Evening star., 1933-10-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKfN.

Q. What is the Code Of Hammu-
rapi?-F. H.
A. The Code of Hammurapi was
promulgated by the Babylonian ruler
of that time (2067 to 2025 B. c. for the
use of the countries throughout the
Babylonian Empire. The code is en-
graved on a block of black diorite
nearly feet high. and was discovered
in 1901 and 1902 broken in three pieces
There are 65 laws on the diverse and
about 40 defaced at the bottom. The
reverse contains 1873. The code begins
with witchcraft, which connects it with
the religious code: passes through all
grades of social and domestic life, end
~g with a scale Of official wages for
all classes of Workmen- 1t also deals
with money transactions and the laws
OF property.
Q, How did the dolly get its name?-
D. N.
A. 1t took its name from Dolly. the
inventor of a fabric in the seventeenth
century.
@. Who was the first Protestant to
become President Of France?-G. H.
A. CASTOR Dourergue, who was
elected in 1924.
Q. Which is the harvest moon! Inc
hunters moOn?-M. j.
A The harvest moon is the full
moon occurring nearest the date OF the
aCtumnal equinox, September %. The
continuance of light after sunset is very
useful to the farmers when taking in
their crops. The hunters moon is the
full moon Immediately following the
harvest moon. The expression harvest
moon occurs in English literature as
early as 1906 In ITO there is reference
10 the hunters moon.
G. What kind Of dog is the Chesa-
peake Bay?-H. l..
A. II resembles a dull -colored red
retriever in color, shape and size. Its
coat is very dense and absolutely water
proof. For general retrieving work it
has no superior.
@. Is there more than one famous
portrait of the Duchess of Devon
skire?-D. G.
A. There are two, one by Reynolds
and one by Gainsborough.
Q. When were land grant colleges
provided for by law?-I. A.
A. The first measure became a law
July 2, 1862.
Q. When was the wind tunnel at the
Bureau Of Standards built? By whom?
H. II. C.
A. 1t was built in 1920 by members
Of the aerodynamics section-Dr. L. ].
Briggs. Dr. H. L. Dryden and Mr.. R. H.
Heald
@. What is the food value of pickles?
j. F. B.
A The Department of Agriculture's
Bureau Of Home Economics says that
the term pickle" is applied to wide
variety Of products, so it is not possible
tc make any general statement as to
the food value of all of them. In most
cases some of the vitamin content. II
rot all, is lost during the picking
process. The amount that is retained
will depend upon the process, the ex-
tent TO which there has been loss by
solution and the length Of time the
pickle IS held. There is very definite
evidence that there is a slow loss Of
yitamin c in any product put down in
salt, due to oxidation The loss Of ash
constituents is largely dependent upon
the extent to which the juices have
been drained off or the brine has been
soaked out.
Q. How many Of the Great Lakes
have Indian names ?-H A w
A. -Four OF them have Indian names.
Lake Superior is the exception. It was
name by the Jesuits, Lac Superieur.
meaning upper lake.
@. When crab loses a claw will an
other grow in its place?-J T. M
A. A crab Will attempt to grow an
other claw to replace lost one. but
the new claw is never perfect and is
usually much smaller