Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. HaskiS.

| ny NEe1cteC % AuS"eSs
reader can get the dnslDeY to any
question Of fact By tDriting TIE Washing.
ton EUening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please ipclose stamp for reply.
@. How many people are assisted by
Travellers Aid yearly2-G. H.
A. A report Of the National AsSocia-
ton for Travellers Aid and Transient
Service shows that In 1894 half o mil
lion persons availed themselves of one
or more of the services Of this organi-
Zation.
@. What does the electricity cost for
Illuminating a night base ball gamer
e. B.
A. It Is estimated that the cost Of
electricity for the game runs between
$3.50 and $500.
@. What Is the significance Of the
term grass roots as applied to the Re-
publican Convention?-H. H.
A. John Hamilton, national commit
teeman, used the expression In speech
made at Topeka in January on the oc-
casion Of Kansas Republicans celebrat-
ing their 1884 victory. One explanation
Is that grass roots is equivalent to get
ting down to the brass tacks of q stu
alton. Another is that the rally is held
to revitalize the party from the roots up.
Q. Why are blue sky laws 50 called7-
H. F. S.
A. The name came from the pro-
poser's claim that to capitalize the blue
skies was the object of some promoters.
@. Please describe the animal known
as the aard-vark-M. M.
A. The aard-vark is a curious insect
eating, burrowing mammal Of South
Africa. 1t attains length Of feet, in
GLIDING the tail, and feeds entirely on
ants, which it catches with its long,
Shiny tongue. The hair is dun brown
color.
@. What is meant by new cabbage?-
A. F.
A. New cabbage is not new in the
sense of being immature. 1t has leaves
that are green almost throughout the
head, and is a different variety from
Winter cabbage.
@. What did it cost to administer the
N. r. A.?-A. F. L.
A. According to an estimate OF the
National Industrial Conference Board,
the total cost of administering the N.
r. A. and its 578 codes during the two
year period is more than $93,000,0O0.
@. Who originated the milk for health
campaign?-A. M.
A. In 1919 the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture conducted the first
milk for health campaign in the United
States. This was the same year that
the dairy industry created the National
Dairy Council.
@. Who started Sunday Schools. M.
A. Robert Raikes 1735-181D, an Eng
lish religious leader, in 1780 started
school in Gloucester, where children
might be taught to read and to repeat
the Catechism.
@. What is the extent of the area
covered by the Alps?-R. w. c.
A. The land of the Alps covers an area
Of 1871 square miles.
@. Does the Government pay $35 an
ounce for 14-carat gold?-S. NJ.
A. The Government pays that amount
for 24-carat gold. An article made of
14-carat gold would bring only $2o.41
an ounce.
@. Who is known as the father of the
United States Military Academy?-R. D.
A. Gen. Sylvanus Thayer is called the
father of the Military Academy. This
month West Point is celebrating the
SeSquicentennial of his birth.
@. Has the road from Laredo, Tex, to
Mexico been completed?-L. c. M.
A. The road has now been completed,
affording a new approach for travel to
| Mexico. The modern hard-Surfaced
highway extends through deserts, noun
tains and jungles for 783 miles.
@. Does hair grow faster in the Win
| ter or in the Summer?-S. T.
| A. 1t grows faster in Summer than in
Winter, and faster by day than by night.
@. Does Great Britain have many
horses?-F. B. M.
A. A recent census made by the Army
| Council SHOWS CnaC Clere are 1,zoo,UUU
horses in Great Britain. The number
has declined by more than 100000 in the
last 10 years.
@. Please tell something about the
monastery at Mount AthoS, Greece
| j. B.
A. The rocky promontory of Mount
| Athos 021 square miles, is occupied
by 20 monaSterieS of the Greek Ortho-
dox Church, each a sort of little re-
public in itself. The monks number
| over 1000, and no. women are allowed
to enter the territory.
@. Was Du Maurier's "Peter IbbetSon"
ever published as a serial?-N. B.
A. The novel appeared serially in Har-
per's Magazine in 1891.
@. What became of the college for IN
dams at Carlisle, Pa.?-G. S.
A. The Carlisle Indian School was
originally military post at Carlisle, Pa,
and was made into an elementary school
for Indians in 1878. 1t was never col
Iege, but remained an elementary school
for Indian youth until shortly after the
World War, when it was discontinued
and the plant restored to the War De-
partment, September l, 1918.
@. When will the American Bar As
ISOLATION hold it's convention?-E. w.
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