Evening star., 1932-04-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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card holder. The last item is not alb
solutely essential. but can be of valua-
BILE assistance in holding the finger
print card in place to prevent blurring.
Best results can be expected from the
use Of black printers ink for it dries so
rapidly that fresh work can be handled
Immediately with very little danger of
smudging.
@. Do Canadians drink more tea or
more coffee?-D. r N.
A. The annual imports Of tea into
Canada average about &C, 900 900 pounds,
while coffee averages only $1,000. 900
pounds.
Q. How many marriages and divorces
are there in Nevada in a year?-M. v.
A. The estimated population of the
State Of Nevada on July l. 1881, was
$4,000. On the basis of this estimate
the number of marriages per 1000 of
the population was 829 in 1881, and
the number of divorces per 1000 of the
population was 57.17.
@. How much are farms mortgaged
at the present time?-E. S.
A. Farm mortgages now are placed
at S9,360, 100000. Total value Of farm
land Is estimated at $34 900 900 900.
This would indicate that the average
farm Is mortgaged for less than one
third of its value. The Department of
Agriculture states that only IL per cent
Of American farms are mortgaged for
more than rs per cent of their value.
@. What States prohibit the prescrib-
ing of whisky by physicians?-R. L.
A Maine, Delaware, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi,
Indiana, North Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Utah,
Arizona, New Mexico, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and the Territory Of
Alaska.
@. What was the largest amount of
bonus certificate issued to a World
War veteran?-A. M. E.
A. The veterans administration says
that the maximum amount of a vet
eran's bonus certificate was sl,592.
The $50 paid when the veteran was
discharged was deducted from the face
value of the certificate.
O. How much did Longfellow receive
for THE Wreck Of the Hesperus"?-
NJ. T.
A. Twenty-Five dollars. This was
the poets own price. The editor wrote
in accepting the poem: Your ballad is
grand. Enclosed are $25. the sum you
mention, for it, paid by the proprietors
of the New World, in which glorious
paper it will resplendently coruscate on
Saturday next OF all American jour-
mails, the New World is alone worthy
to contain it."
@. What is engineering?-E. r.
A. While the term has been vari-
ously described, its best definition Is
that formulated by the Federated Amer
lean Engineering Societies, as follows:
Engineering is the science Of controlling
the forces and Of utilizing the materials
Of nature for the benefit Of man, and
the art of organizing and directing
human activities In connection there
with.
@. What poisonous properties are
found in tobacco .'moke?-M. S.
A. Nicotine is the only one.
@. Does the Federal Government
decide how wide all roads shall be?-
NJ S.
A. The Bureau of Public Roads says
the width of State and county roads Is
not a Federal matter. The Federal
Government may have something to say
about the width of those roads using
Federal aid, but the width would vary
with each road and circumstances.