Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKHN

Q. Are there any beautiful exam
pies OF paintings Of the Madonna in
public collections in Washington
T. b. p.
A. In the National Gallery of Art
you will find THE Marriage OF st.
Catherine of Alexandria" by Giacomo
Francia; Madonna and Child" by
Govaert Fink; ''The Virgin and
Child" by Buvard Van Orley; and
others.
Q. Is Washington north or south of
the Mason and Dixon iine.-F. A T.
A. The City of Washington lies
little to the south of It. Washington
Is In latitude So So, while the
Mason-Dixon line is in latitude go
43. 2s".
Q. How much higher is the land
around the Chevy Chase Club than
that at Fourteenth and Pennsylvania
ayenue?-E. T. b.
A. The Chevy Chase Club is about
$50 feet above sea level and Four
teenth and Pennsylvania avenue is
about 20 feet above sea level, making
a difference of about $40 feet.
Q. In what year was the first
school opened in New York City,
W. Y. w.
A. In New Amsterdam (now called
New York; the first school was start
ed In 1888.
Q. What were the gate receipts in
the last world series?-J. W. NJ
A. They amounted to 81, 093, 104.
Q. VIII timber decay if it is kept
submerged in water? w. V.
A. The Forest Products I.abora-
tory says that If the wood Is COM
pietsl submerged in water and kept
so at all times it Will not decay. Even
species of low durability will resist
decay forever under such conditions.
In salt water. of course, the timber
will be destroyed by certain marine
animals, which riddle it with holes,
but 1t is presumed your question re-
fers to decay only and to fresh
water. Wood which is partly in the
water and partly out or wood which
is wet part of the time and dry part of
the time will decay just like wood set in
contact with the ground.
O. why was the salary of the Presi-
dent first fxed at s25. 0oo?-A. B. A
"A. George Washington, the first
President, refused a salary, saying
that he would accept expenses only.
account the first year and found that
he had spent 5000 English pounds,
about $4,000. For this reason the
salary Of the President was fixed at
$25, 900.
Q. Does the law OF the United States
permit a surgeon to attend his own
family IS. A.
A. There is no law in the United
States which prohibits medical men
from attending members OF their
family. This Is entirely personal
matter, but as a rule physicians and
surgeons agree that it Is best for
persons outside of the family to treat
their relatives. This is usually adj
vised because of the fact that physi-
clans in a family are apt 10 be more
lenient with their relatives than an
outsider would be.
Q. When was that branch of Army
aviation known as the flying cadets
started.-M. r. s.
A. The grade OF flying cadets was
esta blished by a law of Congress in
1919. There are two classes held
yearly in the heavier-t han-air type,
one in March and one in September.
There is one class held yearly in the
lighter-than-air type
Q. Who discovered the Sargasso
Sea ?-R. +. G.
A The Sargasso Sea was discovered
by Columbus on his first voyage. He
became involved in it for about a
fortnight The sea is so-named be-
cause OF the large amount Of sea
weed particularly in the form of Sar-
gassum bac-ciferum which it con-
tains.
r. l..
A. "Sloth" is the term applied to