Evening star., 1934-01-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Note that ordinarily when mail has
been properly delivered in accordance
with the address appearing thereon
and is thereafter opened by some per-
son other than the addressee, the
above cited law does not apply.
@. Where were the Federal Army
prisons during the Civil War?-E. K.
A. Old Capitol Prison, Washington,
D. c.; Camp Chase, Ohio: Camp Den
niSon, Ohio; Camp Douglas, Ill; Camp
Morton. Ind; Johnsons Island, Lake
Erie; Rock Island. Ill; Point Lookout,
Md, and Fort Warren.
Q. why is Cognac 50 called?-
K. Med.
A. The term Cognac is applied to
brandy distilled in the southwestern
portion Of France, in the departments of
the Charente, and of the Charente In
ferieure These brandies have the high
est reputation Of any in the world. and
the term Cognac is guarded with great
jealousy by the French as the particu-
lar designation of their product. The
term is derived from the city Of CO.
gnac, which is the capital OF the de-
partment of the Charente.
O. How long does the average
American child attend school?-P. J. l.
A. Today the average education is
912 years of school including only y
years Of high school.
@. When were COWS and sheep
brought to this country?-M. H.
A Cows were first imported into the
United States in 1924 by Gov. Winslow
of Massachusetts. At that time cattle
were important in New England chiefly
for their meat and hides and milk was
not much used. Sheep first reached
the United States in 1909 when Lon
don company brought over one ship
ment to jamestown, Va.
@. How far from Jerusalem is the
Garden of Gethsemane?-F. K. NJ.
( A. 1t is on the Mount of Olives
about three-quarters of a mile from
/ Jerusalem.
@ When did the State of Ohio go
! permanently on Eastern standard
| time?-S. H. D.
A. The entire State adopted Eastern
standard time April 3, 1927.
@ Is it possible to trace a call over
a dial phone?-T. NJ.
A. The only way in which a tele-
phone call can be traced by the Police
I department or by any one else Is
{ through the central operator. The rolls
of telephone companies provide that
the central operator can not give infor-
nation Of this kind except when II is
needed for official purposes, as by the
/ Police Department. If telephone call
is made from dial phone TO manual
phone or from manual phone TO a
dial phone there is a possibility Of
tracing the call through the central
operator, although it is difficult. If the
call is made between two dial telephones
there is no possibility of tracing it.
@ Do icebergs have a salt or fresh
/ water cOntent?-H- F.
A. Icebergs are practically fresh
When salt water freezes the resulting
ice is almost free from salt.
O. What is the difference between
an educated man and learned man?
j. K.
A. 1t might be explained as follows:
! To be educated is only to have been
led out of the darkness Of ignorance
into the light of understanding. To be
learned means that one has searched
among the worlds treasures and pos
sessed ones self of many. To be edu-
Gated is the result Of more or less
perfunctory act To be learned Is
state of mind and spirit purposefully
attained.
@. What per cent Of alcohol is the
beer served in Germany?-E. U.
A. 1t varies in alcoholic contents.
but on an average it is about 4.6 per
] cent alcohol BY weight.