Evening star., 1933-10-25

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Q. Why are cowboy songs SO popu-
lar?-G. C.
A. Cowboy songs are interesting
chiefly as human documents, for the
hight they throw on the conditions of
frontier life and for their reflection of
The whole cycle of the cowboys expert
ence-its monotony, its fun, Its heroes,
its love affairs, its dangers and the
epic of the long drives overland from
Texas to Montana-is set forth in the
songs made and sung by the men them
selves.
@. What does Amtorg mean?-C. 3. D.
A. 1t Is a coined name Of a company
composed Of Am" for American and
"torg" for torgovlia. the Russian word
for trade.
@. Why was Grove given credit for
the ball game between Washington and
Philadelphia on September 24?-L. L.
A. Much is left to the scorers judg-
ment in such q case. The facts we're
that McKeithan, a recruit pitcher who
had been farmed out all Summer, was
relieved by Grove because of the COM
manding lead. The Athletics were fight
ing for third place and Grove was sub
stituted because, with such a lead, he
was sure shot to hold the advantage.
The official scorer apparently took cog
nlzance of this and made Grove the
winning pitcher. However, this ruling
League president, so that McKeithan
received credit In the league records.
@. What proportion Of the population
did the work Of the country for which
money was paid at the height Of pros
perity?-H. N.
A. In 1928 and 1929 about 80 per
cent Of the population did the work
which supported themselves and the
remaining 81 per cent. There were
about As $50 900 workers and about 72,-
10000 other people dependent upon
them.
@. What is the word for causing the
death by scientific means of people who
are hopelessly ill?-R G. T
A. The term is 'euthanaSia." 1t is Of
Greek derivation and means q painless,
happy death.
@. Do sweet apples contain more
sugar than sour apples?-F. v.
A. Sweet apples are not richer in
tain less than the average. The sweet
taste Of these apples is due to a def
cheney Of malic acid.
Q. When it is said that the average
family is As, how is it possible to have
family composed Of four and one-half
persons?-D J.
A. 1t is not possible This is merely
mathematical average. 1t might be
stated in this way: If all families were
divided as equally as possible, half
of them would contain four members
and half would contain five.
9 Why are the edges Of our coins
milled?-M N
A. The Office of the director of the
mint says that the edges on gold and
silver coins are milled in order to pre-
vent persons from scraping them down
and thus reducing their weight.
Q. When and why we're the Gideon
ties organized?-A. w. F.
A. The organization known as the
Sons Of Gideon was organized July l.,
1899. Its declared purpose was ito