Evening star., 1933-10-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. ULSKIN.
Salt Lake has varied from II TO q
per cent.

Salt Lake has varied from II to 70
per cent.
@. Please give some information
about the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
I. B. w.
Alt was organized BY President
Brigham Young. The choir was en-
larged to about 100 singers ct the time
1t was transferred to the large taber-
eral hundred enrolled singers dates back
to 1890. The enrolment at the present
time Is $50. The average attendance
| for q broadcast Is $50. The choir re-
hearses once . week, sings for one
service q week and for one broadcast
week. Ths first bFoadcast was In
July. 1929.
Q. How many exhibition trips has
the Liberty Ben made?-R. W. q.
A. Seven.
Q. What are tde duties ef q second
maid?-J. r. r.
A. The holsemaid, or second maid.
does all the chamber work, cleans all
silver on dressing tables, polishes TX
lures In the bath room-in other words
takes care Of the bed room floors. She
also takes care Of the rooms Of the
other servants.
@. Where did the Hungarian people
Qriginate?-C. A. w.
A. Little Is known of the history of
the Hungarians previous to their ap-
pearance in Europe In 884. They are
generally believed to be the descendants
OF the Scythiaps, and to have come
from regions about the Caspian Sea.
They first settled along the Middle
hut HI avyiv,
| ward, they, in 889, crossed the Car
pathtan Mountains under Almos, and
under the further leadership of his son
Arpad they conquered the ancient Pan
nonia and Dacia of the Romans; and
| this, their new country, was in the
year 1000 formed into regular king
dom by Stephen.
O. What Is skeet shooting?-S. p.
A. 1t Is form Of clay-pigeon shoot
ing. It Stimulates as nearly as possible
actual fleld-shooting conditions It con-
sists of a field on which two trap
houses. one higher than the other, are
located at distance Of 40 yards apart.
From these the clay pigeons are thrown.
There are eight stations, at which each
| Of the five contestants comprising o
team shoot successfully.
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hatred OF strangers or foreigners?-
G. D.
A. xenophobia. xenos is the Greek
for stranger.
O. How tall was the giant ooliath3-
L. M. B.
A. The height Of Goliath, the giant
slain by David. is recorded In the Bible,
in the First Book Of Samuel, seventh
| rhopfnr r,rhffs
According to the measurement Of to-
day. this would probably represent 8 feet
! 6 inches.
q. How many people die from snake
bites IN the United States each yearE
A. About 100.
q. How does wood become petztned?
M. j. D.
A. Petrified wood consists Of plant
remains In which the woody tissue has
been replaced by mineral water. Petri-
f1cation Is produced by the mhltration
Of water containing dissolved mineral
matter, as calcium carbonate, silica,
ETC., which replaces the organic matter
particle by particle, sometimes With
thousands of years for wood to petrify.
@. OF what material is the statue Of
Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial IN
Washington. D. c., made?-F. A. P.
A. The figure Of Lincoln Is carved
from Georgia marble.
@. How high above the Hudson River
is Bear Mountain Bridge?-B. NOM.
A. The clear height Of Bear Noun
tain Bridge above the Hudson River =
155 feet.