Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, = J
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

the cah-and the rails 1t runs en- are
.-inch gauge The engine, carriage
and trucks can easily be slowed away
in a 50-size cigarette box. lt~wofSs by
electricity from small MOTOR ho"Seu
in the tiny engine.
O. In what parts of k5ia and Africa
are tigers found?-D. K.
A. There are no tigers IN AFRICA.
The tiger inhabits Asia, where II mas
an extensive but rather locallAed ols-
tribution. Westwardly its range eN-
tends to the lower Euphrates ana ne
southern shores of the Caspian, out ~
does not occur in Tersia south OF the
ElburZ Mountains. nor in hsIuenlstsh
or Afghanistan Northward It IS 10 DC
found throughout Southern Slber!1 ana
Mongolia. eastward in the Amur ,Palley
to the Sea of Okhotsk, in SakhallfA aIo
Japan. The elevated Tibetan Plat. 'au
has no tigers. Southwark the specAHS
range throughout China, Siam, Burma,
the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Japan
/ and Bali. and all of India, but is I'M
known in Ceylon. This is an evidence
| leading naturalists to conclude that the
/ tiger is comparatively recent lmml-
grant into the south, and not naturally
tropical species.
@. Are there leaning towers other
! than the one in Pisa?-G. T.
| A. There is one in St. Moritz. swift
zerland: one in Ems and one in Ulm,
| Germany, and two in Bologna, Italy.
@. Is the silk hat, or high hat,
modern article of dress?-W. V.
| A. This form of headgear was first
worn by John Hetherington, haoer-
| dasher of the Strand. London. in 1897.
! 1t is recorded that its appearance on
| the street caused such excitement that
| its wearer was arrested for disturbing
the peace.
@. How many fraternity buildings
| are there at collegeS?-E. P.
A. There were in 1927 1861 Ameri-
can college fraternity buildings. These
included mems. women's, professional,
local mems and local women's frater-
mites; in all 246 societies, with total
membership of 683 ,844, and with 3,429
active chapters in the United States.
@. Are there bridges over the Jor-
dan?-D. A.
! A. There are two. One below Lake
Merom is the one over which the road
tpasses from Damascus to Galilee. The
other bridge is below the Lake Of
Tiberias.
O. When were half-dines last
coined?-M v. H.
i A. The coming of silver half-dimes
was discontinued in 1873.
O. Is Charley Chaplin an American
citizen?-S. S. G..
1 A. Charles Chaplin is not citizen
of the United States. He is British
subject born in London April Is, 1889.
@. How many physicians are there
in New York City?-W. G.
A. There are about 1000. From
1875, 900 to 100000 persons are sick in
bed every day on an average.
@. When will India cease to export
opium?-C. 7.
A The Indian government has de-
cided that the export of opium shall
be entirely abolished, and is reducing
the amount each year. It is expected
that the end of export of opium from
India will come in 1885.
@. What is the average sum spent by
; college students yearly?-G. l..
A. The Bureau of Education says
that the minimum spent per year by
college students is S700. There is no
, way of striking an average. since
! wealthy students with large allowances
from home spend their money in numer-
, Gus ways outside of campus activities.