Evening star., 1934-02-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How tail are Pigmies?-A. r.
A. The Pigmies are O diminutive
Negro people Of equatorial West
Africa, having an average height Of
4 feet inches.
@. Is the Uspallata Pass, which is
used by airplanes flying over the
Andes from Argentina to Chile, the
only pass that airplane could use?--
e. B.
A. There Is one other within rea"
sonable distance, Maipo, but it is for
hidden non-Chilean pilots for reasons
Of military intelligence.
@. Who will be eligible for treat
ment at the narcotic farm at Lex
ington, Ky.?-R. j.
A. The Public Health Service says
that there Is now being constructed at
Lexington, KY, the United States Mar
cotic Farm, No. l. This is being con-
structed primarily for Federal prison
ers who are narcotic addicts. The
law provides that other persons may
voluntarily place themselves there for
treatment.
Q. Please describe how gold is han
died in shipping 1t to the United
States.-C. C.
A. The gold Is usually packed In
small herring" kegs holding about
$4,000 each or in boxes containing
fivs bars valued at a total of more
than $4,000. Shipments are made
n haR
being more difficult to handle. After
its removal from bank vaults the gold
Is loaded into cars accompanied by
armed guards. Aboard the ship 1t is
slowed in the bullion room. or strong
room, and the purser is responsible
for 1t. Armored trucks and guards
await the shipments. the trucks being
bullet-proof, with guards at the gun
Sits.
@. Who edits the magazine Com
mon Sense?-J. l..
A. Alfred Bingham, son of former
Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecti-
cut, Is the editor.
Q. Please give the names of the
three Russians who were killed in the
crash of the Stratospheric balloon Cy-
riuS.-M. j.
A. The crew of three consisted of
Paul Fedeseemko, pilot and COM
mander; Audrey Vasenko, engineer
and constructor Of the balloon, and
1lya Oususkin Of the Institute of
Physical Science. They had reached
an altitude of 72,17S feet.
Q. What are some Of the words
which have been simplifled In spell
ing by the Chicago Tribune?-M. P.
A. Advertisement, analog, catalog,
cotilion, hocky, dialog, indemnity,
skilful and fantom are a few Of the
photographic changes adopted by that
paper.
@. How long should a good linen
tablecloth last?-F. P.
A. 1t would depend to a great ex-
tent upon how often and how care
fully it Is laundered. 1t should with
stand at least 200 launderings before
showing breaks in the linen.
@. Why was the school or system of
philosophy founded by Aristotle called
peripatetic?-C. T.
| A. The word is from the Greek
words for walk about. Aristotle
walked about as he taught his dis
ciples in the covered walk of the
lyceum.
@. Was the Sistine Madonna ever
in the Sistine Chapel?-E. H. G.
A. The Sistine Madonna was
neither painted for nor adorned the
Sistine Chapel. It was painted by
Raphael for the Black Monks of San
Siste, whose convent was in the little
town of Piacenza. 1t occupied the
space back of the altar. The Elector
Of Saxony. Augustus III, bought the
painting from the monks in 1853.
1t was taken to Dresden, the capital
Of Saxony, and has been there since
that time.
@. What is the name of the march
played by Beth on Christmas morn
ing in the motion picture. Little
Women? The song Prof. Bear sang
in German to Jo?-E. B.
A. The Turkish March" by Beeth-
oven. The song is entitled None but
the Lonely Heart"