Evening star., 1933-01-30

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Q. What Is the average mileage COW
cred by the steamers that make the
A. 1t is about 1900 miles The
Italian liner Conte Grande made 4,357
miles on its 12-day holiday cruise. It
called at Kingston, Colon, Havana and
Nassau.
Q. What Is the hair shirt" story
about President Hoover to which the
newspapers refer?-R. B. H.
A. The so-called hair shirt letter was
the letter written by President Hoover
to DR.. w. o. Thompson, Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio, on jan
uary 10, $780, In that letter the Presi-
y,
well know Of the wearing of hair shirts
in the Middle Ages by way of reminder
of sin and trouble. Somewhere lately
said that every man has a few mental
hair shirts and that Presidents differ
only by their larger wardrobe-for GER
tain individuals, newspapers, aSsocia-
tions and institutions officiate as hab
erdashers in this regard, with high
generosity which guarantees both hu-
mility and urbanity."
O. When did influenza first appear In
this country?-S. T. NJ.
A. The first record of it is in 1927.
@. Is there new autogiro without
wings?-S. L. M.
A. Juan de Ia Cierva's latest auto
giro is entirely without wings or NOV
engine rotor rudder and two small
fixed stabilizers at the tail. Complete
control in the air is obtained by tilt
ing the angle of the rotating vanes.
This is accomplished by mounting the
rotor on two-strut pylon and running
shaft through the cabin roof. Inside
the cabin. attached to this shaft, is a
control wheel.
@. What is the total amount paid to
poStmasters by the Post Off1ce Depart
ment?-J. G. w.
A. According to the audited expendi-
lures for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1882, the compensation of post
masters in that year was s50,479, ,451.l4.
@. Which Caesar was it whom George
Bernard Shaw incorporates in his An
drocles and the Lon"?-T. S.
A. Shaw himself says: Some Eng
lish critics persist in describing the EN-
peror as Nero. apparently believing
that Nero was the only emperor who
prosecuted the Christians But he is
not Nero, and not any particlar en-
peror: ncr is the persecution any par
ticular persecution"
@. May I keep a banded pigeon
which landed at my home?-H M P.
A. Pigeons are generally banded by
fanciers who raise them for market and
racing purposes. These persons show
little interest in the fate of a bird that
fails to return to its proper loft. as they
consider such failures indicative Of lack
of strength or homing instinct. Tens
of thousands of racing pigeons are
banded and flown every year in this
country, so that it is not surprising that
many should be lost.
O. When a fur coat is wet, should 1t
be brushed at once or after it has dried?
W R.
A. 1t should be brushed at once in
order to keep the fur from mating. A
seal coat may be wiped with a cloth,
stroking with the nap, not against 1t.