Evening star., 1934-10-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How many lifeboats did the
Moro Castle have?-T. S. B.
A. The lifeboat equipment Of the
Moro Castle, passed by the Federal
steamboat inspectors as adequate and
in good order short time ago, coz
sisted of two motor lifeboats accom-
modating So persons each, and 10 row.
boats accommodating 10 persons each.
@. How many Wampas Baby Stars
are chosen yearly?-H. B.
A. Thirteen. In the past 10 years,
100 Of these young actresses have be-
come stars or featured players.
@. What are the two international
Red Cross organizations?-T. F.
A. The International Red Cross
Committee Of Geneva and the League
OF Red Cross Societies.
@. How many Roman Catholics and
Protestants are there in the world?
In the United States?-R. r. N.
A. 1t is estimated that there are
about 332 100000 Roman Catholics
and 2O7,00O,O0O Protestants in the
world. In the United States there are
about 22,OOO,OOO Roman Catholics and
80 900 900 who are members of Prot
estant churches.
@. How much fresh air should be
allowed to each person in room?
j. s.
A. The amount of air required for
individuals varies greatly with the
circumstances. The factors deter
mining the proper amount are number
Of people, type of lighting fixtures
and other sources of heat, and con-
struction Of the building or room. The
standard figure now used by ventilat-
ing engineers is 1900 cubic feet per
person per hour which is usually
considered a minimum.
O. What IS the most expensive
yacht ever built?-W. L.
A. The Hohenzollern was the most
costly yacht ever built. AS a matter Of
fact the HohenZollern was a cruiser,
built at cost of $4,000 900, but, of
course, the Emperor used her as his
yacht.
@. I have holly tree that blooms
but does not bear berries. What Is
the reason for this?-P. J. w.
A. Probably your holly tree is one
bearing all staminate or male flowers.
This being true it is not possible to
have such a tree bear fruit. If a
tree bearing berries is desired it will
be necessary to buy another tree Of
known fruiting quality and plant near
the male tree.
@. What is cap rookie. M.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
cap rock is an impervious stratum
which overlies an Oil or gas de-
posit. The cap rock prevents the
gas and light fractions of oil from
seeping through to the surface and
escaping.
Q. On the "old Brick Capitol"
there was, for many years, bronze
tablet relating the history of the
buildings. When they were torn
down, what disposition was made of
the tablets. N.
A. 1t is now on the wall Of the
Monroe Shrine IN Fredericksburg.
Va. Visitors to the garden will find
it as they re-enter the house.
@. When were visiting cards first
used?-T. A. G.
A. 1t is probable that some form
Of notice Of calls on absent friends
was in use in early times, perhaps
in China Or some other Oriental
country. 1t is believed that visiting
cards were first used in Germany in
the sixteenth century, in France in
the seventeenth century and in
England in the eighteenth century.
Q. How is salt obtained from the
earth?-P. J.
A. There are really three ways in