Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

10 years in prison. or both. The act
was passed by the House OF Repre-
sentatives March &c, 1910: Senate.
June 10, 1910: approved June 26, 1910,
when it became operative.
@. How many consecutive genera
tions of President Harrisons fam
lily contained Benjamin Harrisons'--
G. M. A.
A. There were five consecutive gen.
erations of Benjamin Harrisons.
@. When was the Parthenon built
A. L. F..
A. The Parthenon, or Temple Of
Athena Parthenas, was a magnificent
building erected under the administra-
ton of Pericles and was finished In
438 BIC. 1t was of the Doric order
of architecture and built of Penteic
marble. It had columns on all sides.
8 on the front and back and II on
each side 1t was ornately furnished
with statues and elaborate worries, and
plates of gold.
@. Should horse be watered be-
fore, during or after feeding?-C. P.
A. There Is q diversity of opinion
regarding this. Water can be given
at any Of the three times without in
furious effect. but It is best to estab-
fish a habit after observing the indi-
yidual horse. The average water con-
sumption of horse is from 10 to IL
gallons daily.
@. Who conducted the publishing
business Of Frank Leslie after his
death?-A. H.
prominent publisher, on his death. In
toe n
periodicals and conducted them sue
cessfully until 1902, when she with
drew.
@. Which of the fingers Is most
sensitive?-H. J.
A. AS the result of an experiment
dealing with the left hand it has been
found that the index finger was most
sensitive: the middle finger and thumb
are next, being about the same: then
the little finger, and finally the ring
finger.
@. Are there more germs in cream
than in milk?-P. S.
A. Germs (bacteria) in milk rise
with the cream, and when cream IS
separated from milk so per cent OF all
the germs will be found in the cream.
Therefore 1t is wise to buy pasteurized
cream, or scald raw cream.
@. What is the meaning of Where
McGregor sits, there is the head Of
| the table"?-S. G. T.
A. This saying is quite old and has
been attributed to the head Of the
McGregor Clan, also to the McDon-
aids. Emerson uses it in his "Ameri-
can Scholar" Theodore Parker also
makes a reference to it. In Cervantes
Don Quixote' Sancho Panza relates
the story of a gentleman who. having
invited a poor farmer to dine with
him, pressed him to take the head
of the table. The countryman refused
| to take the place of honor, and his
host, losing patience, exclaimed: "Sit
down, clodpole. for let me sit wherever
I will, that will still be the upper end
and the place of worship to thee"
@. How many men compose the Swiss
Guard of the Vatican?-E. H. G.
A. 1t Is composed Of 10 officers and
no men. Only Swiss are eligible, and
| priyates are not allowed to marry. The
| Swiss Guard is the personal bodygCard
Of the Pope
@. What country is known as the
Land of the Midnight Sun"?-C. d.
A. Norway, or, more specifically.
Northern Norway, is the Land Of the
Midnight Sun.
@. Please name some of the earliest
settlements in Indiana.-P. G..
A. Some of them we're: Vincennes,
1891; GAINESVILLE, 1874; Fort Wayne,
1894; Lawrenceburg, 1902; Corydon,
1903; Madison, 1910; Evansville. 1912;
New Albany, 1913, and indianapolis,
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