Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13

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@. How far down do divers work. and
how long do they stay under water?-
A. H.
A. without diving suits the best divers
are able to remain under water about
one and one-third minutes. There
have been exceptional cases in which
the diver has remained two minutes
When wearing divers dress. the diver
is able to work under the water from
five to six hours, the actual time de-
pending upon the physique of the in
dividual. In diving, depths greater
, than 200 feet have been reached when
wearing the diving dress. Thirty-f1ve
| fathoms, equal to pressure Of about
a hundred pounds, Is regarded as an
average depth for divers of experience.
Q. Why are grandfather clocks" SO
| called?-E. G..
| 4. The "grandfather's clock" is so
called after the chorus of popular
song entitled MY Grandfather's Clock"
@. What years are considered middle
age?-M. z.
A. Government physicians say that
| generally they consider the middle age
of person from 40 to 60 years.
@. Is Brooklyn under the same gov
eminent as New York proper?-H. w.
| A. Brooklyn is one of five boroughs
of New York City. The president of
| the borough is James j. Byrne, and
! the commissioner Of public works is
Henry Hesterberg. These men have
| The mayor of New York City Is over
| these men.
@. What religion predominates in
France and in Germany?-C. B. C.
A. Neither country has a state reli-
gion. A great majority of the people
of France are Roman Catholics. In
Germany the Lutheran Church has
about twice the membership of any
other denomination.
@. When and by whom was the game
of chess invented?-A. w. S.
A. The origin of chess, the most in
tellectual of all games of skill, has
been much disputed, but it is safe to
say that under the SanSkrit name of
chaturanga, consisting of four men,
bers, game essentially the same as
modern chess, was played in Hindustan
in very remote ages. Marked traces of
its early Asiatic origin may still be
discerned in its nomenclature and other
characteristics. From Hindustan chess
spread into Persia and thence into
Arabia. The Arabs, it would appear, in
| troduced it into Spain in the eighth
century. though it may have been i'm
ported still earlier into Constantinople
and probably some other cities Of East
ern Europe.
O. Are foreign mail services operated
by the government?-B. L.
A. In most countries OF the world the
postal service is operated by the gov
| eminent In Peru however, it Is oper-
ated by the Marocni Co., and in France
and Spain the parcel post service is
operated by railroad companies, the
regular mail service in those two coun-
tries being operated by the government.
@. How many Jews have returned to
Palestine?-E. r.
A. Following the World War, the
population of Palestine was $4,000. The
present population is about 10000.