Evening star., 1933-03-02

military employees as 2o0,9l2 The sal
aries for the f1rst group totaled 81 ,055,-
970, ,636.55 annually, and for the second
group. s259,7is,83o.57.
O. What is the favorite china Of the
White House?-M E. L.
A. The china most often used is the
American Belleek of 1.700 pieces. 1t is
a warm, creamy ivory, with double
gold border, and conventional motif OF
the Stars and Stripes, and the seal Of
the President in raised goic.
Q. What has been called "the great
cells"?-T. N.
A. Fra Angelico's crucihxion In the
monastery Of San Marco.
9. What does the word "jiu-j -jitsu"
mean"-L. @.
A. ne japanese spelling is jujutsu.
Ju met soft and jutsu means art. 1t
Is "soiG art" since no weapons are
used.
Q: When does kite-nying time begin
In China?-G. T.
A In April.
@. How long has skiing been a Cana
dian sport?-B. H
A. Skis were introduced into Canada
about 1881. The first Canadian ski club
was formed in 1893.
@. How is salt gathered on sticks in
Egypt?-I. T.
A. Great tracts Of land are used
where sea water can be introduced. The
sticks are planted in a formation at
equal distance from each other. The
seat water is allowed to enter and to
cover the sticks completely. The locks
are then closed and the water, thus
standing. gradually evaporates. During
this process the salt clings to the sticks
and by the time the entire evaporation
has taken place each stick has many
inches of salt around it. The salt is
then collected and the process re-
peated.
O. Was President Jackson born In
North Carolina or South Carolina?-
P. D.
A. Marquis James, author Of q new
biography Of Andrew Jackson, sau:
He (Andrew Jackson) was born in
South Carolina, fact established by
crown authority fixing the limits Of the
north and south provinces. which made
the thirty-fif parallel of latitude the
boundary In the Waxhaws."
@. How much goods does it take to
make a mans three-piece suit?-
j. A. L.
A. Three and one-third yards Of So
inch material is usually required to
make three-piece suit for an average
size man.
@. What became of the Hindenburg
Monument erected during the World
War, into which the people paid to
drive nails?-G. c. G.
A. The German embassy says that
the statue of Hindenburg erected dur
ing the war in Berlin is now in one
of the Berlin museums.
@. What is put on leather furniture
to keep the dye from running?-J. P.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that 1t is customary to coat upholstery
leather with one or more films of nitro
cellulose lacquer especially prepared
for this work. A waterproof coating is
thus obtained and one which will pre-
vent the dyestuf from staining.
G. Were teapots brought over on the
Mayflower?-W. w
A. E. J. R. C. Noyes says: Tea and
coffee were not then known as bever-
ages to these people, nor in their
@. When Gid a lady first smoke a
cigarette in public in this country?-
M. B.
A. The first time that public atten-
tion was directed to a woman's Smok-
ing in public was in 1893, when the
Princess Eulalie of Spain smoked in
the Cafe Marine at the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
@. Where was cotton first grown
F. D.
A. The early history Of cotton Is un-
known. Its cultivation is of great an
tiquity. Most authorities believe India
to be the Oldest cotton-producing
country.
@. In speaking of coins, what Is
meant by a restrike?-G. D.
A. A restrike is the stamping Of q
new design over the old design on q
coin. This was often done in the early
history of the country when Spanish
coins were used, and the restrike simply
indicated that the coin was an Ameri-
can rather than Spanish coin