Evening star., 1934-01-02

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@. How fast liza skier travelling when
ne leaves the sliie?-S. S.
A. 1t Is natuHl that the skier COM
ing down the Hide will increase his
speed as he continues down slide, as he
starts from shndstill and gains mo-
mentum as he Hides down. His flight
through the all is about even, as he
usually has wirtl resistance to contend
with. The skir does speed up some
on his downwsd drop from his fight
through the ali and when he touches
the hill after lis jump, then continues
at greater sped. The speed of jump
ers was measutd in 1882 on the Skui
Hill in Norway. 1t was found that the
jumpers speed It the take-of was about
so miles per har. In the air the speed
increased slightly; at the foot of the
out-run, where was 80 miles per hour,
the greatest sped was obtained.
@. Are silk and rayon considered
animal or vegetable fibers?-G. G.
A. Silk Is 81 animal fiber, while
rayon is a vegetable fiber.
@. What does the United States
Government require of county jails
which house Federal prisoners?-L. NJ.
A The Department of Justice says
that there are many requirements which
Jail or county prison must comply with
before it is consideed suitable for .tife
housing of Federal pisoners. There are
eleven items which are given considera-
ton in deciding upon the institutions.
These items are listed alphabetically
and not according to their importance:
Administration and discipline, building
and equipment. cleanliness and santa
tion employment ard industry. food,
hosi:ital facilities, meGcal service. per-
son-l hygiene, personnel, rehabilitation
an6 religion inStructio. The jailS are
inspected by the inspector Of prisons.
G How long have revival meetings
been held?-W. S. N.
A: The modern revival may be said
to {ate from the middle of the eight
eenth century. The revival of 1740-42
was called the Great Awakening, but
after that period the term revival
came into use.
G. Where is the suvanee River?-
NJ. H.
A The suwanee liver rises in
| Southern Georgia, in he Okefnokee
! Swamp, and flows in winding, gen
orally south-southWest curse. through
Florida into the Gulf of Mexico, about
| IS r1ileS north by west f Cedar Keys.
/ 1t has length Of 240 niles.
/ @. How many telephone calls go
| Unanswered?-E. P.
A. 1t is estimated thai at least six
per cent are unanswered
@. When was NANTUCKET, Mass. i'm
| portant as a whaling cenhr?-S. E. w
A The Island of Nantucket, % miles
! south Of Cape Cod, Mass, was for more
than a century principa seat Of the
whaling industry. christopher Husse!
took the first sperm whalein l7l2, ant
| development of the vessel fishery sue
| ceeding the old shore fshGy of whales
! was rapid Leadership in the industry
| passed from Nantucket to New Bedforc
about 1920 and soon afer l04O tht
decline of whaling begal in earnest
The island still has extensive fisheries
but is no longer a whaling center.
@. How did red-letter days happer
to be thus named?-B. L.
A. Originally they wer, the chic