Evening star., 1935-10-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

by frederic j. HdskiH.
A reader can get the anstCer 10 any
question Of fact by writing The Washing
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. HaskiH. Director Washing
ton, d. C. Please inclose stamp TOR reply.
@. How many young people entered
public schools in the United States in
September?-A r.
A. The number Is estimated at 30
| 0OO, 1000.
@. Since the organization OF the pres
ent Republican party, have more amend
mentS been added to the Constitution
during Republican or Democratic admin
| istrations?-H. M.
A. Six amendments have been added
in Republican administrations: two in
| Democratic administrations, and one
was introduced during Republican
administration and ratified during a
Democratic administration.
O. What is the term used TO express
the fact that diplomatic representatives
and their residences are exempt from
local laws?-T. r.
A. 1t is called exterritoriality or ex-
| traterritoriality.
Q. In a matriarchy, do the women
rule?-T. D.
A. A matriarchy is a social organiZa-
ton in which descent is traced through
the mother only. The system is found
In primitive groups throughout the
world. 1t does not involve rule by the
mother.
@. Are dictionaries as popular in other
countries as they are in the United
States?-T G.
A. The use Of a dictionary Is much
more general in this country than else
where and the one-volume dictionary is
the favorite.
O. When was the great potato famine
in Ireland?-A. C.
A. The potato failure in Ireland re-
sulting in a famine which shocked the
world was in 1874, and one hardly less
severe occurred in l848 During this
period nearly one-fourth of the entire
Irish population emigrated.
O. How old is the dry-cleaning in
duStry?-N A. P.
A. It began in France about the middle
Of the nineteenth century At first the
work was done entirely bv hand, but
machinery has been invented and is
now used except for delicate fabrics.
O. What Is auscultation?-E. B. H.
A. 1t is one Of the aids in diagnosis
Of disease consisting of listening to
sounds produced in the body-either BY
application Of the examiners ear to the
body surface or by means Of the steth-
oScope. The trained ear can distinguish
from normal sounds the abnormal ones
which are the result of abnormal physical
state Of the tissues and organs. 1t is
especially useful in examining the heart
and lungs, but is also used for the
abdomen.
@. How much did the ferris wheel at
the Columbian Exposition weigh?-P. K.
A. Its total weight was about 1900 tons.
O. On what date did the Maxim Cork
crash?-E R
A. The Soviet land plane crashed near
Moscow on May l8, 1885.
A. 1t is among the rarest of beasts
but the Imperial Gazetteer Of India
says that few specimens have been shot
Q. How many unemployed workers
are there at present?-M G.
A. Estimates vary. The National In
dustrial Conference Board estimates that
in August there were 9,9Ol 900 unem-
ployed workers.
G. What is barcarolle?-E NJ
A. barcarolle italian and French,
little boat is boat song made popular
by Venetian gondoliers also any musical )
composition which suggests the charac-
teriStic manner and rhythm of the Vene-
tian boat song, such as the "Barcarolle."
from Tales of Hoffman," by Jacques
Offenbach.
@ How does it happen that the Rosetta
Stone is in the British Museum?-J. F.
A. 1t was ceded to the British at the
surrender of Alexandria in 1901. It was
subsequently brought to England and
placed in the British Museum.
G. How early were founding hospitals
eStabliShed?-A. H.
"A. Inc SECOND NlCene COunCO In T0(
ordered the establishment Of founding
hospitals in all large cities.
G. How long was Terence MacSwiney
in prison?-W j. R.
A. Terence MacSwiney's prison career
dates back to May, 1916, when as one of
Cork'S aldermen, he was arrested and
deported to Wakefield Prison, England
He was released, but arrested several
times after this and released. On August
II, 1920, he was accused of Sedition, and
of having in his possession information
connecting him with acts of violence.
He declared on his conviction that he
would be free within month or dead,
and commenced a hunger strike, to
which he succumbed on the seventy
fourth day of his fast, October 25. 1920,
in Brixton Prison, London, England.
@. Where is Lava Beds National Monu-
ment?-E. G.
A. 1t is in California. northeast OF
Mount Shasta. Established in 1925. it
contains 45,967 acres. The lava fcrma-
tions include tunnels. ice caves and
caves with Indian photographs.
@. Has the manufacture of bicycles
increased much?-G. w.
A. The manufacture of bicycles has
increased Is per cent in the past year.