Evening star., 1932-10-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Nassau. British West Indies, November
IL, 1874.
@. Did the allies provide compensa-
tion for their World War soldiers as We
did?-W. w. r.
A. At the close of the war foreiz7
countries paid certain gratuities, often
in cash, to their veterans the same Q,
was paid by the United States to rs
veterans, but none Of the foreign coun-
tries later made provision for anything
similar to the adjusted service certifl-
Gates as provided by the United States
Government.
@. How cold Is cold?-P p.
A. Cold Is a term used to designate g
temperature below the normal, the nor,
NAL being based on the sensations Of
the human body.
@. Is 1t against the law to make
metal money into jewelry?-B. D.
A. There is no penalty attached to
the destroying Of coins OF the United
States. There is a penalty for mutilat-
ing coins and restoring them to circu-
lation. The penalty depends upon the
individual case.
@. What was the Muchison letter?
j. C. S.
A. The Dictionary of National Biog-
raphy says: The political waters were
muddied in the closing days OF the
canvass. as they were in 1884, by q
political trick, or roorback, that this
time took the form of the Murchison
letter. This letter, released to the press
at Los Angeles, October 81, 1888. was
the consequence of a trap that had
been baited for Sir Lionel Sackville-
West, the British Minister to Washing
ton. Sir Lionel incautiously fell into
it, and gave great glee to the Repub-
licans by writing to an unknown CORE
spondent. Murchison, that vote for
Cleveland would be useful to England
Cleveland dismissed the Minister for his
indiscretion, but the damage was done,
for the letter appeared to sustain one
tarih reduction was a British policy
and was, perhaps, inspired by British
gold"
! O. How many "Keeley cures" were
there before prohibition and how many
are there now?-O c. J.
| A. There were II before prohibition
After the enforcement Of the prohibi-
ton amendment IA Of these were closed
Nine branches Of the Keeley Institute
have since been opened.
@. Are many passengers killed in
short sightseeing airplane trips?-J. T.
A. Only passengers per 100000
flights are killed in short sightseeing
trips.
@. Is the Cooper's hawk mi
gratory bird?-F. w.
A. This Is one Of the most de-
structive hawks in the United States
and is migratory. going south in Win
| ter as far as Southern Mexico. It's
breeding range includes the whole
United States south of the Canadian
boundary.
@. Why are silos usually round?-
A. The rectangular type is less pop
ular because the silage may spoil in
the corners.
@. Is there a definition for the
term "mathematics" s"?-C. S.
A. The question as TO what the
science of mathematics shall be said
to be has been discussed by philoso-
pliers and mathematicians for, some
1000 years, but as yet a generally ap-
proved definition has not been formu-
lated. A common definition, but one
held inadequate, is that mathematics
is the science Of finding out how
many and how much, or the science
of measurement.
O. What is the origin Of the word
"gargantuan"?-R. F. M.
A. 1t is from the work Of Rabelais.
IN which Gargantua is gigantic
King having an extraordinary ap-
petite.