Evening star., 1932-02-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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O. How many base balls does a
major league club buy for the playing
season?-G. J.
A. About 75O dozen. About 500 dozen
are used by the team in play and prac-
tice and more than 200 dozen are sold
to the visiting teams for practice.
@. Did Congress ever declare against
a third term for a President?-M. o. H.
A. When Grant was proposed for a
third term, In 1876, the House Of Rep
resentatives, by vote of 234 to 10,
adopted resolution declaring that it
would be "unwise, unpatriotic and
fraught with peril to our free institu-
tions" for the third term precedent to
be ignored.
@. How much does a cubic foot of
solid gold vAsh?-T. r.
A. Pure gold weighs 1904 pounds per
cubic foot.
@. Are there too many lawyers in this
country?-B. A. M.
A. The legal profession is crowded.
In the 1920 census there were listed
122,519 lawyers, judges and justices, Of
which 1,738 were women. This means
that there is about one lawyer to every
500 adults. Although some 10000 stu
dents are graduated in law annually. a
large proportion of them never practice,
but enter business where their training
stands them In good stead.
@. Which country is the largest In
the world and which has the largest
population?-G. N.
A. Russia (U s. S. r., with an area
Of 8.144,228 square miles, is the largest
country in the world. China with
4O0. 800 900 population has the greatest
population.
O. When was water first brought into
italian cities by aqueduct?-D. P.
A. AS early as the year 312 B. c.,
aqueduct which brought in supply of
water to Rome. The second aqueduct,
known as the Anio Vesus, was con-
structed 40 years later Toward the
close of the first century A. D. there
were nine aqueducts. Some of the
structures still remain. both in Italy
and in other parts of the former Roman
Empire examples existing at Mines,
France, and at Segovia, in Spain.
@. In all the prisons in the United
States how many Of the inmates are
women?-J. C. M.
A. In the total prison population of
1885, there are 1890 women.
@. Was scripture read or a prayer
offered at the Inauguration of George
Washington?-N. B. S.
A. Not at the Inauguration cere-
mony. After making the inaugural ad-
dress, George Washington with the
company assembled, adjourned to st.
Paul's Church, where prayers were read
by the bishop.
@. When the New World was dis
covered did the Indian groups through
out the two continents grow and use
tobacco?-C. G.
A. Tobacco was found by European
conquerors of the Americas being used
in the West Indies, Central America
and northern parts of South America.
1t could not be said that all the Amer
lean Indian tribes knew of its use.
O. What Government bureau tests
building materials?-G. K.
A. The Bureau of Standards.
@. What is the Bayeaux tapestry?
H. B. B.
A. It is a large piece Of needlework