Evening star., 1925-01-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. How does Rock Creek Park
rank with other large parks Of the
world?-D. l.
A Rock Creek Park covers an
area OF 1,775 acres. Fairmont Park
In Philadelphia. the largest city park
in the world, comprises 2.s4s acres;
Forest Park, st. Louis, 1912 acres
and Central Park, New York City, $40
acres. Abroad, the largest is prob
ably the Bois de Boulogne, Paris,
covering 2,250 acres, followed by the
Prator, Vienna, Of 1000 acres: Hyde
Park, London, covers only 400 acres,
and the Thiergarten, Berlin, $50
acres.
@. Next to Washington. what city
has the most women in industry
A. While 4s per cent of the wom-
en- of Washington are engaged in
gainful occupations, New Bedford,
Mass, is a good second with 46.5 per
cent. Fall River, Mass, Is third;
Lowell, Mass, is fourth, and Atlanta,
Ga. nth. OF married women who
work New Bedford has the highest
per cent; WASH ton is second, At
lanta third. Falf~River fourth, and
Nashville and Memphis, Tenn, NTH.
Q. How were the trees marked in
Maryland in the old days to show
trails?-O.
A. By provision OF an act of 17e4
all roads leading to courthouses were
marked with two notches on trees on
both sides of the road and roads
branching Off and leading to ferries
had three notcheS, etc. There We're
various local marks, as "A" on roads
leading to the State capital-Annap-
Ill - brand d
with a hot iron and colored red Not
many of these marks or even the
trees survive.
@. How many full-nedged generals
have there been in the United State:
Army II. A. u.
A. There have been only fye gen.
erals holding permanently the rank
of general They are George Wash
ington. L. s. Grant, w. T. Sherman
Philip H Sheridan and John j
Pershing.
@. Where is Walter Hampden play
ing in 'Cyrano" now?-M. 4. W.
A. The present tour of "CyranC
de Bergerac' terminated on January
after two weeks engagement a.
the Century Theater, New York, tc
allow Mr.. Hampden to present "OtheI'
10" at the Shubert Theater.
Q. What are the proper proper
tions Of alcohol and water to use tc
prevent freezing in zero weather
w. II. G.
A. In using pure wood alcohol and
water as a non freezing solution, use
the following formula: Ten degrees
above zero, so per cent water, q
per cent alcohol; zero, IS per cen
0g 11n "a
gravity, sss; degrees below zero
70 per cent water, 30 pei. cent alco
hol specific gravity, $685. % degrees
below zero, so per cent water, Al
per cent alcohol, specific gravity
.s5l. .--.
Q. How much weight can be pu
on a colt being broke en- for 2-year ole
races "A R. McC.
A. It should not carry over 81
pounds.
Q. What is the law of average.
A C. S.
A. The law of average is an eco
nomic law which aims to demonstrate
that while the trend Of human affairs
cannot be forecast with certainty, L
can be worked out to. a considerably
extent arithme meticaily~6y arriving a
averages DaScQ Oh ASAohihe s
| to the event This practice has Ions
been employed in business and Il
| gradually being adopted in the pro
fessions. An important example Of
its use IS the elaborate system Of
tables prepared by life sinsuranett
companies. - < 2
Q. If a woung man who is unde1
age enlists in the Army by misrep
resenting his age, can he afterwarC
have his war record corrected as t.
age?-S. J. N
A. The records of the War Depart
nnent would not be corrected to show
| the correct are OF a soldier. How
| ever, IL he so desires he can submi
evidence, affidavits and a copy of hi
birth certificate showing the correc
age which would be put ON file will
! his record.
Q. In old times people wore tuck
ers. What kind of a. garment wa:
| this?-E. S.
A. A tucker was worn by womer