Evening star., 1935-09-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

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question of fact by ,Drtttrg The Washing
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Frederic J. HaSkin, Director, Washing
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O. Who is the Ethiopian representa-
tive In this Country?-T. D. K.
A. John H. Shaw has recently been
appointed first Ethiopian consul general
IN the United States. Prior to this ap-
polntment Ethiopia had no diplomatic or
consular representative in this country.
@. When were motor cycles first made?
B. E. j.
A.. Bicycles were first propelled by mo-
tor about 1895. The powered cycle be-
came dependable and popular shortly
after 1900.
@. Is Magdalen College at Oxford or
Cambridge University2-S. T.
A. Both universities have colleges
whose names are pronounced "Modlin."
At oxford it is spelled Magdalen; at
Cambridge 1t is spelled Magdalene.
@. Was Charles A. Dana, the editor. a
member of the Brook Farm Commu-
nity?-L. J.
A. Mr.. Dana was a member and man
aging trustee of the community, where
he remained five years.
@. Who is considered Japan's greatest
lacquer artistic. P.
A. Ogata Korin, who lived from about
1855 to l7l6, is given this distinction.
He developed the Korin school Of dec
grafton. which is idealistic and distinctly
japanese in feeling. His lacquer work
is preserved in private collections and
museums.
@. To what age did DR. Mary Walker,
the dress reform advocate, live?-H. c.
A. She died in 1919, at the age of &C.
She practically discarded female attire
when she was % years old.
@. Can you give some facts about the
employment of chemical engineers in
the past?-C. NJ
A. According to survey made by
Prof. A. H. White of the University Of
Wisconsin in 1881, the following was
found More than 10 per cent of the
chemical engineering graduates from
1920 to 1890 were employed by industrial
organizations; Is per cent were teachers,
employees Of Government bureaus, or in
research institutes, and less than 10 per
cent after 10 years were in fields other
than chemical engineering. OF the in
dustrial group more than 40 per cent
were directly connected with the plant
either in the development, operating or
general engineering divisions, 20 per cent
were in research laboratories, nearly IA
per cent had become connected with the
sales divisions and less than per cent
were in analytical work.
@. How long has vivisection been prac-
tiSed?-R. E.
A. 1t can be traced almost to the
earliest periods of medicine and surgery.
Its purpose its threefold: To increase
physiological knowledge, to confirm
known facts and to give deXterity in
operative surgery.
@. Please give some information about
Dr. Frank Buchman.-W. L.
A. Frank Nathan Daniel Buchanan,
American clergyman, is internationally I
known as the leader of a movement
called A First Century of Christian Eel
lowSnip, The oxford Groups, or Buch-
maniSm. Re was pastor of church in
Overlook, Pa, from his ordination into
the Lutheran ministry in 1902 to 1905.
He founded the first Luther HoSpice In
America, at Overlook, and the first
Luther Settlement in Philadelphia. He
was a Y. M. c. A. secretary, 19o9-15, and
in the World War was with a flying
squadron under the Y. M. c. A., taking
care of war prisoners. He has founded
groups in the Far East, England, Africa
and South America.
@. Why is sea water so cold?-G. c. E.
A. The main cause Of the low average
temperature of the sea is the enormous
supply of ice water which comes from
the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
@. Who discovered that fngerprints
had permanent individuality?-E. r.
A. This was put forward scientifically
by ]. E. Purkinje, a professor of phySiol-
ogy, in a paper read before the Univer-
Sity of BreSlau in 1923.
@. Why are fruit trees sometimes
trained on walls?-G. D.
A. Because of better exposure to the
sun and to take advantage of the warmth
of the wall. Often fruit trees are forced
by being trained against the walls which
carry the flues.
O.. Who was George Croghan?-
K. B. w.
A. George Croghan Q791-1849) was a
youthful hero of the War of 1872. He
was born near Louisville. KY, and was
a nephew of George Rogers Clark and
William Clark. He was commander of
Fort Stephenson, which. on August /,
1918, with only 100 men, he gallantly
and successfully defended against almost
1000 British and Indians.
@. Why is the croCuS so called?-L F.
A. Its name comes from the Greek
word for saffron" which is obtained
from its stamenS.
@. What does a visa on a passport
denote?-G. M.
A. 1t shows that the passport has been
examined by the proper authorities and
is in order.
@. Where is the smallest muscle il
the body?-G. r.
A. 1t is muSculuS levator labii su-
perioris alaeque naSi elevator of the
upper lip and wing of the nose). 1t
has its origin at the root of the nasal