Evening star., 1936-01-23
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BY Frederic ]. Haskin,

BY Frederic ]. Haskin
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@. How do motor traffic fatalities In
States that do not have drivers license
laws compare with those Of States hav-
ing such laws?-T. j.
A. On the basis OF deaths per unit of
gasoline consumption, deaths in a group
of States having no drivers license laws
have increased 40 per cent since 1926,
while In a group of States having such
laws a decrease of 20 per cent was shown
for the same period.
@. How long have they had an income
tax in England?-L. M. B.
A. England has had an income tax
law for more than 100 years.
@. What doctor said that person who
learned early in life that he was afflicted
with serious chronic disease was not
likely to die of that disease because he
would take such care of himself?-E. D.
A. DR.. William Osler.
@. Where are the best skiing resorts
In the Northwest?-E. r. A.
A. Mount Rainier, Mount Baker,
Mount Shuksan, Mount Adams. Mount
st. Helens and Mount Hood have some
of the finest skiing resorts in the North
west.
@. Please define classical music
E. j. B.
A. Classical music is standard music
of the first rank. written by composers
of the highest order. 1t is music whose
form and style has been accepted as suit
able for model for composers.
@. When an act is passed by Congress
over the Presidents veto, is there any
further action which the President can
take?-E. S.
A. There is none.
@. What makes some erapefruits pink
or red?-L. G.
A. A pink or red grapefruit is sport,
that is. horticultural variety developed
by means of budding and grating from
an ancestor which accidentally had a
dark flesh Practically all commercial
types Of fruit are produced in the same
manner.
G. Who was known as the American
Sphinx?-G. F.
A. The nickname was applied to Gen.
Grant.
@. Where die the expression, gallery
gods" originete?-L. C. r.
A. The ceiling of the old Drury Lane
Theater, in London, was painted to rep
resent the sky, with clouds and the
usual cupids and cherubs Since the
ceiling was Immediately above persons
seated in the gallery they were said
to be among the gods" Out Of this
grew the appellation gallery gods" to
designate those occupying the highest
seats in any theater.
@. Does Canada celebrate Thanksgiv-
ing day at the same time it is celebrated
in the United States?-G. D. S.
A. Thanksgiving day in Canada is fixed
by proclamation of the governor general
and is usually the second Monday In
October.
@. How greatly has the number Of
words in the dictionary increased?--G. H.
A. There were about $4,000 words in
the Samuel johnson dictionary Of 1755.
There are 100000 and more words in the
latest modern dictionaries.
@. What was the largest number of
troops George Washington had under
his command during the Revolutionary
War?-L. K. j.
A. Washington had 10000 men at
Harlem Heights and again at Monmouth,
and at Yorktown he had 10000. but the
latter number included French forces
under Rochambeau and De Grasse.
@. How many hours week do women
on farms works.. D.
A. 1t has been computed that the farm
woman works on an average 81 hours a
week. Those with large families average
10 hours, and those with babies under
year of age work n hours.
@. What is the difference between all
together and altogether?-I. S. B.
place at the same time. or all acting
at once. Altogether means entirely.
@. Did Abraham Lincoln's sister marry
an obscure farmer?-V. D.
A The late Senator Beveridge. writing
OF her.. says: In his Lincoln'sl seven
teenth year his sister Sarah, then aged
10, married Aaron Grigsby, son of
farmer and one of the important men
of the settlement. Even then social
distinctions were sharply drawn and
upon the lines of property; and the
Grigsbys were Of the aristocracy Of the
backwoodS."
@. What is a zombie?-R. NJ S.
A. Zombie is Haitian name meaning
q witch or magician and is used by un-
cultured Negroes in Haiti to scare their
children The effect of this is very
similar to the American expression, "look
out or the boogey man will get you"
These zombies are said to be taken from
their graves by men who want cheap
labor, and who are able to make them
work. They presumably have no soul;
their faces are expreSsionless, and they
are evidently hard Of understanding. It
is widely believed in Haiti that it is
possible to inject fluid into the bodies
of dead persons which will make their
bodies move and act as robots.
@. Who said, Trust God and keep
your powder dry"?-J. S. N.
A. The phrase, PUT your trust in God,