Evening star., 1933-06-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. Are there many private ZOOS in the
United States?-R. S.
! A. Not of any considerable size. The
largest one is owned by Mr.. Asa G.
Gambler, tr.. Of Atlanta. Ga, whose COL
lection of animals includes the largest
elephant in captivity.
@. Can typewriter manuscripts be
sent through the mail as second or
third class matter?-C. P. A.
| A Postal regulations do not permit
sepng manuscripts written by type
writer or longhand through the mails in
any other way than by flrst-class mail
at the rate Of 3 cents per ounce.
c. Z; :. Where " does the ne" day 0ss'n'-
A. The new day begins at the Inter-
national Date Line, an irregular line
drawn on the map of the Pacific Ocean
at approximately the 180th meridian.
@. Some time ago you had question
regarding the ovenizing Of hams, the
reply to which was not quite clear to
me. Can you tell me little more about
what ovenized is?-R. D. H.
| nvopizipp did not royoIufinri1a tho
basic way in which smoking was done
1t did change certain details in the
method of smoking, but the general
practice of smoking hams and bacon
over hardwood fires has not been
changed, but Is the same as in the past
Those who ovenize hams and bacon
state that an explanation of the process
involves detail which is technical and
complicated. The net effect. however,
is TO produce hams and bacon with
better flavor, greater tenderness, greater
frmneSs, etc.
@. How many emploves has the
Southern Railway?-T. G.
A. There are As, 900 people on the pay
roll of the Southern Railway, as against
10000 In 1929.
Q. What IS meant by q short-term
|
! A. The membership Of the Senate Is
divided into thirds so that one-third ex-
pires every two years. When a Senator
dies or resigns leaving an meXpired
term. his successor is appointed or
! elected only for the remainder of the
term. This is referred to as a short
term. Sometimes it may happen that
: at the November election a candidate
is running for election for the short
term which would have lasted until
March 4 following. and either he or
some other candidate would be running
for the long term which would last for
six years beginning with the following
March.
@. What are Queen Mary's favorite
! flowers?-J. r.
A. Roses, carnations and lilies Of the
valley.
@. How large is the Aral Sea?-F. A.
| A. The Aral Sea in Western Siberia
/ is the fourth largest inland sea of the
world, having an area of "a 400 square
miles. 1t is salt, but comparatively less
| SO than a number of other inland
seas. having a salinity of only 10 per
| cent.
Q. Who was Quannah Parker?-M D.
A. A Comanche Indian chief, son of
a captive white woman. He led the
( last Indian attack against the Texans.
( but later accepted and championed