Because the muscles of its abdomen are so weak that they cannot act as a belt, as our muscles do, and all the rabbit’s blood settles below the heart. (Vol. 27, p. 942.)
For what price was Manhattan Island bought from the Indians in 1626?
For $24 worth of goods, as shown in the article New York.
Why do people, when they are in the polar regions, seldom catch cold?
Because colds are caused by microbes and there are very few microbes in places so far from any masses of people, as you can see from the article Climate.
If North America were spread out on the surface of the moon, what share of the moon’s surface would it cover?
About four-sevenths. (Vol. 18, p. 805, and Vol. 19, p. 764.)
Which is the greater: the highest mountain’s height or the deepest sea’s depth?
The sea’s depth, which is 31,614 feet; while Mt. Everest is 29,002 feet high. (Vol. 19, p. 973, and Vol. 10, p. 7.)
Of what use are the hairs on a caterpillar?