Evening star., 1933-04-24
horse strike the ground when it is gal
loaain00-N n

morse strike the ground when 1t Is gall
loping?-V. B.
A. If the notation Of a stride by the
horse during gallop begins with tho
as the left hind foot, the right hind win
next strike the ground, and at a con-
siderable distance forward; then fall In
succession, the left forefoot, and the
right forefoot at distance from each
other sometimes equal to the height OF
the animal. The consecutive found,
tions OF support are the left hind fook
Doth hind feet, the right hind foot, the
right hind and the left forefeet, tn,
lett forefoot. both forefeet, the rignt
Ioreloot, from which the animal will
sPrlng INTO the air. In this last phase.
tne only one in the gallop when the
animal Is entirely of the ground, all
the legs are fiexed under the body.
Q. Has the re-enlistment bonus been
oscontmued In the United States
A; a; 1t will be discontinued on July 1,
@. How much damage was done by
the great fire of London?-C. A. v.
A. 1t covered 436 acres, DESTROYED
1900 houses and 80 churches, includ-
ing st. Paul's, September 20, 1868.
Q: When was the Pioneer the first
all-Pullman-built sleeping car, taken
out OF service?-M. H.
A. 1t went into active service in 1865
and its actual last trip is believed to
nave been made in the late '9Os. It
was destroyed in the Calumet shops in
August, 1903.
q. How many amendments to the
constitution are now before the States
Tor ratlf1cation?-N E. w.
a. TWo-the child labor amendment
and the amendment for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment.
Q. What causes mother" to appear
in vinegar?-R. 1. M.
A. Mother" in distilled vinegar IL
a group OF vinegar cells Saccharo-
myces aceti Is an organism in the vine-
gar which causes the alcohol to be
converted into acetic acid After this
change takes place in the vinegar, the
mother" appears.
@. What countries have free trade at
present?-S. S
A. None. England was formerly
what is known as a free trade country.
but at present has adopted tariffs to
meet the high tariffs in other countries.
Q: How long has peanut butter been
made?-T OBJ.
A. 1t first came into use about twenty
dve or thirty years ago as a food for
invelids. 1t soon became a staple
article Of food. Peanut butter con.
tains only the ground kernels of roast
ed, blanched peanuts, with the addi-
ton OF to 4 per cent of salt. The
food value of peanut butter is very
high.
O. When an offender is sentenced to
prison at hard labor" what form of
labor is provided?-L. NJ
A. At the present time it is not pos
Sible to carry out all such sentences
literally. Adequate and suitable occu-
patton during prison terms is one Of
the serious problems of the day.
@. What kind of an anesthetic il
avertin?-D. G.
A. Avertin is known to chemists as q
bromine derivative Of ethyl alcohol
called beta-tribromoethyl alcohol. Aver
tin Is usually administered by means Of
rectal injection of 212 or 3 per cent
aqueous solution and is generally used
as basal anesthetic, followed by ether,
gas or local anesthetic.
@. Please define Space NJ L.
A. Space may be defined as contin.
uous extension. This conception has
two principal forms according as it Is
employed to meet the practical de.
mands Of mathematics in the geomet-
rical branches or is treated from the
standpoint Of its psychological origin.