Evening star., 1935-07-30


Frederic J. HasEtn, Director, Waahtno-
ton, D. C. Please incIoSe stamp for reply.
@. WHAT is meant by unguled?-F G.
A. In heraldry the term is applied to
the tincture of the hoofs Of an animal.
Thus stag represented with hoofs Of a
certain color is unguled Of that color.
@. How much money was split between
Baer and Braddock?-E. L.
A. Baer got $72,5o0 and Braddock got
$4,000.
@. What very early Methodist or Bap-
tist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa, was popu-
larly known as Birthstone Corner?-V. w.
A. 1t is now known as the Smithfield
| Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
| Seventh avenue and Smithfleld street.
@. How long have the curative values
OF White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, been
| known?-E. K.
! A. AS early as 1772 the f1ealth-giving
| properties of the springs were recog-
nized People we're bathed in tubs hewn
from tree trunks.
| @. What is the origin of the express
sion, "A feather in your cap"?-F. E.
| A. The allusion is to the very common
| custom in Asia and among the American
| Indians of adding new feather to their
headgear for every enemy slain
G. What is the name of the japanese
| musical instrument which resembles a
banjo?-P. N.
! A. This three-stringed instrument is
/ samisen.
@. Has Adolf Hitler's autobiography
! been a best-Seller?-S. F.
A. Total sales throughout the world
of My Battle" are approximately 3000,-
/ 900. The only other German postwar
book that has outsold Hitler's is Erich
Maria Remarque's "Au Quiet on the
! Western Front"
O. What is the depth of the deepest
coal mine in PennsylvaTlia?-C. C.
A. Two mines in Pennsylvania report
reaching a depth of 1900 feet. One is
| the SuSquehanna Collieries Co.'S Will
| Jamestown mine, in Dauphin County; the
other is the AuchincloSs Colliery, at
| Nanticoke.
! @. When can it be said that dry
weather constitutes a drought?-N. M.
! A. A generalization is that "a drought
/ is considered to exist whenever the rain
/ fall for a period of 81 days or longer is
but 80 per cent of the average for the
/ time and place"
O. What countries in Africa are en-
tirely independently. A. NJ
/ A. Ethiopia and Liberia are the only
two countries of Africa which are COM
pletely devoid of foreign control. Egypt
is now an independent kingdom, but
still under British influence.
/ O. When was the first Children's Aid
. Society established?-E. T. D.
A. The first society so called was
founded in 1853 at New York by Charles
Brace.
@. What is a CANDY dancer?-J. J. H
A. In tramp or railroading slang it is
section laborer in an extra railroad
gang.
@. Do many people in Moscow use
the community kitchens?-S. c.
A. The 26 communal kitchens in
Moscow serve 2,440000 persons. Two
! out of every three inhabitants have at
; least one meal a day in the dining
rooms connected with their factories
or Offices.
| Q. Does a pint of water weigh
! pound?-R. B.
/ A. 1t is slightly heavier. A pint Of
water weighs 1.04 pounds.
@. What is a Catharine wheel?-C. P.
A. 1t is a window or compartment of
! a window of circular form, sometimes
with radiating divisions or spokes, used
| in medieval buildings, called rose or
marigold window. 1t is a memorial
of st. Catharine's martyrdom.
@. What are the known weights and
dimensions of the largest species Of
sharks ever caught in any sea?-A. G.
A. The largest shark, as well as the
largest fish of any kind ever caught,
was a whale shark weighing more than
$4,000 pounds and having a length Of
38 feet and girth of 18 feet. This mon
ster was harpooned off Knights Key,
Fla, on June l, 1912, by Capt Charles
Thompson. The largest shark of the
more familiar type ever caught was a
Mako shark weighing 2,176 pounds and
having length Of Is feet inches and
a girth of feet inches. This fish was
caught off Cape Province, South Africa,
in June, 1923, by w. R. Selkirk.
@. How many speeches were made by
the -Four Minute Men during the war?
IN. S.
A. 1t is estimated that the $4,000
Four Minute Men delivered a total of
1885, 100 speeches to audiences aggre-
eating 314, ,454,5 ,514.
@. Who wrote the words to the song,
Anchors Aweigh"?-C. T.
A. The words, with the exception of
the last stanza, were written by Comdr.
A. H. Miles, then a midShipman. The
last stanza was written by Midshipman
R. Lowell, class of 1926.
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