Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
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q. Had the name Phar Lap any spe-
eiai sisnifieAnce?-A.E Z.
A. This famous racer from Australia
was nameleAs when Davis and HArry
Telford bought him. They eAAdefed
naming him Lightning" Some one
told them thAt PhAr Lap meant hght-
ming IN JavAnese, % Phaf Lap was
chosen.
q. Do eele have scAles?-B. A. ..
A. The ConGef or "a eel 4 sealelSas.
The fresh water eel y d hsh with
scales The scales are small, linear In
form, and embedded IN the skin. Tfsfe
were $50 scales arranged In . lateral
series on 41-inch eel eaueht In the
Potomac River and preserved tn the
National Museum collection.
q. How long Il the Rhons olacier9-
D. B.
A. It y about 8 miles long. T1,is
glacier gives origin to the Rhone River.
Q. Why do members of Congress Ar
range pairs when absent from Con-
gress?-C. Y. 3.
A. Very often when 4 member Of
Congress has to be absent on account Of
ilmeas or because Of 4 committee meet
ing, he arrAnses for q pair 90 that his
stand on . certain measure may Be
recorded.
q. Why was the disputed territory IN
South America given the name the
A. The word "chaco" u supposed TO
have sisnified Z drive Of wild animals
or hunting ground. but In this in
stance u employed fgurativelY. The
savage Inhabitants were driven before
Inca troops like game In . hunting
drive. The name given to the region
Is Fl Gran Chaco.
@. Who Is the president Of the Amer
ican Ping Pong Association?-N. K
A. Mr. Sidney s. LEM, the bridge
expert, Is the president
Q. What modern appliances are IN
stalled on Old 1rousides? Is she motor
driven?-E. +. H.
A. The U. s. 8. Constitution, known
as Old Ironsides has been restored as
she was In 1919. The only modern
appliances on the vessel are the com
passes, the electric lights, and the fire
extinguishers. She has no motors. and
hor
be driven by the wind In her sails.
@. At what season Of the year
should q tourist visit Death Valley,
Caln.?-B M. C.
A. At any time except Midsummer
a trip can be made through this inter-
esting region in comfort.
@. Who was the FIRST musician to
compose chamber music Of importance?
&C. L. B.
A. Chamber music Is music written
to be played in q small room or hall by
q small group Of instrumentalists and
is fanniliArly applied TO solos, quartets
and quintets. The FIRST musician who
wrote any chamber music Of importance
was Joseph Haydn, who wrote about 80
string quartet compositions. Next in
importance came Mozart and then
Beethoven.
q. Could opium peoples be nised in
Michigan and the seeds sold?-E @.
A. The successful cultivation Of
opium peoples Is possible only where
there Is not m excessive rainfall and
where the climate Il tropical or sub
tropical. Also. the industry can be
successfully carried on only where
labor and land are sufficiently cheap
and abundant. The cultivation Of
peoples for the production Of opium Is
therefore not possible in this country