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access to the interior for trade and for
military expeditions was easier than
from Biloxi or Mobile, the older French
settlements.
@. To what depth can q diver 70
equipped with & pump and lines?-
T. N.
A. The standard hand diving pump
Is good for Cnly about 76 feet of
water. The source of air supply limits
the diver under such conditions. Now
If the air supply is unlimited, within
practical limits, an experienced,
trained and physically qualified diver
can dive to maximum of 800 feet in
water and remain at that depth not
longer than 20 minutes. All divers
using air pressure must be decom-
pressed on approved decomposition
tables to avoid caisson disease.
@. On what State Capitol's grounds
is Earth Lodge, a reproduction of an
Indian home?-E. v. G.
A. 1t is located in Bismarck, N. OAK,
and was put up by the State Historical
Society.
O. How many patients, doctors and
nurses has st. Elizabeths Hospital, the
Federal Governments institution
M. A. ].
A. The present number OF patients
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital Is $3.50.
There are As staff physicians and the
following number of nurses on duty:
500 attendants, Sc junior nurses, SO
senior nurses, 80 supervisory nurses
and chiefs ard assistant chiefs. 1t
Is maintained only for the treatment
OF mental ailments. There Is also q
general hospital attached to it which
cares for the physical ailments of the
inmates.
@. When did the Jews leave Jeru-
salem?-L. H.
A. The final dispersion Of the Jews
occurred after the capture of Jeru-
salem by the Roman general Titus,
AID. II. Previous TO this for several
hundred years Jerusalem had had a
semi-native government but was
tributary to Rome.
@. Was the Leaning Tower Of Pisa
planned to be built with a Slant
M. B.
A. Some authorities say that the
lean is due to attempts by architects
to rectify sinking while the tower was
being built. Others argue that 1t was
Intentional. 1t is inclined about 13
feet 8 inches toward the south.
@. What is the symbolism of
George Frederic Watts painting,
Hope?-L. S.
A. 1t is described as follows: Blind
folded with Tyre in hand and sitting
on the globe in the dim twilight of
the world, Hope" strives to get all
the music possible out of the last
remaining string.
@. Why are there locks in the
Panama Canal? How many are
there?-J. A. B.
A. They were necessary in order
that ships be brought from sea level
to the level of Gatun Lake which is
IS feet above sea level. There are
II locks in the Panama Canal.
@. When will the Mardi Gras cele-
bration be held this Winter?-M. K.
A. The New Orleans Mardi Gras
Immediately precedes Lent. Shrove
Tuesday, which is the big carnival
day, falls on February II. Parties
and street carnivals are held for
five days previous.
@. What is the greatest voltage
produced to date?-C. E. @.
A. At the lightning investigation
station near Ogemau, Ark, voltages
as high as 100000 volts have been
attained. An artificial lightning
amounting to 100000 volts has been
produced between two giant elec-
trodes, each of which consists of
sphere is feet in diameter, mounted
on a column 25 feet high and feet
in diameter.
@. At the time of the battle Of
Trenton what name was given to the
place from which Washington and
his men set out to cross the Dela-
ware?-R. D.
A. 1t was then known as McKon-
KEYS Ferry.