Evening star., 1928-04-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

occupations. The leading occupations
Ior women, according to this report, are:
Domestic and personal service, 2,1S6.-
s2A; manufacturing and mechanical,
,S5O,34l clerical, .426,116; agriculture,
forestry and animal hJlsbandry, 1884,
l28; professional, 1,016,498. The Lead
ing occupations for men are. Manufac~
turing and mechanical, 101S8,133: ag-
rlculture, forestry and animal husband
rry 869O30; clerical, 1,700,425: domes-
slc ana personal service, 1,2l7,963; pro-
fessional. l,127,391.
@. Should trees be SPRAYED while IN
bloom m?-J. z.
A. Trees should not be sprayed willis
in bloom. Such spraying not only kills
bees, but interferes with the proper poll
lination nf the blossoms.
@. A friend claims there Is a differ
3e in value in the sum o! one billion
in different countries. Is that true?
r. w.
A. The word billion is differently in
terpreted in different countries. In
America and France a billion is ons
Thousand million. while in England and
Germany 1t Is million million.
O. What part Of the United States
had more volunteers than its quota n
the draft for the wars. II. "
A. Hawaii had the only troops tnat
were so much over 100 per cent taaf
1t was not necessary to draw men IN
the first draft These troops volun-
teered to percentage Of 1872.
@. What disease causes the most
deaths among children?-J. NJ. c.
A. Diphtheria still ranks first as a
cause of death among young children.
However. the death rate as result Of
this disease has been considerably re-
duced. due 70 the use Of preventive
treatment. In one locality 1t was re-
duced from 3S4 per cent per 100000
in 1921 to zero in 1925 and 1925. and
in another from 81 per cent per 100000
in 1921 to 26 per cent in 1926.
@. What Is meant by a "Jepthah
Vow?"-W. A.
A. A Jepthah Vow Is one which Is 70
be kept regardless OF consequences, and
is commonly supposed to be derived
from the Bible story Of Jepthah, the
leader of a band Of brigands. who. be-
fore going into battle against the Am
monites. vowed that If successful ne
would sacrifice whatever was the first
thing to cross the threshold Of his ovn
door when he returned triumphant His
meet him. 1t is recorded that ne sacri-
feed her according TO his vow.
@. Who was the first motion picture
actor?-C. /. D.
A. Fred OFT has been so called since
he appeared in the first picture Mr.
Edison took when he was experiment
ing In 1886.
@. What does the word mercerize
mean?-C. O.
A. Mercerizing is a treatment for
cotton goods or fibers that produces q
silky luster. II was named for John
Mercer, an English calico printer, who
introduced the process.
@. In which direction does the Rock
Of Gibraltar face?-M. B.
A. The Rock Of Gibraltar stands
north and south. its highest point or
head being at the southern end.
Q. What was the origin Of the ex-
preston, Let her 90, Gallaher?"-T
n. N
A. Various explanations are advanced
as TO the origin Of this phrase. One gen.
orally credited IS that a Texas sheriff
namade Gallagher was hanging q man.
and, having adjusted the moose. the
cheerful criminal told him 70 Let her
go, Gallagher"
@. Whose account Of the Lords Sup
per is the earlieSt?-M NJ.
A. ST. Paul's account is the earliest
record OF the institution Of the Lords
Supper BY at least two or three years
John d. Davis says In "A Dictionary OF
the Bible" TT was written probably as
early as AID. 81. Just ~ years after the
supper was instituted"
@. When was Libby Prison taken 20
Chicago?-W. G. K
A. In 1889 the building constituting
Libby Prison was taken apart and car
ried to Chicago, where il was recon
Structed. In September. 1889. il was
opened as Libby Prison War Museum
but the enterprise proved q failure.