Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-17

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@. Is there law in the United
States that all air passengers must be
equipped with parachutes?-F. w. S.
A. In the Army Navy and Marine
Corps all aviators and passengers must
be equipped with parachutes. However,
! this does not apply to civil aviation.
O. Was Iucien Cary. author of The
Duke Steps Out" ever prize fghter?-
j. P. G.
A. Mr.. Cary is said to know nothing
| of boxing. and expected he would have
number of comebacks on his story.
The story was not based on Gene Tun-
| ney's life, since Mr.. Cary did not know
| Tunney, and had no idea he was to
retire. In fact, 1.-The Duke Steps out"
was running in serial form at the time
of Tunney's retirement.
! W, w it'll NllN Cdl low AIM ANANS ASF'N
originate in England?-J. NJ. r.
| A. The curfew and forest laws of
England originated in the reign of VIII
liam the Conqueror, 1866 All fires
must be covered or put out by certain
time each night, under heavy penalties,
and all lighting of forest fires was at
one time punishable by death.
@. Does the albatross frequent the
Atlantic Ocean?-T. N.
A. AlbatroSses are seldom seen in the
North Atlantic. They frequent nearly
all other seas, but are never seen ashore
| except on the islands of the Antarctic
Ocean, where they breed.
|. @. What cooperation has there been
between the social service organizations
of North and South America?-H. T. A.
A. None. until it was discovered that
| the problems of each country were SIM
liar and that the mistakes of each OF
the several organizations were alike
Then it was suggested at an interna-
tional congress of women that North
American women pass on to South
American women the results of their
greater experimentation. That was
three years ago, Today the South
American organizations receive booklets
translated in their native language, OF
the activities of their Northern sisters
A yearly conference Is arranged IN one
of the larger cities-last year it was
held in Buenos Aires-where the prob
lens are thrashed out among the menu
bers of the various boe-ts and dele
gates appointed to the international
congresses. 1t is predicted that in the
near future South America will play
hostess to one of the international con-
crosses. an honor she is striving fol
most diligently.
O. What was the bathing custom Of
the ancient Rornans?-O. S.
A. Daily they washed only their arms
and legs. A bath was taken every ninth
day-every market day. BY the time
of the Empire, Romans spent hours II
their baths.
O. How small toy railroad has beer
made that will actually run?-D. l.. r.
A. The Locomotive Engineers Jour
nal says that one of the novel exhibit!
at the Model Engineering Exhibition
held recently in London, England, wa!
the smallest working scale model rail
way in the world. made by j. j. Land
ridge of the Wimbledon and Distric
Model Railway Club. 1t is a perfec
scale model, made at the scale ratio O
2 NM to foot. It is only half an incl
at the tallest part of the engine. c.