Evening star., 1939-08-28
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Husktn.

nan0 Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washtnaton.
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many games does q profes.
sional football team play In a season7-
c. H. j.
A. A professional team plays II games
during q league season.
Q. Where is the Southern university
that is named for William Jennings
Bryan?-S. M. F..
A. The William Jennings Bryan Uni
versity is at Dayton, Tenn.
@. Please compare the deficit In the
United States Treasury in 1880 with that
Of 1939-J. T. S.
A. On June 80, 1880, there was q sur
plus in the United States Treasury of
$1S3,789,210. On June go 1899, there was
deficit Of $4,000, ,5l4,4o5.
@. What is the tallest monument In
the United States?-R. C. z.
A. San Jacinto Monument on the San
Jacinto Battlefield, Texas, is 567 feet
high.
@. Which animals f1y?-J. T.
A. True flight, the ability to flap as
well as to soar, is the characteristic
mode Of progression Of only two large
groups of animals, the insects and the
birds. The insects are the only aerial
invertebrates, but every type of verte-
brate except the amphibians has at least
made the attempt. There are several
types OF flying fish, most of which are
only gliders but there is a small fresh
water fish of South America which fans
Its pectoral fins in true flight. There is
no living reptile which actually flies.
although the pterodactyls managed it
hundred million years ago. One of
them, the Pteranodon, was feet long,
had wing spread of 18 feet, and was
the largest known flying creature. The
nylng lizard and the flying snake of
Malaga, like their mammalian analogues.
the flying phalangers, flying lemurs and
flying squirrels, are only gliders. This is
accomplished by means of folds of skin.
except in the case of the flying snake.
which can glide downward merely bv
extending the ribs and drawing in the
belly. Finally, there are the bats, the
only true flying mammals.
@. Is there game called boccie?-M,
T. H.
A. Boccie is an old italian game which
was brought to North Carolina by the
Waldensian settlers at Valdese. 1t is a
cOmbn atiop of horeoeboae o-a L.-.,:
and is played with wooden balls on a
runway about 80 feet long and 8 feet
wide. So far as is known, Valdese is the
only town in the South where boccie is
played.
@. Who wrote the poem beginning,
Let me grow lovely, growing old"?-F.L
A. 1t is by Karle Wilson Baker.
@. Please give directions for making
an ink for writing on glass.-L. H.G.
A. Boil one-quarter ounce borax in l
ounce OF water, then add Ia ounces best
white shellac and boil until the shellac
is dissolved. Add aniline dye for desired
color. The dye should be added after
the solution is COOL
Q. What State has the longest name?
It. B. F.
A. Rhode Island has the longest, for
its official name is the State Of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations
@. Is sulphur found in the ground?-
E. R. S.
A. Most of the sulphur in the United
States Is found in geological formations
called salt domes, in an area adjacent to
the Gulf or Mexico in the States of Texas
and Louisiana. Much of the sulphur
bearing rock lies from 300 to 15OO feet
beneath swampy bogland
@. Please give the history of the Rein
isch Rose and Rock Gardens in Topeka,
Kans.-E. w. H.
A. The rose and rock gardens of Gage
Park together comprise acres and cost
in excess of $4,000, which was donated
by public-spirited citizens The project
is memorial to E. F. A. Reinisch, who
was city botanist and horticulturist for
30 years. The rose garden contains 20
600 hybrid tea and hybrid perpetual
roses, together with thousands of climb
ing, standard and bush roses. The rock
garden is beautifully handicapped with
lakes, streams, islands and bridges, and
contains thousands of water lilies and
other plants. Both gardens are lighted
at night by noodlights and are open to
the public.
@. What foods contain iron?-J. J. M.
A. The following foods are among
those that are rich in iron Spinach, oys-
tiers, lettuce, stringbeans, egg yolk, lean
beef, strawberries, navy beans, potatoes,
raisins, oatmeal, prunes, graham bread,
oranges, milk and white bread.
@. Where is the Isle Of Capri?-E B H.
A. Capri is an island in the Mediter-
ranean, at the entrance Of the Bay of
Naples. It Is 81 miles south of Naples
and has an area Of So square miles and
population of $500. On the island are
ruins Of Roman baths and aqueducts and
Of the IL grand villas built by the EN-
peror Tiberius. To the west of the town
Of Capri Is the Blue Grotto, a cavern
entered from the sea, one of the most
renowned tourist resorts in the Neo-
politan area.
Q. How can obtain booklet identi-
flying the various stars Of the constella-
tion?-A. H. T.