Evening star., 1934-02-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

better for sleeping, or those after mid
night?-C. E. B.
A. The time of day appears TO have
little importance in influencing sleep,
except that persons trying to sleep in
the day are more frequently upset by
noise and light. Professors of psy-
chology who have conducted tests
perts .ning to sleep have found that
persons sleep more soundly when they
first go to sleep than they do In the
latter part Of sleep.
@. What does ''maranatha" mean?
&C. 2.
A. 1t was an invocation used among
the early Christians meaning 20
Lord! Come"
@. In what kind of a case are the
Declaration Of Independence and the
Constitution kept?-L. H.
A. Congress appropriated $4,000
for the construction Of the shrine
in which are housed the Declaration
Of Independence and the Constitution.
OF this amount, $7,452.37 was spent.
The shrine was dedicated February
SOB 1871 AZ was uColBllCO ny
H. Bacon of Boston and New York.
The background is of grayish black
York fossil marble" says the Library
OF Congress. An upright frame or
case with gold-plated bronze doors
contains the Declaration. Below and
in front Of the upright case is a much
larger one in the form of a desk with
claw feet. 1t contains the five sheets
of the Constitution In front of this
case is a small carved stool, both
cases and stool being executed in As
bury pink Tennessee marble Quarried
near Knoxville, Tenn. Two sheets
OF plate glass with specially prepared
gelatin films between the two plates
protect the documents.
@. How much do wild turkeys
we.gh?-R. M.
A. Adult wild turkeys will weigh
from 25 to 80 pounds for male and
20 to 25 pounds for the females. The
coloring of the wild turkey is very
similar to that of the domesticated
turkey except that it is more showy.
The male especially is brightly COL
ored, having a beautiful bronze green
luster on most of the body feathers.
@. What are President Roosevelt's
fagorite songs?-F. H.
A. 1t is reported that they are:
My Wild Irish Rose" Home on the
Range" In the Halls of Montezuma"
and Anchors Aweigh."
O. Have atoms been split ?-D. P.
A. Atoms have been split. Impor-
tant work in this connection has been
done by Drs. Cockroft and Walton of
Cambridge, England
@. Does it always thunder when
there Is lightning and does it ever
thunder when there is no lightning?
". c. 1.
A. Since lightning produces thun-
der by suddenly heating the air along
It's path to a very high temperature
and thereby causing it to expand in
an explosive manner, it is impossible
to have thunder without lightning or
to have lightning without the result
ant thunder.
@. Who was the first Prince of
Wales?-J. NJ C.
A. The first Prince of Wales was
! Edward. son of Edward /. King of
( England. who was born at Carnarvon.
Wales. in 1907. during his fathers
residence in Wales. The King is said
TO have won the favor of the Welsh
people by telling them that he would
( give them a prince who could not
! speak word of English.
@. Does the United States Govern
ment provide food, proper shelter and
clothing and medicine for its Segre-
gated lepers?-M. S.
A. All known lepers are segregated
in colony and are given the best of
care and treatment, which includes
medical attention, shelter, food and
! clothing.