Evening star., 1932-07-08

that year it polled 5,607 votes. Gains
were made rapidly, and the peak vote was
attained in 1892, when 270.7i0 ballots
were cast for the ticket. The last sub
stantial vote, 1871. was cast for the
ticket in 1920. In 1924 only $3.50 votes
we're cast, and the party is practically
non-existent, its issue having been
taken over by the major parties.
@. How does the globefish make it.
self roundup. G. w.
A. The globefsh. or sea hedgehog,
has the faculty Of initiating its stomach
with air or water The body is covered
with tough skin, without scales, but pro-
vided with spines. When the stomach
is inflated the fish assumes globular
form and the spines protrude, forming
defensive armor. A fish thus blown
out turns over and floats belly upward.
driving before the winds and waves.
@. What was the brain capacity and
intelligence of the Gro -Magnon man?-
w. G.
A. Nothing is known about the in
telligence of these people. Brain size
is not correlated with intelligence. They
had a skull capacity, roughly. of 1850
cubic centimeterS, together with a more
highly developed culture than their
predecessors. This is about 1870 cubic
centimeters above the modern average
The larger brain in the Cro-Magnon
man is explained by the larger body
size.
@. What religion did the Pilgrims
come to America to avoid?-M. L.
A. The term pilgrim" is used in
reference to the earliest immigrants to
Massachusetts,, but more especially to
the settlers at Plymouth in 1920. The
term must be distinguished from Puri-
tan. which was that given to body Of
religious reformers who sought to re-
form the Church Of England. The Pill
grims were separatists from the first,
who had already left England and
formed an independent congregation in
Leyden, whence they came to New Eng
land.
@. Do filling stations in Canada re-
main open all night or until late hours,
as in the United StateSc-D. D.
A. They close much earlier, and In
Vancouver. British Columbia. there is
curfew ordinance requiring filing sta
tions to close ct o'clock, which in
Summer is more t1an an hour before
dark.
@. What is the name for the feeling
that some persons frequently have that
they are turned around" that direc-
tions are not as they should be?-W.
H. B.
A. In psychology the term for the
condition is Discrimination"
@. Is it true that the Arctic oceans
water level is gradually rising?-E PIP.
A. The theory that the level Of the
Arctic ocean is rising as result Of the
melting of the ice at the Polar icecap
has been advanced. but no conclusive
evidence has as yet been found. As a
result Of numerous Arctic expeditions
in the near future it is probable that
the subject will be carefully studied.
P. F..
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that it does not. Just before a
thunderstorm the atmosphere is un-
usually warm, or even uncomfortably
hot. This warm condition is ideal for
bacteria to work, and the sour milk is
a result. The heat and bacteria do the
trick, not the thunder. More attention
to cooling the milk is suggested to pre-
vent souring at these times.
@. How much sulphur can CONNER
CAal sdoOllIlc CO4tdlu f-fI. n.
A. The Federal Government requires
that gasoline shall not contain more
than 0.10 per cent of sulphur. Sulphur
can be removed from gasoline by proper
refining so as to render the gasoline
harmless to engines.
O. When we're hymns first written?-
c. S.
A. The writing Of hymns can be
traced to mans first worship of a Su-
preme Being. Hymns were written in
ancient Egypt to the sun god, Ra.
@. How much ground Is included in
the bird sanctuary established In Flor
ida by Edward Bok?-I. T.
A. The Mountain Lake Sanctuary
and Singing Tower was dedicated to
public use by Mr.. Box and covers a.
acres on Iron Mountain.
@. Of what are scarabs usually
madef-C. E.
A. TIE older ones are usually made
OF baked clay covered with enamel