Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-07 | Page 6 | Here's Your Answer

Heres Here's Your 13 Answer j jA A reader can get the answer to to any question of fact by writing The Salt Lake Tribune In Information forma tion Bureau Frederic J. J Haskin Director Washington D D. C. C Please enclose three 3 cents for reply Q What hat was Luther Burbank Burbanks description of Santa Sante Rosa CaUl J. J M.A. M.A. M. M A. A After settling In Santa Santi Ro Rosa Rou Routhe the famous plant breeder described the city in a letter to to his mother as the chosen spot of all this earth ear as far as Nature is concerned Q How Hen long iong will a crow live lire la In M. M G. G 1 A. A The crow may live as long as years In captivity while a wil wild crow would probably not live longer long er than 10 to 15 years 1 J Q How much alcohol can be o 0 ot tamed front from a bushel of corn R RL 1 L. L A. A A bushel of ot corn yields 2 1 gallons of alcohol Q How many men is Germs Germar prepared to put in tho the field in of war var war F. F H. H 1 A. A Its regular army of ot 50 could be quickly augmented b militarized police army reservists Bro Shirts conscripts and 20 2501 trained volunteers making t tc of Q What is polonium E. E B R W WA WJ W A. A This is a rare metallic el elf discovered in pitchblende b bj Madame Marie arie Curie in 1898 1598 an named in honor of oC Poland her n ni tive countr country It is similar f to nickel in color but in more closely resembles with which it is associated Th Tk special characteristic of poloni is its radioactivity Q h Why hy do photographs of light lightning ning show black streaks streaks' H. H M I A. A Black flashes of ot lightning a a ar found only In pictures They r it suit from a photographic non known as the Clayden Cite ef and appear in photographs of a arti artificial electric sparks as well u as lightning Very little is as y 1 known about this effect and no copIc co CM pIc pleto to explanation is available r Q What is sea level JC and how howIt it determined 1 L. L E B. B A. A Sea level means the Ie Ic lei surface of the tho sea at its mean p pc tion ion half haJ way between high a low water Although sea levelt leeH not constant or uniform it Is standard from which all cal heights and depths are me roe It is determined by caret measurements over a period of t Li til made by specially prepared ins ments I IQ Q How long ha e people le ed in th the tho efficacy of sun lift ba batla W. W Y H. H A. A Hippocrates the father t ft medicine prescribed the sun cU cor and built bum a temple for or Its pra U nearly 24 centuries ago f. f Q What hat is tile the average wel of babies at nt birth in the Un Unit States W. W J. J J.l. M. M r 1 A. A The average Is about 1 vj pounds ii