Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-08

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@. In international water polo NAV
player swim under water any dis
lance? I understand that in college
water polo a player is allowed to swim
under water 8 feet maximum M.
A. The New York Athletic Association
says that a player can swim any dis
lance under water, provided he has not
possession of the ball. At no time can
a player take the ball under water. In
collegiate water polo player may swim
any distance, provided he has not the
ball, but he Is only allowed feet when
pushed under with the ball.
@. Which of the American Legion
posts puts on the largest rodeo?-T. l.
A. The Williams-Jobe- Gibson Post,
No. 1913, Inc, of Sidney, Iowa, claims
this distinction.
@. Is hay fever a hereditary dis
ease?-B. L.
A. 1t is due to an inherited sensitivity
Of the mucous membrane of the ewes,
nose and bronchial tubes Inheritance
determines largely whether or not an
individual will develop hay fever and at
what time in life symptoms of the
malady will occur.
@. Where are the flowers grown for
French perfumes?-L. r.
A. When Catherine de Medici went to
France she was accompanied by a ia
nous Florentine perfumer named Rene.
and ever since that time the French
have made great progress in the art.
Certain districts in France are noted
for certain perfumes. Cannes is noted
for its perfumes of the rose. tuberose.
cassia and jasmine; Mines for THYME.
rosemary and lavender, and Nice for
the violet and mignonette. In fact,
most of the flowers which form the
basis of natural perfumes are grown in
the vicinity of Grasse, Cannes and
Nice.
Q. How Is sand colored which is used
by chalk-talk artists to make sand pic
tureS?-J. w.
A. Much of the colored sand used is
made by mixing the sand with very
finely powdered colored chalk. The
chalk may be dyed with an ordinary
commercial dye, then finely ground and
sifted and mixed with the sand.
@. What was Alan Dale's real name
and when did he die?-C. w. c.
A. Alfred il Cohen. dramatic critic
and author, died in 1928.
Q. How many kinds of poisonous
snakes are there in the United States?
H. c.
A. There are only two families of
poisonous snakes in the United States,
in each of which there are several
species. The rattlesnake family, Gro
talidae, has three genera-Crotalus,
Sistrurus and Agkistrodon. Crotalus is
the genus of the common rattlesnakes
of which there are about Is species
Sistrurus Is the genus of the Massa-
saugas. of which there are only three
species. Agkistrodon is the genus OF
the copperhead and the water mecca
sin. The other family of poisonous
snakes is the family of the coral snakes
Elapidae. There are only two species OF
this family common in the United
States-the Harlequin snake and the
Sonoran coral snake, both belonging to
the genus Flaps.
@. What has become of the party in
Russia known as Bolsheviki?-V. NJ.
A. In Russian politics a BolShevik IS