Evening star., 1933-08-25
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

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| 10 What State was first to ratify the
child labor amendment?-R. F. p.
A. Arkansas was first. It ratified
this proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution In 1924.
| 9. Do animals pay any attention to
airplanes passing overhead?-M. L. r.
A. The game warden of Uganda has
reported to the British government that
planes on the regular African mail
routes have made the herds Of eie-
| phants SO restless that huge migrations
are expected. Stampedes Of other ami
mails are frequent. Domestic animals
! In this country pay no attention un-
less planes fly unusually low.
Q. Who was the first officer killed
| in the Revolution?-H. M.
A. william Hendricks.
@. Are automatic telephones In use
| In other countries?-J. F. S.
A. They are quite widely used and
new installations are constantly being
made In cities where the populations
are made up Of people of many ma
tions. such as Shanghai. Istanbul and
| ~ata tHn al traf finv nf thA akrr
| who seldom understands all Of them,
is especially advantageous.
@. What does according to Hoyle"
mean?-S. p. K.
A. Edmund Hoyle is the name Of a
| famous author who devoted his life to
| rules for games. To act according to
Hoyle" is to conform to rules.
@. What, is it within the leaves which
| decides whether the leaves will turn
yellow or red In the Autumn?-N. B.
A. Two general classes of chemical
compounds are responsible. The caro-
tinoids cause the yellows and the
anthocyanins the reds and purples.
Naples, which sometimes show a mot
ting OF iyellows and reds, may have
local patches of anthocyanins masking
out the cartinoid ground-color.
@. What was the name Of the Jew
who was mayor of Rome?-H. B.
A. The American Hebrew says that
Ernesto Nathan, a Jew, odciated in
that capacity.
@. Please define a pretzel-S. j.
| A. 1t is q kind Of sslted biscuit made
in the form of a knot.
! O. What has been the foreign trade
! effect CT the last few years political
disturbances in China?-N. L. T.
A. The United States now leads IN
Chinese foreign trade. supplying more
Of China's imports thar any other ma
ton and taking most OF her exports.
| @. Is the planet Venus believed to
| be inhabited?-S. P.
A. Recent observations lead some
| astronomers to believe that there Is a
! probability Of organic life In Venus.
! There is convincing evidence OF the
presence Of carbon dioxide IN its
atmosphere. Should further research
reveal the presence Of oxygen and water
it will greatly increase the probability
of life on the planet.
@. What is the difference between
/ cane sugar and beet susar?-W. s.
A. There is no difference in the
chemical analysis Of cane sugar and
beet sugar. Both contain the element
of sucrose and the pure product Of each
, is identical In origin the difference Is.
of course. that cane sugar is derived
from sugar cane and beet sugar from
sugar beets.
O. Where Is the oldest map in the
world?-E. K. M.
A. In a temple shrine at Nuzi,
about halfway between Babylon and