Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS


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cnlly. however, the cnninluaps o eng
one varsity Of muzkmeicn.
@. How much OF the earths surface
y occupied BY tslands2--C. A. =.
A. It Is estimatea that isianGs &C.
cupy about j .pi0, coo SQUARE niles 81 fhs
area Of the earth's surface. whose total
Is estimated at 1854. 900 square miles.
q. what is Iewisitef--J. T. ~.
A; Il Is . mineral cgystallizing In
small yellow OF brown oetAhedrons. II
contains calcium, ttanium and anti
mony combined with oxygen. Prof
w. J. Lewis Of the University Ct Gait
foFnia 10 the scientist for whom It was
named.
q. Please ten about the Mount Rush.
more Memorial.--H. n. ID
A. Il 3 planned that the histAry Of
the founding and the extension Of the
United States win be inscribed tsDon
the side Of the naountaau In the fern Of
q pictorial history By GutaOn Borgitta.
The figures Of four Presidents Of The
United states-Ge orge Washingt0n,
Ihonas 5sl.srsGn, Anxaham Lancein
the stages through which tlle cosisAy
has passed. The wAH Of the nscuntain
q 1000 feet high. The fieufes 6f the
Presidents are to be cut into the inoun-
tain $50 feet deep. Their hsads viii
measure 90 feet from chin 70 crown
and the figures themselves win tower
42o teet. Former President Coolidge
VII write . soo-Mord history e De
carved On tablet 90 feet high and 10
feet long. n is expected that Il wfll
take Sin years to complete the task.
A. Are the raw materials very ex-
peneive that 20 Into the production Of
costly French perfumesf--D. q.
A. The retail price OF perfume has
very little relation to the cost Of raw
materials used In It's manufacture. It
peFfumer. In coinpounding these ma
terials TO produce . pleasing eject.
q. How much money have xmesieans
lsns 80, e iorsigneTs = the frss SIX months
A. The total OF such loans a arc
81. 500. Of which SEA ,60D. 900 was II re-
funding previous loans.
g. When were swimming pools In
stalled on big liners?-E. r.
In the three German Soets. tie iIs-
Derator, the vateriend and the 1is-
meESk, which are the 8eren9aria, tbs
1eytathan ard the Majestic, respectively.
The Bereugnria began service IN 1913,
Anu tue other Two were bllif nhoflf the
same Tina. The nrst Cunardef II which
swimming pool was installed was the
Aquitania. which nsde her maiden yoy-
age in 1914
@ Hew cid should chickens be for
hroiling. frying and FoAsting7--6. q. o.
4. \ broilsr d 3 y0glng eaicken APP
proNimaxely 3 70 ~ weeks old, but
not weighing more than two and one
half pounds and su1leiently eQft-meated
TO be cooked tender by br0ilffn. pryers
are II to % weeks old. welefing more
than tWo and o half and Up 70 three
and . bali pounds, and capsule Of BE-
Ing cooked tEn0er bY frying. Roasters
/ are from ave u sine ni0nths cid.
weighing more than three aud one-haR
pounds. and to be cooked tender ~
roasting.
@. Do lions hunt their prey by day ar
by night?-B. B.
"A. Lions often go abroad BY day, wan
dering and hunting, but are chieAy
active at night.
g, How many lives wsre lost when the
Maine was gunk?--L. M. r.
A. At the time Of her destruction. tia
battleship MAine had crew Of az ef-
hcers and 500 men. The explosion re-
suited IN the Death Of kBo cfiicers ana
$50 81 the crew. eight 81 the crew sifb-
seque4kly died Of wounds.