Evening star., 1931-12-21

@. How tall is Kate Smith, the kinger7
Is she married?-J. r. A.
A. She is Is years old, feet 8 inches
tall and weighs 240 pounds She is not
married
O. Who were the Americans concerned
in The x, Y, papers?-S. B.
A. The three commissioners 10 France
represented by x, Y and z were: John
Marshall, x; Charles Pinckney, Y, and
Elbridge Gerry, 2. The letters were
used In transmitting reports TO Con-
gress.
O. When does the recoil occur in O
gun, when it is fired or when the bullet
leaves the gun barrel?-S. w. Y.
A. The National Rifle Association says
that the recoil occurs the instant the
bullet starts down the barrel of the gun.
G. What is the largest vessel which
has docked at Chicago?-C. B.
A. The largest passenger vessel which
has docked al Chicago is the steamer
Seeandbee, 638l tons gross and 343I
tons net, register length 4845 feet,
register breadth 591 feet And the
largest freight vessel is the steamer
Harry Coulby, 9,467 tons gross and
7,485 tons net, register length 6l5.2 feet,
two harborS in the City of Chicago, one
Of which is known as Chicago Harbor
and is located at the mouth OF the Chi
cago River, and the other is known as
Calumet or South Chicago Harbor, and
is located at the mouth of the Calumet
River about II miles south of Chicago
Harhor. The passenger vessels dock at
Chicago Harbor, also some Of the freight
vessels, but the largest freight vessels
dock at Calumet Harbor
@ What is a hedonist?- C.B.
A. The term hedonist means a person
who believes that pleasure is the sole or
chief good in life Hedonsm, the doc
trine, also teaches that moral duty Is
fulfilled in the qualification Of pleasure
seeking instincts and dispositions. The
chief advocates of hedOniSm in antiquity
were the EpicureanS and the CyreniacS.
The latter inclining to the groSser in
depreciation Of the doctrine. In modern
times utilitarianlsm, seeking good in the
greatest happiness of the community as
a whole, is the chief hedonistic doctrine.
O. Why are persons family names
called Surnames?-N. N.
A. Originally the family name was
written over the name given at birth.
@. Where do We get the expression,
Peace at any price"?-F. N.
A Lord Palmerston sneered at the
Quaker statesman, John Bright. as a
"peace-at-any-price man" and the ex-
preston has since come to mean any
extreme paclfSt.
@. What is dietitian?-H. D. M.
A. The Public Health Service says If
by dletitian reference is made to a per-
son who treats metabohc diseases by
diet, this means nurse who has had
special training in this field. There are
all kinds of dietitians. Some are special
dietitianS, such as those mentioned
above. others such as those who would
be employed in restaurants. hotels and
hospitals to see that all meals are bal
anced.
@. How many pupils attend voca-
tional schoolS?-N. R.
A In 1881 the enrolment in voca-
in round numbers, distributed in eve
ming, part-time and all-day schools.
@. Why we're the German soldiers
called Fritzies?-P. L. o.
A. The nickname Fritz was applied
to German soldiers originally because
Emperor Frederick was affectionately
called "Unser Fritz" (Our Fritz by the
men under him and by the people of
Germany.
@. What country is the Land Of
CakeS?-H. j.
A. Scotland, so called from its oat-
meal cakes.