Evening star., 1932-01-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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c. Does the time spent as passenger
count in pilots flying hours?-M. G.
A. 1t is not counted.
@. Is the Kilauea volcano a menace to
Hawah?-W B.
A. It is considered harmlessly active.
1t affords a marvellous spectacle for
tourists. In its present eruption 1t is
believed that every automobile on the
island has made the trip to the volcano.
@. What school in the United States
was the first to use class rings?-D. D.
Military Academy at West Point was
the first.
Q. Is Boris Karloff Russian?-E. M.
A. This actor who takes the part of
the monster in "Frankenstein," was born
in London, England, November %, 1887.
He has dark brown hair brown eyes,
and his real name Is Pratt.
c. Does the portion of ocean near
the equator contain more salt than
water farther north and south?-H N. S.
A. There are two zones of maximum
salinfty on the surface waters Of the
ocean, one north and one south of the
tropical belts, separated by a zone of
minimum salinity in the equatorial re-
gion.
O. What towns are there in the Dis
trict of Columbia besides the City of
Washington?-H r. @.
A. The City of Washington covers the
entire District area. Formerly George
town was a separate governing unit
There are outlying areas of the Dis
trict such as Takoma Park, Chevy
Chase, Brookland, Anacostia, Congress
Heights and Brightwood, but these are
all included in the Federal administra-
tion.
@. Please give the Army recipe for
gr1ddle cakeS.-W. l..
A. This recipe will serve so people:
Eight pounds Of -four two pounds of
sugar, sixten eggs, eight ounces of bak-
ing powder, one and three-flfths ounces
Of salt Make a batter of the flour,
sugar, salt and eggs 1f practicable
about 10 hours before the cakes are to
be cooked. Do not add the baking
powder until just before cooking.
@. How wide was the Delaware River
at the point where Washington crossed
it in his surprise attack upon the
enemy?-E. E. @.
A. 1t was less than half mile, this
point being above the falls.
@. How does illiteracy in the United
States now compare with what it was
so years ago?-H. s.
A. In 1880 there was about IT per
cent of illiteracy. At present it has
fallen to about per cent.
@. Which daughter of Gen. Schuyler
was adopted as q member of an Indian
tribe?-M. B.
A. When she was about 13, lizabeth
Schuyler was adopted into the Six
Nations. The act was a tribute of
devotion to her father.
@. Did DR.. Mary Walker wear a
special kind of clothes or were they the
regulation male attire?-E. Z. r.