Evening star., 1935-10-30
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QUESTIONS
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@. How many people are killed yearly
In the United States by criminals?-G. M.
A. total of 10000 lives Is the toll
taken by criminals annually.
@. Has Italy large airport in Fri.
trea?-R. S.
A. What may be Africa's largest air.
port is now being leveled in Eritrea.
The new field is named for the late Col.
Umberto Maddalena, who with Air Mar
shal Balbo led Italy's air armada across
the Atlantic to Brazil in 1881. This
airport is located at Asmara, the capital
OF Eritrea.
@. What is the size of the largest
crowd which has attended horse race
in this country?-S. E. B.
A. The crowd OF over 75,000 which
saw the sixtieth running OF the Ken
lucky Derby on May S, 1884, is believed
to be the greatest to see horse racing
event in the Americas.
@. Are Egyptian cigarettes made Of
Egyptian tobacco?-A w. B.
A. Tobacco is not raised in Egypt. So
called Egyptian cigarettes are made OF
Turkish tobacco.
Q. Who is the oldest man in point Of
service in the House of Representatives
in the Congress of the United States?
w. C. D.
A. Adolph j. SABBATH of Illinois is the
oldest member of the House OF Repre-.
sentatives in point Of service He has
been there for IS consecutive terms. and
has served from March 4, 1907, TO the
present.
Q. is there any flag used to denote
that the captain Is aboard his ship?
"A. McC.
A. There is not. However, naval yes.
sells of the United States display the
international third substitute flag at the
port main (on some vessels at the port
fore) yardarm when the captain is absent.
Q. When was the National Recreation
Association established?-E. G.
A. 1t was organized in 1906 for the
purpose Of uniting efforts to provide
safe and adequate areas where children
might play under experienced leadership.
@. Are there countries where the foot
measure is not exactly II inches?-
A. M H.
A. In certain parts of the world q
foot differing slightly from the standard
foot OF the United States and Great
Britain is still in use. Canada, in some
localities. uses the French foot of 1913
inches. In Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
and in parts of South Africa. the old
measure of ll147 inches is used.
@. Please give some information about
Barro Colorado Island.-W. H.
A. 1t is located in the Gatun Lake
in the central part Of the Panama Canal
Zone. 1t is over square miles in extent
and has shore line of over 25 miles.
1t is the headquarters of the Institute
for Research in Tropical America, where
in the past eight years scientists from
more than so institutions have availed
themselves of the island facilities for
research. The Executive Committee Of
the institute is now headed by DR..
Thomas Barbour, Museum OF Compare
tive Zoology at Cambridge. The island
is splendid site for biological research
because of the tropical paradise which
1t constitutes and the very rich fauna
and flora it possesses.
@. Which races have the least hair'
B. I.
A. The least hairy peoples are the
yellow and red races. the men often
scarcely having even rudimentary boards.
such as many American Indians and the
Mongols. Negroid peoples may be said
to be intermediate, but usually inclined
to hairlessness. The amount of hair is,
of course, somewhat related to its type.
O. Was typhoid fever the greatest
scourge of the Civil War?-A. j.
A. Two diseases with which the dag.
nosis of typhoid fever was often con.
fused, diarrhea and dysentery, prior to
and during the Civil War were a greater
Scourge to armies than even typhoid fever
and extracted even a more dreadful death
toll from our troops During the Civil
War they occurred with greater fire.
quency and produced more sickness and
mortality than any other form of disease.
O. For whom is Tulane University in
New Orleans named?-H. D.
A. 1t is named for Paul Tulane,
merchant and philanthropist, who do
mated New Orleans property and over
a millions dollars for purposes of edu-
cation.
G. Where did camp meetings origi-
nate?-L. F.
A. The camp meeting originated in
Kentucky early in the course Of what Is
known as the Second Awakening or the
Great Revival.
@. For whom was the Prince Of Wales
given his Christian names?-M. A. p.
A. The princes name is Albert. for
his great grandfather; Edward for his
grandfather; Christian for his maternal
great grandfather; George for his
father, and also for the patron saint of
England st. George; Andrew, the name
of the patron saint of Scotland; Patrick.
the patron saint of Ireland and David,
the patron saint Of Wales.
@. What are the seven cardinal prin-
ciples of secondary education?-M. r.
A. They are: Health; command Of
fundamental processes; worthy home
membership; vocation: civic education;
worthy use of leisure and ethical char