Evening star., 1932-07-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

sparkle Of the diamond Is caused by the
refraction Of light from the facets OF
the diamond, and these do not appear
naturally. but must be cut. 1t would be
difficult for an amateur to distinguish
a diamond as it came from the ground,
and any mined product Of this kino
should be tested By experts in order to
/ determine its true value.
@. Who was the first President to at
! tend theatrical performance in Wash
/ ington?-S. D.
A. The earliest record Of Presidents s
/ attending a theatrical performance
states that President Monroe and his
/ family in 1919 attended a performance
at the Washington Theater.
@. Are two glasses of water daily con-
sidered enough for person to drink
E.. w.
A. The Public Health Service says
/ from to 8 glasses a day Is considered
the required amount.
@. Was there a time when maypoles
were forbidden in England?-L. E. d.
! A. An act of the Puritan Parliament
4 of 1914 prohibited the setting up or
| dancing around the maypole. a custom
I which had existed throughout the his
/ tory of medieval and Tudor England.
| The Restoration brought back the may
pole and one 1874 feet high was set up
in the Strand, London by IL British
sailors under the personal supervision
Of James II, then Duke of York.
@. How old is the playwright. Noel
Coward?-O. T.
A. He was born IN Teddington, Eng
land, December IS, 1899.
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g. When a motion is laid on the
table, must a written motion be laid on
physical table2-W. P.
A. This expression is igurative. A
record is made of this motion in the
minutes and simply means that the
matter has been laid aside for the pres
ent. its consideration to be resumed
when motion is made to that effect
or opportunity offers.
O. Was cotton grown in the United
States to any extent at the time Of the
Revolutionary Wars. T.
! A. According to McMaster. cotton in
| 1874 was never seen growing except in
| gardens among rosebushes and vines.
A little had been sent to Liverpool i've
years before the beginning of the war.
In 1874 eight bags were sent to Liver
pool, but the customs officers seized
them, claiming that It was well known
that so much cotton could never have
come from America.
O. What Is the technical name for q
| tree which sheds its bark?-P. T.
! A. A tree which sheds its bark dur
| ing certain intervals of the year Is
called decorticating tree.
@. How long have heels been put on
| shoes?-A B.
A. Shoes or some kind of foot COW
ering have been used since ancient
times. Up to the seventeenth century,
| soft leather shoes without heels were
worn. Early in the seventeenth century
| shoes with heels became popular.
@. How much money will the new
automobile taxes bring in--A. B. l..
| A. 1t is estimated that the added
gasoline tax will amount to $3.50, 600, 900
and other taxes relating to automobiles
about 500, 100000. There are fewer
cars than there were two years ago,
and it is believed that the number win
| be curtailed to some extent this next
year.
@. Please describe the German flag.
Il. M H.
A The present national flag of the
German republic has three equal hori-
zontal bars of black, red and gold. The
merchant flag is the old monarchal ma
tlonal flag, three equal horizontal bars
of black, white and red, with the new
republic standard in the union portion
at the staff end Of the black stripe.