Evening star., 1936-07-25
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BY FREDERIc-J }. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIR. go.
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@. How many States have the offcs
Of lieutenant governor?-W. S.
A. Thirty-six Of the 4S States have
this ofiice.
@. Is 1t true that river purifies itself
Of sewage within q certain distance?-
g. II.
A. The popular idea that water puri-
fies itself every 200 feet or even every 10
miles Is wholly without foundation and
should be emphatically contradicted.
The eventual publication Of water con-
tanning sewage depends on the rate of
flow, the amount Of pollution and the
type Of material through and over which
the river flows.
G. What Is Intourist, Inc.?-J. II.
A. Intourist, Inc, was established in
1929 for the convenience Of tourists and
prospective tourists In Russia. It Is the
state travel bureau of the Union Of
Soviet Socialist Republics, with q central
office in Moscow. There are four offlces
In the United States and representatives
in all Of the major countries Of the
world.
@. When will the next Boy Scout
world jamboree be held?-H. L. M.
A. The next such congress will be held
in the Summer Of 1887 in Holland.
@. What became of the man who
started from New York in homemade
canoe last Summer?-E. J.
A. Hardy Nurmsen, who left New York
City on July 4. 1885. for trip through
the inland waterways of the East, re-
Gently returned in his canoe after travel
ing 1920 miles.
@. What fish oil provides the most
concentrated source Of Ntamins A and
DIX. G.
A. The swordfsh provides the most
concentrated natural source Of these
vitamins. Swordfsh liver oil is some
times $50 times as rich in Vitanins A
and D as cod liver oil.
O. How many additions are given by
the large broadcasting chains?-J. L.
A. At one of the large chain studios
the director of additions and his staff
listen to aspirants every day in the
week except Saturday Sunday and holi-
days. Approximately 1000 additions in
a year are given. One national chain
has 5000 names in its files representing
voices that have been judged capable
Of radio performance. Less than l per
cent of these ever get one radio part.
@. How does paper rank as an in
dustry in the United States?-E. K.
A. Paper is Americas seventh largest
industry.
@. Please give some information about
Marlborough House, where Queen Mary
will make her home.-J. L.
A. Marlborough House was built for
the first Duke of Marlborough 227 years
ago from designs by Sir Christopher
Wren. Murals by Laguerre cover 500
square yards of the walls. The site,
granted on lease to Marlborough, had
formerly been owned by Queen Cath
crime, wife of Charles II.
@. Was Celia Thaxter, the poet, mar
ried?-T. r.
A. In 1851 she married Levi Lincoln
Thaxter. Browning scholar.
@. Who discovered the "Codex Sinai
ticus?"-W. H. P.
A. "CodeX Sinaiticus" was discovered
by Constantine Won Tschendorf, Ger
man Biblical scholar and traveller. He
visited st. Catharine's Convent in 1874
and found 43 leaves of the codex In a
basket which contained fragments OF
manuscripts used for lighting the fire.
A second visit in 1853 proved fruitleSs,
but on a visit in 1859 he discovered the
remaining 346la leaves of the codex.
@. Please explain the difference be-
tween the American plan and Europeap
plan in regard to rates at hotels
A. The term American plan" is ap-
piled to the custom of charging nat
daily rate for room and three meals
day. Charges made on the European
plan represent only the tariff paid for
the room.
O. When was the buried city OF POM
peii discovered?-W. W..
A. It was discovered beneath vine
wards when some workmen were laying
an aQueduct in 1894. 1t was almost 200
years before systematic excavations were
begun. Pompeii was buried under vol
canic ash by an eruption Of vesuvius in
70 A. D.
@. What is meant by kudos?-J. H.
A. The word means glory, praise, re-
nown or fame.
@. Who invented the new type Of tele-
scoping wagon tongue? What are It's
advantages?-E. K.
A. It was developed by two engineers
Claude K Shedd Of the United States
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering and
E. v. Collins of Iowa Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station. Using the new tongue,
one man, with a mechanical picker. can
conveniently pick, haul and crib corn
crop. It also can be used advantageous
ly when a wagon is to be pulled part OF
the time by team and part OF the time
by tractor or by truck, and for trailing
wagons short distances with tractor or
with a truck when frequent couplings
and uncouplings are necessary. The
new device also eliminates danger Of
bodily injury to the operator of o trac-
tor In coupling a wagon.
@. Into whose care was Pocahontas'
son gwen upon her death?-M. G.
A. Her brother-in-law, Henry Rolfe