Evening star., 1936-09-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnswer to any
question OF fact by tDriting The EDening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic }.
Haslfn, Director, Washington, d. c.
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@. In one of President Rooseveit's
speeches he refers to having seen war
on land and sea. Was he In the war?
C. L.
A. While the President was Assistant
Secretary of the Navy he visited the war
zone in July, 1918.
@. When approaching Washington,
from what direction can the Washington
Monument be seen?-C. G.
A. 1t is visible from every point Of the
compass around Washington, D. C..
O. What would it cost to build side
walks along the Federal and State high
wayS?-N. D.
A. j. B. Pennybacker, former chief
highway economist Of the United States
Bureau of Public Roads, estimates that
$200000,000 would do about all that Is
reasonably necessary. He suggests that
it would be a great life-saving project
and furnish widespread employment.
Q. How many bells are there in the
carlton at Richmond, VAIN. N.
A. 1t has go bells arranged in five
tiers, with the small bells at the top
and the largest at the bottom.
@. How long does it take for food to 60
from the mouth to the stomach?-M. r.
A. The complete course from mouth
to stomach usually requires six seconds.
@. How much money has been spent
this year for new busses?-L. K.
A. So far this year it is estimated
that the bus industry has bought nearly
$45,000,000 worth of new vehicles.
@. Who was the first Negro physician
in this country?-S. H. P.
A. The first, so far as can be traced,
was James Derham of Philadelphia, who
settled in New Orleans before the period
of Washington's administration. OF DR..
Derham, DR.. Benjamin Rush said: "I
conversed with him on medicine and
found him very learned. I thought
could give him information concerning
the treatment of diseases, but I learned
more from him than he could expect
from me-"
@. Were the ancient Roman boats
painted?-H. G.
A. Pliny states that several kinds of
paint mixed with wax we're used in
painting the ancient vessels. The colors
include purple, violet, blue, white, yellow
and green. Some of the war vessels
were painted to match the color of the
waves.
@. When did Malthus live?-B. r.
A. This English economist was born
in 1766 and died in 1884. He taught
that the population tends to increase
faster than the means of subsistence,
and that poverty is inevitable unless
birth control is practiced.
@. Who is the present typewriting
champion?-E. H.
A. At the recent contest of the Inter
national Commercial Schools Contest
Association in Chicago, Albert Tsngora
won with an average of 135 words q
minute.
@. What is Jugtown pottery?-M H. F.
A. This is an American ware made In
North Carolina since about 1850 by de-
scendants of family of Staffordshire
potters which settled there. The Wheel
turned bowls, jars and plates of warm
orange. gray, green, Persian blue and
black hues show Colonial influence.
@. When did Sweden and Norway
separate?-M. L.
A. In the latter part of the nineteenth
century serious difficulty arose between
Norway and Sweden, owing to the desire
of the former for a consular service of
her own. In 1905 the two nations
separated.
@. What is the -Healey act?
j. w.
A. 1t provides that from now on the
Federal Government can award con-
tracts for the manufacture or furnishing
of materials, equipment, articles and
supplies in amounts exceeding $4,000
with certain exceptions) only to firms
conforming to fair labor standards.
@. Who executed the first equestrian
statue in the United States?-H. w.
A. Clark Mills designed and, in 1852,
cast in an experimental foundry the
statue Of Gen. Jackson for Lafayette
Square, Washington, D. C. This was the
first equestrian statue in the history of
American sculpture.
@. What was the first magazine de-
voted to woman suffrage?-E. r.
A. In 1858 Paulina Wright Davis and
Caroline Dali established Una, the first
woman suffrage periodical.
Bound to Hit You.
From the Jacksonville journal.
There's no escaping the Federal Gov
ernment now. 1t is bound to take
something away from you or give you
something.
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