Evening star., 1925-05-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

of the court. the one at the
extreme left of the Chief Justice.
Q. Does a person grow in height
after reaching the age of 1872. v.
A. AS a rule, a boy attains his :
adult height when he reaches the age
of 21. However. some individuals
have been known to grow while in
their 20s. 1t is said that a newborn :
baby is about 20 inches tall, and at
the end of it's second year Of life has
attained half of its adult height.
c.. Was Cleopatra a bond or bru-
nette?-J. Q.
A. There is no authentic portrait
of Cleopatra in existence except in ?
eff1gy upon coins. Many biographers :
are, however. of the opinion that her
hair was auburn. -
established in Prussia, Canada, Eng
land and France?-A. NJ. p.
A. Prussia had free public schools
maintained by the state in 1713, Can
ada in 1867, England in 1870, France
in 1881.
@. In canning acid vegetables what
is used to counteract the metallic
action of the tin can?-W. c: g.
A.
before being used as a container for
acid vegetables.
@. When and where were the MUIR
derers of Herman Rosenthal put to
death?-W. w. H.
A. The four gunmen. Lefty Louis.
Gyp the Blood. Dago Frank and
Whitley Lewis. convicted of the muir
der of Herman Rosenthal, were cleo
fronpfad az Sing nTiGoD on An
gust IA. 1914 Charles Becker was
electrocuted at Sing Sing on July 80,
1915.
O. What is the area of the Belgian
kongo? What portion Of the popula-
tion is white?-L. W.
A. This territory has an area of
909, ,654 square miles. The estimated
population is 10000 900, Of which only
10,037 are white.
@. How many kinds of lichens are
there?-H. NJ. E.
A. There are about $50 genera,
while there are about 1000 species.
Q. Why have parties been called
"legitimist" G.
A. The French word 'legitimist"
was applied in the sense Of a sup
porter Oh HSTeulldTE TlSnl u SONSII
as against parliamentary rule.
Q. What is the largest emerald in
existence "A. G..
A. The largest emerald known today
is the Muzo stone; an uncut crystal.
six-sided las all emeralds are) about
2 inches long, of the same diameter
and weighing over 1900 karats, more
than 8 ounces, and is owned by the
Duke of Devonshire.
@. When did Weston, the walker,
first come into public notice?-W. P.
A. Edward Payson Weston, pedes-
trian. began his professional career in
1867, but he first attracted attention
in 1851 by walking 4i3 miles in 20S
hours to attend the Inauguration of
Abraham Lincoln.
@. What is the story of Kitty
Knight III. G. S.
A. During the War Of 1912. the Brit
ish soldiers received orders to burn
houses in the occupied territory of
Maryland. It was at this time that
Kitty Knight said to the soldiers who
warned the people to leave their
houses: "I shall not leave; if you burn
this house, you burn me with it"
This defiant reply was reported to
lll0 OIIlCSI, VIII came III DeESOH 10 see
her. He was struck with admiration
at her courage and spared her house
and the one next to it.
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