Evening star., 1932-03-22

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@. How are the children entertained
in the White House grounds at the
annual egg rolling on Easter Monday
A. M.
A. There is no arranged plan to
amuse the children. They are merely
admitted with their baskets and allowed
the use of the grounds for egg rolling
II there Is an egg hunt or hiding OF
eggs, this Is done by the individual
child or group Of children.
@. II both players have points
enough to win on the same hand in
casino, how Is the game decided
A. F. s.
A. In casino, If both players reach
2l ON the same deal the points score
out in. the following order: Cards
spades, big casino, little casino, aces
and sweeps. II the aces have to decide
1t, they score in the order Of spades
clubs, hearts and diamonds.
Q. Why is the maiden name OF
Elizabeth Barrett Browning sometimes
given as Moulton?-L. G.
A. Her father was Edward Barrett
Moulton, who added the surname OF
Barrett on the death Of his maternal
grandfather, whose large estates In
Jamaica he inherited.
@. What are the names Of the
geological eras?-L. A. D.
A. The five great eras Of general
geological history are, beginning with
the oldest: Archaeozoic, ProteroZoic,
Paleozoic, MesoZoic and CenoZoic. The
last two are the ages from which most
of the geological and archaeological
fossil formations have been found.
Q. What is the correct way for a
man to mount horse?-E. J. B.
A. In mounting, the rider faces the
left side Of the horse opposite the STIR
srup. He then holds the end of the curb
reins in the right hand while It grasps
also the cantle OF the saddle. The left
hand holds the stirrup for the left foot.
The left hand Is then quickly trans
ferred to the name, well up toward the
crest. The rider then bearing as little
as possible on the stirrup, uses the
spring of the other leg and the pull Of
the left hand and the steadying pres
sure of the right on the cantle. Any
unnecessary twist upon the body of the
horse should be avoided When the
standing position In the stRTup on the
left leg is reached the rider leans for
ward and throws the right leg as high
above the Group as possible, bringing 1t
gently across and down in the right
stirrup. When the right hand makes
room for the swing of, the right leg.
the pull on the curb Is released, but
only for an instant, for at that point
the left hand lets go of the name and
the curb rein Is transferred to 1t from
the right.
@. How much does it cost the Gov
ernment to make dollar bin?-D. r.
A. The value OF the materials in a
paper dollar and the cost Of labor In
making it is not equal to much more
than l cent, as it is merely q printing
operation.
@. How many American Negroes ac-
tually fought in the World War;
]. E. p.
A. There were 3s2 900 Negroes mobil-
lied, 200, 900 Of whom went overseas.
OF this number, $4,000 were in combat
divisions.
O. Why was the capital Of Turkey re-
moved from Constantinople?-H. Z.
A. Constantinople Qstanbul in Turk
ish) was the old capital Of the Turkish
empire, and 1t was removed to Angora
(Turkish, Ankara) In 1920. This site
in Central Anatolia was chosen because
of its inacessibility to foreign invasion