Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

tested when the Huns and Vandals
flooded the country?-W. S. T.
A. In a letter to Henry s. Randall
of New York. author of the Life OF
Jefferson dated May 23. 1857. pub
lished in the New York Times March
"a, 1860. he said: THE time will come
when New England will be as thlckly
peopled as Old England; hundreds of
thousands of artisans will assuredy be
sometimes out of work. Then the in
situations of America will fairly he
brought to the test. The rich will be
robbed to feed the poor. Either some
Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reigns
of government with strong hand; or
your republic will be as fearfully plum
dered and laid waste by barbarians in
the twentieth century as the Roman
Empire was in the fifth. with this diff
ference: that the Huns and Vsndals
who ravaeed the Roman Empire came
from without and that your Huns and
Vandals will have been engendered
within your own country and by your
own institutions
O. How long did it take Milton To
wriie Paradise Lost?
A. It was composed between the
years 1853 and 1865 and published in
1867. 1t was conceived, however, as
carly as 1910.
Q. When is a river considered navi-
gabie?-M D.
A. According to the generally &C
cepted definition river is navigable
when in its ordinary state it forms by
itself. or its connection with other
waters, continued highway over which
commerce is. or may be- carried on. in
the customary mode in which COM
merce is conducted by water.
Q. How many people are engaged In
! the motion picture industry?-E W. H.
| A. About 235.000 are engaged in pro-
duction. distribution and exhibition of
| pictures.
Q. Why vas the clipper ship so
called?-T. o.
A. The long, overhanging prov and
the sharp lines forward gave the name
to these ships.
@. What size hat do most men
wear?-L L.
A. 1t is estimated that IS per cent
of the hats sold to men are size Ga.
Q. Is blood really thicker than
water?-J W. H.
A. The Public Health Service says
| that blood il really thicker than water.
@. Is the church at the leper colony
at Carville. La, Catholic or Protes-
| tant?-B. E.
| A. There is Catholic Chapel there
| built about IS years ago. and Profess
| tant Chapel built about years ago.
@. What is rottenstone, so often rec
commended for cleaning and polishing
brass and other metals?-L. e. B.
| A. 1t is supposed to be decomposed
siliceous limestone and consists essen
TALLY of aluminium silicate with car
bonaceous matter. Several localities In
Derbyshire. England. and in Wales, are
the principal sources.
O. How will the new paper money
be put in circulation?-D. A. B.
A. The Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing SAYS that the new paper cur
rency will be distributed for circula-
| ton through the usual channels. that
| is, through the banks of the country
Each bank will turn into the United
States Treasury for redemption the old
paper currency and will receive in its
place the new.
| O. What is the present total capital
ization of the telephone industry
w. A. w.
A. The capitalization of all OF the
| telephone companies in the United
| States on June 30 was $3.50. 000,0 600.
The total mileage of wire was 59,225.0O0.