Evening star., 1924-12-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

center OF style. A mlIliner was for
merIy one who dealt in articles for
women's wear.
Q. Why do pictures Of the recent
Chinese uprising show the soldiers
carrying umbrcllas?-C. n. T.
A. Chinese soldiers all carry uno-
brellas as an important part of their
equipment. They are regarded as
holy and as sufficient protection
from air bombs.
Q: What was the late Charles 2.
Steinmetz's middle nameNR G. D.
A. His middle name was Proteus.
"one who changes" According to a,
recent biography. this was a nick
name given Steinmetz in the German
university he attended, because Of his
wide interests and habit of changing
from one subject to another When
Mr.. Steinmetz became an American
! he changed his German name, Carl
Rudolph Steinmetz, to Charles Pro-
teus Steinmetz, adopting his nickname
as middle name.
Q. What was the native name given
to Stanley, the expIorer?-D. II.
A. An African chieftainess gave
hlm the title "breaker of stone"-
''Bula Matari."
Q. Can you inform me concerning
the actual day upon which Julia
Ward Howe wrote her Battle Hymn
of the Republic"?-J. G. c.
A. On November 19, 1861, before
dawn, Mrs. Howe wrote the words OF
the hymn.
Q. Where did the style OF combing
F. G.
A. The style of arranging the hair.
pompadour originated with the
French women about the middle of
the 18th century This style of hair
dressing is believed TO have derived
its name from the notorious Nine de
Pompadour.
@. In what ratio do hydrogen and
air combined give the mcst powerful
explosion?-W. w. r. L.
A. Hydrogen and air combined
give the most powerful explosion in
the ratio of five volumes Of air and
one Of hydrogen. Such a mixture OF
! hydrogen and air would expand up
ward Of 1000 times.
Q, Is a combination of gum and
mahogany considered real mahogany?
D. L. c.
A Gum and mahogany is not con-
sidered real mahogany. Only solid
mahogany or solid mahogany with a
mahogany veneer could be considered
real mahogany. However. gum ana
birch with mahogany veneer is quite
generally used.
Q. How long do bees live?-J. II.
A. Working bees and drones are
supposed to live from one to nine
months, while the life of the queen
bee is rarely more than three years.
Q. How does pari-mutueI betting
work?-G. K. Z.
A. The pari-mutuel betting ma
chine is operated in the following
manner: Each horse in a race is rep
resented by a numbered ticket As
each ticket is taken from the machine
it registers automatically at the top
OF the machine showing at all times
just how many tickets are sold on
each horse. The bettor can. therefore.
figure Just what amount is in the
pool and after deduCting per cent
(the clubs commission and dividing
by the number of tickets sold on his
horse he VIII know just how much
he stands to win if his horse comes
in first.
O. Is Russia still the proper name
for that country?-F. E.
4. The Post Office Department says
that under the new government the
name of Russia has been changed to
the Union of Socialistic Soviet Re
publics.
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rs true knolCledgc Gs 10 EftotE the
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