Evening star., 1935-06-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. HasJtin.

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@. Among the people who are injured
by fireworks on the 4th of July, what
part Of the body is usually Affected
j. M
A. In SO per cent of the accidents
hands are injured: legs, IL per cent;
body, 109 per cent; eyes, 109 per cent;
fingers los per cent; head, face and
neck, 10.1 per cent; arms, So per cent;
feet, IL per cent.
@. How many cases were decided while
Marshall was Chief Justice Of the United
States Supreme Court?-L. T. r.
A. The court decided ais cases in the
"a years of his service, of which Marshall
himself wrote the opinions in 519.
@. For what was Samuel Patch noted7
e. M.
A. He was noted for various feats OF
leaping. While working as cotton
spinner at Paterson, N. j., he threatened
to Jump from bridge over the Passaie
River and was arrested. Later. the sue
cessful performance of the feat gave
him such widespread notoriety that he
travelled about leaping from the yard
arms or diving from the topmasts of
ships He lost his life in making Jump
of 125 feet into the Genesee River be-
low the falls at Rochester, N. Y.
@. Why did the King of Spain bear
the title Catholic majesty"?-A. y.
A. 1t was bestowed in early days for
special religious activity. In 1900, Pope
Alexander VI gave the title to Fer
dinand v, King of Aragon and CASTLE,
and it became annexed to the Spanish
crown.
@. What was the underlying motive
for the establishment Of Hull House by
Jane Addams?-F. P. w.
A. The New Republic says, in part:
Hull House was founded in the recog-
milton of class separation as the tragedy
OF modern society. Not as a radical cure
of social injustice, but as a sign that
real intercourse between men and
women of different classes and races Is
possible, the social settlements were
established From the beginning Hull
House has been center of social expert
ment, initiative and influence. The Hull
House playground was the germ OF the
system of small parks, in which Chicago
was a pioneer. The three baths in the
basement of Hull House proved the
necessity for public baths on a large
scale. Experiments at Hull House re-
suited in legislation for the safeguard
ing of women and children. From Hull
House went Florence Kelly as the first
factory inspector in Illinois. and julia
C. Lathrop as first head of the Chill
drenis Bureau, in Washington. From
Hull House came the impetus which
resulted in the first juvenile court. Two
interests close to the founders heart
were youth and the alien. For the first
was established the Juvenile Protective
Association; for the second. the Immi.
grants Protective League. both Of which
have Offices at Hull House"
@. How large is Hyde Park, in Lon
don?-F. G. w.
A. The size Of Hyde Park, London. is
nearly 400 acres 1t formerly belonged
to the Abbey of Westminster and be-
came crown property by act granted &c
the British people. 1t is noted as being
a place where free speech on popula'
subjects is permitted or encouraged, ant
open-air orations are frequent. The
bride path has been the favorite horse
back route of British royalty for great
many years There are also fine prom
enades. drives and shady walks The
famous marble arch is located in Hyde
Park. also the statue of Achilles, cast
from the cannon trophies Of Waterloo
in honor of the Duke of Wellington, the
hero of that battle.
@. Did Emily Dickinson write any long
poems?-W. k.
A. Her poems are all very short. They
were not published until after her death,
in 1886.
O. What is sponge iron?-J. s.
A. Sponge iron is iron directly pro-
duced from the ore in an electric fur
mace. rather than indirectly produced by
first smelling in a blast furnace and
remelting.
@. How long did "The Directory" last
in France?-I. w.
A. This constitution was drawn up IN
1875. the executive power being vested
in five directors, one Of whom retired
each year. 1t led a precarious existencs
coup d'etat in November, 1799.
@. What is the "Instauratio Magma?
H. C.
A. The "Instauratio Magma" 0stin,
Great Renewing is a great work on
the reorganization of the sciences by
Francis Bacon. Almost all his philo-
sophical writings actually form part OF
this vast scheme, or were intended to
be included in 1t.
@. When was the Gilbert and sulli-
van comic opera, Patience" first pro-
duced?-L. F. G.
A. 1t was first produced in London,
April IS, 1881, and in the United States
on September %, 1881.
@. Which State had the first histor-
ical Society?-S. A.
A. Massachusetts, formed the first one
in 1891. 1t was incorporated in 1794.
@. Why did the Scotch adopt plaids
for their coStumeS?-R. C.
A. The use of the tartan, or plaid, by
the Scottish Highlanders is older than
historical records. The plaid is varia-
ton of the check, which is an ancient
pattern. 1t was widely used in ancient
Egypt.
@. What is meant by the political
term. "die-hards" C.
A. The term was used in England long
before it was in America. It applies to
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