Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.


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@. At what altitude does the air be-
come insufficient for breathing?-
M r. r.
A. 1t is believed that man can live
at an altitude of $4,000 rect for BRIEF
period If he does no particular work.
Army flyers are required by Army regu-
lations to begin using oxygen as soon
as they reach an altitude of $4,000 feet.
Q. How long has hockey been played9
&C. D.
A. A crude form of the game was
probably known to the Greeks 500 BIC.
About 1875 a game resembling modern
hockey began to be played, In 1885,
the Hockey Association was formed.
@. What is the total acreage of
Indian reservations in Montana and
Nevada?--H. I.
A. The approximate acreage in Mon
tana is 5,03l ,057; in Nevada, Sl2,635.
@. In the building trade, what Is
meant by skylark?-L. b.
A. The term is applied to structural
iron worker, who earns the title by
working high in the air. He is also
known as topman.
@. What was the boundary dispute
between Massachusetts, and New York?
&C. w. M.
A. For a great many years the
boundary between the colony o. New
York and Massachusetts, was IN dis
pute. The government of New York
| maintained that the eastern limit was
the Connecticut River, basing its claim
upon Dutch title The Massachusetts,
| government claimed territory westward
as far as the Hudson River. For the
purpose of establishing this claim the
| Boston government in 1859 made q
| grant OF land on the Hudson River be-
| low Fort Orange and in 1872 sent John
Payne to New York to solicit permission
! to pass and repass by water. He was
most courteously received, but the claim
was never recognized. The dispute
AAAAoAJ ANHSiAO0 oNOAA % oV0GNs
in riots, ETC., that it was submitted to
| the Lords Commissioners of Trade OF
England and George II in 1757, by royal
order in council, determined the
boundary, granting the territory to New
| York. This was still not acceptable
| until 1878, when commissioners from
| New York and Massachusetts met and
finally decided the boundary according
to the present lines.
| @. When gloves or mitts are worn.
should they be removed while eating?
C. H.
A. They should.
9; What is meant by hinterland?-
A. 1t is defined as the region lying
behind littoral country dependent for
trade or commerce upon it. AS a po-
litical term the expression came into
prominence during 1883-S5, when Ger
| many insisted upon her right to ex-
erciss Jurisdiction in the territory be-
hind the parts of the African coasts
which she occupied. The doctrine Of
| the hinterland was that the possessol
1 of t. littoral was entitled to as much
| of the back country as was dependent
| upon the coast land, geographically
! economically or politically. The doc
trine speedily led to the partition Of
Africa among the various European
powers.