Evening star., 1933-02-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN.

Rico by act Of Congress, approved May
| II, 1882.
@. How do alligators differ from
| crocodiles?-H. j. S.
| A. True alligators differ from croco-
diles in the following respects: The feet
are less webbed, the head Is shorter and
f1atter, the long first and fourth teeth
OF the under jaw fit into pits Ia the
upper jaw, and not into notches be-
tween the teeth, and this causes the
whole head to be broader and the snout
more obtuse than in crocodiles.
O. What is the Federal tax on play
ing cards?-P. j. B.
A. There is a tax of 10 cents on each
pack of playing cards of 81 or less. The
number 54 allows Ine inclusion of two
extra cards in the pack by the manu-
facturer.
@. What is the origin Of the word
'technocracy"?-R. M.
A. According to DR.. Vizetelly, this
word was coined by the engineer, In
ventor and social economist, william
H. Smyth OF Berkeley, Calf, and used
by him in the magazine Industrial
Management for March, 1919. Sub
sequently it was used by him in other
magazine and newspaper articles. In
his book. Concerning IraScible Strong"
1925, his definition of the term is,
Scientific reorganization of national
energy and resources. co-ordinating In
dustrial democracy to effect the will Of
the people"
O. In medieval Europe, was kneeling
upon knee an act of worship?-W. G.
A. 1t was an act of homage. Kneel-
ing upon both knees was an act Of wor-
ship. Generally speaking, the difference
still exists.
@. Did Citizen Genet ever return to
France after he was sent to the United
States as the Minister of the French
Republic?-B. w.
A. He never returned. He became an
American citizen, married a daughter
of Gov. Clinton, settled on the Hudson,
and became scientific farmer.
@. Where is the original Of the pic
ture Westward the Course Of Empire
Takes Its Way"?-T. G.
A. 1t is in the Capitol Of the United
States. This widely known mural is
framed and hangs above the landing
on the western staircase in the House
of Representatives wing.
9. Why is a thick soup called a
A. This is French word meaning
porridge.
@. When was machinery invented for
making wood screws?-H. T.
A. The first recorded patent in con-
nection with the wood screw-making
machine was granted in England In
1760, and about six years later a fac
tory was established at Burton-on-
Trent Since then an American patent
in connection with machine for making
kjnson of Rhode Island in 1790; the
first machine to make manufacture of
pointed screws practical was devised by
Cullen-Whipple of Providence, r. l., in
the year 1849.
@. What President of the United
States was supposed to have been the
leading character in THE Honorable
Peter Stirling" G.
A. Grover Cleveland
@. Among Borglum's gargoyles at
Princeton is one which has one leg, one
foot, one arm. Why?-T. M.
A. In speaking of his gargoyles, Borg
lum thus explains the one called Half
Equipped: "It has one arm, one leg,
one foot, but in spite of all, happy, for
the reason that the half-equipped are
always happy"
O. How tall are Eskimos? How long
do they hve?-N. j.
A. They are usually between 81 and
ga inches in height. They are short
lived people, individuals rarely attain.
ing an age much beyond go years.