Evening star., 1936-03-24

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question OF fact BY tOrittng The Eventno
STAR Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director, Washinoton. ID z
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@. How much does it cost to learn IN
ny?-J. P.
A. A survey Of flying schools made by
tne Bureau OF Air Commerce shows that
the course of instruction in a f1ving
school leading to an amateur pilot IL
cense usually takes 10 weeks and cost,
the student s276 A private course takes
II weeks and costs S5O5. A course for
the limited commercial license REQUIRES
20 weeks and costs $3.50. A course pre-
pairing one for the transport pilot Ii
cense requires an average of As weeks
and costs approximately S1,777.
G. How many persons derive their in
come in whole or in part from the Fed
eral Government?-A. r.
A. According to a recent estimate OF
the National Industrial Conference
Board, there are 1l,120,925 persons re-
ceiving all or part of their income from
the Federal Government.
@. When was Barries Little Minister"
first dramatized?-E. l..
A. The book was dramatized in 1897.
Q. Is a troy ounce lighter or heavier
than an ounce avoirdupois?-S. D.
A. 1t is about one-tenth heavier A
troy pound, however. is lighter. since
there are only IL ounces in a pound
troy, and Is ounces in a pound avoir-
dupois.
@. Please give the Chinese names Of
the months, corresponding to June is
the month of the lotus moon-M. D. 3.
A. Holiday moon, budding moon.
sleepy moon. peony moon, dragon moon,
lotus moon, moon of hungry ghosts. har-
vest moon, chrySanthemum MOON kindly
moon, white moon and bitter moon.
@. Where is Nine Partners. and vhv
Is 1t so called?-N. G.
A. Nine Partners is in New York. and
was a tract of land given to nine part
ners, or proprietors, now comprised
within the towns of Armenia, Clinton,
Stanford and Washington.
O. What can be used to remove old
varnish from foors?-L. M. B.
A. Varnish remover: Four parts ben.
zol, three parts amyl acetate or fusel Oil;
one part carbon tetrachloride or chloro-
form. After application, let stand a few
minutes, and scrape off with dull knife,
steel wool or excelsior. Be sure of good
ventilation and no open flame. Caustic
soda or lye may be used in hot water or
starch water
Q. Was Rudyard Kipling related to the
British Prime Minister, Stanley Bald
win?-H. T. s.
A. They were cousins. Their mothers
were sisters
Q. Are there as many women as men
who are wage earners In this country?
H. r.
A. There are about lO.750 900 female
wage earners and about 35,078,O0O male
wage earners.
@. In printing, what is meant by the
term smashing?-H r. w
A. This step consists of COMPRISING
books in powerful machines not unlike
enormous pincers 1t removes the impress
Of the type made in printing and re-
duces the books to a uniform thickness
in order that they may properly fit the
covers which are being prepared.
@. Please give some information about
early biographers and their work "A. G.
A. With a few exceptions. such as
Xenophons Memoirs of Socrates"
there was until modern times. no work
of genuinely biographical interest. Be-
! ginning with the seventeenth century a
| vast number of such works was written.
| Among those of outstanding merit IS
Boswells Life Of Johnson" which has
| never been excelled in mastery of por-
| traiture.
@. What were the Sicilian Vespers?
-G NJ
A. This name was given to the great
massacre of the French in Sicily, which
began at Palermo on Easter Sunday
| G282) at the hour of vespers. The
Sicilians were driven to this act Of ven-
| geance by the unspeakable cruelties of
the French under Charles of Anjou.
O. Why is the night of "the big wind
in Ireland known to so many Irish de-
scendants in this country?-W. A. c.
| A. The big wind occurred in Ireland
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Limerick, Galway, and Athlone. hun
dreds of houses were blown down and
| hundreds more were burned by the
spreading of fires from those blown
down. 1t was called the big wind be-
cause it was the worst of it's kind known
| to the people of Ireland. The big wind
was a recent and memorable event at the
time Of the Irish emigration to America
| following the famine Of 1845-46 so that
| its memory has been preserved among
the descendants of the emigrants.
@. For whom was the Chase National
Bank of New York named? Did q
Chase found it?-W. C.
A. 1t was organized in 1877 by John
and Samuel Thompson, and named for
Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treas
| ury under President Lincoln. Mr.. Chase
had no official connection with the bank.
@. In what parts of the body Is cali
| cium found?-H. G.
A. The bones and teeth, principally.
Some exists as soluble salts In the fluids
and soft tissues.
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton .
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