Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. RASKIN.

insists that IT. means the people OF the
whirlpool and referred TO the Whirlpool
called He'll Gate These writer's sey
that the Indians we're called Manhat-
tans living there.
@. What country has the highest per
capita consumption of butter?-P. r.
A. Canada has the highest per capita
consumption Of butter in the world
approximately % pounds a year. This
year Canada is said to be $4,000 900 or
10000 900 pounds short of supplying her
own butter requirements.
O. How old is the city of Toronto,
Canada ?-F. w.
A. According 70 the Board NJ Trade.
OF Toronto. the city had its beginning
in l749 as French trading post.
Q. Was there a real person named
Cyrano de Bergerac?-W. G.. C.
A. Savinier Cyrsno de Bergerac was
French author who was born in 1919
and who died in 1855. Edmund Rostand
wrote drama in which De Bergerac
was the hero. and the play was in rianv
ways true to facts. The real De Ber-
gerac was distinguished for his courage
in the field, and for the duels he
fought. These numbered more than a
thousand. most of them fought on
account OF his monstrously large nose.
@. How did the term midshipman
as applied to men at the Naval Academy
originate?-G. r.
A. The title originated in the British
Navy more than 200 years ago when the
young gentlemen who were under in
StructiOn on these vessels for The DUR
pose of becoming officers were given
quarters anidships abreast the main
mast on the lower deck.
O. How wide is the River Jordan
r. e. J.
A. The width OF the River Jordan
varies with the seasons Of the year
During the short rainy season II be-
comes rushing torrent. In many parts
1t Is aC times q narrow stream which
may be stepped over.
Q. Please give information regarding
the religious Affiliations Of the owners
of the Associated Press d. Fl.
A. The Associated Press is not owned
by an individual or corporation. " is
a cooperative sssocia ton, the members
OF which are assessed according TO the
service they receive. All members are
mutually pledged to work for the benz
At OF the whole and the good Of the
organization. All religious creeds. as
we'll as all shades of political opinion.
are represented in the owners. pub
fishers and editors making UP the men,
bership of the Associated Press.
@. Why is the Society of the Order
of the Cincinnati so named?-O. B.
A. The Society of the Order of the
Cincinnati is named after the Roman
prototype OF the young American officers
who left their farms to fight the battles
OF the Republic. This prototype was
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.
Q. What is transcendentalism9-
o. w. s.
A. The term is vague one which
group of American writers which CEN
| tered about Concord Mass, between
1850 and 1880. Ralph Waldo Emerson
was the best known of them. while
| Thoreau. Charming. Alcott and Mar
| g9ret Fuller were other we'll known
members of the circle. The transcen.
dental philosophy might be briefly de-
scribed as the belief that man reaches
his fullest development by fixing his
mind upon the highest and noblest ele-
ments in life and overlooking the mean
and sordid phases. "As man thinks.
so is he" The modern cult of the New
AhOu6hI uCIlNCS VI It's uOCbTlIlB
| from characterization.
q. Did Herbert Hoover say II swear"
or II affirm" when he took the oath
Of Office as Secretary of Commerce.
B. K.
A. Mr.. Hoover, being Quaker, used
the form Il affirm"
@. Is it true that a person has to
get license to learn to fly?-D. A. N.
A. The law prohibits the flying of
licensed aircraft by any one but Ii
censed pilots: consequently. it is neces-
sary that all students have in their
possession either letter of authority
or license issued by the Department
of Commerce before any instruction
can be received By students in licensed
aircraft. whether such instruction be
dual or solo.
@. Which State was first in re1uir-
ing mental and road tests for an auto
mobile drivers license?-N. p
A. AS far as data are available. New
York was the first State to make these
requirements.