Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-06
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QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

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@. Over what international boundary
is there the most travel?-W. H.
A. Travel across the United States
Canadian border is the heaviest in
the world.
G. How many lions has Halle Sc
lassie?-A. F.
A. The Emperor now has IS.
@. When should the American flag be
displayed on post offices?-T. M.
A. 1t should be displayed during the
business hours Of all working days. AS
soon after sunrise as it is practicable,
the flag should be hoisted and so dis
played that the union is at the peak Of
the staff. At sunset it should be lowered
and carefully stored. In addition, it
should also be displayed on the follow
ing holidays: New Year day, George
Washington's birthday. Pan-American
day april I'D, Mothers day second
Sunday in May, Memorial day, Flag
day, Independence day duly ~, Labor
day, Columbus day October l2), Armis-
tice day November ID, Thanksgiving
day and Christmas day.
@. How many people in Great Britain
ride bicycleS?-C. NJ
A. The number of cyclists has re-
Gently been estimated at approximately
100000.
@. Do dahlias contain Sugar?-G. D.
A. The tuber of the dahlia contains
inulin which can be broken down into
fruit sugar or fructose and converted
into sugar syrup.
@. Can steam be used for refrigera-
tion?-H. F.
A. 1t is used to cool water in some
hotels. department stores and other
large buildings and to cool milk in pas
teurizing plants.
@. How did Wiley Post lose the sight
of one eye?-P. T. L.
A. Wiley Post lost his eye when work
ing in an Oklahoma oil field. A chip Of
metal struck the eye and it was neces-
sary TO have it removed. Under his
patch he wore glass eye. With the
compensation he received as result
of his lost eye he purchased his first
airplane.
@. At what time of year is pineapple
mported?-S. T. S.
A. The season in which canned pine
apple is imported is June. July and
Am GaiT.
month. OF the fresh pineapples, Feb
ruary. March. April and June constitute
the season in which they arrive in the
United States. March is the heaviest
month.
@. Do commissions constitute q dis
eaSe?-H. S.
A. A CONFUSION is a symptom. not a
disease. 1t should be regarded as a
danger signal.
@. Is there such thing as biteleSs
mosquito?-I. q.
A. Scientists of the New York State
Conservation Department have discovered
non-biting mosquito in Canaderagn
Lake. The young mosquitoes are trans
parent and live on the lake-bottom.
VII lCd(Il4lis LIlSy 1ly III SWdILlo
on tree trunks and in clumpS OF weeds.
@. Who was the first woman to arrive
in America?-E. P. A.
A. The first women colonists were
Mrs. Forrest and her maid, Anne
Burras, who settled in the jamestown,
Va, Colony in 1903.
O. Please name some of the most i'm
portant towns in Ethiopia.
A. Adds Ababa, the capital: Dire
dawa. Harar. Gondar, Debra Markos,
Aduwa. Aksum (the ancient capitaD.
Ankober, Gore and Sakota are the
places of most Importance.
@. Are train orders transmitted by
telegraph or. telephone?-F. o.
A. The use of the telephone increases
steadily. On January l, 1885. the tele-
phone was used for the transmission Of
orders for the operation of trains over
l,l03 miles or 63.72 per cent, while
the telegraph was used on 93,907 miles
Of road.
@. In what parts of France are the
Pershing oaks to be planted?-M. E. B.
A. The Interallied Federation Of For
mer Combatants will plant Pershing
oak on every battlefield where French
soil was freed by American troops dur
ing the World War. On September Is
the first of these oaks will be planted
at Chateau Thierry.
@. How does cotton acreage compare
with corn acreage in Louisiana?-L. H
A. In 1884. the cotton acreage was
1,l9l 900 and the corn acreage was l.
354.000. Cotton. however. is the much
more valuable crop.
@. How do you pronounce the name
of Lord Linlithgow. who will be Indias
new viceroy?-J. Nice. -.
A. The lin" has a short a." the ac-
cent is on the "lith," and the final
syllable is pronounced go"
@. What name has been given to
each of the three parts into which
the choruSeS Of most popular tunes
fall?-F. P.
A. Sigmund Spaeth says that the
form technically known as song form"
is followed by most popular choruses,
and also by folk-music in general. 1t
is often called the "ternary FORM" or
the ABA form, consisting of three
parts. of which the third is merely q
repetition of the first. Generally, the
first is repeated before the second be-
gins, and then again at the close, so
that it is really A-A-B-A. This is the