Evening star., 1943-09-07
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9. How many islands constitute Japan
proper. Z. H.
A. The. archipelago Of Japan consists
OF six larger islands with the addition Of
many hundreds OF smaller islands.
q. To what religious denomination did
the early circuit riders belong?--N. N. n.
A. They were itinerant preachers Of
the Methodist church. The circuit sys.
tenn was devised by John Wesley and In
troduced into this country BY Bishop
Asbury.
q. What il. the greatest distance .
man has walked In . day?-N. J.
A. There Is an old Greek legend that
Esclides, before the Christian era, was
sent to bring the sacred fre from Del.
phos to Athens and made the journey
there and back, las miles, In ons day.
Edward Payson Weston, the noted Amer.
ican pedestrian, In 1875, walked 1ls
miles In single day.
q. What city contains the sreatAs&
number Of art treasures7--E. L. II.
A. It has been said that Florence, italy.
probably has more works OF art than any
other similar area. Many renowned
artists were native Florentines and the
city has examples Of their paintings and
statues.
G. How often do earthquakes occur
throughout the world?-J. M. &C.
A. The annual average includes about
one great shock, about 100 potentially
destructive shocks, and about 1.ooo 900
shocks potentially strong enough to bs
felt In settled area.
@. Has the new type airplane, the
Flying Wing. actually been in night7--
j. r. B.
A. One Of the present experimental
models has made q number OF successful
flights, with over $50 flying hours To It's
credit The Flying Wing received It'd
name because Of its peculiar shape and
characteristics.
@. Are prisoners Of war being ex.
changed at the present time?--A "A.
A. The Geneva convention provided
for the exchange of . class Of prisoners
Of war known as protected personnel,s
which includes chaplains and Medical
Corps personnel. With the exception OF
an old agreement between Britain and
Italy, no government has SO far during
this war agreed to exchange protected
personnel. The United States Goysrn.
ment has been, and still Is, working for
the exchange Of this class Of war pris.
oners. To date 1t has not been able to
effect an exchange.
q. When did automobile manufaetur.
ers first use the v-type motor?-H. s. II.
A. The earliest on record, according to
the Automobile Manufacturers Associa-
ton, was the Marmon car In 1908, which
had q v-type, four-cylinder cooled
engine. The Cadillac VS. motor was
announced late In 1914.
Q. What Is meant by seasoning hum
ber?-M. j.
+, A.. The seasoning or curing" Of lumber
means the reduction Of Its moisture con-
tent to figure suitable for the use to
which it Is to be put. Lumber l. sea-
soned by air-seasoning or kiln-drying.
The former is suitable for exterior work,
but for interior uses kiln-dried lumber
Is required.
Q. When did the Medical Corps adopt
the caduceus for its insisne?-J. r.
A. The caduceus. the symbol of the
medical profession, first appeared as the
nsigne OF the Medical Department Of
the United States Army In 1851.
Q. What was the total number Of
births in 1942?-W. E. S.
A. The total for the year was 2,s07, AS.
For the first six months Of 1943 the
number reported was 1,1ss,s62.
@. Please give some information about
the Council OF State Governments?-
G. /. R.
A. This is joint governmental agency
established by the States serving the
States and supported by the States. It
serves as a clearing house of information
and as research center.
Q. Through how many countries does
the river Danube fow?-V. E.
A. The Danube rises in Germany,
crosses Northern Austria, flows through
Hungary, Yugoslavia and Rumania. It
forms part of the boundary between
Rumania and Bulgaria and empties into
the Black Sea, through Rumania.
Q. Were any ships sunk by German
submarines of the coast of the United
States IN the last war?-A. s. II.
A. Seven U-boats are reported to have
paid visits to the Eastern Coast of the
United States during the First World
War. Their mines, bombs, torpedoes
and shells sank more than 100 war,
merchant and fishing vessels.
@. Were any horses brought to this
country by the Pilgrims?-G. A. G.
A. Horses were imported by the Mas
sachusetts Bay Colony about April II,
1929. The Importation was made BY
Matthewe Cradock, first Governor of the
Colony.
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