Evening star., 1936-03-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
Ey Frederic ]. Haskin.

BY Frederic ]. Haskin.
A reader can get the uhs10er to any
question OF fact by ,Dritino The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin. director, Washington,
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@. Are the C. c. c. camps to be dis.
continued this Spring?-E. s.
A. The present plan is to continue
them.
@. Why is the London Times referred
to as the Thunderer?-E. G.
A. The accepted version of the way
in which the newspaper got its name is
that Capt. Sterling, one of the staff, once
wrote sort Of apology in reference to a
mistaken assertion and used the phrase
1--WE thundered out"
@. What is the Bible passage which
suggested the title THE Magnificent
Obsession"?-T. H. j.
A. Rev. Lloyd C. Douglas, the author,
says that the book is based on Matthew
Wills, beginning: Take heed that ye do
not your righteousness before men to be
seen OF them else We have no reward
with your Father who is in heaven"
@. When did the safety razor make
its appearance in this country?-B. T.
A. In 1895 Its popularity however,
began some 10 or more years later.
@. In what business was Mary Pick
ford's father?-S. v.
A. John Smith father OF the three
children who later changed their name
to Pickford. was purser on lake steamer
running between Toronto and Buffalo.
He died in his early thirties from the
effects of an injury.
@. How many men compose war
time division of the United States Army2
&C. j. E.
A. The adjutant generals Office says
that 983 officers 21,047 enlisted men and
10 warrant officers make up a wartime
division of the Army.
@. What is meant by mossbacks?-
E. L. M.
A. This was the name given to the
men who during the Civil War hid them
selves to avoid conscription for the
Southern Army. The idea was that
they would stay hidden until moss grew
on their backs. The term was later ap.
piled to extreme conservatives in poll.
tics.
@. Why was the Roman rostra so
called?-T. c.
A. This platform in the Forum, from
which orations were delivered. was dec.
Grated with the prows or beaks of gal.
1ayye Nv,f, iy, ic az
for beak.
@. Who was Maxine Elliott's first
husband?-S. L.
A. The actress first husband was
George A. McDermott, from whom she
was divorced in 1896
@. Who are the Kalmucks?-H. H.
A. They are a nomadic Mongol race
of fearless horsemen and soldiers. Bud
dhist in religion, who inhabit parts Of
China, Siberia and Russia. Although
of small stature. for centuries they have
been noted as fierce warriors.
@. When did William Jennings Bryan
make the prophecy about grass growing
in city streets if farms were destroyed?
r. T.
A. At the Chicago convention in 1896,
where he was nominated for President.
Mr.. Bryan said in his famous Gross of
Gold speech: Burn down your cities
and leave our farms and your cities will
spring up again as if by magic: but de.
stroy our farms and the grass will grow
in the streets Of every city in the coun.
try
@. For whom is the ampere named?
F. r.
A. The ampere. unit Of electrical
current is named after Andre Marie
Ampere, French mathematician and nat
uralist.
@. What is the meaning of the name
Nice, resort in France?-H. R.
A. The name is Greek for victory.
@. Why was the Black Hawk War
given this name?-T. S.
A. Black Hawk was the war chief OF
the Sauk and Fox Indians and was the
leader in this engagement.
@. What color were the cowrie shells
which were used for moneys. S.
A. There were white cowries and vel.
low cowries. They may well have been
the first money.
c. Were the common people of an
cient Egypt buried in the same manner
as the aristocracy?-G. NJ.
A. The mortuary customs OF the
Pharaohs. mobiles and official class did
not extend to the commoners. since they
could not afford the expense of the
elaborate preparations made by their
superiors during life for death cere-
monials.
@. Please give some information
about the Confederate Museum in Rich.
mond, Va.-W. P. c.
A. The Confederate Museum was
built in 1918 by Dr. John Brockenbrough.
1t passed through several hands and in
1861 was the property of Lewis D. Gram
shaw. In 1861 the City of Richmond
bought the house and offered 1t as
present to President Jefferson Davis He
declined to accept it and the Confederate
government rented 1t as his home while
In Richmond. The museum contains
priceless relics of the War Between the
States.
Q. How long have deep-sea explora.
tions been made?-E. H.
A. They began about 1920 with sound.
ing observations. The first extensive
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