Evening star., 1931-12-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Does any well known tennis player
jump for service?-R. G. v.
A. No tennis player jumps for the
serve. According to the rules, at no
| time during the delivery Of the serve
that Is, from the taking up Of the stance
to the moment of impact Of the racket
and ball-may both feet be of the
ground simultaneously.
Q. How quickly has . Navy vessel
been built9-L. B. NJ
A. The Harraden, a destroyer, is one
| of the ships completed in the shortest
time. 1t was three months and five
days from the day the keel was laid
until she was launched.
Q. Did George Washington have god
chiidren?-F r.
| A. In 1747 Washington was god
father to a child in baptism" In l740
he was godfather to his niece, Frances
Lewis; in 1851 to his nephew, Fielding
Lewis; in 1850 to another nephew,
Charles Lewis.
@. How does a record for electrical
| transcription differ from the ordinary
photograph record?-W. w. l..
A. Electrical transcriptions are SINH
lar to phonograph records and are re-
produced electrically In the same man
ner as a phonograph record would b.
on an electrically operated phonograph
They approximate Is inches in diam
eter, and are rotated at speed Of 33l1
revolutions per minute, In contrast tc
the 78 revolutions per minute, the speed
for the standard phonograph record
resembling the ordinary phonograph
record except for size. They differ
from phonograph records, however, In
the manner OF recording, in that the
phonograph needle is placed near the
center Of the record, and as the record
rotates the needle moves outward
whereas the standard photograph rec
ord operates Just the reverse, starting
from the outer edge and moving to,
ward the center Electrical transcript.
tions are made especially for broadcast.
ing purposes, and are not offered fol
sale to the public.
@. Where are the Ming tombs?-
A. They are near the town of Nan.
kow, in China.
Q. How many feathers are in a pea
cocks tail?-W. H.
A. The tail consists of IS feathers.
G. Which did Milton prefer-"Para
disc Lost" or Paradise Regained" p
H. E. w.
A. The poet preferred the latter.
@. How can a windshield be given {
good polish?-M. C.
A. Use equal parts Of denatured al
cohol and ether. Apply this mixture Il
! the glass with a clean Woolen cloth
Rub briskly, then sprinkle with a littl,
jewelers. rouge upon a piece Of chamoi.
skin and polish.
O. Please define the stratosphere.-
w. r. C.
A. 1t is the upper portion of tn,
atmosphere above IL kilometers, more
and weather, in which temperature
changes but little with altitude anc
clouds Of water never form, and ir
which there Is practically no convec.
tion or distribution of the atmospheric
equilibrium causing winds. 1t is otter
called the isothermal region; that Is
region OF equal temperature.
Q. Is yellow diamond more valu-
able than white one?-E. j. P.
A. A fancy canary yellow diamond l.