DO YOU KNOW?

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 288, 31 August 1929, Page 26

DO YOU KNOW?

1. Where kingfishers build their nests? 2. What does the name William mean? 3. What are the tiny dots on the underside of a leaf? ' 4. Where is the native home of the goldfish? i 5. What is an escalator? , ANSWERS 1. In holes which they dig In banks, or logs, by flying at them, and probing with their strong beaks. 2. William means “helmet of resolution.” 3. They are the mouths, through which they breathe small quantities of air. When they are not drawing in air to help make food,, the “mouths turn into “pores,” and perspire away the excess water sent up from the roots. This helps to keep the leaf cool and healthy in spite of the burning rays of the sun. , . 4. The golden carp, or goldfish, is a native of China, and the. warmer parts of Japan. 5. An escalator is a stairway arranged as an endless belt, which moves constantly In one direction, so that those stepping on to it are carried to a hlghei level without walking upstairs. An escalator is fitted in one large Wellington