Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

in a presidential election in 1872. when
her electoral vote was cast for Gen.
Grant of the Republican party.
O. How large is the candle lighted In
memory Of Caruso and how long is u
to burn?-H. d. w.
A. The Enrico Caruso memorial can
die is the largest in the world. 1t cost
So. 700, is l6 feet high, is feet in cir
conference at the base, tapering to 4
top of 18 inches. 1t weighs one ton.
It will be burned one day each year
(All Saints day, November -, and at
this rate it is estimated that 1t will
last 18 centuries.
@. When was the first dirigible flown
, in the United StateS?-I. l.. S.
A. The first dirigible seen or flown in
the United States was built by Leo s.
Stevens, Coney Island. 1902.
@. Where does black pepper grow3
M. S.
A. Black pepper is native to the
! forests of Travancore and Malabar,
| whence it was introduced into Java,
Sumatra. Borneo. Malay Peninsula,
Siam, Philippines and the West Indies.
O. What is the variation of tempera-
ture on the Isle of Pines?-J. D. P.
A. The Isle of Pines has one continue
Gus Summer. the variations OF tempera-
ture throughout the entire year being
scarcely as great as often occur in a
single Summer month in many or the
Northern States. 1t is rare. indeed,
when the thermometer in Summer on
| the island registers as high as 80 de-
grees, and in Winter the mercury never
| falls below so degrees.
| @ In classifying buck as to points,
| are the points counted on one side or
! both?-R. w. r.
A. In counting points on the antlers
| of a buck, it is customary to count
| those on one side only. However, If
| the two horns are different, 1t is Gus
| tomary to call attention TO this TACT.
| This condition is encountered occa-
sionally.
O. How many ouakers are there in
| the United States?-W. J. H.
A. According to the 1926 religious
census there are about 110,422 Quakers
in the United States.
@, What engine speed does racing
| car have?-M. w.
A. The modern American racing cars
have engine speeds Of about 5000 reVo-
lutions per minute.
@. Who was the greater orator, De-
mosthenes or Cicero?-R. w. M.
| A. Demosthenes is generally regarded
as the greatest orator Of the ancient
| world.
@. Why do birds have different COL
ored eggs?-R. c.
A. Some scientists say that the eggs
of birds are of various colors for iden-
| LITIGATION. These colors are not so no
| ticeable where birds nest by themselves,
but where birds nest in colonies great
varieties of color and pattern are OBJ
served.
@. How long have eggs been used as
| food?-M. H.
A. Eggs appear to have been used as
a food in all ages. The ancient Shep-
| herds in the Far East were accustomed
to carry them in a sling. Homer says
that the Romans began their coena, or
supper, with eggs. 1t is probable that
they formed one of the main foods of
primitive mankind.
@. How much water is passed into
| the atmosphere from a large uee?-
L. D.
A. The evaporation from large oak
or beech tree is from 10 to 20 gallons
| in "a hours.
O. When does the male linnet get his
red breast?-W. G.
| A. The Bureau of Biological Survey
says the red breast OF the male Ilnnet
| comes during the first Spring after this
| bird is Matched.