Evening star., 1932-08-01

litical and geographic divisions there
are, of course. many more. The fun
number of these is approximately l7O.
@. What State calls itself the Iodine
State2-C. H.
A. South Carolina.
@. Please explain the iron chink used
in factories which can fiSh.-S. K.
A The iron chink was first used IN
1908 at Fairhaven (now Bellingham),
Washington. 1t removes the head, tail
and fins and opens and thoroughly
cleans the fish ready to cut into pieces
for the cans. BY the use OF these ma
chimes the dressing gang is almost en-
tirely done away with, dispensing with
Is to 20 men. This same machine Is
now SO arranged that the fish after
dressing are also ''slimed," that Is, the
thick mucus covering the skin removed
and the inside OF the fish cleaned.
@. How many people have made the
! pilgrimage to Wakefield In the past
| year?-D. NJ.
A. More than $4,000 persons visited
| Wakefield. the birthplace Of George
Washington, during the first year for
which an official travel record was kept.
The travel count was begun in July,
| 1881.
@. Whose picture was on the first
three-cent parcel post stamp?-C. E. S.
A. 1t was issued in 1918 and was
red stamp, the subject being railway
postal clerk.
@. Does the temperature Of a spring
vary from Summer to Winter?-V. P.
A. The temperature of the water from
! a spring varies little ordinarily with the
season. After one reaches a depth of
| 80 feet there is little appreciable change
| in the temperature throughout the year.
Water coming from this depth would,
| therefore, show little change in tenn
perature At 16 feet there would be
a difference of about only one degree in
/ temperature and there would be six
month lag which would cause the water
| to be hottest in December and coldeSt
| in July. Sometimes there IS a consid-
cradle mixture of surface water, which
| gives change in the temperature.
@. In what way were the Wendels re-
| lated to the AStOrS?-L. K. b.
A. The first member of the Wendell
family in America was John Gottheb
| Matthias Wendell. who came to the
United States from Germany In 1913.
The following year he married Miss
Elizabeth Astor, sister of the first John
Jacob Astor. His son was John Daniel
Wendell, who was the father Of the Ella
Wendell who recently died.
@. How high does the bush grow
from which tea leaves are taken?-
S. L. S.
A. As cultivated in China it Is an
evergreen shrub growing to height OF
from three to five feet
@. Please give biography of the
present leader of the Marine Band
G. G. H.
A. Taylor Branson was born In Wash
ington, d. c., July 81, 1881. He studied
violin with Capt. Santelmann, clarinet
with Andres Coda and composition with
Arthur Tregina. He enlisted in the Ma
rine Band in 1898 and was appointed
second leader in 1920. He has been
leader since May l, 1927.
@. How large is Mamomth Cave,
Kentucky?-J. c. w.
A. The cave occupies a circle approx
imately 10 miles in diameter The
length of the passages in the cave ag-
gregate $50 miles
@. What was the poem on the rea-
sons for drinking that is attributed to
Dean Henry Aldrich?-B. S.
A. This great churchman, who In
1892 was vice chancellor of oxford Uni
verSity wrote Latin epigram trans
lated as follows: If on my theme I
rightly think there are five reasons
why men drink. Good wine; a friend;
because I'm dry or least should be
by and by; or-any other reason why.
|
@. When was oil first struck in Los
Angeles?-T. H.
A, Oil was struck in Los Angeles
County at Puente in 1876 and soon
thereafter in Los Angeles City and Ven-
tura County.
Q. How many guards are employed
In the Federal penitentiaries ?-J. v. G..
A. In Atlanta Penitentiary there are
112 guards: the United States Peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth lis guards, and
the United States Penitentiary at Nc
Neil Island, Wash, As guards.
@. How large rattlesnake has been
found?-R. P.
A. The largest rattlesnake of whiS h
| there is record is a diamond rattlesnak =
caught in Florida which was 8 feet )
inches long and Is inches through Z ,
thickest part.
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