Evening star., 1932-11-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


public life Of a colony. IL Is also neas
essary to be invited to join by Q nnenAp
Der Ia good standing, and aGAliation
must be with the. branch IN the State
of which the applicant Is resident.
@. In what year was the earthquake
which destroyed Messina, Sicily7-J. n.
A. 1t occurred on December 7S, 1903.
@. What Is the origin Of the word.
"drat,' in the expression "Drat the
boy"?--S. N
A. The oxford English dictionary
says that it is a minced form of oath.
'od rot, meaning God rot. This Is one
Of the several so-called minced oaths
which were common in England several
hundred years ago. taken from the
Cructhxion Of Christ. Other typical
ones are z0unds, meaning Gods
wounds; DDS blood, meaning God q
blood, and gadzookS, meaning Gods
hooks, l. e. nails used to fasten Jesus
to the cross
@. How many factories in the United
States make tobacco pipes?-H. w. y.
A. There are 40 establishments manu-
featuring an output valued at more
than $5,o0o,000.
@. In the color scheme used by the
early Egyptians what colors we're pris-
oners peinted?-N. A.
A. Prisoners were painted yellow.
Birds were blue and green; water was
blue; men and women were painted
red, the men being redder than the
women.
@. How Is gold production in ths
world comparing with previous yearsf-
B. G. q.
A. Figures compiled to August / indi-
cate that more than $500. .000, 900 VIII
be produced for the calendar year 1892,
This will be the highest on record Last
years production was 4O,51S,OOO.
South Africa leads. with Canada sec
ond, and the United States 9 close
third.
@. Has the State of Pennsylvania
ever gone Democratic?-C. W. X.
A. 1t has not, since the foundation
Of the Republican party, voted a plu-
rality for the Democratic ticket. In
1912. due to the split in the Republican
party, the vote Of Pennsylvania was:
Roosevelt, Progressive, 447,426; Taft,
Republican, 273,S05; Wilson, Democrat
3e5,s1e.
Q. Are Panama hats made In Pana-
ma?--J w. II.
A. They are made to some extent IN
Panama, but by far the largest propoR-
ton Of them Is msde in Ecuador.
@. How many Jews are there in the
world?-L. q.
Jewish population of the world are not
araiIo kIa khNaA nf Iouyiek rkrsna aktHRna
usually give the country in which they
were born as their nationality. There
are about 100000.
O. What Is the correct name for the
principle OF the trick Of vision whereby
1t appears that pictures Of q canary and (
an empty cage merge into one picture
resulting ir The canary appearing TO bo 7
in the cage?-C. B.
A. This is a thaumatrope.
@. Is there q college in which both
students and teachers support them
selves by other than educational pur.
suits?--P. e.
A. The Nashville Agricultural Normal
Institute at Madison, Tenn. was estab-
lished nearly 28 years ago with the defl-
mite purpose of making 1t possible for
worthy young men and women who have
no money to obtain the BENEFITS Of o
thorough education. The institution has
no money endowment and never has had
any. Neither has it ever solicited any
money either for the purpose Of payingE
teachers salaries or supporting any stu
dent In school On the contrary, It
operates q farm Of about 900 acres and
something Like as or rs other produce
tive industries, frcm which faculty and
Students alike must earn their support.
There are now over 800 students IN
attendance this school year, all Of whom
have the opportunity of working their
way through school and at the same
time doing regular college work.
q. Which is produced frSt-thunder
or lightning?-V. r. M.
A. Lightning Is an abrupt electric
discharge OF great magnitude through
the air. It produces thunder by sud
denly heating the air along its path TO
a very high temperature, and thereby
causing it to expand In an explosive
manner. 1t can be seaps therefore, that
thunder follows lightning Immediately.
eight travels much more rapidly than 4
sound, so reaches the observer some time
before thunder is heard.