Evening star., 1932-01-16

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the answers appear in the newspaper
| The space Is limited and would not ac-
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| The answers published are ones that
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Q. Was Frankenstein the name Of
the monster or Of the man who created
it?-A. X.
A. In Mrs. Shelley's book 1t was the
name of the young student in chemistry
and anatomy who created the monster
Frankenstein is now synonym for q
man whose own works bring him to
disaster or destruction. And, as the
monster OF the romance bears no name
the name Of his creator has often been
transferred to him, 80 that "a Franken-
| stein" has come also to signify, Ii
popular usage, being of the most ap-
palling ugliness and brutality, having
| no trace of the moral sense whatever.
@. Has any playwright won the Pull
itzer Prize more than once?-F. r. N
A. The only playwright who has won
| this award more than once is Eugene
ONeill, who has been so honored three
times The plays by this author which
have won the Pulitzer Prize are Be
yond the Horizon" 1s20-192l; Anne
Christie" 1921-1922, and Strange In
terlude," 1927-1s28.
@. What is the difference in old
style, dry, and extra dry ginger ale?
W. B.
A. Old-style ginger ale refers to the
original ginger ale, which was decidedly
sweet and contained larger percent
age of sugar than the ginger ale used
today. The word dry simply means
that less sugar is used. Extra dry
means still less sugar is used than in
the dry ginger ale.
@. How many publications are there
| ing Ofiice?-T. w.
A. A. P. T1sdell, superintendent OF
documents, says that the library houses
| the most complete collection Of Gov
| ernment publications extant. On June
| 80, 1881, there were 495,7 ,723 publications
| and 35,781 maps, making a grand total
of 531 ,504.
Q. What kind Of money was roa-
noke?-E. s. A.
A. This was one of several variant:
applied by the Virginia colonists tc
the shell beads employed by the neigh
boring Indians as articles Of persona
adornment or media Of exchange. II
is a case of substitution of familiar
word for one that was i'll understood
| and probably more difficult to pro.
nounce. Capt. John Smith 1612 anc
| 1920 gives the Powhatan name fol-
shell beads in the form Of rawrenocl
and rawranoke, and William Strache,
| defines rarenaw as a chain Of beads
The original word may have beer
rarenawok, smoothed shells, plural o
rarenaw.
@. Why does a child complain of ,
| pain in the side after running?-
H. H S.
A. 1t is usually due to overexertior
of the muscles.
| @. Are the quarters for the crew o.
the Akron inside or outside the dirigi
ble?-A. L. M.
| A. The crews quarters, the radio
cabin, the galley, mess rooms, etc, ar,
| placed inside the hull of the Akron
| The control car is placed forward pro
| jecting below the stream line of thu
lower half and Is built as an integra
part of the structure. Here the com
mander and his staff are stationed di
recting operations. The car has beer