Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-14
ANSWERS TO
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@. What proportion of sales made
are on credit?-J. r. S.
A. 1t has been found by statistical
studies, carried on by different retail
credit authorities, among whom are Mr..
Guy Hulse, secretary of the National
Retail Credit Association, and Mr.. r.
Preston Shealey Of the Washington, D.
c., Bar, that sales on credit are normally
somewhat less than half Of the total
volume Of sales during a given period
OF time. DR.. Wilbur C. Plummer, econo-
mist Of the United States Department
Of Commerce, as result of studies car
ried out under his direction for one
year, found that credit sales were Al
per cent of total retail sales.
@. Where is the Hay Fever Club of
America?-E M.
A. 1t has headquarters at Duluth,
MINI.
@. Please repeat the names OF the
countries which formed the Roman
Empire.-A. B.
A. The Roman Empire included the
present countries of Italy, Great Britain.
France, Spain, Austria, Hungary, the
Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor, Palestine
and Northern Africa.
@. Is there an island in the Pacific
Ocean upon which it is impossible TO
land?-T. K.
A. There is no island within the realms
Of possibility where there exists such a
combination of wind and current as
would permanently prevent access to
its shores. Many small islands in the
Pacific are so small that it is difficult
to find safe lee, and many islands
are so steep that landing places are diff
cult to find. Some islands also are
fringed with reefs, making access except
in small boats difficult or impossible. But
1t is safe to say that any island of suffi-
cient size and importance to warrant a
visit can be landed upon at some time
or other.
@. What was Emmy Destinn's real
name?-H P.
A. The family name of the operate
soprano was Kittl. She studied with
Nine. Loewe-Destinn, whence her stage
name.
Q. In the skull and crossbones. what
bones in the human anatomy form the
crossbones?-G. J. M.
A. They are the thigh bones or femurs.
@. In what years of the nineteenth
century were there the greatest famines?
&C. G. L.
A. From 1870 to 1872, from 100000
to 100000 persisted in Persia. In 1877.
in China, 9,5Oo,OOO perished; in India.
100000.
O.. How many pictures of George
Washington did Gilbert Stuart pain
from life?-E. S.
A. Stuart painted three portraits of
George Washington from life. The first
he rubbed out, the second is the full
length portrait painted for the MARQUIS
OF LansdoWne. the third is the So-called
Athenaeum washington. Of the frs,
several versions exist, one is the Gibbs
Charming picture; of the second Stuart
made several copies. The Athenaeum
Washington is in the Museum of Fin
Arts, New York. With the aid of thi3
portrait Stuart produced 70 replicas, gen
orally Of the dimension of 25X30 inches
and a series Of full-length large size
portraits with the figure in oratorical
bust now known as the Lansdowne type.
O. Who won this years Bendix Trophr
racer-F. P.
4. The Bendix Trophy race from Bur-
bank, Calf, to Cleveland was won BY
Benjamin o. Howard airline pilot. In
hours 80 minutes l6 $40 seconds he
made the 2,O42 miles.
@. What languages did Lawrence OF
Arabia speak?-G. A. L.
A. Several Arabic dialects, Latin.
Greek. French. Dutch, German, Italian,
Spanish and Norwegian.
@. What is the Comintern?-E. G.
A. The Comintern or Communist In
ternational is a federation of the Com
muniSt parties of the world. 1t was
founded in March, 1919, and has head
quarters in Moscow.
@. What was the minimum height
and weight for American soldiers in
the World War?-W. S. r.
A. The minimum height of men who
entered the Army of the United States
in the World War was so inches; the
minimum weight was ITO pounds. The
average height of men in the United
States Army during the World War
was 67.49 inches; the average weight was
14l.54 pounds.
@. What is the lightest known liquid?
&C. G.
A. Liquid hydrogen is the lightes
known liquid and is in the liquid con-
dition only at a very low temperature.
@. How many male nurses are there
In the United States?-J. q.
A. The 1880 census enumerated 5,452
male trained nurses.
@. Please give a biography Of Ann
Lee, founder of the ShakerS-G. w.
A. Ann Lee Q736-l784) was born in
Manchester, England, where she worked
in factories, later becoming a cook In
1852 she was married to blacksmith.
Her four children died in infancy. Con-
WINGED of the holiness of celibacy, after
her association with Jane Wardley and
the Shaking QuakerS, she preached in
the open and was imprisoned. Claiming
revelation that the second coming of
Christ was fulfilled in her, in 1774 she
led eight others to America, where as
Mother Ann she won many converts. In
1776 at Watervliet, N. " the first Shaker
settlement in America was formed.
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