Evening star., 1944-08-25

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Is it true that snakes dislike
sunlight?-G. G. F.
A. They dislike sunlight except
in the early spring and for brief
PERIODS on warm summer Gays.
Snakes are mostly nocturnal and
prefer to hunt at night.
@. Did Brazil send land forces
to Europe in the First World War?
l-B. D.
A. No. In the last war Brazil
sent small naval units but no land
forces. However, large, fully
trained Brazilian land force re-
Gently arrived in Europe to take
active part in the current war.
@. What is the frequency of di-
vorce in this country?-N. B. p
A. At present more than one out
OF every five marriages is dissolved
by divorce. The rate has been stead
lily increasing,
@. Why does the salmon float
or swim downstream tail fore
most after spawning?-N. N.
A. Practically all fish swim or
drift downstream tail first. They
face the current in order to hold
their position.
Q. Why did Theodore Roosevelt
receive the Nobel Peace Prize p
E. L. H.
A. 1t was awarded to him in 1906
for his services in bringing peace
to Russia and Japan
Q. What is the distance of the
Andromeda nebula?-L. F. B.
A. It's measured distance is 87O,-
600 light years. If the Great Neb-
ula in Andromeda suddenly ceased
to exist, it would continue to be
visible to observers on the earth |
for about $4,000 years.
q, When was the name of Siam
changed to Thailand?-H. r. G.
A. Prince Aditya Dirabha, Re-
gent OF Siam, affixed the royal seal
on decree which officially changed
the name of the kingdom of Siam
to Thailand on June "A, 1899. Thai
land is the ancient name of Siam.
The native form is "Muang Tai"
and means Land of the Free"
9. What is the Wicked Bible?-
O. E. P.
A. Wicked" is the name given
to certain Bible in which the word
not" is omitted in the command
ment, Thou shalt not commit
adultery" 1t was printed in Lon
don by Barker and Lucas in the
18th century.
@. Who proposed the erection of
the Statue of Liberty in New York
Harbor?-T. E. M.
A. Edouard de Laboulaye, a
French historian, proposed in 1865
that his country present a suitable
memorial to the United States on
the Tooth anniversary of the sign
ing of the Declara ton of Inde-
pendence.
Q. Can any one be allergic to AMI
mals?-E. D. Y.
A. Some people are sensitive to
horses, cattle. sheep, hogs, dogs,
cats, rabbits, mice and poultry.
Many individuals are so sensitive to
chicken or duck feathers that
they suffer from asthma when
sleeping on a feather pillow.
@. Will the presidential election
be held in November if the war is
still going on?-P. S.H.
A. Whether or not the war is 60
ing on the presidential election will
be held at the proper date in No.
vember, 1914, and the duly elected
President will take Office on Janu-
ary 20, 1945. The fact that We are
at war in no way affects the terms
of office of our civil officials.
@. Where is the Museum of the
Recorded Word?, B. R. B.
A. The John H Finley Museum of
the Recorded Word is in the New
York Times Building ir New York.
q. When will television sets be
avallaole to the general public?-
r. L. R.
A. New television sets probably
Will be available within six months
after peace is declared in Europe.
Several thousand sets were distrib-
uted before the war by five manu-
facturers.