Evening star., 1932-09-08

lean missionaries to o foreign country
set sail?-C. N.
A. In 1912. Five missionaries sailed
for India.
@. Who was George washington's
first sweetheart?-I. S.
A. In "The Diaries Of Washington"
edited bE John Fitzpatrick. there is Q
footnote8 concerning ''washington's
first swsetheart.'' washington first
met Mary Cary at 'Belvoir' in 174s.
where he described her to his dear
friend Robin In consequence
of this testimony to her agreeability.
she has been labeled in American his
tory as 'Washington's first sweet
heart"
O. Was Powhatan an Indian chief?-
A. A sachem Of the Powhatan In
dians Is often spoken Of as Powhatan.
His correct name was Wahunsonacook.
O. Is sea-island cotton being
A. Sea-island cotton was formerly
grown on the islands along the eastern
coast Of South Carolina and Georgia.
It had to be abandoned there because
of the ravages of the boil weevil and
is now confined to the drier islands Of
the West Indies, where It was reintro-
duced from the United States A little
cotton Of this type is grown expert
mentally at Yuma, Ariz.
@. VIII a hard crease rubbed on the
body before swimming protect per-
son from the sting OF sea nettles?-
J. r. C.
A. It would have q tendency 10
minimize the sting of sea nettles.
@. What was the name of the pro-
prietor of Jacks famous in pre-prohi-
bition days in New York City?-M. M.
A. John Dunston was the owner and
manager. Jacks closed its doors in
1925. In 80 years Dunston accumu-
lated a fortune Of $3000.00 in the
restaurant. He died December, 1927.
@. How high is the highest peak in
the Great Smoky Mountains?-M. A. @.
A. Clingmans Dome, 6,642 feet high,
Of length, these mountains rarely fall
under the height of one mile.
@. Is there really a Devils Island
where there Is prison?-B. s.
A. Devils Island does actually exist.
1t is located in group Of islands called
the lies du Salut in French Guiana,
OF the coast Of South America. Here
Is located a French penal station with
Royale. nearest the mainland. To the
seaward is the lie du Diable Devils
IslandJ, noteworthy as the prison Of
Alfred Dreyfus, confined there in
1894-99.
Q. Is the blond type disappearing In
America?-D. c. s.
A. DR.. c. F. Pabst says that outdoor
life and indulgence in athletics, to-
gether with the intermingling Of the
dark-skinned race Of Southern Europe
with our own, will produce brunette
as the reigning beauty Of the future.
@. Who are the founders Of modern
philosophy?-J. L. G.
A. The founders of modern philosophy
are Bacon and Descartes. Among the
greatest modern philosophers are Hegel,
Kant. Herbart, Lotze. Nietzsche, Scho-
penhauer, Herbert Spencer. Darwin,
John Stuart Mill. Locke, Hume. Cousin,
Voltaire, Bergson, Jonathan Edwards,
Emerson, William James, Dewey and
George Santayana.
/ @. Was there an eclipse Of the sun
in 1900. which was total In Wash
ington, D. OPT. C.
A. There was an eclipse on May 20,
1900, and the path of totality ran
through Mexico. New Orleans, Mobile,
Raleigh. Norfolk, and across to Algiers, /
being Of an average width Of so miles. /
Washington was therefore slightly out
Of the path Of totality.
P. b. S.
A. It is so called because II is laid
up, or stored. for some months before
use.
O. Does the design of an arrowhead
identify it with the Indian tribe which
made IT'D. w. r.
A. The Bureau Of American Eth
nolcgy says that there is no way Of |
associating arrowheads with tribes. The
points vary in size according to the
purpose for which they are intended.
Arrows used for birds and other small
game were tipped with small points
and those for larger game called for
larger points. Each tribe had q great
variety of forms.