Evening star., 1943-11-30
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@. What is the speed Of a jack rabbit
IN full flight?-W. L. B.
A. According to the Smithsonian In.
stitution, the Jack rabbit has ben
known to make speed OF 80 miles an
hour for short distances.
Q. Please explain the term "dousle
teopardy."-D. D. S.
A. Amendment S of the United States
Constitution provides that persons shcu
not be subject for the same offense to be
twice put in jeopardy Of life or limb
O. Is it possible to flavor poultry ~
injecting flavoring extracts?-H. E.
A. The Department of AgricI e
says that various methods have been e.
veloped involving the injection Of Vir-s.
alcoholic extracts of spices and other
favoring materials into the veins
Q. Has attendance increased at the
National Gallery of Art?-F. r. M.
A. Attendance for the first six months
OF 1943 was 876,460, an increase of 3oO.-
600 over the same period in the previous
year. The total attendance to Novem-
Der /, 1943, was 4,599,949.
@. What does a submarine have to do
in order to submerge? How long does
it take?-R. B. NJ
A. A siren is sounded, the matches
are closed and the ballast tank valves
are opened. Commands are relayed by
electric signals One authority states
that submarine is ready to dive from
the minute it leaves port. Submerging
completely in minute or less is COM
mon occurrence.
Q. When was Vice President elect
ed before President?-N. TIE.
A. In 1924 John c. Calhoun was elect
ed Vice President by the electoral col.
lege. The election Of the President, be-
cause Of the lack Of ma jority in the
electoral college, was thrown into the
House of Representatives so the Vice
President was elected first.
@. Who painted the new picture "Old
Glory"?-K F. G.
A. This painting which has become
popular with the man and women Of
the United States Army is the work OF
Frank E. Beresford. The artist has dedi-
Gated it to the men and women in our
service. The setting Is the park around
country mansion in England. A flag
staff from which "Old Glory is flying
rises near golf links.
@. Which is older, the japanese EN-.
pire or Rome?-L. P. M.
A. Jimmu Tenno ascended the throne
as Emperor in $50 BIC. The empire was
then founded. This was about 100 years
after the traditional founding OF Rene.
@. How much fat should there be in
the diet?-N. E. G.
A. Scientists state that human beings
have become accustomed to diets n
which the fat content provides about c5
per cent of the total calorie intake. Fats
require longer time for digestion than
carbohydrates Or proteins and for this
reason delay the feeling of hunger.
@. Please compare the present size Of
Turkey with one Of our States-M c. F.
A. Turkey is only little larger than
Texas. 1t has about 100000 more
people than the State of New York.
@. Is there such thing as a perfect
! circle?-E. L. H.
A. Walter Shepherd In Science
Marches On" says that a mathematical
circle is perfect though one will never
find perfect circle on the earth.
@. What city park noted for its beauty
was laid out where there formerly were
| bare sand dunes?-M L. R.
A. Golden Gate Park. San Francisco,
was developed on the site Of dunes. The
10l3 acres were Handicapped by John
McLaren.
@. Is the earth's crust affected by the
gravitational pull Of the moon?-R. G. S.
| A. 1t Is believed that the crust Of the
earth yields to the tide producing force
exerted by the moon to the extent Of
perhaps or 10 inches The rise and
fall is as large as this only for places
where the moon passes directly over
head, that is, for places in or near the
tropics. For places in the Northern
| United States the rise and fall would
be only half as large. The sun produces
similar rise and fall not quite half as
large as that due to the moon.
@. Why is the expression half mast
used so often when it should be half
staff "?-J. w. H.
A. The use Of the term half mast" in
preference to half staff" undoubtedly is
due to the fact that it originally was
nautical observance. Capt. Smiths Sea-
mans Grammar as early as 1927 makes
reference to the flying Of flag at half
mast as a sign of mourning.
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