Evening star., 1932-01-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. What is tin?-W. F.
A. Tin is a white malleable metallic
element, Sn. 1t is found in nature
probably only in combination princi-
pally as tin oxide and caSsiterite.
@. Is there a time limit, after which
the large-siSe currency will be of no
Value?-A. J.
A. There is no time limit.
@. Who was Johnny Appleseed and
what did he do?-M. S.
A. The real name of Johnny Apple
seed was Jonathan Chapman, who lived
from ITS to l845 or l847. Chapman
built home on the banks of the
Ohio near Pittsburgh Landing, planting
an orchard and starting nursery He
provided many settlers in the neigh
borhood with apple seeds and gave
them also to those who were travelling
farther west. In 1886 he started out
with several pounds of apple seeds
down the Ohio and visited numerous
settlements distributing the seeds and
planting nurseries.
G. When were the first occasions
upon which Romans lent large sums
to the state?-M NJ.
A. In 2l5 BIC. and in PA BIC. the
treasury of Rome was almost empty.
Private individuals came to the rescue.
This was, so far as is known, the
first time that, in a financial crisis,
money was, in this way, lent to the
treasury.
.. Why were the horse latitudex
given this name?-T. C.
A. This is the name given to the
belt OF CalnS in the North Atlantic
Ocean between the region of westerly
winds of the higher latitudes and the
region of trade winds of the torrtd
zone. Authorities differ in regard to
the origin Of the name, some claiming
that it was derived from the fact that
vessels with a cargo of horses were
often so delayed on account Of the
Gains that the animals perished from
lack of water
@. Please describe an Indian tona-
hawke. F. B.
versally used by Indians in war before
they were taught the use Of iron and
steel, since which hatchets have been
substituted for them. This instrument
still retains its use and Importance IN
public transactions and, like the pipe,
is often very significant. This weapon
is formed much like hatchet having
long stem or handle; the head is a
round ball or knob Of solid wood, well
enough calculated to knock mems brains
out. On the other side of the stem the
head terminates in a point where the
edge would be, which point is set a
little hooking or coming toward the
stem, and near the center, where the
stem or handle pierces the head, an
other point projects forward Of cons
siderable length, which serves for
thrusting as with spear or pike pole.
@. In race parlance what Is meant by
the Daily Double?'-L. F.
A In the Daily Double" the bettor
attempts to pick the winners Of both
the second and third races. The pool
of tickets sold is divided among the
holders of tickets on the winning COM
bination, or if no ticket with the win
ming combination has been sold, then
the pool is divided among holders Of
tickets that named the winner Of the
second race but missed the third, and
those that named the winner OF the
third but missed the first. 1t differs
from a parlay in that the ODDS are fig
ured on the amount OF money bet on
various combinations and not on the
odds of individual horses.
@. Who wrote the poem containing
the lines, When God sorts out the
weather and sends rain, why rain IS my
chaice?" c.
A. James Whitcomb Riley.