Evening star., 1933-05-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. What is the earliest age at which
a solo flight has been made in this
country?|. H.
A. Jack Chapman is the youngest
human being who has ever soloed. He
made his first air trip at the age of 4.
He. had seven and one-half hours OF
flying instruction before he tried his
own wings. He soloed at Suffolk Air
October, 1881, when he was II years
i old.
@. When does the National Academy
of Design hold its art exhibits?-W.
A. 1t holds two exhibitions each year,
one in November and the other In
March.
O. How many characters were used
by the Egyptians in their hieroglyphic
writing?--N. s. e.
A. They are believed to have used
| about 1,700.
Q. What Is the official record ski
| jump for the world?-L. l..
A. The International Ski Federation
does not and never will officially rec
ognize long ski jumps as records, and
this is all due to the fact that there
are not two ski hills in the world that
are built exactly alike. Another poin,
Is the fact that the top-notchers of the
world can never hope to gather at the
same great ski hill, and this is not a
fair issue unless all great skiers could
gather far lck e -Pcy:TS day Jumps
/ OF It514 rect, 26S feet and s31 feet
have been noted, but none has been ac-
cepted by the federation for the reasons
given.'
| @. Does the new economy act pro-
hibit veteran from borrowing so pei
cent on his adjusted service certificate?
&c. w. S.
A. The Veterans Administration says
that there Is no provision under the new
economy act which has any bearing on
or in any way curtails the privileges o1
veterans to borrow on their adjusted
service certificates
@. Why was the South so late in de-
velop!ng its manufacturing plants?-
F. A.
A. The cause of the small develop
ment Of Southern manufacturing COM
pared with that of the North up to the
year 1850 was that every dollar coulc
be more profitably utilized in the pro-
duction Of staple agricultural crops thar
in operating cotton machinery.
@. What are the ranks in the Legion
Of Honor?-L. S. C.
A. There are five: Grand croix.
grand officer, commandeur, officer and
chevalier.
@. How large are the Everglades and
how deep Is the water?-A. D. K.
I A. The Everglades is vast fresh
water marsh lake in Southern Florida
It's width is about As miles. its eastern
boundary being from 5 to Is miles from
the Atlantis Coast and its western limits
are A4 . mean distance of about Sc
miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The
depth Of the Everglades varies from
about l to feet and lessons consider
ably during the period Of least precipi-
tation. The region Is generally covered
by an Extraordinary dense growth OF
"saw-grass," rising to 6 feet or more
above the waters surface and gives the
landscape the general appearance of an
immense prairie, almost impenetrable