Evening star., 1932-06-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

debts and at another friends raised
$3.50, 900. In addition, he lost all his
winnings and his estate. He entered
Parliament at the age Of 19, became
| cabinet member at 81. and gambled
through lifetime of great political ac-
tivity. In the course Of which he became
| foreign minister and, save for the dis
like of the King. would have been prime
minister Of England
@. What is to be done with the
money recently left the Boy Scouts by
Mrs. Jacob Schih?-M. O. w.
A.. A gift of s250,OoO in memory Of
] Mortimer L. Schif Is TO be used for
| the establishment Of training school
for Scout leaders.
! Q. How does West Virginia compare
with other States in number Of stills
seized?-I. F. B.
| A. In West Virginia for the year end
ing June 80. 1881, there were Ill stills
seized. This is small figure. as in
North Carolina there were 1882. in
Virginia 1903, in Georgia 2,455, in Ten
nessee ,265, in Kentucky 834 and in
Ohio 246 stills seized
Q. What was the title of the first
English law book. recently acquired by
the Yale Law School Library, and who
presented tx. E. T.
A. The title OF the book in question,
supposed to have been published in
1890, was 'Statham's Abridgment." The
donor was an alumnus OF the Yale Law
school who preferred to remain anony-
nous, according to the announcement
OF Prof. Frederick c. Hick. law libra
rian. The book contains a printed digest
OF English case law and the type is an
] mi 70 of hA h.
period.
Q. Why did Admiral Byrd take an
icebox to the South Pole?-H M
A. On his expedition to the Antarc-
tic Admiral Byrd actually carried with
him two iceboXes, since the food would
have frozen stiff if exposed to the
weather By means of the iceboxes, it
was possible TO regulate the tempera-
ture.
@. What is done with the tulip bulbs
removed from the parks in Washing
ton?-M. H. D.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the tulip bulbs are dried slowly
In cool place when they are removed
from the beds in the parks. They are
turned back into Government channels
for future use.
@. How far away can lightning be
seen and thunder be heard?-M. S. B.
A. Lightning under favorable circum-
Stances may be seen at least 100 miles.
Thunder is seldom heard more than 20
miles.
Q. Is ivory obtained from any other
source than elephants?-E. n.
A. Ivory constitutes the greater part
OF the tuSkS Of certain animals STrh
the elephant, hippopotamus, mammoth,
narwhal and walrus. Elephant ivory is
the most esteemed.
O. Did Shakespeare invent Romeo
and Juliet" or was theirs a true story?-
J. P. M
A. The story of Romeo and Juliet"
was not originated by Shakespeare.
The story was very popular in Italy be-
fore Shakespeare wrote his famous
tragedy. 1t is possible tina. the original
Plot was taken from life.
O. When did Lief Ericsson visit Amer
ica?-H. W.
A. According to sagas. Lief Ericsson was
the dScoverer Of Iceland. He was the
sen Of Eric the Red and a. the begin
ming Of the eleventh century discovered
ansatlantic country which he called
Vlnland. Facts concerning Lief Eric
son are almost entirely legendary and
no definite information is known about
him
@ When did Bismarck live?-E W.
A Bismarck was famous German
statesman who lived from 1915 to 1898
He is regarded as the founder of the
modern German Empire, of which he
was the first chancellor, in 1871.