Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

famous Civil War nurse, who in 80
years had A children.
@. Why is there a place designated
in the Pacific Ocean where the day be-
gins?-C. s.
A. The existence of the interna
tional date line is a necessary conse-
quence of the earth's rotation on its
axis, making one complete turn. from
west to east, every "a hours. Since a
day and a night together cannot eX-
coed "a hours in length. it has been
found necessary to have. by common
agreement of civilized nations, a chosen
meridian of the earth to indicate
where one day COR 24-hour period ends
and its immediate successor begins.
@. What are the lengths used by
manufacturers of baby dresses 1T. W.
A. The following measures are used
by one large manufacturer of baby
dresses: Infants first dress, 20 inches.
year, Is inches; 2 years. II inches;
3 years, 10 inches
@. When was the Amazon River dis
covered?-J. r.
A. 1t was first discovered and as
cended by Vicente Yanez Pinzon In
the year 1900.
"Oh, Promise Me-" famous?-S. D.
A. Jessie Bartlett Davis. who years
ago was prima donna of the old Boston
Opera Co, sang this song, which was
interpolated in Robin Hood"
@. Who were the parents of Erich
Won Stroheim?-D. N.
A. His father was colonel of the
9th Dragons and his mother was lady
in waiting IN Eliza both tho of
Empress of Austria Hungary.
@. On what is the Alexandrian codex
Written?-S. l.. L.
A. Books Before Typography" SAYS.
The famous Alexandrian codeX. one of
the earliest known copies of the Bible,
is written on antelope skin"
@. In ancient days the Spanish peo-
pie used this abbreviation at the close
of letter: "S.s.a.b.s.m." Please inter-
pret.-R. G. N.
A. This abbreviation is interpreted,
Your faithful servant who kisses your
hand"
@. What does Aloha De" mean?-
S. J.
A; 1t is usually translated Farewell
to thee"
@. How long have lead pencils been
A. F. w. Hamilton says that the first
distinct mention of lead pencils which
We have is about 1865.
@. Where is the geographical center
of North America?-H. P.
A. II is impossible to say definitely
where the geographical center of North
America is because there are many
acres of land in Canada yet unsur-
veyed. 1t is approximately located at
latitude 4914', and longitude go.
@. What land is included in Oce-
ania?-T. L.
A. Oceania, or Oceanica, was des-
| ignation which embraced the land sur
| face which remained after apportioning
the continents of EuraSia, Africa and
the Americas The term covered Aus
tralia, the Indian Archipelago and the
Pacific Islands. After Australia was set
apart as a continent Oceanica was re-
stricted to the Malay Archipelago and
the islands Of the Pacific.
@. Is the land in India held in large
parcels or divided into small ones for
agricultural purposes?-F. P.
A. india is essentially country of
small holdings" says Sir Verney Lovett,
author of India" I'm many parts of
the country the land is held mainly by
families of peasant proprietors. In
other parts the bulk of the land is
owned by large proprietors, but even in
such cases the tenant in chief has gen.
orally been protected by series of rent
acts which not only insure him fixity
of tenure during his lifetime but often
grant the right of descent of the tenure
to his heirs on his death. The dis
ruptive tendencies of the Hindu and
Mohammedan laws have profoundly
affected agricultural economy through
encouraging the minute subdivision OF
land" Reorganization is the rule.