Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

Q. How many children has the
Crown Prince of Sweden?-W. c. f.
A. The Crown Prince Gustaf
Adolf of Sweden has five children by
his first marriage with Princess Mar
garet of Connaught. They are Gustaf
Adolf, Sigvard, Princess Ingrid. BERTH
and Carl Johan.
@. Why is the international date
line so irregular?-R. II. A.
A. The so-called international date
line was designed to remove certain
objections to the meridian of $50 de
grees west. the most important of
which is that groups of islands
lying about this meridian differ in
date by a day, although only a few
miles apart. Several forms have been
suggested. These generally agree in
retaining the meridian of $50 degrees
in the mid-Pacific, with q bend in
the north in order to make the Aleu-
tan Islands and Alaska of the same
time as America, and also in the south
so as to bring certain of the South
Sea Islands into a line with Australia
and New Zealand.
Q. Is brass dust injurious to the
health?-J.' J. X.
A. The Public Health Service says
that If brass dust is inhaled it is in
furious to the health. Particles of the
dust blowing into the eyes have been
known to impair the sight.
Q. How can 1 determine whether my
safe is f1reproof?-P. s. b.
A. A safe manufacturer informs us
that there is actually no such thing
as a fireproof safe. All so-called fire
proof safes are rated by the Under
writer's Laboratory, Inc, Chicago, ILL.,,
according to their ability to withstand
fire and are so labeled by the manu-
facturers. You should note the label
on your safe and ask the firm from
which you purchased it how 1T is
rated by the Underwriters Labora
tory, Inc.
@. What countries compose Czecho
slovakia?-M. G. J.
A. Czechoslovakia is one OF the
newly created states Of Europe
formed out Of all or parts of the old
Austro- Hungar lan governments OF 30
hernia. Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia and
Ruthenia, on October %. 1918. The
frontiers, delimited by the treaties OF
Versailles, ST. German and the Tr1-
anon and the ambassadors conference
of July 20, 1920, affecting the Teschen
OlSCClCC, all urea VI of'odt oiu'thS
miles and q population, by the census
of February Is, 1921, of 1851 49.
q. What is the origin of the word
Derby as applied to horse races
J. B. S.
A. 1t is named for it's founder. the
twelfth Earl Derby, 1880.
@. Give some information concern
ing the French Academy?-G. E. s.
A. The Academic Franchise, or
French Academy, was instituted In
1895. 1t is a part of the Institute of
France, and it's particular function is
to conserve the French language. fos.
ter literature and encourage genius.
@. What State has the greatest
acreage in national forests?-J. r.
A. California leads, with 24,2S3, 12S
acres.
@. Who is the patron saint of inn
keepers?-G. c.
A. st. Theodotus Of Ancyra.
@. What is the size of the Charles
Macalester?-J. II. f.
A. It's length Is 1875 feet, width 81
feet, with a capacity of 1850 persons
O. How much does the Panama
Canal paY?-D. A.
A. 1t is paying about per cent.
@. Has the Lords Prayer been
engraved upon the head of a pin?-
r. c..
A. The Lords Prayer, SO words
397 letters, counting punctuation
marks, was engraved in IL lines on
the head of an ordinary pin by
Charles Howard Baker of Spokane
Wash. Baker is now an inmate of
an institution for blind and insane
The engraving cannot be read with
out the aid Of a powerful magnifying
glass. Baker was at one time an EN-
plOye of the United States Govern
ment in the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. He spent 8 years and II
days completing this work.
@. What is the greatest number of
sacrifice hits in succession?-D. NJ.
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