Evening star., 1924-09-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. II vehicle travelling on the
west side OF 6th street, which is
one-way street going north. crosses
the intersection at H street and turns
west on H, Is this a traffic violation?
Il. Men.
A. This Traffic Bureau says that
one should get as near to the center
Of the street as possible, in order to
make a right-angled turn at the
intersection. One would be violating
the traffic regulations only If he cut
the corner. not making the required
right-angled turn.
Q. What per cent of the auto
mobiles in the world are in the
United SAates?-D. II.
A. There are about 15,500.oo0 auto
mobiles in the United States and
3.000.0 900 in the rest OF the world. The
United States, therefore, has about 50
per cent of the world output There
is one car for every 7.2 Americans.
O. What are considered as the six
leading countries Of the Far East?
j. +. NJ.
A The ones usually placed in this
category are: japan, China. Philip
pines, Dutch East Indies, British
Malaga and British India
u.
tend lepers mingle with other people?
ID. G.. Z.
A. There is but one institution
maintained by the United States
Government for persons afflicted with
leprosy. This Is the leprosarium at
Carville. La. and is under the super
vision Of the United States Public
Health Service. The Government,
however, does conduct a research
division at the leper colony. under
the territorial board of health, at
MoIokai. Hawaii. There are employed
at Carville seven physicians. Physi-
clans. nurses and other uninfected
personnel are allowed to leave the
colony after their clothing, etc, have
been freed Of germs.
Q. How many pickles are eaten IN
the United States each year?-M. G.
A. A manufacturer Of pickles has
estimated that more than $4,000. 900
pickles are consumed in this country
annually.
Q. Where did the apostles die!-
r. v. E.
A. According to tradition. verified
where possible, the deaths of the
apostles occurred at the following
places: St. Matthew-Ethiopia; ST.
Mark-Egypt: ST Luke-Greece; ST.
John-Ephesus, in Asia; St James
the Great-Jerusalem; ST. Phillip
Phrygia: St. Bartholomew-unkn
St. Andrew-Jerusalem; st. Thomas
East Indies; ST. Jude-unknown; ST.
Simon the Zealot--Persia; st. Ma
thias-Jerusalem: st. Barnabas-Sa-
lania; Saints Peter and Paul-Rome.
Q. When were envelopes first used?
&c. W. r.
A. Envelopes came into use in
England and the United States in the
decade 1s4O-1s50. In America the
first envelope making machinery was
patented in 1S4S.
Q. Which is the correct form of
the proverb "All is not gold that
giitters" or "All that glitters is not
gold ?"-M. T. a.
A The correct wording Of the
quotation is "All is not gold that
glisters." This appears in Middle
tons "A Fair Quarrel" Act v, Scene l.
Q. What is now the average length
Of life?-G. H.
A. Latest statistics show that the
average duration of life is 4S.7 years.
That the average length of human
life has been nearly doubled within
few centuries is due to improved
conditions of living, to the progress
of civilization, and especially to the
improved conditions. Thus, the mean
duration of human life in France at
the close of the eighteenth century
was 90 years; in the period from 1917
to 1881 the average rose to 80 years,
and between 1S4o and 1859 to 40
years. For England 1t has been from
80 to 43. For Massachusetts,. the aver
age is about 40 and in New York
city 33.3. The mean normal longev-
ity may not be the same In all races.
The negroes of Senegal develop
earlier than the white man, but they
are shorter-lived; yet when reared
in the United States they live to a
great age. This is another proof Of
the profound influence of the mode
and general conditions of life on
longevity.
@. Do tomatoes contain Htamins?
j. McC.
A. They contain not only one. but
all three vitamins, A, and c, in
liberal amounts.
Q. What distance is meant by a
hairs breadth IS. l.
A. A hairs breadth is las of an
inch.
@. How much did the Shoshone
Dam COST ]. r.
A. The Shoshone Dam, which was
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