Evening star., 1935-07-02

question Of fact by iDriting The Washing
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, d. c. Please fnclose stamp for reply.
Q. Who is the President of Gilman
-E.P.
A. The President Is Lin Sen, who was
reelected for a second term In Janu-
ary, 1884.
@. Is gravity present on the orn4
planets?-J. L.
A. All of the planets have gravity,
the force Of which is proportional to
their masses. Using the Earth as a
basis of l, the gravitational force of
Mercury is u; Venus. SIS; Mars, O38;
Jupiter, 2.5; Saturn, about the same as
the Earth; Uranus, a little over 0.9;
Neptune, 09.
@. What was the regiment Of Col.
Elmer Ellsworth who was killed In Alex
andria. Va, in the early days Of the
Civil War?-G. w. F.
A. Col. Elmer Ellsworth had organized
a regiment Of 1000 men from among
the firemen in New York City. This
regiment was known as the New York
Fire Zouaves"
@. Who first used the word agnosti-
cism?-L. 3.
A. The name agnosticism was coined
by Huxley about 1870 to distinguish this
philosophical attitude from others.
@. How much Of the Nations supply
OF naval stores comes from Florida?
"A. J.
A. Florida's 5,45000 acres Of original
pine forests produces about one-third of
the national supply of naval stores.
Q. Who were the Crypteia?-F. M.
A. They were the secret police in
ancient Sparta, founded, according to
Aristotle, by Lycurgus. The institution
was under the supervision Of the ephors,
who, on entering Office. annually pro-
claimed war against the helots, and thus
absolved from the guilt Of murder any
Spartan who should slay a helot.
@. What was Artemus Wards real
name?-H B.
A. The humorist's name was Charles
Farrar Browne.
@. Who made the first sewing ma
chine?-J. A. C.
A. The first sewing machine was prob
ably made by an Englishman named
Thomas Saint. who received a patent
on July IT, 1890 Thomas Saints patent
was discovered within recent years by
search among the patent archives of the
British Patent Office, where it had lain
unnoticed for almost a century.
O. What country has the highest auto
mobile death rate per capita?-E. l.. r.
A. The United States with a rate of
1913 deaths per 100000 population leads
all other countries.
@. Where is the Beaufort Sea?-G. F.
A. 1t is that part of the Arctic Sea
that lies between Alaska and the Ca
madam Arctic Islands. 1t is generally
covered with drifting ice and many
parts are unexplored.
c. What is the origin of the name
petrol as applied to the group of birds?
-E.W.
A. The name is derived from their
apparent habit of walking on the water
as st. Peter is recorded TO have done.
Q. Where is the deep-sea rodeo held?
R w. F.
A. The deep-sea rodeo will be held at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, July IS to 20.
@. How early was commercial training
offered in the United States?-E. r.
A. The first commercial courses
offered in the United States early in the
nineteenth century were for the pur-
pose of training bookkeeperS. Since
1894 commercial courses have included.
besides bookkeeping, the subjects of
typewriting and shorthand. Retail SELL
ing was added about 10 years later.
@. Why is glucose used in confec-
tionery?-H. C. M.
A. 1t does not readily crystalline and
does not grain or disintegrate, imparting
instead the softness and elasticity indis-
pensable for special varieties such as
caramels.
@. Where was w. E B. Du Bois. author
of Black Reconstruction educated?
It. L.
A. Or. Du BoiS received his A. B. at
Fisk University in 1888: A. B., Harvard,
1890; A. M, Harvard. 1891. and Phi. D,
Harvard. 1895. He also studied at the
Universities of Berlin and Paris.
c. What is the origin of the expression
you'll have to show me. I'm from
MiSSouri"?-J. M. A.
A. The phrase Il am from Missouri"
was first used by w. D. Vandiver. Rep
from Missouri in Congress.
in the sense Il am not easily taken in
or "You will have to show me-"
@. How much ground is necessary for
cemeteries in city of million people?
ID. M.
A. About four acres is required an
nually for burial in city of this size.
@. Please give an account of Lydia
Darrah, Revolutionary War heroine
M. D.
A. Lydia Darrah lived in Philadelphia
in 1777. While some British officers
were lodged in her home she overheard
their plans to surprise Washington's
Army. Under pretense of leaving her
home to purchase flour, she walked 3
miles through the snow and informed
one of Washington's officers of the plan.
washington prepared for the attack and
the British expedition proved failure.
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