Evening star., 1932-05-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

struck on the Columbia a generation
before Boston or London made use Of
the secret. With intense interest
Capt. Lewis stood by while the chemist
physician dipped sulphur tipped splints
OF wood into phosphorus, and 10! his
little matches glowed like Lucifer's
own. You can make the sticks your
self he said. I will seal the phos-
phorous In these small tin boxes for
safety"
@. How long has the game Of par
cheesi been played according to the
present rules?-A. J. B.
A. Parcheesi is trade-marked
game made according to a Standard
design which has not varied for almost
10 years.
Q. Who sat for the Spanish Beggar,"
by Sargent?-D. B.
A. Carmela Bertogna, a Spanish girl
whom Sargent saw in the south of
France.
9. Are people smoking fewer cigars
and cigarettes?-P. R.
A. In April, 1882. the number of
cigars sold was less by l10,028,839 than
In April, 1881. Cigarette consumption
fen of 1905, ,330.926 in the same IL
months Every kind Of tobacco, in
Guiding snuff, showed a heavy decline
for the first time in many years.
9. Is Is Mexican onyx kind of quartz?
A. 1t is not. 1t is a variety of marble.
O. Can an alien become a Mason In
the United States?-D. z.
A We ara that tba c,eetjax,
of citizenship does not enter into the
qualifications Of a Mason. An alien
residing in the United States would
not because Of lack of citizenship be
ineligible to become a Mason.
@. Does a fish have a heart. and, if
SC, where is it located?-H. C. M
A. All fishes have hearts, but in the
lowest forms. the heart is reduced to
simple pulsating tube. The heart of a
fish is located in the front part of
the body, directly behind the neck
1t is not necessarily located on the
in the middle Of the body or on either
side.
@. Are there any so-called interplan-
etary ships now in process Of construc-
tion?-W J. B.
A. Experiments in interplanetary
communication are being conducted IN
several localities in the United States
and in Europe. Prof. Robert H. God
dard is building rocket plane in New
Mexico. He recently stated that it was
impossible to say when it would be
ready. Cleve Shaffer Is studying rocket
propulsion in San Francisco and Har-
vey " Bull at the University Of Syra-
cuse N. Y. A rocket is also being built
by the American Interplanetary So
ciety in the vicinity Of New York City
under the direction Of Edward Bendray,
David LASER, H. F. Pierce and DR.. H.
Il. Sheldon Of New York University. A
rocket flying field, known as the Rak-
eten Flugplatz. has been esta ablished near
Berlin. Germany, where experiments are
being conducted and rocket ships being
built.
@. How many solid gold rings about
the size of a wedding ring would it take
to make an ounce?-F. L. S.
A. An average gold ring weighs ap-
proximately pennyweight and half.
Therefore, about Il rings would make
up an ounce.
@. Which end of the Rock of Gil
braltar is the highest?-H. S. W.
A. The highest point is at the north
end, toward Spain. The highest poin.
of the rock is 1896 feet above sea level
Its north face is almost perpendicular
1t terminates at its southern eXtremit-
in Europa Point, which runs down to
the sea. The west side is less steep
than the east, and between its base
and the sea is q narrow leTel, on which
the town is built.