Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23

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O. How much money Is wagered
daily in the pari-mutuel at big race
course such as Laurel?-N. B. G.
A. 1t will average from four to f1ve
hundred thousand dollars.
@. Please explain the origin of the
word kidnap-A. T.
A. 1t was originally one of the
cantS used by thieves. 1t is composed
of the word kid, meaning a child, plus
the English dialectic nap, meaning to
seize or snatch.
@. Does the Government keep a
private railroad car for the use of the
Presidential T. c.
A. When the President Of the United
States travels he uses the railroads
private car if he is going short enough
distance to use only one railroad. How
ever, if he plans a trip which neceSSi-
tates the use OF more than one rail-
road. a private car is supplied by the
Pullman Company. No special car Is
reserved for the President of the
United States.
@. Are there any naturalized citizens
in the Senate?-G. G
A. There are two, Senator Davis of
Pennsylvania and Senator Couzens Of
Michigan.
@. What is required OF sailor to
be admitted to the Sailors Snug Ha.-
bor?-O. r.
A. To be eligible for admission to
the Sailors Snug Harbor Home appli-
cants must have served in sea-going
vessels under the United States flag
and in addition must be aged or de-
crepit or WORKOUT and without suf-
ficient means for Self-Support. The
amount of service required is neceS-
sarily somewhat elastic. but the trustees
have fixed as a minimum five years for
those native born and 10 years for those
of foreign birth. This does not mean
that all those who have had just over
that amount of service will be accepted
On the contrary, it is expected that
the applicant shall have passed the
greater part of his active life at sea.
@. How long would it take to count
a million coins?-G w. M
A. 1t would depend upon the person.
In the counting room at the Treasury
Department the silver is usually
weighed rather than counted An
estimate has been made, however, that
counting at the rate of / a second and
8 hours a day, it would take a person
about IS days to count one million
coins.
Q. How far would the blood vessels
iIS human body extend if all were
PLACED in one line?-H. G.
A. 1t has been estimated that there
is length of over 1000 miles of blood
vessels in the human body.
c. Colonial menus mention flummery
and Sillibub. What were they?-F L.
A. Flummery was a kind of blanc
mango, while sillibub was a combin l.
ton Of cream and wine or sweet cider
Frequently the cream was whipped be-
fore adding the wine or cider.
@. What are the per capita wealth
and the per capita income of the
United State3?-S H.
A. A new calculation, made by the
National Industrial Conference Board.
on the basis of Census figures. duly
weighted, gives the per capita national
wealth at s2.677 for 1880. This is a
decline from $2,977 for 1929 and re-
fleets the decreased values due TO the
depression. The national income for
1880 IS ststed as s578 per capita, COM
pared with SOL for 1929 Per gainful