Evening star., 1933-03-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

several other Colonies. at sthe approach
of the Revolutionary War. pledged
themselves to be ready to take the field
at a minutes notice and were, there
fore. called "Mnutemen."
Q. What is meant by par in speaking
of the value of foreign m9neys?-R. C.
A. Par is the established value Of
the monetary unit or Of currency of
one country expressed in the monetary
unit or currency Of another using the
same metal as the standasd of value
c. What is the derivation of the
word iconoclasts?-E. N.
A. 1t is from the Greek and literally
means image breakers Reformers rose
in the Eastern Church in the eighth
century who were especially opposed
to the eployment of pictures. statues,
emblemS and all visible representations
of sacred objects. They crusaded
against their use
@. How does the ares of Chicago
compare with the area of New York
City?-W. H.
A. The area Of Chicago il 2l0.7 square
miles, while that of New York City is
314 square miles.
Q. What did the term freeman sig
nifty in Colonial times?-C. j. E.
A. The expression was used to dis
tnguiSh free persons from slaves or
from indented white SERVANTS or per-
sons known as redempfioners. In
dented white servants were composed
OF criminals who were sent to this Conn
try In lieu OF serving a PRISON sentence.
or waits sold by parents or kidnaned
by exploiters and sold for transporta
ton to the United States Redemption-
erS were persons who sold their services
Tor term of years, usually five. in
order to secure passage to this country.
Most of these persons. after their re-
lease. became members of our great
middle class and many of them were
among the early Western settlers.
Q. What is permutat.on?-G N.
A. Formulation shows N how many
positions any number Of things may be
arranged IN row; thus, the letters
A, b, G may be arranged in six posi-
tons, viz: ABC, ACB, CAB, CHA,
BAG, BCA.
@. What is the usual temperature in
Washington, D. c., on March 4?-W. w.
A, The normal range of temperature
for this date is from 302 to ATS degrees
Fahrenheit. Since 1871 only % times
has there been precipitation of some
sort on this day.
@. What is the real name Of the prize
hghter. Jack Britton?-J. F. s.
A William j. Breslin is the correct
name OF Jack Britton, the ex-welter-
weight champion. He is a retired boxer
and now boxing instructor.
Q. Is France still sending convicts to
french Guiana?-L. F. r.
A. Cayenne, or French Guiana. was a
penal colony from its founding until
January l, 1888. The penal colony was
abolished as of that date. and no more
convicts will be transported Gold. dia-
monds, rubies, and emeralds were dis
covered in the interior three years ago,
and in order to provide for their exploit
tatlon the French Government has
erected the interior into separate col
ony, which is to have the name mini.
@. Are long hairs plucked out of gen.
uine Alaska seal when it is prepared for
the fur trade? W. A. K.
A. The fur of the fur seal in the
rough is heavy and is covered with a
thick coat of dark brown guard or
water-hairs. When these are plucked
out dense woolly under-fur is left
This is dyed and the pelt on the skin
shaved to reduce the weight. The fin
1shed fur Is flexible, with an excellent
depth of color and sheen.