Evening star., 1932-10-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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posal q corps Of trained researchers in
Washington who will answer questions
for you. They have access to the
Government departments, the libraries
museums, galleries and public build
ings and to the numerous associations
which maintain headquarters III the
Nations Capital. If they can be Of
assistance to you, write your question
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formation Bureau, Frederic j. Hasxin,
Director, Washington. D. G.
@. WHAT newspapers lead In adver-
tising linage2-A. r. S.
A. For the six months ending July
81, 1882. The Washington Star led
with 10.769,133 agate lines; the Bal
timore Sun was second, with 9,249, ,078;
the New York Times third, with g.
900,913; the Detroit News fourth, with
8640,576, and the Chicago Tribune
fifth, with 7,957,O8o.
@. How many bathtubs are manufac-
tured yearly in the United States?-
N. J. r.
A. The Department of Commerce
figures show production of 433 $40
bathtubs in 1881, 588,126 in 1880, l.
242,s69 in 1925 and 1,390.086 in 1925.
@. Where is the prison settlement
known as the Islands of the Muir
derers" "?-T. S.
A. 1t is in the Andaman Islands, In
the Bay Of Bengal.
@. Please state the amount of money
that Americans had in savings ac-
counts in 1910. 1920 and 1907 A. C.
A. In 1910 the American savings ac-
count amounted to Sl1 ,657 900 900. In
1920 it had risen to s25, ,l54, ,00O, 900. In
1880 1t had reached $56, 189 000,0 900. In
not one year of this history did it show
reduction.
@. What is a marchpast?-R. II.
A. This is coined word used by
English officers in lieu of our word
review"
@. What are the Pastor Letters?-
L. J.
A. About 1922 members of the Pas
ton family of Norwich, England, began
writing letters and kept up the prac-
tice until 1909. They are filled with
contemporary history and gossip coy-
ering period peculiarly poor in formal
history and therefore are regarded as
tanned the Earldom OF Yarmouth in
later years and the second earl, early
in the eighteenth century, sold the let
ters to LIE Neve, the antiquary They
passed through many vicissitudes. a
part Of the collection once having been
in possession Of George III. The Pas
ton letters now are partly in the Brit
ish Museum, partly in the Bodleian.
partly at Magdalen College and a few
at Pembroke College.
@. What regulations are used by the
r. o. T. Ct?-F. S.
A. The Regular Army regulations are
used by the R. o. T. C.
@. What has been the decrease in
child labor in the past 10 years?-E. R.
A. In 1920 the number of employed
children up to the age of 1S was as
follows: 1913 years, 37s,063; l4-15
years, 682,7s5; 1917 years, 1,712648.
This is II per cent of the total child
population of the country. In 1880 the
figures were: 1913 years, 235, 1923; 14-15
years, 43l,7S0; 1917 years, 1,478,855.
This is ll.3 per cent Of the total child
population.
@. In about what century did den
tistry start?-A. NJ. S.
A. Filled cavities have been found in
Egyptian mummieS, and dentistry was
known to have advanced to a science
during the reign Of King Eammurabi,
2250 BIC There is also abundant evil
dence that the Babylonians and Assyr-
ians practiced dentistry.
@. Who invented the bathysphere