Evening star., 1936-03-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

By Frederic ]. Haskin
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question OF fact 6y ,Dritino The Erentna
St1r Information Bureau, Frederic :.
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@. How are the foot BALI teams se.
lected that play In the Rose Bowl On
January 1?-S. G.
A. When the Pacific Coast Conferences
season closes, colleges in the conferences
choose the champion team by vote This
team selects its own opponent, which
cannot be Pacific Coast Conference
eleven. Southern Methodist was chosen
in 1886 to meet Stanford. Stanford wo1.
by score of TO.
O. What Is the highest note possible
Tor trumpet player to reach?-J. r.
A. Book Of the Symphony says that
the range of the trumpet is about two
and one-half octaves. The topmost note
is the same high c OF which sopranos
boast. Some jazz trumpeters can force
the instrument even higher.
@. How long will 1t take to All the
reservoirs back Of Norris Dam?-W. Mcc.
A. The gates were closed on March 4,
and the filling OF the lake will not bsi
accomplished until next Fall.
@. What is the food value of honeyA
M. o. T.
A. The Bureau of Chemistry says tina
the food value of honey lies principally
in its being source of energy or calorie.l
The quantities Of other food factors,
namely, protein, fat, mineral salts and
vitamins, are so small in honey as tc
be practically negligible when consid-
cred as sources of these factors in the
general diet Of man. One pound of
honey has a fuel value Of 1870 calories.
The low caloric value of honey is to be
accounted for chiefly because of its
water content, honey having on the
average of about 18 per cent OF water,
Honey contains little, II any, vitamins.
O. How long did it take the glass for
the 200-inch telescope to cool?-M. A. P,
A. 1t required full year. It is esti-
mated that grinding and polishing the
disc would take from to 3 years.
@. How much of Arabia is desert?
S. A. T.
A. About half. The area covered would
correspond to the land between Cali
fornia and the Mississippi River and
from Texas to the Canadian border.
G. When was cottonseed oil discov.
ered?-S. F.
A. Cottonseed oil was first produced
by DR.. Otto of Bethlehem, Pa, in 1853,
but its value as food product was not
appreciated until about 1855.
@. How old is Stanley Walker, author
Of Mrs. Astors Horse" and others books?
IT. M.
A. He is 81 years old.
@. OF the people who have been steril-
lied in the United States, what propor-
tion was criminal?-J. G. S.
A. OF 10000 who have been sterilized.
only 5 per cent had been criminals.
Most of the steriizations were of the
insane and feeble-minded. A few more
than half the number were women.
A. 1t is pronounced as though spelled
Mos-ko, with long o.
@. Is the widow of President Cleve-
land living?-C. M.
A. Frances Folsom Cleveland married
Thomas ]. Preston in 1918, Mrs. Preston
is living and is about ~ years old.
@, What is the Bayeux tapestry?
M. T.
| A. This is a roll Of canvas over 10
yards long and more than half a yard
wide on which is embroidered a repre-
sentation Of the conquest of England by
the Normans. 1t is in the public library
| of Bayeux, Normandy. France. Tradi.
ton ascribes the work to Matilda, the
Queen of william the Conqueror. who Is
said to have presented it to the Ca
thedral of Bayeux.
@. OF the Americans living abroad are
there more in Great Britain or in
France?-G. T. D.
A. At last account, the number was
| about the same-about 10000.
@. How is it possible for the amateur
| gardener to distinguish between weed;i
and plants when they begin to appeal
in the Spring?-S. w.
A. 1t is difficult without experience.
The amateur should plant seeds in def.
mite rows and mark the places.
@. What Is meant by fiat sour" in
canned goods?-B B.
A. 1t is a condition of canned vege-
tables in which the appearance is sound
and firm, but the product proves to
| be muShy and has sour taste and odor.
| 1t is not accompanied by gas, and IS
often not detected until heated. Much
Of the spoilage of asparagus, peas, beans
and corn is fiat sour.
O. How many blind people are there
| in the world?-T. S.
| A. A few years ago the number was
estimated at 100000. This meant
totally blind, taking no account Of those
| whose vision was seriously defective.
@. Where is Mount Tom?-M. II.
A. This is q small mountain in Massa.
chuSetts which rises precipitously In the
Connecticut Valley, opposite Mount
Holyoke and about 4 miles south OF
Northampton. The summit is 1,2oo feet
high.
Evolution.
| From the Saginaw News.