Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24


to the handling of inquiries. You have
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ton in Washington to serve you in any
capacity that relates to information.
Write your question, your name and
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The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. C.
@. Is it true that the Pyramids
could not be duplicated today?-J M. L.
A. We are informed that it would be
possible to duplicate the construction
of the Pyramids today, but that the
| cost would be practically prohibitive.
The construction of any of the sky
scrapers has afforded engineers as
great problems to solve as would the
| building of the Pyramids.
@. Where was the seat of our Gov
eminent during the Revolutionary.
o. l..
A. During the course of the Revolu-
ton the dangerous proximity of British
troops made necessary frequent changes
of headquarters for the national gov
erning body. The various cities which
were used as the meeting place of the
Continental Congress and the seat of
| the Government during the period of
the Revolutionary War and until the
founding of the National Capital were:
Philadelphia, September 5, 1774; Balti-
more. December 20, 1776; Philadelphia,
March 4, 1777: Lancaster. September 81,
TIT; York. Pa. September 80, 1777;
| Philadelphia, July 2. 1878; Princeton,
November 26, 1888; Trenton. N. j., No.
vember /. 1884 New York. January II.
1885, and Philadelphia, March 4, 1893.
@. Will fruit trees grow from seeds?-
E. L.
A. Fruit trees will grow from seeds,
but the varieties do not come true. A
| large proportion of seeding trees pro-
| duce fruit of an inferior quality.
@. What is a rajah?-E. H.
A. Originally rajah was the title given
in India to king or prince. In later
times, says the oxford Dictionary, the
title was extended to petty chiefs or
| d1gnitarieS or conferred as title of
| nobility on HinduS and adopted as the
usual designation of Malay and
Javanese rulers or chiefs.
@. Will metallic substances in the
earth affect compaSseS?-O. G.. B.
deposits of magnetic iron, particularly
magnetic. Hematite and limonite ores
affect the compass little, if any. I'M
portant magnetic, deposits have been
found by means of the magnetic COM
pass.
@. Please explain the growing use
of the inverted envelopes, those which
have the flap at the bottom instead
of the top of the reverse side.-M. r.
A. This is kind of envelope made
for the special purpose of use for post
age permit. The new automatic ma
chimes are made so that the envelope
| flap prevents the envelope from going
through the machine. For this rea-
son the envelope is turned upside down.
which makes the flap at the bottom
after the envelope is stamped or
printed.
@. Who is the King of Hungary
|. A. Hungary has no king at the pres
ent time. even though the country is
kingdom. 1t is ruled by regent,
Nicholas Horthy de Nagybanya. 1t has
been suggested that the logical king OF
| the ex-EmpreSS zita Of Austria
Hungary.
@. In cribbage, must run be in Sc
| quence in order to be counted?-J.
w. B.
A. A run need not be in sequence.
The only cards that will stop run
are duplicates or cards entirely outside
the run. The count of 81 also stops
a run.
@. Is it true that Louisa M. Alcott
sold her HARM. D.
A. Miss Alcott and her sisters al
ways. held this treasure as a possible
resource in case of need" but the time
never came when her hair was sold.
@. Where was the first dental col
lege opened?-W. G.
A. The Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery of Baltimore. Md, was the first
dental college established in the world.
@. How much money Is to be raised
for the Chicago fair?-L. T. B.
A. There is bill before the House
of Representatives providing for
worlds fair to be held in the city OF
Chicago in 1888 to celebrate the one