Evening star., 1935-11-12

ton Evening Star Information Burenu.
Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director, Washino-
ton, d. C. Please tncloSe stamp for replu.
@. Who was the most valuable Amer.
ican League player of 1851. C,
A. Representatives of the Base Ball
Writers Association of America voted
Hank Greenberg the most valuable
player of 1885.
@. Please locate and describe the
longest pipe line in the worlds. j.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that the
Mosul oil pipe line in Iraq is considered
the longest pipe line. 1t guShes oil
across the MeSopotamian Desert and was
opened in January, 1885. Four countries
share rights-France, England, the
Netherlands and the United States. The
line parallels ancient caravan routes,
scales mountains and dives under the
Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers, then
drops into the Valley of the Jordan and
thus into the Mediterranean Sea. This
barrels and airplanes patrol the lines for
leaks.
Q. What States have civil service in
their governmental. C.
A. At the present time California,
Colorado, Illinois, Maryland. Massachu-
setts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and
Wisconsin have State civil service.
@. Please give the origin of encyclo-
pediaS.-A. r. M.
A. In scope and authority. the writings
of Aristotle are the chief Greek antiCi-
patton of the encyclopedia. The char
acteristic technique OF the modern en-
cyclopedia, including alphabetical ar
rangement Of material, was of late and
slow development. The example was not
clearly set until John Harris in l7O4
published his Lexicon technicum, or a
universal English dictionary Of arts and
sciences. William Caxton, the first English
printer, translated from the French and
printed an encyclopedia or Mirrour CT
the World. His successor, Wynkyn de
Worde, printed John of TreviSa S English
translation of the encyclopedia written
in Latin by Bartholomew de Glanyille.
@. What is the temperature Of the
Virgin Islands and how much rainfall
is there?-E. B.
the Virgin Islands is from IA degrees TO
81 degrees F. Rainfall in most years is
about 3 inches per month. The relative
humidity is usually below so per cent,
falling considerably below this at noon.
@. How old is the firm of Crosse &
BlackWell?-L. F.
A The firm was established in London
in l7O6.
@. Who is director of the new Amer
lean Ballet at the Metropolitan Opera?
H. w.
A. George Balanchrine is the director.
He is a graduate of the school Of the
Imperial Ballet of ST. Petersburg. and
creator of nine ballets for Diaghilev.
little bows. de B.
A. Mannfried Hauptmann, son OF
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, was born
November 8, 1888.
G. Please give the name of the archi-
tect of the Battle Mountain Sanitarium
at Hot Springs. S. OAK, the date of its
completion, and cost. LIN.
A. The Battle Mountain Sanitarium at
Hot Springs, S. OAK. is now known as
Veterans Administration Facility, Hot
Springs, S. Oak. The architect was
Thomas R. Kimball of Omaha, Nebr.
Construction was completed April. 1907,
and approximate cost of the institution
was 81 l,3l7,525.
Y111lnl1 T11N1occnc iS f1rnd1Nad IN
Puerto Rico?-L. K.
A. The annual production of molasses
is about 30,00O,000 gallons.
@. What is the origin of the expression,
Mind Your P'S and Qs"?-R. T. w.
A. In olden times in alehouSes chalk
scores were marked upon the wall or
behind the door of tap room. 1t was
the custom to use the initials and @
in heading the accounts to show the
number of pintS and quarts for which
the customer owed. Mind your P's and
Q's naturally became friendly admoni-
ton.
@. How many tourists go to Florida
annually?-H. NJ.
A. 1t is estimated that 100000 tourists
VlSlCeQ ElOrlQa laSC year.
@. What is the cheapest diet per day
on which child of pre-School age will
be nourished?-M. B.
A. According to study of child nutri-
ton on a low-priced diet made at
Teachers College, Columbia University,
an adequate diet for child of nursery
age can be provided for 80 cents day.
@. How many people are unemployed
now?-E. K.
A. In September, 1895, the total num-
ber of unemployed persons was 9,466,000.
@. Is eugenicS of modern origin?-H. H.
A. Wedding out of the unfit was advo-
Gated by Plato and in the nineteenth
century by Sir Francis Galton.
@. Please give a formula for cleaning
printing plateS-C. E. S.
A. The Government Printing Office
says that printing plates may be thor
oughly cleaned with a commercial ink
solvent or a mixture of go per cent
benzol and 40 per cent acetone. Fol-
lowing this they should be buffed and
given a coat of clear lacquer to prevent
furnishing.
@. When did DR. Crawford Long first
use ether as an aneSthetic?-H. j.
A. He eXcised a tumor OF the neck In
1842. using ether AS this was not pub
lished. it was not generally known until
after Morton in 1886 used ether as an
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