Evening star., 1942-01-29

@. How many muscles are there. in
the arm?-R. S. S.
A. There are, in all, 48 muscles con-
cerned in the movements of the arm,
forearm and hand.
O. should like the origin Of the old
adage: ITO let the cat out of the bag
H. T. C.
A. To let the cat out of the bag means
to disclose a secret. 1t was formerly a
trick among country folk to substitute
cat for a sucking-pig and bring it in a
bag to market. If any greenhorn chose
to buy pig in poke" without exami-
nation. all very we'll; but if he opened
the sack, "he let the cat out of the bag"
and the trick was diclosed.
@. Please tell me why the areas Of
some States have decreased according to
the 1910 census.-C. w.
A The Bureau of the Census says
that individual variations in the land
areas of the several States may be
sascribed to decreases or increases in
water area, map Improvements involving
longitudinal and latitudinal position, or
to the more accurate placement Of
boundaries.
c. Will you please tell me something
about the walking-le insect?-F. OH.
A. This insect bears remarkable like
ness to a leaf When newly emerged
from the egg, it is reddish-yellow in
color, but as soon as it has made meal,
the coloring matter of the food seems
to spread through its tissues so that 1t
harmonizes absolutely with the plant on
which it is feeding.
@. Why are young children 50 often
referred to as "moppets"?-J. N. .-<
A. "Moppet' IS dininutive. from the
Middle English mop" or "moppe," rag
doll or baby.
@. Can you give me the names Of some
famous musical compositions that were
written in very short time? I be-
ueve The Messiah" is one.-T D. A.
A Handel wrote The Messiah" in %
days Rossini composed The Barber Of
Seville in 18 days, Mendelssohn fin
ished "Ruy Bias" in two days, while
Mozart is reputed to have written Don
Giovanni" in a single night.
@. Please tell me the story behind the
art treasures of St. Marks Cathedral
in Venice.-U. T. P.
A A law of the Venetian republic re-
quired that every merchant trading with
the East bring back something for the
adornment of st. Marks. AS a result
the church is unique in richness of dec
orations.
@. should like the name of the IA
nous horse ridden by Gen. Philip Sheri-
dam. j. c.
A. Gen. Sheridan's horse was known
as "Rienzi" until after the ride to Wins
chester, Va, when it was renamed Win.
chester"
@. Is the North Pole higher or lower
than the South Pole?-V. E. H.
A. The North Pole is located in the
sea, therefore it Is at sea level. The
South Pole lies on the continent Of
Antarctica at an elevation of approxi-
mately 10000 feet.
@. Which State has the most rainfan7
F. r. S.
A. The wettest State Is Louisiana with
an annual average rainfall of SSH
inches.
@. Is there clause In the Constitution
prohibiting members of certain religious
denominations from becoming President
Of the United States?-C. J. S.
A. Article VI, clause of the Consti-
tuition provides that mo religious test
shall ever be required as qualification
to any Office of public trust under the
United States
O. What percentage Of Hawaii's pop
ulation is Japanese?-L. j. H.
A. Thirty-seven per cent, out Of pop
ulation of 423,330, are japanese.
O. Who invented kangaroo golf7-M.
B.H. ....
A. 1t was designed by Pietro A. Yon.
musician and golfer.