Evening star., 1935-10-01

queStlOH OJ JuCt Oy UTlIlHg Inc WdShtng-
ton EUeniny Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hasktn, Director, Washing
ton, D. C. Please incIose stamp for reply
@. How long did it take the Eskimo
to run to Point Barrow to report the
deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post?
S. P. w.
A The Eskimo, Clair Oakpeha. COW
cred the IS miles between the scene Of
the crash and Point Barrow in three
hours.
@. In what way does quicksand differ
from other sand?-F. J.K
A. Sand grains ordinarily are roughly
cubic in shape. When these grains are
piled together the sharp edges and
corners rest upon surfaces of other grains.
This gives the mass a resistance to dis
tortion. The grains in quickSand for some
reason, probably glacial action, have be-
come considerably rounded so that this
property is lost When the spaces be-
tween these grains are filled with water
or very thin, fine clay, the grains will
readily slide and shift about. An analogy
might be drawn by considering two
buckets-one filled with oily, steel balls,
and the other filled with dry steel cubes.
1t would be very difficult to force ones
finger through the steel cubes, but very
easy to force ones finger through the
balls.
@. Was the ouija board first made as
serious attempt to commune with the
spirit WORLDLY. E. H
A. 1t was devised by William Fuld
hin
@. In the World War was there any
actual fighting on German Soil?-D. S.
A. Some of the fierce fighting Of the
World War was on German soil. The
great battles of Tannenbaum and the
Mazurian Lakes were on German soil.
Until Field Marshal Hindenburg was
called out of retirement to stop them,
the Russians had swept over a wide
territory in East Prussia and in German
Poland. No Americans were engaged in
these battles. Americans of the Army of
Occupation were on German soil after
the Armistice, but not before.
@. Were examinations held for Gov
ernment positions before civil service
went into effect?-L. G.
n.
tuted to test the efficiency of all candi-
dates for subordinate posts in the Gov
ernment service. In 1870 it was directed
that appointments in civil service should
be filed by open competition. as was
already the case with appointments in
the Indian civil service.
@. Who is the goddess of order?-M. H.
A. Eunomia is the Greek goddess of
order and harmony.
@. Did oscar Wilde write The I'M
portance of Being Earnest" before or
after his mprisonment?-R. L.
A. The Importance of Being Earnest"
was written in 1895, shortly before its
authors trial and imprisonment, and
was the last play that he wrote.
@. Who invented mayonnaise?-M. r.
A. 1t is said to have been originated
by the Duke de Richelieu.
@. Where is Osborn House?-A B.
A. This was favorite residence Of
Queen Victoria. near East CoWes, Isle
of Wight. The Queen died here in 1901.
Edward VII presented the house to the
nation for home for convalescent
officers.
@. What is a Trine immersion?-
LOB
A. This is the name given to the prac-
tice in the primitive church of dipping
a person who was being baptized three
times beneath the surface of the water,
at the name Of the three persons Of the
Holy Trinity.
@. Will iron buIn?-D. w.
| A. 1t will burn but at very high tenn
! perature. 1t burns freely in pure oxygen,
but oXidizes very slowly in air and pro-
! duces a very small amount of heat.
O. When were the first travelling Ii
! brarieS established in the United States?
/ j. H
A. The first general American travelling
libraries supported by public funds were
authorized by the New York State Legis-
lature in 1892.
@. What is meant by the httle-go at
Cambridge University?-B. T.
A. 1t is preliminary examination of
a general nature taken by all Cambridge
undergraduates unleSS excused because
certain other examinations have been
taken) before proceeding to take any
examination for a degree. 1t is taken
in or before the first term.
O. Please give the origin of the eX-
preston. Tell it to the Marines. &C. w.
A. Burton Stevenson explains as fol-
lows: Mr.. Pepys, from the very nature
of their calling, no class of our subjects
can have so wide a knowledge of seas
and lands as the officers and men of our
royal maritime regiment. Henceforth,
whenever we cast doubt upon a tale
that lacketh likelihood we will tell it to
the Marines. If they believe it. it is safe
to say it is true Charles II as re-
corded in "Pepys' Diary" The tale that
had tested the Kings credulity was one
about flying fish which his colonel of
Marines assured him was true.
Q. Is there project to erect monu-
ment to Grover Cleveland in Washing
toni. Mel.
A An act of Congress, approved June
g. 1885, granted permission to any or
ganization organized within two years
to erect such statue. if approved by the
Fine Arts Commission and the Joint
Committee on the Library. prelimi-
nary sketch has been considered and
more attention will be given to the
matter this Fall
@. For whom was the spinning jenny