Evening star., 1932-07-21

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@. How much weight does a wrestler
lose during match?-J. V.
A. Jack Curley says: "A wrestler in
poor condition will lose five pounds dur
ing an hour However, few glasses of
! water or light beer puts it back quickly.
l have known Hackenschmidt to lose
but one pound In a match three and
one half hours long This applies to
men in Al condition, while men who
keep fat and indulge in fast two-hour
match can lost 8 to 10 pounds"
O. What currency reform did Wood
row Wilson sponSor?-E. w.
A. President Wilson sponsored the
basic currency reform embodied in the
Federal Reserve System. It became
law in December, 1918. and the IL
Federal Reserve Banks opened the fol-
lowing November.
O. When were box cameras first sold?
M. @.
A. The kameret was the first and ap-
peared in 1890 or 1891. This sold for
$40 In 1898 or 1894 the bulls-eye ap-
peared, selling at So In 1895 came the
| pocket kodak at s5 and in 1900 the
brownie, at 81.
n yNloat &c he mi Iack Cluh ~
London?-B. F.
A. 1t Is an institution where soldiers,
sailors and sirmen can GO when pass
| ing through London and obtain at very
reasonable cost good food and comfort
able bed rooms. with the usual COM
forts and privileges of a club. 1t was
| founded and opened by King Edward
VII in memory Of the heroes of the
South African War and greatly en-
| larged by King George V in memory of
the men lost in the World War. 1t now
| has 826 beds 1t is available to any
man in the British service below the
rank Of an officer.
O. Are national committeeman and
comnlitteeWomen paid for their serv-
! ices?-R H.
| A They are not paid for their serv-
ices
O. What is the history of the name
Ena given TO the former Queen Of
| Spain ID A.
A. 1t had been agreed that the infant
princess should be given the ancient
Gallo name of Eva. When the baby
was christened the clergyman, DR..
Cameron Lees, misread the name as
written by Princess Beatrice, and gave
the child the name Ena.
@ Does Florida or Texas extend
! further south?-A. E.
A. The Southernmost point of the
mainland Of the United States is Cape
Sable Fla. which is in latitude 25 de-
grees minutes. The extreme southern
point Of Texas is in latitude 25 degrees
! so minutes.
@. Who originated the style of paint
ing called "Sante Conversazione"?-
c. C. w
A. Palma Vecchio is generally cred
tied with originating the style.
Q. Are zebras black with white
stripes or white with black stripes?-
/ B. D.
A. The basic color of a zebra is
white. and his stripes are black This
is proved by the fact that when a
zebra is crossed with a donkey the
, offsprings are almost invariably of a
| light tan color with heavy black stripes
on the legs and faint black stripes on
| the neck and body 1t is sometimes
/ difficult to tell which is the basic color
since in some species of zebra the
belE and hooks are white. in other
species the hooks at least are black,
and in all species the nose is black