Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Hawaii and Nigeria have the most rain
fall, all approaching 500 inches precipi-
tation each year.
@. Why are "whippets" so called?-
C. L.
A. The name is indicative Of the
origin of the dogs. "Wappet" was the
old English name for eur" and "whap-
ping meant the ''yelping OF dog"
Q. Please give history Of the book
plates. D.
A. A bookplate is typographical or
pictorial label, used to denote the own
ership of a book Bookplates are con-
Sldered to have had their origin in Ger
many. though an unsupported claim
has been made that they were used in
Japan in the tenth century. and certain
small clay tablets are believed to have
performed in Babylonia and Assyria an
office similar to that of the bookplate of
To-Day. The earliest printed bookplate
we know today was used about 1880.
From Germany the use of the bookplate
spread to France and finally to all con-
tlnental countries. The bookplates first
used In America were of English make.
brought over by the wealthy Colonists.
Ihey possess great interest as memorials
OF the old families: but the plates en-
graved by the hands of our first Aneri-
can engrayers, Nathaniel Hurd and Paul
Revere of Boston. Amos Doolittle of
connecticut and Alexander Anderson.
easily surpass them in value. The
earnest date on an American bookpIate
Dy an American engraver is 1749. on
the ThomaS Dering plate engraved by
Hurd. ~
Q. To whom are we indebted for
morphine "A. M M.
A. Morphine was first isolated bv
Serturner, chemist of Hanover. Ger
many, in 1916.
@. Is this the first national cleo
ton In which Indians have been able
to vote?-F. A. w.
A. All Indians had been given the
franchise shortly before the 1924 cleo
ton, but it was too recent for general
use 10 be made Of it. However. two
thirds of the Indians had already &C
CURED citizenship. Qualifications for
voting rest with the various States.
@. What is the average length of
the working day?-P. A.
A. Eight hours is about the average
working day over the entire world ex-
cept' perhaps, in Japan.
9, What city is the largest grain
port?-H. M
A; Montreal is at present. New
YORK Is second in shipment of grain.
O. Is there a difference in meaning
between the words vocation" and "ayo-
catlon"?-B. w. S.
A. A vocation is a persons major
business or calling, while an avoca-
tlon is minor or irregular occupation
or diversion.
:, @. How many Pharaohs are mem
TONED IN the Old Testament?-R. C. s.
A. Pharaoh is the biblical title given
TO the Kings of Egypt, 10 of whom are
mentioned in the Old Testament.
Q. What is the origin of the Popular
Concerts referred to as "Pops"?-
A. The Popular Concerts, more
Familiarity known as the Monday and
Saturday Pops" owed their origin to
some miscellaneous concerts given in
the early days of the old st. James
Hall, which stood at the back of the
quadrant between Regent street and
Plccadllly. A preliminary series of
three concerts took place during the
Cattle Show week in December, 1858.
@. How old was Jesse w. James when
he was killed?-T. L.
A. The inscription at his grave says
aged "a years, 6 months, % days."
@. What author has won a prize re-
Gently for the best book of the year
written for parentS?-P. S.
A. DR.. Douglas A. Thorn Of the
Harvard Medical School has been so
favored. His book is entitled Every
day Problems of the Everyday Child"
1t is based on his conviction that a
child'S problems can best be handled
by encouraging him to develop habits
that will replace undesirable traits.
@. At what temperature does water
occupy the least space?-H. NJ.
A. Water has it's smallest volume and
its maximum density at A. centigrade.
Liquid water expands when the tenn
perature is raised above A. or lowered
below A. centigrade.
@. Is liquor consumption increasing
in England?-B. j.
A. 1t is said to be decreasing. The
1900 consumption of spirits in Eng
land was 32,239,522 gallons, as COM
pared with 10,412,921 gallons last year.
Before the war there were 100000
total abstainers where now there are
100000. The annual per capita drink
bill has dropped to $33 from $50.
@. How many by-products Of crude
oil are there?-J. H. G..
A. The by-productS Of crude oil run
into the hundreds. The main ones,
however, are gasoline, kerosene, fuel
oils and lubricating oils.
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