Evening star., 1924-07-25
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

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| ira Of six pieces?-W. G. S.
A. Demonstrations can. be played
successfully with six-piece combina-
tion, provided the combination is cor
rect. The best six-piece combination
| is: Violin melody, banjo accompanist,
piano accompanist and melody, first
alto saNophone melody and counter
! part, second alto melody and counter
part, drums rhythm. For seven-piece
add cornet, melody; eight piece, from
| bone; nine-piece, bass saxophone.
Q. Why are berths made up on
engine--D. B. Il.
a. Passengers suffer less from
| drafts when sleeping with heads to-
! ward the engine. and the face and
shoulders are better protected from
| dust and cinders
Q. What do plumes in a crest sig
nify?-E. r. $.
A. They signify willing obedience
and serenity of mind.
Q. How many banks and trust com
panies have failed in the last few
years FL. S. +.
a. From 1919 to 1923, inclusive.
the failures were as follows: State
60; loan and trust companies, 1O2;
private banks, 1854; national banks.
161.
Q. when was the first occasion
upon which a party nominated, to
succeed himself, d Vice President who
had become President?-B. o. +.
A. Mr.. Elihu Root. on July IL. 1904,
writing to Mr.. Roosevelt concerning
his nomination said: This is the
first time any party has nominated to
succeed himself d Vice President who
had become President"
@ How does dog perspire?-
R. NJ.
A. A dog perspires through his
tongue and tight muZzle often
throws him into n spasm.
Q. When did Atlantic City become
a summer resort?-G. X. 8.
A. Because of it's location Atlantic
City has always been a resort. Its
growth and improvement has been
gradual. The ocean pier first pro-
Howard of Washington, ID. G. The
opening was celebrated in 1882. In
1898 the Atlantic Steel Pier Company
was organized and incorporated. The
same year the company built a struc-
ture of 1850 feet into the ocean. This
structure has remained until the pres
ent time.
O. What does the name 'Decam-
eron" mean?-J. o. d. G..
A. The word "Decameron" is de-
rived from two Greek words, one Of
which means ten. and the other day.
The book which bears this name has
a title for a compilation of ten stories
told during period of ten days.
Q. How long does it take light Of
the sun to reach us?-G. r. G.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that il takes about s minutes and 90
seconds, or more exactly 499 seconds,
when the sun is at mean distance, S2,-
900, 900 miles.
Q. Is the amount Of annuity given
by Nadeja Won Meek to Tschaikovsky
known?-R. c. o.
A. The composer was given by his
friend a yearly allowance of 5000
rubles.
Q. How long has whist been played
in England?-T f. c.
A. Its origin is very obscure. but
under it's old name of triumph it was
so generally UNDERSTOOD tndC biSnOp
I4atimer preached a Christmas sermon
in 1929 at Cambridge in which the
allegories were based on the game.
O. Was lead known in early bib
lical timeS?-D. n. S.
A Lead is mentioned in the Bible
first in Exodus-"They sank as lead
in the mighty waters''-afterwa in
Numbers, Job and Ezekiel.
@. If a vessel goes into the Pan
anna Canal as far as Gatun Lake and
then returns does it pay toll once or
twice IT. s.
A. Vessels returning from Gatun
Lake to original point of entry into
the canal, without passing through
the locks at the other end. are
charged toll for one passage only.
Q. When there is a star after the
name of a town in the Postal Guide
what does it means. r S.
A. The star signifies that 1t Is q
money order office.
Q. What was meant by the tri-
vium?-F. G. \.
A. In the curriculum Of the early
universities the first three Of the
seven liberal arts. which embraced
grammar, logic and rhetoric, were
known as the trivium.
Q. Is the climate Of Sitka, the capi-
tai of Alaska, very severe e. K. G.
A. The capital of Alaska was
moved from Sitka to Juneau in 1906.
In spite Of it's northern ATTITUDES, the
climate of Sitka is mild, the average
degrees F. and of August Sc de-
greeS +.
Q. In dropping a golf ball out Of
a water hazard how far back should
or may one GOD. A. H.
A The rule does not limit or fix
the distance. 1t provides only that
the ball must be dropped in line
with the point where it entered the
hazard.
Q. Has the actual date Of creation
ever been fixed according to the
ology?-J. w. A.
A. Many theologians have oc-
cupied themselves with this problem.
Bishop Cssher computed the year at
4oo4 B: G. A universal history. a
work Of AZ volumes, published in
London in 1879, devotes some space
to the fixing of the actual time. 1t
discusses the probability Of it's being
March 21, 4o04 B. c., and September
q. 4004 B. c., and inciines toward
the latter date.
Q. What Is the largest number of
children ever known in one family?
IS Z. P.
A. The largest family OF which
there is record is probably that of
200 children in his family, III sons
and SO daughters being mentioned in
inscriptions made by their father.
9; What pseudonym did Wash
ington Irving use?-W. G. q.
A nf