Evening star., 1928-02-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

and rather weak, but regular a. its top
yellow and Is almost always dyed 20
initiate the fur Of other members OF the
weasel family. This fur Is considered
high grade and Is expensive.
@. How many cities did Lindbcrgr
visit on his trip around the United
States?-S. K.
A. He visited 90 cities during his tour
Of the United States.
Q. How tall Is the Dutch giant. Van
Dreusen?-M. z.
A. Van Dreusen, the Dutch giant.
who recently died at the age OF 20. was
said TO be the tallest man In the world.
He measured feet 8 inches.
@. How did PAarisees differ from the
common people?-J. N. q.
A. The Pharisees were q Jewish sect
who were highly versed In the law and
were extreme ritualists and Journalists.
the common people were exactly the
opposite, namely, the unlearned and L.
literate. who were content with fulfill
Ing the absolute requirements Of the
Jewish law.
@. II a player is declared ineligihle
to play on a college foot ball team, does
this make him ineligible for all college
sports?-W. B.
A. In the case Of Bruce Caldwell.
who was declared ineligible for foot ball
under a three-year rule, It ts found that
under Yale's rule his status in other
sports Is not included.
@. Where Is the quotation "A little
knowledge Is a dangerous thing" found?
p. E. D.
A. The correct wording Is "A little
learning is dangerous thing" II Is n
Pope's Essay on Criticism.
@. Is obsolete ammunition taken 70
sea and dumped overboard?-M. P. Vs
A. The War Department says this
dangerous high explosives. which carS
not be salyaged and have no monet
value, are sometimes disposed OF of
dumping them into the ocean. Such
ammunition. in small amounts has beer
50 disposed Of since the World War
The approval Of the Secretary o. Wa
Is necessary before ammunition may b
destroyed In this way. No act Of Con-
gress Is necessary.
O. When vas the English pound the
lowest after the War?-E. z.
n.
lish pound was on February 4. 1870
1929.
@. Are the average weights Of men
and women also considered correct
weights?-C. T.
A. Average weights are usually COM
piled from insurance figures, and are
merely what the adjective implies
Ideal weights differ somewhat. An All
thority on dietetics says that average
and ideal weights are nearest together
when individuals are between 20 and
IS years of age. As the years progress
the average weight is higher than the
ideal weight.
@. How many verbs are there IN our
language?-H. T. s.
A. There are about 5000 verbs N
the English language. OF these. ap-
proximately 1000 are claSsed as ir-
regular. although some o. them hare
regular forms.
&. & :! 70" far was TOY rom sparta
A. Troy was in Asia Minor. and Is
now represented by the ruins on and
about the mound OF HisSarfik- HiSsar-
l!k is about 81. miles from the Dar-
danelleS. Sparta Is n Soornern Greece.
and the distance between the two
points is some 400 miles By water.
@. When did the United States hrse
have penny newspapers?-A- D. Y.
A, The History Of American jour
nalism states that the precursor OF the
penny press was the Daily Evening
Transcript. established in Boston July
q. 1880. BY Lynde n. Walter. While
this paper was not sold on the streets
for i penny. it was quoted ~ the ex-
tremely low rate OF 81 per aanu1i-
Probably the first daily that was ac-
tually sold for cent was the Cent OF
Philadelphia. published IN the same
year as the Daily Evening Transcript
in Boston. In New York City the idea
was first conceived by Dr.. Horatto
David Shepard.
@. What was the name OF the first
boat 10 use wireleSSe-J =,
A. In July and August. 1899. the
Narcosi system o; wireless telephone
vas tried Cor the first time during the
British naval nls1euverS and the two
cruisers Juno and Europa were fitted
with it.
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