Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-29
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

A reader can get the ans,Der TO ana
question Of fact By torittn0 The Washing
ton Eoentnp Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin. Director, Wash.no-
ton, d. c. Please tncIose stamp for reply.
@. OF what nationality was the late
Alfred Dreyfus7-E. L.
A. He was an Alsatian Jew.
@. Who originated the Benda masksi
Il. N.
A. They are the creation Of wladyslaw
Theodore Benda, Polish American
Q. What is another name for back
gammon?-A. 3.
A. 1t Is called trictrac and was mem
TONED by Chaucer under the name
tables.
@. Along the eastern coast of the United
States, do more people have sunstrokes
IN the North or South?-A. r. D.
A. In general, it may be said that
fatal sunstroke is considerably more
common in the northern part Of the
East than in the southern. The thirty
ninth parallel of north latitude near
which Washington is situated may
roughly be said to divide the Eastern
. States into North and South. The
people of the South are more accus.
toned to extreme heat in the Summer
and exert themselves less during the
heat of the day than Northerners. In
addition, the North is more subject to
extreme heat waves which always cause
prostrationS.
Q. When was Lexington's CKentucky)
famous race course established?-J. B.
A. 1t is said to be the Oldest race
course still in use in America. 1t was
established in 1926.
@. Please give some information about
Tony Sarg, marionette artist.-H. 6.
A. Anthony Frederick Sarg was born
in Guatemala, Central America, in 1882.
Educated In Germany, he served as an
ofhcer in the German Army until 1905
when he went to London as an illus
traitor. He moved to the United States
in 1918, becoming naturalized in 1921.
Here he has exhibited and created
marionette shows and used his ability in
various other decorative lines, such as
illustrating childrens books.
@. How long has hitting below the belt
been barred in the prize ring?-W. r. D,
A. Hitting below the belt was barred
in Broughton's original London prize
ring rules drafted and followed in match
August 10, 1743.
@. To whom is the term half-caste
applied?-H. L. D.
A. A half-caste is a person born OF a
European father and a Hindu or Moham-
medan mother, or. more rarely. Of an
English mother and Hindu or Moham-
medan father.
@. What is sanitary science?-H. r..
A. 1t is the science Of sanitary condi-
tons and or preserving health. and is
accordingly synonymous with hygiene.
The term is usually restricted, however,
to the methods and apparatus for max
ing and maintaining houses healthy, for
removing waste and nuisance by drain
age and otherwise, for securing album
dance of fresh air and for the exclusion
Of poisonous gases, such as sewer gas.
Q. Do Chinese aviation students show
less aptitude than Americans7-E. r.
A. 1t has been demonstrated at the
Central Aviation School at Shienchiao
that results are almost the same as In
American aviation schools In dead
reckoning navigation the Chinese are
are often superior to our students.
@. Is the trans-Cansda highway COM
pleted?-D. M.
A. There are still two short gaps. but
motorists can make the trip from Hall
fax to Vancouver by using car ferries
at one gap in the road and putting their
cars on trains provided for the purpose
at the other gap. The road. when COM
pleted, will be 1900 miles long.
@. What percentage of the men who
have held cabinet posts attended college?
S. C. =
A. Over 70 per cent of the men selected
for cabinet offices have attended college,
about 81 per cent having received de-
grees.
@. On what day was the false arnistice
celebrated?-E. j.
A. The premature celebration was on
November 7, 1918.
Q. Is Ethiopia as large as Italy7-
W. G. B. :
A. Italy proper has an area Of 1874
square miles. Ethiopia has about $780,
900. Italy's population is about 4i,s00;-
600. while Ethiopia's is approximately
100000.
@. Where was Samuel Gompers, the
labor leader, born?-E. r.
A. He was born In London In 1850 and
came to America with his parents in
1853
@. How much longer will first-class
domestic mail cost cents an ounce?--
B. c. M.
A. The postage rate Of cents for
each ounce or fraction thereof on nom
local first-class matter has been con-
tinued by Congress for at least another
two years, or until June 80, 1887.
c. How many babies have been adopt
ed from The Cradle?-G. L.
A. In the IL years of its existence
about 2.700 babies have found foster
parents through this institution.
@. What is meant by the cry OF four
teen hundred?-F. P.
A. This was the cry raised on the Lon
don Stock Exchange to give notice that