Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-03

very interesting Maya ruins located
there and the University OF Pennsyl-
vania is at present engaged in excava"
tions on this site with the permission
and cooperation Of the government OF
Guatemala.
@. How many osteopaths are there
in the United StateS?-L. l.. G.
A. In 1880 there were 1850.
9. How many swords did Washing
ton have?-B. c.
A. He possessed FIVE. He bequeatneo
a sword to each Of his flVe nepnews.
@. WHY was the Atlantic Ocean %
named?-C. E. P.
A. The name Atlantic as applied 70
the ocean between Europe and africa
on the east and north, and the Amer1-
cas- on the west, comes from the Greek
word Atlas. which referred In Greek
mythology to a divinity having charge
OF the pillars which upheld the heavens.
Atlas was supposed to stand at the spot
where the Strait of Gibraltar now lies,
holding up the sky. and because the
Atlantic Ocean was reached through
this strait, it was called the ocean OF
Atlas or the Atlantic Ocean.
@. What is the approximate value Of
all the uSCO III ILloAAAA1SNN@
ing In the United StateS?-C. II.
A. 1t is estimated at $40, 900, 600, 900.
@. Was pellagra first found IN the
United States?-P. B.
A. The disease was discussed under
this name in Italy in the eighteenth
century and has rapidly increased: IL
is common in northern Italy, southern
France, in Spain and in countries
70 ga CT in southern EUROPE.
@. How many foreigners live in Lon
don?-G. P.
A. The Annual Report Of the Com
missioner of Police of the Metropolis
G,ondon) for 1880 shows the number
of aliens over Is years Of age as 1857
DOL. divided, In part, as follows: Rus"
sian, 46, 463; italian, 1888; German,
IL 1856; French, 1929; Swiss, $3.50;
American, 6,357; Polish, 5,78S; Dutcn'
4,565; Belgian, 4,o69.
Q. Who were the Hartford Wits'-
A. J.
A. This name was given by the
cultivated circles of the United States
to a group of Connecticut professional
men and literary aspirants, who lived
in Hartford or met there for converse
and collaboration from shortly after
the Revolution till toward 1900. The
exact composition of the group Is not
uniformly agreed upon, but the un-
questioned members were Richard AL
SOD, Joel Barlow, Theodore Dwight,
I,en1uel Hopkins and David Humphreys.
BENJAMIN Trumbull, the historian, Il
sometimes added.
@. What is the origin Of the word
gorilla?-E. M.
A. The word gorilla Is perhaps
African, but more than 1000 years
separate its first appearance from its
present use. In the 5th or 9th century
| B. c., a Carthaginian navigator named
Hanno sailed beyond the Pillars Of
Hercules along the west coast Of
Africa. He wrote in Plnic record OF
| his adventure, and among the wonders
| he described were some hairy savageS
called gorillas. His work was trans
| lated into Greek and later into several
European languages, so that the word
became familiar to naturalstS. In
| l847 is was applied to the giant ape
which had recently been described by
| explorers
| @. What is the difference between
q burn and q Scald?-S. L.
A. A burn Is the effect Of dry heat
| of 140' F. and over, Scald being the
result Of moist heat Of over 1907 r.
| Clinically there is no distinction be-
tween them. Death usually results
when one-third Of the total area OF
the body is affected, however super
| flcially,