Evening star., 1933-08-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

camp member is one and one-fourtf,
days. This may be allowed 10 accu-
mulate.
@. What persons get o salute Of II
guns in this country?-F. j.
A. Presidents, ex-Presidents and vis-
iting sovereigns or members of reigning
royal families get the 21-gun or inter-
national salute.
Q. Who were the men who survived
the Akron disaster?-P. w.
A. Lieut.. Comdr. Herbert w. Wiley,
New London. Conn; Richard Z. Deal,
boatSwain mate, Lakewood, N. j., and
Moody E. Erwin, aviation metalsmith,
Tulsa, Okla. were rescued after the
Akron disaster. Copeland was picked
up alive by the Phoebus but died. The
Akron crashed on the morning Of April
4, 1888, of the coast Of New Jersey.
O. What were the gate receipts Of
the Dempsey-Willard fight at Toledo,
and also the second Dempsey -Tunney
fight at Soldier Field?-F. Meg.
A. The gate receipts at the Dempsey.
Willard fight in Toledo, Ohio, June 2,
1919, we're $452,224 and So ,658, $50 at
the Dempsey Tunney fight at Soldier
Field. Chicago, ILL.,. September %. 1927.
@. Is it true that the elements of our
body are constantly changing?-T. P.
A. DR.. Edward F. Adolph Of the Uni
| versity Of Rochester has stated that the
| elements in our bodies undergo the fol-
lowing changes Water changes every
three weeks; salt every 20 days: potas-
SUM, ~ days; magnesium, 103 days;
nitrogen, the fundamental element of
muscles. 290 days; iron. essential ele-
ment Of the blood, changes about every
800 days: phosphorus. 800 days, and
| lime, 1900 days. Certain cells such as
the brain cells, apparently last a life
| time
@. What is the Southern Cross and
where Is it?-G. P.
| A. The Southern Cross is the popu-
lar name for southern constellation
situated near the Antarctic Circle. 1t
consists Of four bright stars. The two
brilliant stars which mark the summit
and foot have nearly the same right
ascension. The constellation, therefore,
Is almost vertical when passing the me-
ridian, and these two stars act as point
ers to the Antarctic Circle. The South.
ern Cross is visible all over the Southern
Hemisphere and in the Northern Hem
| isphere up to about latitude Is de-
grees N.
@. Who is president of the Dancing
Masters Of America?-B. M.
A. Mrs. Monte Beach Of Houston,
Tex. She Is the first woman to hold
the presidency Of this organization.
@. Was Kate Douglas Wiggin, the
author, ever a kindergarten teacher?-
E. Z.
A. She established in San Francisco
in 1873 the first free kindergarten on
the Western Coast and organized her
own California kindergarten training
school in 1880.
@. What is the origin of the express
sion Ito raise Cain"?-B. M. M.
A. The expression is found In Ameri-
can Journalism as early as 1840. when
the St. Louis Daily Pennant on May
carried the following: Why have we
every reason to believe that Adam and
Eve were both rowdies2 Because Eve
raised old Harry and they both raised
Cain"
@. Was there ever a First National
Bank in Washington?-E F.
A. Jay Cooke. f1nancier Of the Civil
War. held the charter of the First Ne
tional Bank of Washington. The bank
ing house was located near the present
site of the Albee Building The bank
failed in the panic of 1873, and the
charter is now in allegiance.
Q. When did the word picnic come
into the English language?-L. P.
A. About 1900. 1t is translation of
the French pique nique. the origin of
which Is uncertain. Originally it de-
noted q fashionable party, often but
| not ALWAYS in the Open air at which
each guest contributed toward the re-
treatments.
@. Was there ever such an animal
rs . unicorn?-M. T. P.
A. The unicorn is regarded as a
fabulous beast, but the first man who
reported seeing one probably believed
he had. The gemsbuck or cape oryx
has two horns of the same length and
shape as the single horn Of the classic
unicorn One Of these animals which
had lost one horn in o fight would look
almost exactly like the unicorn OF
legend.