Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. How often has 1t happened that
the team winning the first game Of
world series has lost the series?-
F. A. w.
A. 1t has so happened in the past
four years that the team that won
the first game Of the world series has
lost the series. This. however, has
happened only Z times in the past
% world series.
Q. When were all presidential candi.
dates first nominated by national con.
veEtions?-A. 3.
A. In the campaign Of 1882.
Q. What State has proportionately
the fewest women?-C. r. NJ.
A. Women are scarcer in Nevada
Der being approximately but two-thirds
that Of the men.
@. How long is the coast line Of
New Hampshire?-R. J.
A. New Hampshire has frontage
Of ID miles on the Atlantic Ocean.
Q. What per cent Of criminals are
we'll educated?-Z. n. d.
A. The superintendent Of New York
State reformatories says that OF $4,000
criminals whom he has examined
only 4 per cent were college gradu-
ates, only per cent had finished high
school, rs per cent finished grammar
school, ca per cent had attended only
primary schools or none.
@. Are woodchucks edible?-E. P.
A. The Biological Survey says that
woodchucks are good to eat. How
ever, the meat Of these animals is not
on the market.
Q. How many soldiers did Great
Britain send over to fight in the Revo-
lution?-H. c. c.
A. Gen. Henry B. Darlington, in
Appendix d of his book entitled
Washington, the Soldier" gives a
series of tables compiled from origi-
nal returns in the British record Of
fice," which show the effective force
Of the British in America at various
dates during the war. According to
that publication, the British troops at
tanned their greatest strength on De-
cember /, 1880. On that date 42,267
British troops are shown in America.
In the book referred to, Gen. Caring
ton comments as follows: THE Brit
ish official records show that the en-
tire British force in America, includ-
Bahama Islands, hardly exceeded at
any one time-and then not until 1880
AZ 900 men,"
@. Did the United States, Italy and
France take part in the Boxer trou-
ble?-J. H.
A. The allied army which relieved
the besieged foreigners in the Boxer
Rebellion consisted Of the japanese,
Russian, British, American, French
and German forces. Italy was not rep
resented.
@. When was commercial art first
emp1oyed?-M. G..
A. It has been stated that the origin
Of advertising can be traced to the
walls of public buildings in Egypt in
the days of Egyptian supremacy.
@. Can duck and goose feathers be
put together in the same tick?-T. o.
A. Many writer's of works on house
hold economics discourage the idea of
mixing duck and goose feathers, and
such feathers do not command so high
a price as either one unmixed.
@. When was Won Munkacsy's
Christ Before PLATE" painted, and
what did it sell for?-H. T. T.
A. Won Munkacsy'S famous paint
ing, "Christ Before Plate" was COM
pleted in 1881. This painting was pur-
chased by John Wanamaker for
1000 pounds and was awarded a gold
medal at the International Exhibition
in 1889.
Q. Did the Rhodesian cave men live
on the Island of Rhodes near Turkey
or on the mainland Of South Africa?-
G. E. B.
A. DR.. Ales Hrdlicka Of the Smith.
sonian Institution states that these
remains come from northern Rhodesia
in South Africa.
Q. Why does a bell ring when a
button is pressed?-O. C..
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that when you press the button of an
electric bell, the button closes a switch
completing an electrical circuit be-