Evening star., 1925-05-13

Q. Which Presidents had mothers
living at the time they were inau.
gurated?-H. G.
A. The Presidents whose mothers
lived to see their sons receive the high"
est honor in the Nations gift were:
Washington, Madison, Monroe, j. Q.
Adams. Polk. johnson, Grant. Garfield
and Mckinley. Those who did not
Were: Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, Van
Buren, W. III, Harrison, Tyler, Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln.
Hayes. Arthur. Cleveland, Benjamin
Harrison. Roosevelt, Taft Wilson,
Harding and Coolidge.
@. Is there an altitude at which an
egg can't be boiled?-E. w.
A. The Geological Survey says that
according to science there is an aIti'
tude at which water would not Doll;
however, no one has ever reached that
point. as it is about 20 miles above sea
level. While 1t is not impossible to
boil an egg hard at the top OF Pixies
Peak, it takes longer to do 1t. water
boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea
| level. but on Pixies Peak it boils at
about $50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Q. have been told that "Gripgo"
was derived from the word Greek.
Can this be possible?-J. G.
Il
He says: when English speaking peo-
pie began coming to Mexico they found
the people with whom they came in
contact unable to Understand their
language. just as they themselves were
unable to understand that f'the MeXi-
cans. When addressed by a native
quite naturally they used the familiar
expression, THAT is all Greek to me. ?"
The word Greek in Spanish is "Griego"
pronounced Gree-aye.go), and what
more natural than that the Mexicans,
hearing this word used SO much, came
| to speak of the foreigners as Gree
aye-goes," which easily enough be-
came corrupted into 'gringoes." This
expression was heard wherever Eng
| disappearing foreigners were encoun-
| tered.
| Q. What kind of insurance is it that
Germans have to carry?-D. w. S.
A. Germany has for many years had
| a system Of social insurance, which
| includes workingmen's accident. sick
| ness. invalidity and other forms of
| compensation. Both employers and
| employees are obliged by law to con-
/ tribute to the funds. 1t is estimated
that more than 100000 policies are
in force.
Q. Why are butterflies so called?-
/. ]. j.
! A. The origin of the term butterfly
is probably due to the popular be-
lief that these insects steal butter
and milk.
! Q. How long did the Baltimore fire
last?-J. w. G.
| A. The great Baltimore fire COM
menced on February Z, 1904. 1t
burned for 80 hours.
O. When was cottonseed oil first
extracted in mill?-M. r. b.
A. Public attention was first called
to the usefulness of cottonseed oil
by the London Society for Encour-
agement of Arts, Manufactures and
Commerce in 1888. The first record
ed attempts to extract crude cotton
seed oil were made at Natchez, Miss,
in 1884, and at New Orleans. 1S47.
| Neither was successful. The first
successful attempt at crushing the
seed in mill was made by Paul
Aldige of New Orleans in 1855. In
the North a mill was started at Prov
idence, r. l., 1856.
0. Where is the highest point in
Europe pe?-W. II. B.
A. The highest point in Europe is
Mount Ell Bruz. in the Caucasus,
J naNlnS All 6lcNdllOu VI 1o,SVo iCCl-
Some authorities do not include this
mountain within Europe and give
Mount Blanc, 1871 feet, as the high
est point.
Q. What is the origin of such food
names as bologna, frankfurter, VIE
ner, salisbury and hamburg w. AT
A. Bologna and frankfurter sau-
sage derive their names from the
of PnlnQna
where these sausages were first made
| Wiener is a German word for vi
emma sausage, deriving its name in
a similar way. II is probable that
salisbury and hamburg have come
into use similarly.
q. What is the name of the largest
glass works in the world w. X.
A 1t is difficult to answer without
a specified basis for comparison. The
Glass Industry says that it is prob
able that the Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Co, Pittsburgh, Pa, is the largest
company in this country, judging
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