Evening star., 1935-10-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.


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question of fact by ,prittng The Washing
ton EDentng Star Information Bureau,
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@. What is the enlisted strength OK
the United States Navy?-C. E. L.
A. AS Of September II, 1885, there
were 9,672 officers and 84,277 enlisted
men.
@. How long was round in a prize
fight under the London prize ring
rules?-M. w. M.
A. A round ended as soon as a man
was knocked down or slipped; thus a
round might last a few seconds or many
minutes.
@. How many living college graduates
are there in the United States?-A. N.
A. There are about 100000.
@. Is there any salt content in the
water of the Potomac at Washington?-
N. D.
A. The tidal reach of the Potomac
River extends to Chain Bridge at WASH
ington, a distance of lit miles. Salt
water extends to Maryland Point. 81
miles above the mouth. The extreme
point at which brackishnesS has been
observed is near Indianhead, Md, about
"a miles below Washington.
O. Who was Malley of the Sun in
Irving Cobb's Judge Priest stories?-
E. H.
A Frank Ward OMalley, who died
in 1882. was the original of Malley of
the Sun.
@. How many feet of motion pictures
did the last Byrd Expedition make?-
w. NJ
A. During its stay in the Antarctic
the Byrd Expedition obtained 100000
feet of film.
@. Why is glass often cut under
water?-J. " r.
A. The vibration is less than in the
air and the glass is therefore less likely
to crack.
@. How much does the average ban.
tam fowl Weighs. M.
A. About one pound.
Q. Has the daisy any significance in
art?-J. H.
A. The daisy was the flower of in
nocence in religious painting.
@. Was the authorship of Stephen
Fosters old Folks at Home" ever Ques.
tioned?-E. r.
A. The claim to authorship of the
song was sold by Foster to Edwin P.
Christy. organizer and manager Of
Christy's MinstrelS. On the title page
of the first edition published by Firth,
Pond e. Co.. New York, in 1851 appears
the following statement: Written and
composed by E. P, ChriSty"
@. Please define life-J. S.
A. No single definition of the term
life has been generally accepted by biolo-
gists or philosophers. According to De
Blainville, Life is the twofold internal
movement of composition and decompo-
sition, at once general and continuous"
LeWes defines it as "a series of definite
and successive changes, both OF structure
and composition, which takes place with
in an individual without destroying its
identity"
@. Did Gilbert and Sullivan write an
opera called The Peer and the Peri?"-
E. G.
A. "Iolanthe," or THE Peer and the
Peri" was written by Gilbert and Sulli-
van and had its premiere in 1882.
@. What is another name for jerked
beef?-D. K.
A. Beef preserved by drying in the sun
is properly called charqui. being OF
Chilean origin.
@. When was the first Du Pont powder
factory started in this country?-V. B.
A. In 1902 the first American powder
factory under the name of du Pont
came into being. The Du Pont family
had been prominent in philosophical
and radical circles which had prepared
the way for the French Revolution and
barely escaped death when the Extrem-
lists prevailed. Among the early friends
of the family in the United States was
Thomas jefferson. He wrote the young
powder manufacturer as follows: 1T is
with great pleasure I inform you that
it is concluded to be for the public
interest to apply to your establishment
for whatever can be had from that for
the use either of the naval or military
department. The present is for your
private information; you will know it
officially by application from those de-
partments whenever their wants may
call for them. Accept my friendly salu-
tations and assurances of esteem and
respect. (Signed Thomas Jefferson
@. Who was Oenone?-F. H. r.
A. In Greek legend she was nymph
whom Paris loved before he met Helen.
When Paris was wounded in the Trojan
War he asked her to heal him, but she
refused. Later, on hearing that he was
dead, she killed herself.
A Rhyme at Twilight