Evening star., 1932-08-06

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@. How much must a worlds record
track mark be broken before there is
a new mark?-E. K. F.
A. The American olympic Associa-
ton says tha, better performance
according to time would create new
record.
@ Is 1t true that postage stamp
is not Stamp?-D. E. +.
A. The term postage stamp. as used
misnomer. WHEN the adhesive stamp
was FIRST introduced it was known as
label. The stamp Is really what we
call the poS.mark.
~. AlC III SbOSh cANAAsi AIf3O9 Va ~N~"
York LONDON and Paris under gov
crEment con rol?--J, H.
. A. The stock exchanges of New YORK
and London are not under govern
mental control. but the Paris B5urss
is subject to government control and
supervision.
@. What per en- age Of children
have the usual chilaren's GiseaSes?-
NJ M
A. The committee on the, cost of
medical care reports on study OF
400 0 persons showing that by the
time they had reached 20 years OF age
SO per cent had h2d measles; n per
cent had had whooDing cou"h: 50 per
cent, mumps 81 per cent, chicken poX;
IL rer CEN, arlst fever, and 10 per
cent, diphtheria
@. When was the gateway Of the
Ming TombS cons rrctsd?-S. B. ..-
A. The gateway of the Ming TOmbS,
near, Peking. was constructed in l540.
1t hcs been repeatedly repaired; the
last repatrs were made in 1875 by order
Of the Emperor
@. Can a man be forced into bank
uptCy?--J. S.. 900 --.-. -- -
A. There. are two kinds Of bank
ruptcv-Voluntary and Involuntary. At
any time the requirements of the law
are met The eredi OTs NAV force man
into involuntary bank uptcy
@. IN VIII St1tes are marriages
performed without hcenses?-J. McC.
A. A license of some kind is re-
quired in everv, Sta'e and terri orv ia
| the United sac before marriage
ceremony may be Performed.
G. Compared ith row, how much
does a sheen eat?-V. F.. ........
A The B're-u Of Animsl Industry
oays that the psFel ratio or fold eaten
bV sheen to food eat-n by cate is
seven sheep to onn COW.
: @. What was the original name of
Stamford. Conn I'D. Gs @.
A. It was s"ttled in 164l bv 20 per-
sons and WAS known for the first year
by the Indian name of Rip7owam.
, = g. Who c-mposed the "Stabat
Mai er' IN, K. -. 4..
A. This famous nsdieval Latin hvmn
ON the crHeifx,cn is Believed to have
been written by Jaeopone. a Franci can
monk, in. the thirteenth century. .Amcrg
the many settings of the p7Sm by emf
I1ent compossFs ere those of Josquin des
Pres. PalsstiGa. Psrg lesi. Haydn,
1 Rossini, Verdi and >DyoIak
c. How much fertility is wasted by
erosi-n of soil in comparison with whe,
i takes to make an average crop?-C.
W. c.. = ..,.,.. -..-
A. The Division of Sofl Erosion says
that approximately 81 tim S as much
pant food is wash:d awsy By erosion
yearly as is taken cut of the soil by
pants, and Furthermore this plant food
can not be- put back s'fi:a 1t has been
washed completely cff the sell