Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

lower-too dry for health The d1er
the air the more difficult it Is TO heat
a house, as moisture in the air carries
end retains heat. II frost forms freely
on the inside of the glass, there is
probably enough humidity. If there is
no sign OF frost, the air is too dry.
Q. Where is the Harbor of Mahon?
" A.
A. The Harbor of Mahon is in Spain,
on the eastern coast of the Island Of
Minorca. 1t il a perfectly safe port.
capable Of afIording shelter for the
largest squadron.
@. would like TO know where wa
termelons were first grown.--N. B. w.
A. The watermelon Is a native of
Africa. 1t was early taken to India. a
seems indicated by its having Sanskr--
name. 1t reached China about t.
tenth century AID. 1t has no mar
in the ancient Greek and Latin Ian
guages and was probably not known 10
these people much before the Christian
era.
Q. When President Coolidge's class
at Amherst voted fer the man mo-
likely to succeed in life" who won?-
L. r.
A. Bruce Barton, in an article on
President Coolidge. says that DIV 5ht
Morrow won. Coolidge himself received
one vote, that cast for him by Morrow.
g.. How can the weight Of piece Of
ice be appropriated by knowing Its
measurements? w. w. D.
A. One cubic foot weighs, approx
mately, 57.2 pounds.
@. Does poison ivy Belong to the ivy
family?-L. P
A. The poison ivy. like several ether
plants with similar namesl is not an
ivy. but is merely called bT-that name
because Of It's resemblance ii the real
ivy, Poison ivy bc.orgs 10 the same
family and genus as the sumacs and, is
a totally different plant from the Eng
lish ivy.
@ What is the chemical composition
of fourth. E.
A. Starch S. to 70 per cent pro-
teins, 9 10 II per cent, ce!lulose and
fat. per cent, sugars, q. per cent.
mineral matter tash1 y per cent.
water, IS to IS per cent.
@. Please give short biography of
the late Hall Caine-B w
A. Sir Thomas Henry Hall Cainc.
British novelist and dramatlst. was
born OF mixed MaaX and Cumberland
pafentage at RuncorN. Cheshire NAV
u, 1853. He vas educated with q vieu.
: to becoming all architect but turn TO
journalism. becoming leader writer ON
the Liverpool Mercury He went 10
London at the suggestion Of D. &.
Rossetti. with whom he mad had some
! correspondence, and lived with the poet
for some time "RecollectiorS Of RIOS
SETH was published in 1882 and IN
1885 he began an extremely successful
career as a novelist. His writings on
ManX subjects were acknowledged n"
his election III 1901 to represent Ram
sey in the House Of Keys lie was r.
cipient OF the K. B E. IN 1918 for his
services in the World War and in 1922
was made a Companion Of Honour.
@ When did the DO-X start TO
America and what places did 1t go be-
lore coming hero, W S.
A. The great plane stared to fl to
America on ths 5th OF last November
Due TO fire N one wing. most Of De-
cember and January was spent ~
Lisbon. The lsSi CT January /, started
again to Ne" York by way Of the Ca
naries CThere 1t vas damaged and de-
layed for three months. the west coast
of Africa. Cape Verde Islands. Brazil "a
six-weeks' stay at Rio de Janeirol,
Guiana tire West Indies, Florida,
Charleston and Norfolk