Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
ANSWERS 10 QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKrN.

Many readers send In questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swers appear In the newspaper. The
space Is limited and would not accom-.
nodate fraction Of such requests. The
answers published are ones that may
interest many readers. rather than the
one who asks the question only. All
questions should be accompanied by the
writer's name and address and cents
In coin or stamps for reply. Send your
question to The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic =. Haskin,
director, Washington, d. C.
Q. Whom did the widow of Maurice,
the dancer, marry?-P. g.
A. Eleanora Ambrose Maurice, widow
and partner of Maurice (Mouvet), mar
ried Samuel KATE, president Of the
Publix Theaters.
Q. What makes Mexican jumping
beans move?-B. r.
A. Jumping beans are the fruits O:
certain plants of the genus Sebastiana.
They become infested with the larvae
sudden motion, cause the seeds to roll
and jump about as II animated.
Q. Where is the oldest museum In
America?-D. r.
A. 1t is in Charleston, S. c.
@. Are the people who live In
Pomorze German or Polish?-S. G.
A. Pomorze Is that part Of Poland
which has an outlet upon the Baltic
Sea. It separates Eastern Prussia from
Germany. Out Of 100000 of the total
population, only IL per cent represents
the German element, while Poles cem-
pose SO per cent Pomorze, or Polish
Pomerania, was part Of Poland from
the beginning of the eleventh century
until 1772, except for a period between
1908 and 1854. After the World War
the country was given to Poland.
O. What is the size of the smallest
Bible ever made?-M s.
"A. The Tom Thumb Bible is said to
be the smallest. It was printed in
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1870. This was
inch square and one-half inch thick 1t
Is no longer obtainable A tiny Bible
which Is obtainable az the present time
Is known as the Mite Bible and IL ia
inches by 1H inches
@. will a fruit tree grow from a
seed?-M. N.
A. If q fruit tree grows from q seed
eventually 1t will bear fruit, all condi-
tions being favorable. However, the
chances are greatly against the fruit
resembling that Of the parent tree
exactly.
O. Which has q wider spread Of
wings. the condor or the eagle?-R. N.
A. The condor has q wing extent OF
IL feet, while an eagles Is about feet.
q. At what age should . boy cease
to call his parents Papa and Mamma.
and adopt the more formal Father
and Mother7-B. B.
A. There Is no set time. Whenever
a boy Is old enough TO feel self-con-
sciotis about 1t, he is old enough.
Some men continue to use the informal
terms. In these days most children
are taught to say Father and Mother
when they are infants, but family
terms necessarily enjoy considerable
latitude Of expression and personal
preference controls their use In the
home, at least.
O. What is the Turkish name for the
city that was ancient Troy?-H. p.
A. Hissarlik is the modern Turkish
name of ancient Troy, which stood
upon the hill of Ilium.
@. What is the commonest and
cheapest of all metals?-A. S. 7.
A. Iron occurs most frequently IN
the eartl1's crust and Is marketed at
the lowest price.
@. Who was the FIRST painter to
make a portrait Of George Washing
ton?-L. D.
A. Charles Wilson Peale made the
earliest. Altogether he made IA like.
nesses of Washington, the earliest OF
which represents him IN the uniform
of a Virginia colonel. 1t Is the only
one in existence of those painted pc
fore the Revolution.
q. Is John O. Greats House still
standing?-P. N.
A. The descendants of the Groat
family still live In the vicinity, but a
small green knoll marked with the
foundation lines Is all that remains OF
the house built probably in the latter
part of the sixteenth century.
@, OF what denomination Is the
School of Religion In Iowa to which
John D. Rockefeller contributed
A. The gift of $4,000 by John D.
Rockefeller, IT,. to finance the admins.
tration of the University Of Iowa School
of Religion for three years contains the
proviso that the Protestants, Roman