Evening star., 1935-08-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Hoskin.

question OF fact bp tprtttnp The Washing
ton Epeninc Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdskin, Director, Wdshino.
ton, D. c. Please tncIose stamp for reply.
@. What is now the most popular
hymn?-E. j.
A. Judging by requests made to radio
stations, THE Old Rugged Cross" leads
all the rest.
@. How many children have been
born to one mother at one time?-J A. H.
A. The United States Public Health
Service says that the largest number Of
children ever born to one woman at one
time, according to available records, is
eight. These octuplets, however. did not
live and the famous Dionne quintuplets
represent the largest number of children
In q single birth which have lived for
any length Of time.
@. Who was the first actor to be ac-
corded knighthood?-K. L.
A. Sir Henry Irving is said to have
been the first of the profession to be so
honored, IN 1895.
@. What was the name Of the Queen
Of Rumania who wrote under the pen
name Carmen Sylva?-V. D.
A. She was Queen Elizabeth. Her
name was Pauline Elizabeth Ottilie
Louise.
@. What is the origin Of criminal
inveStie T.
A. Although the beginning Of GRIM
inal investigation is unknown, there is
reason to believe that in a very rudi-
mentary form 1t came into existence
with the origin of legal trials. 1t is
clearly laid down in the Code of Ham
murabi &c. 1850 ByCJ that suspicion
does not give ground fer condemnation;
receiving Of testimony, and even elab-
crate examination of sites or circum-
stances by the court itself, were estab-
lished rules of procedure. In Athens,
by about 500 BIC, the examination Of
facts had become meticulous. In the
Fuotinian legislation sixth century,
ADJ evidence was so construed as TO
imply the cooperation of experts in
certain cases. In 1907 a penal code con-
tanning exact instructions as to evidence
was issued by Bishop of Bamberg, and
in 1882 the Caroline Code of the Ger
man states contained provisions for the
examination of criminals.
@. How old was Florence nightingale
when she received the Order of Merit?-
&c.
A. She was 81 years old when the
Order of Merit was presented to her,
in 1907.
@. Who coined the phrase "Life's
just one damned thing after another
C. w.
A. 1t is accredited to Frank Ward
OMalley.
@. How many roses does 1t take to
make an ounce Of altar Of roses?-C. L.
A. Some $50 pounds of roses are
needed to make an ounce of the altar.
@. What district in England is known
as The Potteries?-R. M. r.
A. This name is applied to district
Of North StaffordShire, the principal seat
Of the china and earthenware industry
in England. 1t lies in the upper part of
the Trent Basin, the chief centers being
Burslem. Hanley, Longton. Stoke-on-
Fent, Fenton and Tunstall. In 1910
these towns were amalgamated as one
principal borough under the name of
Stoke on Trent, which was raised to a
city in 1925. Newcastle -under-Lyme,
though not sharing in the staple in
dustry. may also be reckoned in the
district.
@. What is meant by nectar and
ambrosia?-J. L.
A The nourishment of the gods In
Homer and in Greek literature generally.
Probably the two terms were not orig
inally distinguished; but usually, both
In Homer and in later writers, nectar is
the drink and ambrosia the food. On
the other hand, in Alcman nectar Is
the food and in Sappho and Anaxan-
brides ambrosia the drink.
@. Is 1t true that college athletes die
young?-H. r.
A. According to study of longevity
made by the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co, college athletes live longer than
average men of the same age. Histories
of 1876 men who had distinguished
themselves in intercollegiate sports we're
tabulated over a 20-year period. Base
ball players recorded the highest NOR
tality, crew men next, then track men;
lastly, foot ball players. Particularly
favorable was the showing of men who
had won letters in several sports.
@. How much did automobile produc-
ton increase last year over the year
before?-R. G.
A. In 1884 the production of 2.s95 5,625
cars and trucks was As per cent greater
than the 1888 output.
q. How many people are employed
by the telephone companies in this
country?-C. r.
A. About 100000. The yearly pay
roll is over $400, $1,000.
@. Is there paved road from Laredo
to Mexico City?-W. S. j.
A. From Laredo to Montemorelos the
road is paved, but from there to Pachuca,
near Mexico City, the road is improved
but not paved.
@. Which of the nations involved in
the World War was the last to conclude
peace with Germany?-K. M.
A. The United States. The treaty Of
peace was signed August Is, 1921, and
ratif1cations exchanged on November
IL, 1921.
@. Who invented the carriage called
. fiacre?-G. M.
A. 1t was invented by a Frenchman
named Savage about 1910, but named
g. - r. r