Evening star., 1934-02-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY. FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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Q. How many umpires are on the
field during . world series base ball
game?-S. r.
A. Four-one ut each base.
@. What is a Nansen passport
v. S.
A. 1t is one issued by several coun-
tries through the auspices Of the
League of Nations for the benefit OF
persons who do not have a home gov
ernment which can supply them with
passports. It is, of course, named for
the great Norwegian statesman and
philanthropist. Fridtjof Nansen, and
was originally intended for white Rus
Sians-that Is, adherents of the car
ist regime, in Russia, who were out
lawed by the Soviet revolution. The
scope Of the Nansen passport has
since been extended to other perse-
cuted peoples, such as the Ar
menians.
Q. How long will the Appala chan
Trail be?-S. NICE.
A. As proposed, it will be about
1850 miles, from Maine to Florida.
O. How many drinks of whisky are
there in q quart?-W. P.
A. 1t depends upon the size of the
drinks, but 1t is usual to calculate
about twenty-one to the quart.
O. How does Information differ
from death? Does the heart action
stop?-A. C.
A. A number OF animals undergo
Information. In this alternating
process, the animal Is at rest. 1t ex-
pends very little energy and uses up
the fat which has been stored during
the feeding season. The animal is
really in a deep sleep and the heart
action is not suspended. In death the
heart action stops, bodily functions
cease and modification sets in.
Q. Who is the new president of the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art?-B. S.
A. George Blumenthal retired
banker. philanthropist and art patron.
has been elected to the post left va
cant by William Sloane Coffin, who
died in December.
@. Can you inform me as to the
number OF school societies in Con-
necticut in l799?-L. E. C.
A. The Connecticut Historical So
ciety says: 1T Is very difficult, per-
haps impossible. to give the exact
number Of the school societies at that
period. Upon search We find that it
| was about 210. That number could
not vary more than three or four
either way from the true answer"
O. What is the average Summer
temperature on the Antarctic CONT
nent?-A. A. L.
A. Midsummer temperatures of
higher than O. Fahrenheit almost
I never occur in the Antarctic.
@. How many packs of playing
cards are sold in America in a year?
p. S. D.
A. The check on sales is the num-
Der on which the Federal tax is paid
During the calendar year 1888 the tax
was paid on 40,722,453 packs of play
, ing cards.
Q. How long have pineapples been
grown in Florida &C. P.
A. The earliest recorded successful
! planting of pineapples in Florida was
made in 1860, when Benjamin Baker
OF Key West obtained number Of
slips from Havana and started a small
experimental patch on Plantation
Key. The founder was so successful
| and the profits realized were so good
that rapid growth of the industry
on the keys resulted. The shallow