Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKJN.

Q. Please give me some information
concerning the Christmas pantomimes
given in English theaters.-A. &. q.
A. You probably refer to the harle.
qunades given ut Drury Lane and
| Covent Garden Theaters at Christmas
time. The institution dates from the
end Of the seventeenth century and
reached It's highest point under Gar
rick. The performance usually opens
with the representation Of some fairy
tale. the characters of which change
to the harlequin. columbine and clown
Of the pantomime which follows.
Q. What is the life Of cartridges:-
e. w. +.
A. The minimum life OF cartridges
kept in dry. cool place would be
from 10 to Il years. Sometimes they
keep as long az from 30 to 40 years,
depending on how the primer holds up,
as the primer sometimes deteriorates.
@. What color is gold when found?-
r. S.
| A. The Geological Survey says that
the color OF gold bearing ore. the color
Of the actual vein when disclosed by
| blasting, the color OF the gold bearing
deposit OF placer mines. the color OF
| collaborating ore prior to the time OF
going to the smelter differ according
to the ore. Different ores have differ.
ent colors. this depending upon the as
ISOLATED rock. For instance. IL the ore
is filled with quartz. it will have a
white appearance. Raw nugget gold
is yellow. The particles of gold left
in the pan or sluice box used In placer
or hydraulic mines are yellow. Gold
nuggets contain many other minerals.
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| O. Did Jefferson Davis write book
about the Confederacy?--H. ]. F.
| A. jefferson Davis. President of the
Confederate States. wrote The His
tory of the Confederacy.'
! @. Can rifles he used in hunting.
| deer and bear?--R. \.
! A. Most Of the States permit the
use of n rife in hunting deer and bear.
! New JERSEY is a notable exception. as
one must use a shotgun in that state.
O. IL the flesh OF skunk ever
! eaten?-J. 4. s.
| A. skunk meat is eaten to some ex'
tent by the Indians and fur trappers
Of the North. 1t has no value on the
market.
| o. How many of the criminals In
this country were born and reared in
the slum districts of New York;
II. G. s.
| A. No statistics have been compiled
relative TO the number of criminals or
| prisoners who have been born and
reared in the slum districts OF New
York City. The following statistics.
| however, have been Compiled relative
| to the education Of criminals: $4,000
| criminals were examined by the super.
| intendent of New York State reforma-
| tories and only I per cent were col.
| leGe graduates. only Z per cent had
| finished high school. Is per cent fin.
ished grammar school. 81 per cent had
attended only primary schools or none.
| Therefore. IL may be generally said
| that many more crimes are commit
ted by the poor that land them in
prison than by the rich.
| Q. What kind OF rice Is paddy
| L. G. s.
A. Paddy is unhusked rice. whether
| growing or gathered.
| q. by whom was the music for
Carmen" written: Who wrote the
text:--P. s.
/ A. The music is ny Bize,. The tex,
ia by Meiihsc and Halevy. founded on
Merimee's novel
Q. How far did John Levi throw q
foot hali?-W. f.. W.
| A. In 1922 John Levi threw a foo,
hall 50 yards In the presence Of news
paper men in San Antonio, Tex.
Q, When was the Great Latin War.
| w. 4. s.
| 4. This war between Rome and
Iatium occurred 3so-33s &c. and
ended in the subjugatlon Of the latter
| Q. What IL the size of the Chicago
loop dsstrict?-D. ]. X.
! \. The loop area OF Chicago com
prises approximately one square mile
| Q. How is Dean Inge's name pro
nounced"-D. II. NJ.
A. lt'would rhyme with sing.
Q. Please name some writers who
have been in prison.-E. r.
\. Among them are ST. Paul. Henry
| David Thoreau. John Bunyan. Oscar
Wilde and Sir Walter RaleiSh.
Q. How is wrecked submarine
raissd'-T. Z. l.
! 4. Briefly. by the means OF chains
| attached 10 pontoons. II usually
takes DAYS to get the chains In place,
since IL IL necessary 10 tunnel under
| the boat and drive the chains through
| with water pressure hose. Steel pom.