Evening star., 1932-12-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

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@. In cribbage, may an opponent
count points that player misses
H. G.
A. Should q player neglect to peg
his adversary who first discovers it
may add the neglected points to his
own score, calling out "muggins," then
pointing out the omission.
Q. Where did the founder Of the 10
cent stores get his idea?-D. r.
A. Frank Winfield Woolworth while
still a young man worked in a dry
goods store and waited ON a counter
where and 10 cent articles were sold.
This gave him the idea and in Febru-
a. 4otO, hC OpCilCl oIOlC OblCdt
N. Y, where Ec dealt only in articles
which cost and 10 cents.
Q. Are there many illiterates In Can
ada?-T. w.
A. The Canadian census Of 1881
shows that 92.34 per cent Of the pop
ulation over years Of age can either
read or write.
Q. What Is technocracy?-B. T.
A. 1t Is a functional organization Of
engineers who have made over a 10
year period an extensive analysis of
our industrial and agricultural growth
applying a quantitative measure to the
social mechanism.
@. How Is the birth of twins regarded
by the Indians?-I. P.
A. Twins are usually regarded as un-
canny and are rather feared as pos
sessing occult power. Formerly the
birth Of twins was regarded as abnor-
NAL by some tribes and one or both
were killed.
Q. When was the Prophet Moham-
med born and Of what nationality was
he?-I. r. w.
A. There Is some dispute as to the
exact year Of the birth of Mohammed.
The traditional date is $40 AID. He
was born at Mecca, Arabia, and claimed
descent from Abraham. He was the
son of Abdallah Of the family Hashin
and Amina of the family Of Zuhra.
His father died before his birth, and he
was adopted after the death of his
mother by his wealthy grandfather,
Add al Mittalib. He married when
quite young Khadija, a wealthy widow,
IS years his senior.
@. How many camels or mules travel
in a caravans. A. I.
A. The number Of camels or mules in
a single caravan varies from 40 or so
up to 600 and more. Sometimes, as on
the reopening Of a long-closed route,
it reaches 1000.
O. What Is the inscription on the
New York post office?-W. c. S.
A. It Is Neither snow nor rain nor
heat nor night stays these couriers from
the swift completion of their appointed
rounds"
@. What are some of the achieve
ments of the Grange? R.
A. Strictly speaking. this is not the
correct title Of the agricultural organi-
zation, the official title being Society
of Patrons of Husbandry. The grange
is equivalent to the term lodge" used
in other fraternal orders. 1t originated
in a secret association of farmers
founded at Washington, D. c., Decem-
ber 4, 1867, through the influence of
Oliver Hudson Kelley, a Minnesota
farmer, who was deputed by the Gov
ernment, 1866. to make a tour of in
spection through the Southern States
and to report UPON their agricultural
conditions and the best means of i'm