Evening star., 1936-03-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

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@. Is there law that prohibits criti.
cism of the administration by men in
the service?-E. G..
| A. The sixty-second article of war for
bids any officer to use contemptuous or
disrespectful language in criticism Of the
President, Vice President, Secretary Of
| War or other high officials.
| @. Should a left-handed child be
taught to use his right hand?-R. F.
A. The modern trend is to teach
child to use his right hand instead of
the left in acts where the left hand is
awkward. Such as in shaking hands.
Ambidexterity seems to be better solu-
ton than forbidding the child the use
| Of the left hand.
@. What type of dog has the greatest
strength and endurance?-E. D.
A. First place goes to the husky. This
is cross between the North Greenland
Eskimo dog and the Dane, Newfound-
land, or shepherd. 1t is, perhaps, the
widest type of domesticated dog.
@. How large is the Klondike?-T. S.
A. The region covers an area Of about
300 square miles in the Yukon Territory
near the center of the Alaskan bound
| ary.
@. How many people are now riding
bicycles in the United States?-T. w.
A. About three million. They ride for
pleasure, health, and some use them for
| business reasons.
Q. Who was the first woman in the
United States to receive medical de-
gree?-H. M. r.
A. Elizabeth Blackwell entered the
| medical school at Geneva, N. Y, in 1847
and was the first woman in the United
States to receive the degree of doctor Of
medicine.
Q. When the father of man who
bears the title Junior" dies, should the
| son drop the junior?-B. F. H.
| A. The use of the title is discon-
tinued.
| Q. How did Jane Addams' Hull House
| In Chicago get its name?-G. F.
| A. The original Hull house was the
mansion built by Charles Hull In 1856.
@. How many college and high school
| graduates are there in the United
| States?-J. B.
A. 1t was estimated that in 1880 there
were 1,694,000 living college graduates
and 7,437,000 high school graduates.
@. How do cord of dry oak wood and
ton of hard coal compare in heating
| value?-W. j. L.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that a
little over one cord Of dry oak wood is
| equivalent to one ton Of hard coal.
@. What are the seven scientific won-
| ders of the modern world?-A. j.
A. According to 700 American and Eu-
| ropean scientists questioned by Popular
Mechanics Magazine, the seven wonders
of the modern world are radio, tele-
phone. aeroplane. radium, antiseptics
and antitoxins, spectrum analysis and
| X-ray.
@. In what denominations were the
bills paid in the Lindbergh KIDNAPPING
case?-J. M. D.
A. The ransom was paid with s25,o0o
in $40 bills. $4,000 in $40 bills and $4,000
in IS bills.
Q. Who was the maid of Saragossa?-
l.. r.
A. She was heroine of Spanish his
tory named Agustina. In the siege Of
Saragossa by the forces of Napoleon in
1808-09 Agustina's lover was slain. She
took his place in the artillery and served
with great heroism until the city was
forced by famine to capitulate.
@. What is the date of the opening Of
the Texas Centennial Exposition at
DallaS?-F. T
A. The exposition will open on June
and close on Thanksgiving day.
@. Do Indians have to obey fish and
game laws?-S. S.
A. The Office of Indian Affairs says
that the Indians have no right to hunt
outside their own reservation without
complying with the game laws. Indians
may hunt within their reservation with
out complying with the State game laws,
but the Indian Office endeavors to have
them observe the same rules so far as
may be practicable. However, as In
dians are more largely dependent upon
game for their living, it is not practi-
| cable to limit them absolutely to the
State game laws so long as they stay
within their own reservation. This ap-
plies to fishing also
@. Who was Thalia?-E. M.
A. Thalia was one of the nine Muses.
who presided over comedy, pastoral
poetry and banquets. She was also one
Of the Graces.
@. What is distemper with relation to
art?-E. j.
A. It is a method of coloring surfaces
such as walls or panels. The colors for
the process are mixed with solution of
water and size, or, for small surfaces, Of
water and gum or the albuminous mat
ter Of eggs.
@. Who preached to the flSh?-H. G.
A. According to legend, ST. Anthony
Of Padua preached to the fish when
men refused to listen to him.
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