Evening star., 1924-03-06


known--E. p.
A. The cemeteriai branch of the
War Department says that there is
absolutely no way of telling or iden-
tifying the race of the Unknown SOL
dier who was buried at Arlington
cemetery on Armistice day. This SOL
dier had been reburied several times.
Sergt. Edward Younger selected the
Unknown American Soldier from the
bodies in the American cemetery at
Chalons-sur-Marne, the selection be-
ing made by placing a rose on one of
four casketS of unknown dead.
Q. Where does Senator Hiram
Johnson live when in Washington? p
+. p.
A. He makes his home at Calvert
Manor Riverdale, Md.
@. Was Mozart buried in a pauper's
erave?-F. G. T.
A. Mozart died OF malignant ty-
phoid. The funeral service was held
in the open air. as was the custom
with the poorest class. The strictest
economy was observed in the funeral
arrangements. Mozart was buried in
common paupers grave. the site of
which was soon forgotten. Vienna
erected on the probable spot q hand
some monument.
J. 9i Il Is there a white mahogany
A. White mahogany or Prima Vera
Is Mexican tree belonging to the
family Bignoniaceae. 1t attains a
height of fifty to seventy-five feet
and has diameter of four feet.
Q. What per cent of the people in
this country live to be sixty five
years of age?--W. u. T.
A. According to the census Of 1920.
4.7 per cent of the population is COM
posed of persons who are sixty-five
years of age or older.
Q. Did Stradivarfus make any half
size or three-quarter size violins ?
What is the signature in true
Strad Nv. L. l..
A. Stradivarius never made a half
size or three-quarter violin. A gen.
uine Stradivarius bears a legend such
as the following: "Antonfus Stradi-
varius faciebat in ammo IL" The
fact, however, that a violin contains
this legend does not necessarily indi-
cate that it is genuine Stradivarius.
Q. How was the day divided In
Rome?-J. J.
A. In Rome up to the fifth century
of sunrise, noon and sunset, the noon
period being marked by the arrival of
the sun between the rostra and a
place called Grascoatosis, where am
bassadors from Greece and other
places used to stand.
Q. How old is the cement in
dustry?-L. K. W.
A. The industry started in 1872,
but was perhaps not on a commercial
manufacturing basis until 1874 or
1875. In the period of 1895 to 1900
an important change in the manu-
featuring methods took place, where
by machinery in large measure re-
placed labor previously required !;
however, at the present time the
labor cost OF manufacturing cement
is one of the most important items.
@. Is Thomas Hardy still living?-
A. Thomas Hardy is alive, and
living in his secluded English home.
@. Who discovered polonium?-L. F.
A. Polonium is a metallic element,
while studying the radioactivity of
various minerals. It is closely relat-
ed to bismuth. 1t omits only alpha
rays and is perhaps identical with
radium F. 1t was named po1onium
from Polonia, the Latin name of
Poland.
Q. How many miles of streets has
New York city?-I. NJ. c..
A. The chamber of commerce says
that New York city has 1927 miles
of streets. OF these 2.2s5 are paved.
@. Where did quinine come from
&C. H. S.
A Quinine comes from the bark
Of the cinchona tree. The virtues of
this bark were discovered by Jesuit
priests in Peru about the year 1900
In 1888 the Countess of Chinchon, whose
husband was viceroy of Peru, was
cured of fever by the use of this drug
administered by her physician. Upon
| her return to Spain in 1910. the
countess carried a supply of the bark
with her and through her II became