Evening star., 1936-02-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

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question OF fact By ,oriting The EUentng
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@. Is the Duke of York the heir appar-
ert or the heir presumptive to the Brit
ish throne?-G. H.
A. He is the heir presumptive. He Is
the next in succession unless King
Edward VIII marries and has a child.
The eldest son Of the ruler would be
the heir apparent.
@. If all the people in the world were
In Texas, how much land would each
one have?-A. D. D.
A. It is estimated that there are about
two billion people in the world. Texas
has an area of 1896 square miles.
Each person, therefore, would have about
3,700 square feet.
@. How many traffic violations ars
handled in the New York City courts?-
l.. c.
A. In 1895 trafic courts in New York
City handled nearly 400 motor law vio-
lation cases daily. The total for the
year was 506,979.
@. How long was Harding's Disarrna-
ment Conference In session?-A. N.
A. The conference deliberated for IL
weeks.
@. Does the University of Mexico have
a Summer School?-A. P.
A. 1t offers several courses in Summer
time. This university was originally es-
tablished in 1858. Mexico City has a
Spring temperature all the year around.
@. Did Mary Lamb outhve her brother
Charles, with whom she collaborated in
writing Tales From Shakespeare" p
M. B.
A. She died in 1847 at the age Of 81.
having outlived her brother by 13 years.
She was subject to attacks of insanity.
In one of them, when she was about 81
years old, she killed her mother. She
was restored to a sound mind, and lived
with her brother Charles, who was her
guardian. Charles Lamb remained un-
married throughout his life.
@. On what occasion did Lafayette re-
mark, Never! I am still Lafayette p
NJ H.
A. In the course Of the French Revo-
luton the Jacobins dismissed Lafayette
from the army, declared him an exile.
and offered reward for his capture.
While attempting to escape to America,
he was taken at Liege and was then inn
prisoned in Germany. When he fell i'll
in prison, he was offered freedom on
condition that he would join in plot
against France His heroic reply, which
brought him long confinement in an
Austrian prison. was, Never! I am
still Lafayette"
O. How does the amount of freight
carried by motor trucks compare with
that carried by railroad?-E c.
A. In 1884 motor trucks hauled TO-
000,000000-ton miles of freight; rail-
roads, 275,0OO00O ,00O-ton miles.
@. What is the origin of the word
quiz" ?-W. S. H.
A. 1t is word Of uncertain origin. 1t
is said that DAILY, manager of a Dublin
play house, laid wager that new word
of no meaning should be the common
talk and puzzle of the city in "a hours.
LII consequence ia tlllS tllE lCLt6lS U u u
were chalked by him on the walls of
Dublin with an effect that won the
wager. The word however, appears in
literature some years before the date
given for this episode.
@. How permanent is the present form
of the Childrens Chapel in the Cathe-
dral Of SIS. Peter and Paul, in Washing
ton, D. C.?-H. M.
A. This chapel is designed with the
idea that children are disturbed by
change. They delight to find familiar
place as they originally found it. Hence
it is planned to preserve the form and
outward appearance of this chapel. 1t
is a memorial to a little boy.
@. Are pansy seeds worth more than
their weight in gold?-D. c.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry says
that it is true that pansy seeds have
been known to be worth more than gold
per ounce. They have a value of from
Sl.60 to $40 per ounce. This latter
price is, of course, brought only by rare
and highly developed varieties.
@. Was tar water ever used as a medi.
cine?-E. L.
A. In 1889 Bishop Berkeley, Protestant
Bishop of Cloyne, in Ireland found dur
ing visit to America that the Indians
Of Narragansett made lavish use CT tar
in concocting their medical nostrums.
The people of his diocese at this time
were stricken with violent dySentery, and
he became obsessed with the idea of the
efficacy of tar water for all maladies.
He wrote treatise on the virtues of tar
water which drew down upon him the
indignation of medical men and the
ridicule of the American and British
newspapers of the time.
@. What is the Spatari- Radio Code?-
JIG.
A. 1t is universal language based on
the seven notes of the musical scale.
@. Have the Schense quadruplets any
brothers and sisters?-L. F.
A. Fred A. Schense, father of the
quadruplets, Jay, James, Joan and Jean,
is farmer. The family lives seven
miles southeast of Hecla, S. Oak. Their
mother died in 1888, shortly after the
quadruplets second birthday. which is
January 13. Mr.. Schense remarked a
year ago last April, and the family now
consists of 10: Virgil, 81; Arlene, IL;
Frederick, jr, 8; the quadruplets, who are
5; Janis, born last Fall, and Mr.. and