Evening star., 1939-02-02
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To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

By Frederic J. Hdsktn.
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@. How many States have laws pro-
hibiting the use Of marihuana7-W. NJ.
G.
A. According to q recent report Of
the Opium Research Committee, every
State by the end of 1887 had some
prohibitory marihuana legislation.
Q. Is there . tree called the COW
tree?-G. K. l..
A. The COW tree or milk tree Is q ma
tive Of Venezuela. The stem contains
a milky latex which flows out In
quantities when . notch Is cut In 1t.
! The milk" is sweet and has. q pleasant
/ taste.
@. What Is Che oldest agricultural
magazine in the United states?-E. q. J.
A. 1t is the Couatry Gentleman, which
was founded in 1881.
Q. Who introduced the plan Of SELF
government in prisons?-H. G. B.
A. 1t was first introduced ut the New
York State Prison at Sing Sing by
Thomas Mott Osborne, the famous pris-
on reformer.
@. How long has the word moron been
used?-R. D. S.
A. "The American Language" says:
Moron was proposed by DR.. Henry H.
Goddard in 1910 to designate a feeble
minded person Of mental age of from
8 to IL years. 1t was formally adopted
by the American Association for the
Study of the Feeble Minded in May Of
that year and Immediately came into
wide use"
Q. How far was the meteoric shower
Of 1888 visible?-H. F. R.
A. The meteoric shower Of November
13, 1888, was one of the most remarkable
ever recorded. This shower was visible
in America from the Great Lakes south
ward almost to the Equator.
@. What is the. membership in Ger.
many's storm troops?-J. H. M.
A. 1t is approximately 100000.
@. Who wrote poem about the nag
beginning Here's to the red Of it"?-
H. G. K.
A. John J. DAILY of Washington, D. C.,
wrote the poem entitled "a Toast to the
Flag"
@. Does the largest percentage Of
blindness in the United States occur
among elderly people?-T. 8. j.
A. A survey shows that one-fourth of
the blind are over rs years of age and
three-ffths are over S..
@. What is the name of the song about
Texas that was used by Gov. w. Leo
ODaniel In his election campaign?-
G. L. K.
A. 1t is Beautiful Texas" both the
words and music of which were written
by Gov. ODaniel
@. Where is the oldest mahogany
woodwork which is still in good condi-
tion?-T. S. r.
A. So far as records are available, the
beautifully carved mahogany woodwork
in the cathedral at Santo Domingo is
the Oldest now in existence. The bis.
hops throne and the altar are in per-
feet condition after 400 years in the
| tropics, which are notoriously destruc-
| tive to wood.
@. How many people take out fishing
| Icenses?-S. j. D.
A. In 1888, 100000 people in the
United States received fishing licenses.
Q. What Is the most powerful light
house in the United States?-H M.
A. 1t is the lighthouse at Navesink, N.
| j., which uses 100000 candlepower.
@. Who was the first Pope?-W. I. w.
A. st. Peter, who was consecrated in
AZ AID, was the first Pope.
@. What is meant by wet bulb and
dry bulb" temperatures as published by
the Weather Bureau, and what is their
| significance?-M. l.. NJ
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says: when we speak of the tenn
perature of the air. the dry bulb tenn
perature is referred to; in other words,
the dry bulb is the ordinary thermometer.
BY the wet bulb temperature is meant
the temperature as shown by a ther-
mometer, the bulb of which has been
covered with piece Of muslin wet with
water and from which the water has
been permitted to evaporate at a rapid
rate so that the lowest temperature is
registered. That is, the evaporating
water cools the bulb Of the thermometer,
With these two temperature readings
and with the aid of set of tables
called psychrometric tables, the relative
humidity and the temperature of the
dewpoint are computed. Relative hu-
midities and dewpoint temperatures have
wide application in various fields"
Q. Where is the Solo River?-T. G.
A. 1t is in Surakarta, state in South
Central Java, Netherlands Indies.
@. When was the first pension law