colony III 1871. Of great ponds"
water surfaces Of 10 acres Or more. The
| first State park Of larger size, set apart
| primarily for recreation. vas one which
| Is now famous national park. YoSem-
| lte. Congress ceded the valley and
a milc-wide border around 1t TO Cali
| fornia. a. a State park, in 1865. II
| was later returned 10 Federal control.
| Q. Do railroads employ detectives 10
| guard their passengers against thieves
| and pickpockets?-J. II. w.
| A. The Rock Island Magazine says
| that practically every railroad OF any
| consequence maintains a special service.
or police department, for the purpose OF
| protecting its properties and It's pa
irons against thefts. and the travelling
! public against the operations Of picx-
| pockets. confidence men, gamblers and
| other species OF crooks. The larger
trunk lines employ from 100 TO 300
| men in this department al an approxi-
mate cost Of from $500 900 to 100000
| per year.
O. Why do some mountain peaks
| have snow upon them the year around,
| while others Of the same height and
| latitude do NOTE. L. V.
| A. There are two main reasons FOR
| this: Temperature Is not the same. for
| the same height, all around the earth
along a given parallel OF latitude. In
temperate regions, for instance, the
| eastern portion OF continent Is coider
than the western: precipitation varies
greatly along parallel of latitude. The
duration of snow on a mountain peak
obviously varies with the average tenn.
| perarure and the amount Of snowfall.
These vary along a parallel Of lati-
| tude: hence some mountain peaks may
be snow-covered throughout the year.
while others OF the same height and
| latitude are not.
@. Is there any rollusk large
enough and strong enough TO hold and
| drown a man?-C. NJ
| A. The Smithsonian Institution says
| that the Tridacma, moliusk. has q
| large shell which weighs several hun
dred pounds. and is usually found IN
shallow water. A person may acci-
dentally fall into this powerful shell
and be held until he browns Also.
the common abalone. which weighs
| only about pound or so and at
| taches itself 20 rocks can hold on 70
a persons finger or a section Of the
| hand until high tide causes him 70
drown. This sometimes happens 70
divers diving for these shells