Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-23 | Page 6 | Here's Your Answer

Heres Here's Y Your our Answer S SS S A reader can gete the answer ioan to io toan an an question of ot fact by writing The Salt Lake Tribune Information Information Information tion Bureau Frederic J J. J Haskin Director Washington D. D C. C Please enclose three 3 cents for reply Q Is there a definition for the term mathematics C. C. 1 C. C S. S A. A The question as to what the science of mathematics shall be said to be has hu been discussed by philosophers and mathematicians for some 2000 years but as yet a generally approved definition has not been been- formulated A common dc but one ono held Inadequate is that mathematics is the science I of finding out how many and how I much or the science of measure measure- measurer r ment mente I Q How many men form forni the Swiss Guards of tho the Vatican Vatican Vatican- E. E HI M. D.A. D.A. D. D S A. A The Swiss Guards consists consists' of 10 0 officers and l men n. n Q Why Why'd does es Maine hold l her state election in September September September-A. A. A B B. A. A At the time of the framing pf f the constitution of Maine tranSportation trans trans- during the winter months was vas exceedingly difficult and for or orthis this his reason the state elections were fixed in the early fall when It would be e possible for the greatest number num num- number num-j num ber jer of inhabitants to participate I Q When originally published was Robinson Crusoe divided into chapters N. N. N W. W i S A. A In its original form there ther was no chapter division Q Why is a a. certain edition of eta ft i newspaper called the bulldog bulldog- D. D R. R W. W S S A. A Editor and Publisher says sas i it probably got its name in the lab lato when the New York World Herald and Journal fought to get out editions which would catch th the mails going out of town It was saS aid said they fought like bulldogs bulldogs- hence the bu bulldog dog edition 1 c Q How arc are the sand dunes dune alon alone the he shore of Lake Michigan formed 1 Po P. P. P C. C A. A They are formed by the wind A stiff breeze blowing along the beach carries some sand with it It meets some obstacle a piece of driftwood or perhaps merely a tuft of grass Some of the sand is de deposited deposited de de- posited and a tiny dune is formed More and more sand is added until untila t ta a large mound is formed sometimes rising to la a height of feet The wind not only builds up dunes but te tears cars rs them down down so so that the sand and I dunes unes are constantly changing inform in form torm orm and arid position I