Evening star., 1938-10-07
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@. Please give the dimensions Of the
Colgate Clock in Jersey City, N. j.
r. j. r.
A. The clock is fifty feet in diameter
and has minute hand twenty-seven
feet three inches long and an hour hand
nineteen feet six inches long. The weight
OF the minute hand with counterbalancs
Is 1900 pounds and that Of the hour
hand with counterbalance is l,725
pounds. The entire weight of hands and
movement is four tons. The tip Of the
minute hand travels thirty -one inches
per minute.
Q. Is there any animal that uses .
tool?-F. L. s.
A. Compton's Encyclopedia says: 1T IL
among the digger wasps that we find
what is perhaps the only case Of the use
Of tools by lower animals" George w.
and Elizabeth G. Peckham describe this
amazing habit in their fascinating book,
"Wasps, Social and Solitary" They tell
how they saw wasp of the genus AM
mophila repeatedly take up in her jaws
a small pebble with which she hammered
down the earth over her nest, dropping
1t to pile on more earth, and seizing 1t
again to pound. Other observers have
recorded similar experiences.
@. BY how many children were Louis
XVI and Marie Antoinette surviveda-
E. B.
A. Having lost their elder son in 1889,
the King and Queen left two children,
the titular Louis XVII, who supposedly
died in prison at the age Of ten, and
Marie Therese Charlotte, Duchess Of
Angouleme, who died In 1851, at the age
Of seventy-three.
@. What newspaper had an exclusive
story on Robert Irwin's confession Of the
murder of Veronica Gedeon7-J. H. G.
A. Irwin telephoned his confession to
the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
@. What is the predominating color Of
blossoms?-E. M. p.
A. 1t has been estimated that in an
average collection Of 1000 plants about
284 have white flowers 220, red; al,
blue; 70, violet; 36, green; IL, orange;
4, brown, and 2, black.
@. Does the word dietitian imply COL
lege training?-J. H. G.
A. A dietitian, as officially defined by
the Executive Committee Of the Amer
ican Dietetic Association, is one trained
in an institution Of college grade in the
science of nutrition and the art Of
feeding.
@. Who founded Knoxville, Tenn.?-
J. T. r.
A. Knoxville was settled in l7S6 by
James White, North Carolina pioneer,
and was known at first as Whites Fort.
The town was laid out in 1791, and was
named after General Henry Knox, then
Secretary Of War
@. What did Theodore Roosevelt say
about there being room for but one
language in the United States7-s. D. W..
A. In letter read at the All-Amertcan
Festival, New York, he said: I'VE have
room for but one language here, and
that is the English language, for We
intend to see that the crucible turns our
people out as Americans, and not as
dwellers in q polyglot boarding house"
Q. Why is Cobbs racing car named the
| Railton?-J. w. H.
A. 1t is named after its British de-
signer, Reid Railton, who also designed
| Sir Malcolm Campbells Bluebird.
@. Should eggs be washed1-E. J. r.
| A. The washing of eggs removes the
slight natural protective covering and
increases the tendency to absorb fiavors.
@. Please name the Four Horsemen of
the Apocalypse.-M. K.
A. Conquest, Slaughter, Famine and
Death appeared in the Apocalypse Rev-
elation) on white, red. black and pale
gray horses, respectively. They typify
the evils Of war.
| @. Who are the Jukes?-M. j. w.
| A. The Jukes are q celebrated family
| of imbeciles and criminals to whom stu
dents of heredity have given this ficti-
tious name.
| ~. WHcTe Is IIe I1eH mar kcGt-f1. ". L.
| A. 1t is 4 miscellaneous shopping dis
trict at the Porte de Chgnacourt in
Paris.
O. What is the best method of deter
mining the humidity of the air?-
w. w. G.
A. The method considered to be the
best for the determination Of relative
humidity Is that of the wet and dry bulb
temperatures. These temperatures are
usually obtained by means of the ordi-
nary sling psychrometer and with these
two temperatures and a set Of psychro-
metric tables similar to the Weather
Bureau psychrometric tables, which may
be obtained from the Superintendent Of
| Documents, Government Printing Once,
Washington, D. c., the humidity may be
easily obtained.
@. Why are 80 many Jewish families
| named Cohen?-T. j. M.
A. Cohen is Hebrew for priest and the
| Jewish family name implies descent from
Aaron and the Hebrew priests. Many
| families claiming such descent are, how
ever, not named Cohen. Among other
forms Of the name are Cohn, Cowen,
| Kahn and Hogan.