Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

I In connection with the hurricane Of
September 1928. As the storm passed
over Porto Rico O reading of 27.35 ire
duced to sea leveD was recorded on
September Is At 3 pm. at Yabucoa, on
the southeast coast Of Porto Rico. Other
records of exceptionally low barometer
| readings in the centers Of hurricanes
may be cited: Havana, Cuba, October
| 10, 1916, 27.06: False Point, India, Sep
| TENDER 20, 1885, 27.l5; Tananan, Phil
ippine Islands, october IL, 1897, 27.32.
and Guam, Pacific, November Is, 1900,
27.36.
O. If fish will not bite, Is It o sign
| that no fish are present In that par
ticular place at that particular timer
A. G.
A. 1t may often mean that the water
Is ideal for nsh, In that 1t contains Q
variety Of desirable foods, and that the
bait Is lost among so many other OBJ
jects at which the fish may bite. At
\ such times the anglers skill will be
| taxed to find some unusually attractive
lure.
@. What Is the cost Of citizenship
papers In England? What length Of
| residence Is reQuired?-M. w. r.
A. The naturalization laws Of Great
Britain provide that In order TO be
eligible an alien must during the eight
years preceding his application have re-
sided for not less than five years in
his majesty's dominions, of which not
less than one year Immediately preced-
ing the application must have been
spent in the United Kingdom. The
| fee, payable to the home office Is fixed
|, by the government of the day and is
generally about f1o, Of which 81 Is
payable ON submission of the applica-
ton and the remainder on the granting
Of the certificate.
! @. What accounts for the direction
In which the Gulf Stream fiows?-
F. A. B.
A. The course of the Gulf Stream
Is influenced to a large extent by the
coastline. After leaving the Gulf of
Mexico it encounters the Bahama
Islands and is turned northeastward
following the trend Of the American
Coast. On issuing into the ocean 1t
is met by the so-called cold wall"
which crowds in toward the New Eng
land Coast, forcing the Gulf Stream
water of toward the east. Being
forced out farther and farther from the
coast, II Is spread into q fan-shaped
drift Of continually diminishing depth.
@. What Is an auto da fe"?-F. z.
A. Auto da fe Is Spanish for "act
of faith" It was a ceremony which
consisted in the public burning of here
tics condemned by the Inquisition. The
1nquisition was q tribunal In the Roman
Catholic Church, instituted in l24e.
+, @. Can one hear better with an
ear to the ground"?-T. w.
A. Sound travels faster and farther
through the ground than through the
air. Marching men and running horses
can be heard in this way long before
the sound comes through the air.
@. What is the Holy Grail?-L. D.
A. According to legend, 1t Is the cup
which the Savior blessed and passed
to His disciples at the Last Supper.
il 9. What is the largest living animal?
A. The sulphur bottom whale is the
largest. Some specimens are IS to 80
feet long and weigh about 100 tons.
O. Where was the first school es-
tablished for the Indians?-S. s.
A. The first of which we find record
was established at Havana in 1858 by
Jesuit Fathers for the Indians Of
Florida