Evening star., 1935-11-16

A reader can get the nnsper 10 anu
question OF fact By tcrittno The Washino-
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdskin, Director, Washing.
ton, D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What is the immigration quota for
| Ethiopia?-M. T.
A. immigration quotas are based on a
| percentage of those of the same stock
already in the United States. In case
there are none or very few of any given
| nationality, a fixed quota OF 100 a year
| is allowed. The State Department says
that 100 is the quota for Ethiopia.
@. What colleges in the United States
| have the bulldog as a mascot?-J. A. s.
A. The Foot Ball Manual lists Yale
University, University of Georgia. Drake
| University, and the Citadel, the Military
| College Of South Carolina.
@. How much canned dog food is sold
In this country?-I. G..
A. The National Gamers Association
says that approximately 252.000,000 one
| pound cans of dog food are now sold
annually, having value Of about
| $25,000,0OO.
@. What Is the derivation of tee
| totaler?-J. s. G.
A. Teetotaler, noun, is formed by add
ing "er" to the adjective. teetotal. This
word was coined from the word total
by Richard Turner in 1888.
@. How far below the Hudson River
is the Holland Tunnel?-M. G.
A. The top of the Holland Vehicular
nal D
York City is ~ feet below high water.
The roadway of the tunnel is SO feet
below high water.
c. Who discovered South Africa?
C. c. S.
A. The early Portuguese navigators
were the first to reach the vicinity of
South Africa. In 1896 Bartholomew DiaZ
rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and
II years later VaSco de Cana made the
same voyage. The first vessels to anchor
in Table Bay were those of the expe-
dition headed by Cornelius Houtman, a
Dutchman, in 1495. In l648 a Dutch
ship was wrecked in Table Bay and all
on board safely reached land They re-
manned there five months until the next
vessel arrived. This was the beginning
of the idea of colonizing the country.
The pioneer settlers in Cape Colony ar
rived in three Dutch ships on April
7, 1862.
@. Does an egg weigh more when
freshly laid or just before the chick is
hatched?-D. S.
A. The Office of Poultry Husbandry
says that the baby chick weighs con-
Siderably less than the egg when fresh,
matches weighs approximately 40 per cent
less than when freshly laid.
@. What was the nationality of the
| first settlers of the 13 original colonies?
L. 3.
A. The first settlements in New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia.
North Carolina. South Carolina. and
Georgia were English; New York and
New Jersey. Dutch and Delaware and
Pennsylvania, Swedish.
@. What is bootleg gas?-W X.
A. 1t is of two kinds. One is gasoline
bought in the open market in one State
and surreptitiously trucked into another
to avoid payment Of the gasoline tax.
| Another kind is good gasoline openly
| purchased, or otherwise, but adulterated
| with kerosene or other low-grade fuels
| to increase the volume.
@. How many bears are there in the
national forests of California?-J. s.
A. About 10000.
@. When are the leaves harvested for
making bay rum?-J. F.
A. The leaves of the bay tree which
are employed in the bay rum industry
of the West Indies are harvested in the
Spring, generally in April.
@. How many employees has the T. v.
| APO. L. s.
A. On October 10 the total number
of employees in the T. v. A. was 1926.
| This includes every one those in the field
service and in Washington, D. C.
@. Who is the author of the state
ment: The road to hell is paved with
good intentions" "?-H. S. r.
| A. 1t is credited to Samuel johnson.
The remark is quoted by Boswell in his
biography of Johnson.
@. Does chivalry carry the idea Of
being warlike?-A. P.
| A. The word chivalry is defined as
the medieval system of military privi-
leges, with its peculiar honorary titles
and aristocratic limitations of honorable
position to the posSeSsors of those titles,
| founded upon the several degrees of
military service rendered on horseback.
| 1t also means the uSages and customs
| pertaining to the order of knighthood;
the ideal qualifications OF knight, coll
lectively, as courtesy, generosity, Valor,
and dexterity in arms.
| @. Can you give the history of Ian
| tern-lighted grave at York, Me.?-E. M.
A. Thirteen-year-old Albert Parmeter,
a Boy Scout, died in 1928. Because he
dreaded the dark, each night member
| Of the family lights lantern at his grave.
@. What is the extent of American SUI
premacy in Machine Age development?
n. s.
A. AS the wheel is the basic inStru-
ment of machinery, a good measure is
| to state that f1ve-sixths Of all the wheels
| in the world are in the United States.
@. What is the best method to preserve
an autograph written in pen and ink on
unpainted wood?-E. j. G.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that the best way to prevent the
fading of writing is to keep it in the
dark, and where it will not be exposed to