Evening star., 1933-12-30

office which is the farthest North on this
continent?-G. G. T
A. The most northerly post ONCE On
this continent is at Barrow, Alaska.
Q. What can be done to restore pop
corn which pops poorly?-C. B.
A. Popcorn should have q moisture
content of thirteen to fifteen per cent
to pop well. Place the popcorn that is
TOO dry in paper sack and put it on
the porch on rainy day, or add from
two to five tablespoonfuls of water to
two pounds OF corn in two-quart fruit
jar, cover tightly, shake well, and let
stand two or more days before using.
@. Is it possible that two people
would have identical fngerprints?-C.
j. T.
A. The United States Department of
Justice says it has no knowledge Of two
identical hngerprints and the possibility
of duplication of fingerprints is 80 re-
mote that the authorities consider 1t to
be infniteSimal.
9 How much snow does it ia
make an inch Of water?-A. s.
A. The amount of water de- i
from melting snow varies; some 81 %
are light and dry, others are wet Ten
inches of snow is regarded as q ger al
average equivalent to one inch of r.
Q. Is native bamboo used fol- ne
anq fishing pOles?-W. G. H.
A. There are several species Of ban-
boo which are native to the United
states, but they do not appear In the
trade in this country as fishing poles
and canes since they do not have suffi-
clent strength or springiness Bamboo
for cane and fishing poles comes from
chinese species. which can be ac-
cllmated in the United States wherever
the native bamboo will grow.
Q. Is Sorolla, the artist, dead?-J c.
A. The Spanish artist, Sorolla, died
in 1923. He was born in Valencia in
1862. His work is characterized by i'm
preSslonlsm that is vigorous, colorful,
and spontaneous in feeling. Besides
many pictures such as The Return Of
the Fishermen" Sorolla painted por-
traits OF King AlphonSo and Queen VIC
torla OF Spain and portrait groups Of
peasants and other native people.
Q, Where is the worlds highest rail-
way?-J. K.
A.. The highest altitude Is attained
by the Peruvian Central, at La Gina,
Peru, 1886 feet above sea level.
@. Is there an ozone belt in Louis
iana?-R. j. L.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
there Is no ozone belt in Louisiana, or
anywhere else for that matter. Practi-
cally all the ozone in the atmosphere.
and that is not much, Is far above the
highest clouds. 1t used to be thought
that ozone occurred abundantly about
min
then called an ozone region. That was
a mistaken idea. Perhaps the pleasant
odor Of the pine trees was mistaken for
the odor Of ozone
@. Was George Washington q partic-
ularly healthy man?-F M
A. Hygiea says: Contrary to the
view then prevailing and indeed con-
trary to that now widely held, Washing
ton was not a robust person. He had
started with a bad inheritance; his
1ather died at 48, his fathers father at
37 most of his brothers passed away
before reaching so, and his half brother
Lawrence died at the age of "a. George,
himself, had suffered from many i'll
nesSes even from his youth He had
smallpox when only 10 years old. and
ne was frequently the victim of dysen-
terry and attacks of malaria He had
also suffered from inflammation of the
chest and had considerable throat
trouble and had manifested symptoms
at times very suggestive of acute frontal
smusltis. On three occasions he was
near deaths door: once In 1853 from
what he himself thought was consump-
ton, once in 1889 from a severe attack
OF carbuncle of the hip, and the third
time from an attack of pneumonia prob
ably complicated with pleurisy."