Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21

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@. What did AL Jolson do before he
appeared at the Winter Garden?-
E. Mel.
A. AL Jolson travelled with circus
for several years and then with Lew
Dockstaders Ministries. He was in
vaudeville before being engaged for the
Winter Garden, New York, in 1911.
O. At what age does the Bactrian
camel begin to carry loads across the
desert?-N. G..
A. When a camel is three years old. 1t
is taken into the caravan for few
trips to accustom it to desert travel. At
4 it carries a small load and at 5 can
undertake a full share of work. How
ever, loads carried by these huge ami
mails do not exceed 400 to 500 pounds
at most.
@. What newspaper owned fleet OF
sailing vessels to collect news?-N. l..
! A. The New York Herald and the
New York Journal of Commerce were
the first papers to own swift sailing
yachts, which were used to obtain early
information from incoming European
vessels.
@. Does an aviator find it warmer
in the air in Summer than in VIM
ter?-E. H. CT.
A. He would find it warmer in Sum-
mer up to a height Of 10000 feet. Above
that point he would notice very little
difference in temperature.
@. How does cigar consumption COM
pare with cigarette use?-K. j.
A. There are about is cigarettes
smoked to every cigar.
O. When was poisonous gas first used
In the World WARP. B. G.
A. 1t was first used during the World
War at Ypres on April %, 1915, when
the Germans used chlorine gas.
@. How long has the capital letter U
been used?-E. E.
A. The letter u was originally cur
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and not distinguished from it. BY the
tenth century v came to be used by
preference as the capital initial form
The two letters, however, were not given
separately until about 1900.
O. How far away is the horizon?-
A. M. S.
A. The actual distance of the horizon
depends upon the height above sea level
of the eyes of the observer. The horizon
is always as far away as one can see
The higher one goes up from giver
point the greater the distance of the
horizon. The observer looking out over
the land or sea from a high place car
see more of the earth'S round surface
before the curve of the surface takes
things beyond the range of vision. II
one stands on a cliff 100 feet high al
the seaShore and looks toward a point
where a ship is coming toward the
shore, the ship can be seen much soon
er than if standing at sea level. Ir
exact words, one sees actually more OF
the earth's surface the higher up one
is because, with the increase of eleva-
ton, ones position in relation to the
curvature Of the earths surface
changes. %
O. Are the British Isles classed as 9
continent by themselves?-C. w. S.
A. The British Isles are classed as {
part of Europe. Formerly they were 6
part of the mainland before the sub
sidence which caused the formation oi
the North Sea and the English Channel
@. Please describe the Mann act
r. j. S.
A. The Mann act makes it a felony
for man to transport woman or CIR
for immoral purposes. This is Fed
eral' statute. The penalty is $4,000 OIL