Evening star., 1934-08-09

ment Of New Amsterdam ordered
palisade built on the site 20 protect
the town from invasions OF the Eng.
lish. The last OF the wall was re-
moved in 1899 and both sides Of the
street we're quickly built up.
@. How much Of ar estate did
Harry Payne Whitney lsave7-K. T.
A. The estate OF the capitalist. who
died In 1890. was appraised by the
state Of New York at s72 TAO. .sss.sT
gross and So. sos. .s2s.48 net.
@. Please give an account Of the
Lyon quintuplets- B. s..
A. The five Lyon brothers. who were
born to q couple at Mayfield. Ky.
on April 20, 1895, lived only a few
let's approaching closest to the record
now held by the Dionne sisters. The
parents OF the Lyon boys had been
married in 1874 and had seven or
spring. each born singly. before the
arrival of the set Of five. These
qutntuplets were all born within the
short space Of IL minutes. The az
gregate weight was 213a pounds, as
against i3 pounds 8 ounces reported
for the Dionne girls. Although the
Lyon quintuplets all appeared healthy
at birth, the first child died after
four days and by the fourteenth day
all were dead.
@. Where Is the starting point OF
the Omnibus College?-M. O.
A. The University Of Wichita
(Kansasl Is the home and starting
point Of this college on wheels. This
Summer more than 900 students are
taking the two-month course and
travel. The work done is accredited
toward A. B. and M. A. degrees.
@. My father was naturalized while
I was q child He Is now dead and
his naturalization papers are lost.
How can I prove that am an Amer
ican citizen?-T. II.
A. If you wish copy of your IA
thers citizenship papers In order TO
prove your own citizenship It viii be
necessary for you to get what ere
known as "derivative citizenship pa
pers." These can be secured from the
Bureau Of Naturalization, Department
of Labor, Washington. ID. c., upon the
payment of fee of IS.
@. How does person qualify for
membership in the Professional Coli
ers' Association7-C. q.
A. To be eligible TO membership a
player must have had three years
experience as an instructor under q
recognized professional.
Q. Are there nerves in the skin9
~. A.
A. Skin Is the external integument
of vertebrates, consisting Of the epi-
dermis or cuticle and the derfnis or
cortum. The epidermis is composed
Of stratified ectodermal epithellum
without nerves or blood vessels, The
inner layer or dernlis contains album
dant blood vessels and nerves and Is
composed mainly Of connective tis-
sue.
@. What percentage Of eggs put I'm
incubators on duck farms hatch?
w. N.
A. Generally speaking. from 40 per
Eeilb W % pSA CCAlh VI bA4c EH4n wall
hatch out. In the case OF some large
commercial duck farms, where al the
eggs are incubated. as high Is 90 per
cent has been Matched. ~
@. What percentage OF the earth's
population Is illiterate?-E. p.
A. In the more restricted and tech
nical sense OF the term an illiterate
person is one who Is unable to read
and write his own language. The
tests of this abilitynEnEy greatly, but
all are so simple that a person could
easily pass them and yet be illiterate
In q wider sense. Il has been est
mated, very roughly, that about 90
per cent Of the worlds population
over 10 years Of age cannot read or
write