Evening star., 1936-11-30
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QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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@. How much colder is it in Washing.
ton, D. c., on January 20 than on March
4?-W. B.
A. January 20 averages degrees lower
In temperature than March 4.
@. What is the association called the
Blue Birds?-M. NJ
A. 1t is an organization Of girls too
young to belong to the Camp Fire
Girls. 1t is under the Jurisdiction of
the Camp Fire Girls.
@. In what decade did the railroad
mileage of the United States show the
greatest increase?-M. C.
A. From 1880 to 1890 when the mile
age increased from 93,267 to 167,l91.
@. How many men were fighting at
the battle of Gettysburg?-B ].
A. Gen. Lee commanded Confederate
force Of $4,000 men, while the Union
Army under Gen. Meade numbered more
than $4,000.
O. Is Ecuador represented by a Min
lister or an Ambassador in Washington
C.E.A
A. Being small republic Ecuador is
ordinarily represented by a Minister.
The present Minister, Senor Captain
Colon Eloy Alfaro. has the rank of Am
baSsador E. and p. for the duration Of
the boundary negotiations between the
governments Of Ecuador and Peru. The
latter nation normally exchanges AM
bassadors with the United States.
@. Is it true that Lawrence Of Arsh'n
lost the original manuscript of "7''e
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom"7-J w. H.
A. Lawrence's original work, begun l.
1919, was known as Seven Temples
was four times longer than the "Se-
Pillars of Wisdom" While chang;
trains at Reading Station. near Londc,
he lost the manuscript. Within a fe
months he rewrote second draft, b.
was not satisfied with his work ar
burned 1t. The third and present te-
was composed with great care, rename
and upon his death last year. the un-
expurgated version was given to the
world.
@. How many of the needy-aged, blir..
and children have been aided by pro
visions for them under the social security
act?-M. G.
A. The Federal Government is now
cooperating with States which have
conformed TO the act in caring for 1,400,-
600 people In distress.
@. Where was Nine. ALA Nahmova
born?-H F.
A. The actress was born in the Crimea,
Russia.
@. When will Mercury transit the sun =
face next year?-N. S.
A. A partial transit of Mercury oyc"
the suns disk occurs May II, 1887. II Is
invisible at Washington, D. C. The in
gress and egress are visible generally
over Southern Asia, the Philippine
Islands. Western Australia, the Indian
Ocean and Central and Southern Africa.
@. What is the derivation of ths word
"Bible"?-C. P.
A. 1t comes originally from the Greek
byblus or papyrus, the name of the mate
rial upon which ancient books were
written.
@. Before the coming Of the white man
did Indians smoke tobacco for personal
enjoyment?-D. D.
A. Students of the subject believe that
Indians did not smoke for pleasure.
Tobacco smoking was ceremonial Gus
tom associated with councils, treaty
making, public functions, religion and
medical practice.
Q. What does Sahara" mean7-
N. T.
A. 1t is a variant of the Arabic
"sahira." which means deserts, wastes or
wildS.
Q. Who was given the nickname -ths
dumb ox?'-A. T.
A. st. Thomas AquinaS His fellow
students at Cologne gave him the name
because of his taciturnity and dreami-
ness. His tutor said of him: The dumb
OK will one day fill the world with his
lowing"
@. Where is the Wateree River?-
M. L.
A. 1t rises in the Blue Ridge. North
Carolina. its upper course being known IS
the Catawba. Flowing south into So
Carolina, it unites with the Congaree TO
form the Santee River.
@. Is there such a word as "zenana"?
e. H.
A. The word refers to the apartments
in which Indian women are secluded.
The term corresponds with the Moham-
medan harem.
@. What is included In the industry
classified as Photographic Apparatus and
Materials and Projection Apparatus
r. r.
A. This industry, as classified for
census purposes, embraces those estab-
lishments engaged primarily in tie man.
ufacture of cameras dncluG!ag motion
picture cameras, motion PIE pro-
lection machines photo -' lines,
blue printing machines, - ep-
paratus and materials. t-.pc.--, piote
holders. film rewindc"3 end rccs de-
veloping tanks, sensit-- = pape: and
cloth, dry plates and films, lantern and
Stereopticon slides and sheet gelatin