Evening star., 1924-09-02
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

electoral vote compare with Wash
ington's?-J. Fl.
A. OF the 531 electoral votes 404
were cast for Harding and Coolidge.
Washington received unanimous
vote of the 50 electors. There were
4 vacancies in the total of 73 electors.
@. Can man be made a full
fiedged general in time of peace?-
P. T. G.
A. This rank is not authorized in
time of peace. Gen. Pershing's rank
was conferred in time of war, and
was made permanent by an act Of
Congress.
Q. What are the names of the
planets in the south and southeast
about 10 o'clock?-M. o.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that the planet in the southeast in
the south is Jupiter, and the planet
is the southwest is Saturn.
Q. What can be done for CHG
gers?-H. NJ.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that chiggers prefer shady To-
calities. and II the underground of
weeds is cleared off and sunshine al
lowed to penetrate, the pest disap-
low shrubbery along the edge of
roads, in parks or private grounds
will lessen the evil. The busting of
Persian insect powder. a powdered
sulphur, in the stockings and under
waistband when on the point OF en-
tering infested locations will do
much to prevent attack.
Q. Has the Government erected a
monument to soldiers who fell on
Lookout Mountain"-R. b. Il.
a. The War Department says that
in marking the battlefields in and
around Chattanooga the Government
purchased s~o tracts of land-Pofnt
Park and what is known as the
Craven's Reservation--on Lookout
Mountain, and dedicated these as a
memorial to the Union and Confed-
crate soldiers who fought on that
f1eld. No monumental memorials. to
either the Union or the Confederate
dead. have been erected by the Gov
ernment. The several states and
military organizations that took part
in the fighting there have, however.
erected State or regimental monu-
ments under regulations prescribed
by the Government as to location.
text of inscriptions and material to
be used.
Q. How can rosin and dirt be re-
moved from the surface of violin?
j. e. .. ID.
4. Use a soft rag to which gasoline
has been applied sparingly. Rub gently
and dry with a soft cloth. This will
restore luSter TO the varnish. slice
or onion has been used successfully
in this connection. However, its use
is not general because of the un-
pleasant odor In no circumstances
should alcohol be used. There are
two kinds of varnish-spirit and oil
and II alcohol is employed the whole
coating of varnish will be eaten off.
Q. How long did it take Nellie Bly,
to go around the world? What con-
veyances did she use?-J H. NJ
A. Nelly BLY, was a reporter on the
New York World. and in November
1889, undertook to make trip around
the world for her paper to demon
'strate the feasibility of the adventure
recorded in Jules Verne's novel
Around the World in so Days" She
accomplished the trip in ~ days. 6
hours and IL minutes. Miss Bly, used
steamboats,. railroad trains and horse
vehicles exclusively. this being be-
fore the era of automobiles and flying
machines.
Q. How many windows are there in
the top Of the Washington Monu-
ment?-A. B. T.
A. There are eight windows, two
on each side.
Q. Who first used the expression
swinging around the circle" in the
political sense it has now:-W. r. G..
A. The phrase "Swinging around
the circle" was first applied by
Andrew Johnson to his trip to Chi
cago in 1866 to lay the corner stone
of the monument to Stephen A.
Douglas. He went West and made
political speeches in all the large
cities.
Q. Who is known as the Gospel
Prophetic. r. 4.
A Isaiah is known as the great
Gospel Prophet since he is spoken
of so often in the gospels and be-
cause many of his prophecies are re-
corded rs fulfilled in these books of
the Bible.
O. How did Christian names origi-
nate?-B. II. B.
. A. Christian names USUALLY had a
meaning such as John. beloved, or
Henry or Harry. happiness, and were
given as Distinguishing character
istics.
Q. How many sailors enlisted in
the Navy during the World War?-E.
o. p.
A At the time we declared war
there were $1,000 men in the Navy:
$4,000 enlisted during the war, and
$4,000 saw service in the Navy dur
ing the conflict.
@. Please give recipe for picked
peaches-J. S.
A. One-half peck peaches. pounds
brown sugar, l pint vinegar. a few
cloves, ! ounce stick cinnamon Boil
sugar. vinegar and cinnamon 20
minutes. Dip peaches quickly into
hot water then peel the fruit or rub
off the fur with a towel. Stick each
peach with three or four cloves.
Put into sirup and cook until soft,
using few peaches at a time Pack
in jar and fill to overlooking with the
sirup.
Q. You state that the first aerial
mail delivered in the United States
was made in 1911. by E. l. Owing
H. w. S.
A. The Post Office Department
says that the post office pilot e. l..
Ovington made the first air mail de-
livery trip alone.
Q. Has George Bernard Shaw, the
writer, any brothers?-O. H. G.
A. He has no brother. His sister,
Elinor Agnes, died in 1876, and his
other sister, Lucinda Frances, married
Charles Butterfield.
Q. What was the trotting record
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