Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

cation Of the hip joint. This consists
OF the fdrCibIe stretchfng Of all the
sort parts about the hip until the
9ead OF the bone can be brought to
tthe acetabulumt. and then holding
II In that. position and rotating the
JOINT to secure It IN the depression OF
the acetahulum. A plaster of paris
cast IS worn by the patient from six
TO nine months after the operation
g What was the size of the United
states Army when the republic was
formed?-A. S. Q.
A. The strength Of the United
States Army in 1888 was one regi-
ment of infantry and one battalion of
artillery, numbering $40 men tn all
Q. What are the seven liberal arts?
q. B. K.
A. The seven liberal arts include
arithmetic, geometry and astronomy.
Q; Is Canada paying taxes in Eng
A. Canada does not pay any taxes
directly to England. The chief value
OF Canada. to the mother country Is I'm
the matter of preferential trade.
Q. Who first used mahogany for
furniture?--C. A G.
A. 1t Is said that Thomas Chfppen-
dale discovered the possibilities OF
Mahogany and made it the king Of
cabinet woods.
q What was the name of the first
colbert and Sullivan opera?-J. 3. q.
A. Trial by Jury was the first
Gilbert and Sullivan comic oLers. 1t
was produced In London, March IS,
@ What do the five stripes IN the
Chinese flag stand for-B. 8. U.
A. China's national flag consists of
hve horizontal stripes, the top one
red, the next yellow, the next blue,
the next white. and the one at the
spectively for China. Manchuria, Mon
golia1, Tibet and TurkestaB.
| Q. Is the size OF a billiard table the
same in England as 1t Is here?-J.
L. W..
A. The playing area of the Eng
lish table is six feet by ten and one
half feet. The standard size In Amer
| lea is five feet by ten feet. In many
clubs, homes and some public billiard
| rooms, tables four and one-half feet
by nine feet are used. In England
! the billiard table has six pockets. In
America the game of billiards Is
played on a carom table. the table
with pockets being reserved for the
game OF pool
O. What occupation do most Of the
Indians follow now?-L. B.
A. The Commissioner of Indian At
fairs says that while many Indians
engage in other industries. by far
the greatest number support them
selves by tanning. -"
Q. Is term insurance issued TO
soldiers during the war still In force?
q. E. d.
A. Such insurance is still good.
5ut this protection will not extend
beyond March 3, 1928. The Veterans
bureau says that all term insurance
now in force mHst be converted by
that time into one or more of the SIX
forms Of permanent insurance issued
by It, These include ordinary life.
twenty payment life. y-payment
life, twenty-year endowment. thirty
year endowment and endowment al
the age of sixty-two. In case term
insurance has lapsed II is possible TO
effect reinstatement upon very liberal
terms.
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