Evening star., 1926-03-16
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Q. What are puts" and "calls"?--
c.. l..
A. A put is a contract which
gives It's posscssor the right to deliver
to the party signing the same GER
tain amount of stock at Il named
price during the time stated In the
contract. a 'call' is a contract which
gives its possessor the right 10 de-
niand from the party signing the
same q certain amount of stock at o.
named price during the time stated ia
the contract.
Q. What was the rhyme repeated
so often in connection with the S-hour-
day movement?--W. II. W.
A. Possibly you refer To the Eng
lish Jingle, Eight hours for work.
eight hours for play, eight hours for
sleep, eight bob a day"
@. Why was church which Ger.
Washington attended called Pohicl<
Church?-E. L.
A. The church was given this nanle
on account OF its proximity to Pohick
Run. This was probably so named
because of the many hickory trees
growing there. Pawcohccora. a food
of the Algonquian Indians of Virginia
was made of the pounded nut kernels
and water The name was transferred
by the whites to the tree bearing the
nuts, and was Shortened to pOhickery
and finally to hickory.
@. How long have there been po.
groms?-R. X.
A. Pogrom is q Russian word mean
ing devastation and was applied t.
anti-Jewish riots in Russia. The first
progrOmS took place in 1881 and were
the direct cause of the first wave O.
Russian-Jewish emigration 10 Ainericd.
Q. What were mummy cases made
| Oft. A. N.
! a. Two cases We're used for each
mummy and these were usually made
/ of cedar. They We're made to tit tho
shrouded corpse. The inner one wa:
usually plain. while the outer one was
covered with paintings and hero
glyphics recounting the life and deeds
of the dead.
| Q. Do mosquitoes breed anywhere
except in swamps and marshes
/ Z. L. o.
| A. Mosquitoes will breed even in q
little rain water In an old tin can or III
an undrained roof gutter.
O. Why is Boston called The Huu
of the Universe" e"?-S. :.
| A. This was Il mild satire of Olive
| Wendell Holmes. who once said thai
| Bostonians thought that the dome o.
the statehouse was the center o.
| the earth and that Boston must be
| the hub.
| @. OF what wood is the he'd made
| upon which Washington died? How
| wide is IT'D. d.
| A. The bed is feet 6 inches long
| and feet wide. II is made of BLACK
| walnut.
G. How are the sizes for gloves de
| teI'rnined?-G. NJ. L.
| 4. Gloves are proportioIied b. :.
| scale based on the fact that i'll tn"
average mans hand the length OF the
third finger is the same as the width
| Of the hand, and the same figure Is
the length OF the body of the hand
to the wrist. Ladies' gloves are made
! simmer in the body of the hand. with
| relatively longer fingers.
q. What is the origin of the
parole?-C. II. II.
A. The parole is OF military origin.
1t was a pledge of honor given by
| prisoners of war that If released theT
| would not take up arms again against
4 IIlG COOl4IiJ SlP IL
| q. When was ,u4Aacco first raised IL
/ Connecticut?--R. Z. y.
| A. Between 1910 and 1860. Its cul-
| tivation was undertaken because OF q
! law restricting the use OF tobacco -
| that grown In the colony.
| q. Where was Emmy Destinn born?
IN. G.
A. She was born in Prague. Bo'
ilernia, in 1878. She has been d nat
uralized American citizen since 1915.
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