Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-07

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@. IL the greater per cent Of fire loss
In buildings due to many small fires or
TO a few big ones?-A. NJ.
A. Statistics of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters show that / per
cent OF the number of fires cause SO pa
per cent of our total fire Losses. Obvi-
ously such fires are In buildings where
large concentrations Of wealth are
stored. such az stores. factories. ware
houses. theaters. ONCE buildings. etc.
fires In all types of small buildings.
@. What kind Of quail are being I'M
ported into Virginia ?-H. r.
A. The bobwhfte Of Virginia Is being
80 dangerously depleted that 10000
Mexican quail have been imported.
o. How sho,lld houses be built in
order to receive the most sunlight-di-
rectly north, south, etc, or on diago-
naI?-W. M.
A. Their orientation should he north
and south, east and west.
Q. Who first had coinage system'---
A. The rubes NJ gold employed BY
the Chinese may have been the earliest
coins Modern authorities. however, ac-
eept the view Of Herodotus-that gold
and silver coins were first used by the
Lydians about the sixth century BIC.
O. How many stones were there In
the Pyramid of Gizeh9-I. J. 6.
A. In the Great Pyramid there are
1900 900 stones. Their average weight
is 81 tons each, but some Of them weigh
50 tons each. The builders displayed an
! accuracy almost equal to opticians
! work. but on scale Of acres instead
Of inches. The blocks were fitted and
squared with an accuracy seldom
eoualed In building operations today.
.. Is proper to eat the garnish-
ments served with salads and cocktails
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A. 1t Is quite proper 70 eat such gar
nishments. They are usuelly especially
selected because Of the favor thereby
| added TO the food or drink which they
accompany.
Q. Who built the Alaro,-w. il.
A. The Alamo is Franciscan mis-
sion house. built about 1922. After 1913
/ 1t was used on occasions IS a fort. and
was renamed Fort Alamo. II consisted
OF an oblone plaza. some 2'2 acres ir
ta.-~ a e. ~
SO inches thick, . church, Hospital
building a convent and a vailed con.
vent yard about 100 feet square.
Q who first said All good Anert-
cans when thev die &c TO Earis"?-E. S
! A. Thomas Gould Appleton.
! Q Who re known as the father Of
the playground movement" in America
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A. Joseph Lee Of Boston IA. earned
this a6ect,onate appellatton There are
now more than 10000 Fairgrounds and
| athletic fslds IN daily use in the United
States and Canada.
| ., who was responsible for the sys-
/ TEN Of physical examination used In the
ARM during the World WARM. D. P
! A. Maj. Gen. William Crawford Cor
gas, as head Of the Medical Corps dur.
ing the World War, established q svs-
tenn Of strict physical examination Of
] soldier bows a. means OF getting q Al
| army. and followed this with q elan 81
medical supervision which attracted at
tertior throughout the world.
/ g. Are lotteries still IN extstence?-
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| A. Lotteries are still IN existence in
/ several European ard South Amerirar
! countries. In TIE Tinted States II I.