Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

O. Why doesn't the force Of the
earth whirling through space at 10
miles second blow US all away2-B.
Q. T.
A. If all space were full of stationary
air the motion of the earth through It
at the rate OF 19 miles a second would
produce the same effect as II the earth
were standing still and the air moving
at the rate OF 10 miles second. But
there Is no air in interplanetary space.
The atmosphere of the earth is q part
OF the earth and moves along with the
solid part under the action Of the same
forces that keep the solid part in mo-
ton.
@. Why do people blush and what
could be done to stop it?-B. D.
A. Blushing is due to the suspend
Ing OF the action Of the local vaSomotor
nerves allowing the arteries and cap-
1llarieS to dilate so that there Is an
increased dow OF blood to the parts that
redden. To conquer the habit OF blush
ing Is largely matter Of will power.
9. Is orang-utang an English term2
A. The term consists of two Malay
words, orang meaning man and utan
jungle. 1t thus means man Of the
jungle or jungle man.
@. What measurements are taken
Tor Bertillon records?-E. D. M.
A. The Bertillon system consists Of
simple and exact measurements Of cer-
tain parts of the body The measure
ments are taken with calipers and in
clude the height, standing and sitting;
reach Of outStretched arms; length and
width of head; length and width Of
right ear; and the length Of the left
foot, forearm, middle and little fingers.
@. Is there a difference in the de-
grees OF murder in Great Britain?-F
A. There is not in Great Britain
the difference in the degree of crinn-
inality for murder known as first and
second degrees, as in the United States.
All murder Is capital offense punish
able by hanging. Manslaughter may
be pleaded and Is punishable by Inn
prisonment.
Q. Who first said that the sun never
sets upon the British Empire?-S. M.
a. The germ OF the idea of the sun
never setting on the dominions Of e.
particular ruler Is found in Herodotus,
BOOK VII, Chapter 8. The boast was q
common one with the Spaniards in the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and
Is frequently alluded to in the litera-
VuAC VI JULIET COunCTle6.. IL 0OeS not
seem to be recorded who first used the
expression the sun never sets upon the
British Empire. John Wilson, who wrote
under the pen name Of Christopher
North Q7a6-1854), in his Noctes AM
brosianae, No. 20, April, 1929, saws.
His majesty's dominionS on which the
sun never sets" This appears to be the
first use Of the expression In English
literature.
Q. How long can q car from another
State stay in Virginia without buying ,
Virginia hcense?-J. q. d
A. Virginia, having full reciprocity.
will allow a car to remain within the
State for the same length Of time grant,
ed by the visitors own State.
q. What is meant by platoon system
for police forces?-L T. .:
A. It Is system Of distributing the
police force Of a city and Of regulating
the hours on duty Of each policeman 90
that the city will be at all times equally
protected. When the men work In
shifts Of IL hours. it Is called the two
platoon system; when in shifts of eight
hours. three-platoon system.