Evening star., 1936-06-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
Bf FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. What is the National Safety coun-
ellis campaign within a campaizp"2
"A. r.
A. The council is conducting a Ave-
year campaign 10 reduce automobile
deaths and casualties. The special drive
Is for safe driving and walking during
this Summer
@. How many institutions of higher
eoucaGion are there in the United States?
H. p
A. There is a total of 656 colleges and
universities, 262 professional schools, 1853
teachers colleges, 10 normal schools and
| ABB Junior colleges. There are also 62
Negro colleges. three Negro professional
schools, IL Negro teachers COLLEGES Il
Negro normal schools, and "a Negro
| junior colleges. Total number of white
institutions, !, ,597; total number of Negro
institutions, 100, making a grand total
Of 1,7O6.
@. Where was Justice Louis Branoeis
Of the Supreme Court born?-R. r.
A. Justice Brandeis was born in Louis
, vile, KY.
@. Why did Prince Matchs belli go into
the business OF making perfumes?-E. G.
A. His secretary persuaded him 10
make an enterprise of the perfumes
which he made for his friends as an
| amateur.
Q. Who were the uouosdors?--
r. c.
A. They were MINISTRIES of Southern
France in the eleventh, twelfth and
thirteenth centuries. They were the first
10 discard Latin and use the native
tongue in their compositions. Their
! poetry was about love and galantry.
! war and chivalry In Northern France
| they were called Trouveres and used the
| Walloon language. The troubsdors were
held in high esteem by the court in Eng
| land and welded much influence on
| English thought and language.
G. When was the Lincoln Highway
built?-F. M
A. 1t was laid out in 1919 with the pllr-
pose Of establishing a modern Vehicular
highway, national in character and free
TO the public at all points, connecting
New York and San Francisco.
@. What Is meant by q Cadmaean VIC
tory?-H. M.
A. This is victory purchased at great
expense Of life. The allusion is 10 the
armed men who Sprang out of the
ground from the teeth of the dragon
sown by Cadmus. These men fell foul
Of each other and only five of them
escaped death.
Q. How many live volcanoes are there
in the United States?-S. r.
A. There is only one. Mount LaSsen
In California.
@. Who wrote the "Organon"?-F. r.
A. This name was given TO the first
work on logic by Aristotle. The Or
canon" has been enlarged and recaSt by
some modern authors, especially John
Stuart Mill in his System of Logic"
into structure commensurate with the
vast increase OF knowledge and extern
sion Of positive method belonging TO the
present day.
@. What relation is Daphne Du Maui
rier 10 the author Of "Trilby p
M. B. w
A. She is George Du Mauriers grand
daughter.
O. What is the name of the woman
who won the Alta ntic Novel prize ?-H. P.
A. Winifred Mavne Van Etten of
Mount Vernon, Iowa, won the $4,000
prize with her first novel. II Am the
Fox"
Q. Is there sn association of diabetes
| in England?-M. H.
A. The organization there is the Dis
| bette Association Of which II. 9. Wells
| Is president.
| @. Can natural fairy stones be dis
| tinguished from imitation ones?-M. C.
A. The Virginia Geological Survey says
| the mineral staurolite is about three
| times as hard as the talcosc rock from
| which the artificial stones are cut. The
natural fairy stones will scratch glass,
| while the softer ones will not.
Q. Is bull-fighting losing It's popularity
/ in Spain?-J. B.
A. On the contrary, ii is a ma ior In
| dustry OF the country More than $40
| O00,O 900 is invested in bull-rings and bull
farms, while $500 bulls and 5000 horses
are killed annually during the taurine
season from April TO September.
@. WHY is Kentucky called the dark
and bloody ground"?-S. X.
| A. II was the scene of frequent Indian
wars.
@. What is an eponymouS hero?-T, F.
A. 1t refers TO the fact that e. people
| or plsce has been named for him, es
! Romulus for whom Rome was named.
| Tros for whom Troy was named, Usu.
! ally the characters are legendary.
| @. How long has the English crown
been a coin made of silver?-R. T.
A. Since 1851. Before this date II was
. gold coin.
| G. Why are rats 20 often used for
| medical experiments?-T. r. g.
A. Rats most nearly approximate the
human race in their eating habits and
| their ability TO live in all climates
@. At what hours may tourists visih
| the Endless Ceverns at New Market
! We Pc. H.