Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25

@. Upon what day of the week vas
George. Washington born?--C. E. L. c.
A. He was born on Friday.
@. What is the toughest water in The
world?-B. M.
A. Probably the toughest bodies ell
| water in the world are the Bay of Bi-|
cay and the waters Immediately sur-|
rounding Cape Horn. Some of the|
toughest and highest breakers are found
off the coast of Guinea.
O. Are Army officers allowed to carry
| guns?-C. S.
A. Any officer of the United States
Army is allowed to carry gun while
on military post or on military duty.
| While off the military reservation or not
on military duty, civil laws govern.
@. What part of the atmosphere is
| carbon dioxid?-E. 3.
! A. 1t forms 1-2500 of the atmosphere.
O. Does the new Madison Square
Garden seat as many people as the Old
! one?-J. E. B.
| A. The seating capacity of the old
Madison Square Garden was $4,000.
| The present Garden seats $4,000.
@. How many cows are there in the
United States now giving nilk?-F. G.
A. On January /, 1929. there were
| 81, 500. 900 COWS over years old. Prob
ably 80 per cent of these were milking
cows.
@. Did Alaska ever have tropical
climate?-J. l.. L.
A. Biologists are of the opinion that
the ice periods of the earth have con-
sisted of at least four epochs. separated
by interglacial epochs, during which the
climate became mild. 1t is possible that
| during these interglacial epochs the CHI
mate of Alaska and the North Polar
regions was decidedly warm.
@. What do the initials 20. N. T." on
thread mean?-A. T. S.
A. 20. N. T." on Clark's cotton Is a
trade mark which means "Our New
Thread"
@. How deep are submarines subj
merged?-B. c.
A. Two hundred feet is the usual safeI
depth at which submarines are subj
merged. They have gone as far below
as 300 to $40 feet.
@. Does deer have gall BLADDER
and If not. what takes its placer
A, Deer and elk are characterized by|
the absence of the gall bladder. There|
is no special organ which takes its
| place.
| O. What is the gross tonnage Of the|
American merchant marine?-A. w. d.
A. The gross tonnage in the fiscal
| year 1927 was 16,888.000.
! O. When was comet last visible in|
| the United States?-J. S.
| A. The last comet visible In thel
| United States was Encke's comet, which,
appeared in September, 1924.
O. OF what metal are bells made?-|
G. S. B.
| A. The various proportioned bells re-
quire different compositions OF bell
metal; these compositions vary butt
| slightly. There are but two metals
used-copper in the proportions Of al
to 80 per cent, and tin, 20 to % per
cent. This proportion Is calculated to
| give the most resonant tone. Bell metal
is sometimes called bell bronze" This
differs, however, from ordinary statu-
airy bronze in that the latter has al
greater percentage Of copper, per-
centage of LEAD, zinc ana small per-
centage Of tin.
@. How long was the Mississippi River
above 20 feet on the gauge at Cairo.
ILL.,, last year?-L. o. r.
A. 1t was above 20 feet On 2s3 Gays
in 1928.
@. Has Yellowstone Park a petrihed
foreSt?-E. r.
A. Yellowstone Park has petrifled
forest having very small acreage. 1t
is exposed on a vertical cliff. 1t is IN
several layers separated By lava. The
trees are of the sequoia variety. There
is now pending a bill providing for the
extension of the park. This extension
win include additional types of these
| exposures.