Evening star., 1933-10-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

July the winds are very mod1go4o, ~
they blow at an average Of some 1b
miles Der hour, thus causing the plano
to lose that much mileage per hou.
Q. What oil was the first to b dis
tiled?-L. B.
A. Spirits Of turpentine Is . very
old product and is the first oil TO be
prepared historically by distillation.
@. Is 1t true that Martha Washing
ton could neither read Ior writer
G. A. D.
A. Marths Washington was able to
read and write. True, that In her day
little importance was attached to a
woman's being able to do this, but she
did. Her letter Of welcome written to
DAUGHTER -tn-law Is q thing OF rare
beauty.
q. Which countries have tne largest
armies?-V. T. T.
A. The following countries have the
largest active armies at the present
time: China, / ,922 200; Russia, 84S, 600;
France, cor, 900.
@. What is the American Society
for Physical Research?-P. A. H.
A. It was organized in 1855 as q
branch of the British Society and in
corporated in 1904. The object of the
society Is the investigation Of all types
of psychic phenomena and the coilec-
ton Of material pertaining to them 1t
maintains q library and publishes re-
ports and proceedings. The member
ship. Is l,1OO. The members are not
necessarily sptritualists.
q. What has become Of the May
flower compact?-E. r.
A. Its whereabouts Is not known.
The oldest CODY of the text of the COM
pact known at the present time Is that
printed in Mounts Relation in 1922.
The oldest known list of the Al signers
of the compact Is found in 'New-Eng-
lands Memoriall," printed in 1869.
COPY of the compact appears In Brad
ford's History Of Plymouth Planta-
tion," written between 1880 and 1916.
@ When did the Government take
over the printing Of all United states
paper money?-P. j. @.
A. After 1879 the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing in washington com.
menced the manufacture OF all united
states paper money and has continued
to the present time.
@ What are pmkahs? I think they
are used In India-P. j. W.
A. The punkah in use in India Is q
large fan, consisting Of thin cotton
cloth stretched over an exceedingly
lieht frame Of bamboo from six to eight
feet high. It is usually attached TO the
ceiling BY cords or ropes and Kept m
motion by servants for that purpose.
In the hot season in India the punkan
ia almost an essential to living.
@. Are the rules for professional foot
bali and college foot ball exactly the
same?-T r.
A. There are six rules which diner.
Otherwise the same rules are followed.
@. What is the highest wind velocity
ever recorded In this country?-E. E. M
A. The Weather Bureau says tha
records showing the highest velocity OF
winds that occur in severe storms are
rarely recorded, since the instruments
for recording wind volumes are usually
not capable Of withstanding the highest
velocities that are sometimes known to
exist. However, q dependable velocity
Of 1873 miles per hour was recorded at
, Cape Lookout, N. c., in August, 1879.
c. How many columns has the Lin
coin Menorial?-B. T.
A. Surrounding the walls OF the me-
mortal is q colonnade forming q SYM
boil Of the Union. each column repre-
! senting a State-36 in el-one for each
State existing ut the e-e of Lincoln's
J death