Evening star., 1940-05-11
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

~ FTe0e71c J. HdSktn.
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9. What is the weight Of one inch Of
rain?-H. B. l..
A. One inch Of rainfall represents
about l13 tons Of water per acre.
G. How much did the Maginot Line
cost7-H. B. H.
A. The Maginot Line extending along
the Franco German frontier was built
1t q cost Of $50. 900.
@. Please give the height and weight
Of Jumbo, the telephant.-F. J. B.
A. The famous elephant was II feet
inches tall and weighed tons.
q. How did the Preakness race that
is run In Baltimore every year get It's
name?-C. 8. B.
A. The first horse to win this race. In
4otO, wdS AoA1CA A6ACoA1bCoo, oAlA UAAC AIO4 90
got its name from a little town In New
Jersey.
Q. What caused the accident In whicn
Frank Hawkes., the aviator, was killed?
C. s. B.
f. A. He died on August %, 1888, when
his small commercial biplane struck q
high-tension wire and crashed while he
was taking of from polo field near
East Aurora, N. Y.
q. How many brain cells are used In
thinking?-R. D.
A. The number Of brain cells which
function in an act Of mental effort
weigh hardly more than one-fourth Of
an ounce-proportionately 1/100 part Of
/ per cent Of the average human body
weight.
@. Please give the number Of fish IN
the Marineland Studios at st. Augustine
and the method by which the tanks are
supplied with water-G. L. G.
A. There are several hundred varieties
Of fish in the oceanarium and the total
number approximates 50,000 Two
giant tanks are used One is a rec
tangular tank 100 feet long and 18 feet
deep, and the other, circular tank rs
feet in diameter and Is feet deep. The
sea water is pumped from the ocean at
the rate Of 100000 gallons per day.
The floor Of the mammoth tank is GOV.
cred with sand and sea shells. A seven.
ton coral reef gives protection to the
smaller specimens Of sea animals. In
this oceanarium the species are not seq
regated. but are placed together as In
the open sea.
Q. Who was the cowboy evangelist?
H. 8.
A. The Rev. Paul RAIDER (lS79-1 1880.
q native of Denver, was known In his
youth as the cowboy evangelist. His
earliest sermons were preached in Pitts
burgh. After a pastorship in Boston he
went to Chicago, where he became pastor
Of the Dwight L. Moody Memorial
Church 1914-2D and founded the Chi
cago Gospel Tabernacle. He was q
pioneer in radio broadcasting Of religious
services. -.
Q. Was Gen. winfield Scott married7
". s.
A. Gen. Winfield Scott married Maria
Mayo, daughter Of John Mayo, Esq,
Of Richmond, Va, in March, 1917.
O. Who invented the camera that
takes pictures under water2-R. j.
A. Capt. John D. Craig is the inventor
OF The deep-sea camera.
9. What size shirt does President
Roosevelt wear?-J. M. D.
A. The President wears . size l6h
shirt.
@. Please describe how Nancy Hart,
the pioneer Southern heroine, outwitted
the Tories.-C. T.
A. During an enforced absence Of her
husband band of six Tories descended
on her home and demanded food. Jok-
ing and bantering with her guests, Nancy
Hart prepared a meal. The Tories
stacked their guns to eat. As they sat
down, Nancy seized her rife and, point.
ing 1t at the men exclaimed: "Ill blow
the head OF the first man that rises or
tries to eat" To one of her sons she
added: you run out and tell your father
that I've got six d--n Tories an he'd
better come and git EN-" The Wings
responded to the summons and the band
was taken In charge.
@. How much did the State Capitol
Building at Austin cost?-C. L.
A. The Texas State Capitol was COM
pleted at cost OF 5000, 900 acres Of land,
which the State exchanged for its con.
struction by authority Of the State con-
stitution Of 1876. An additional $4,000
acres was sold to defray the cost Of sur.
veying and locating It is estimated that
this land is now worth approximately
$eo.ooo0oo.
Q. Who are the officers Of the Poetry
Society Of America?-W. q. M.
. A. They are as follows: A. M. Sullivan.
president: Elias Lieberman, Alfred
Kreymborg and Gordon Lawrence, vice
presidents: Miles M. Dawson, treasurer,
and Harold Vinal, secretary.
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