Evening star., 1937-10-09
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. How many members of the Seventy
fifth Congress died during the frst ses-
sion?-J. H.
A. Eleven members of Congress died
during the session.
Q. Is Mount Vernon open on Sunday?
IT. H.
A. Mount Vernon Is open on Sunday
from l TO pm
@. What proportion of the cost of med
ical care Of the Nation goes to hospitals?
j. C. H.
A. little less than one-fourth.
@. Why does literature from Italy bear
the date. 1937-XV?-G. d.
A. The numerals. XIV. refer TO the years
since the Fascist march on Rome.
@. What position does Miss Mabel
Boardman hold in the Red Cross?-B. r.
A. She is secretary of the American
Red Cross and member of the Central
Committee.
@. What is the average temperature in
Miami. Fla, in October and November7
r. M.
A. In October. II degrees F.: Novem-
ber, lib per cent. There is very slight
range in temperature during the year.
Summer clothes are suitable to wear in
these months and practically the whole
Winter.
@. How many World War veterans are
receiving compensation?-S d. H.
A. AS of August 81, 1887. 378220 World
War veterans were receiving compensa-
ton from the Federal Government.
c. Why has the Netherlands two cap
itals?-H. E.
A. In reality, it has not. Amsterdam
is the capital and the Hague is the
seat Of government. The term capital,
does not carry the same meaning assn-
ciated with 1t in the American mind
1t connotes merely chief city or me-
tropolis.
O. Should servant be thanked for his
service when ne is also given a tip?
B. G. P.
A. II the occasion permits it is good
form to say thank you. A tip is matter
OF routine.
@. Who executed the large sphinx for
the Oscar Wilde Memorial in Pere
Lachaise Cemetery. Paris7-J. M.
A. The figure is the work OF the
sculptor, Jacob Epstein.
@. Why was the enforcement OF the
Duke of York as Lord High Commissioner
to the General Assembly of Scotland of
special significance?-G r.
A. Taylor Darbyshire saws ~ this
event which occurred in 1929: ut was
the first occasion on which a member
Of the royal family had attended since
King James VI Of Scotland had removed
the court to London"
@. Is the plant called horsetail in
furious to horses?-C. W.
A. The common horsetail (Euuisetum
arvense) is dangerously poisonous tn
horses. In Vermont the annual loss Of
many animals is attributed to this plant
@. Who was Madame de Staels mother?
&C. H.
A. Suzanne Necker, the mother Of
Madame de Stael, was a writer on lit
erary and moral subjects. She was the
daughter of Protestant minister in
Vaud, Switzerland. She conducted
salon which was the meeting place of
the most celebrated personages of tho
time. A hospital which she founded
in l776 is still in existence.
O. How large is Lafayette Park across
from the White House?-E. M.
A. 1t comprises seven acres.
O. What city in the United States has
the largest Chinese qusrter'-L. T.
A. San Francisco has the largest II Is
also the only typical Chinese city in the
Western Hemisphere.
@. How soon after corn is cut Should
1t be put into a silo2-N. p.
A. The sooner. the better. II should
never be left in the field overnight
@. How long have parodies been writ
ten?-H. M.
A. One of the oldest parodes Is THE
Battle of the Frogs and Mice" imi-
tating an Homeric struggle. Aristophanes
was master of the form, especially in
his parodies of Euripdes. In English
literature. there are parodies of and by
Shakespeare, while Thackeray's Bur
lesques," the Rejected Addresses by H.
and j. Smith" parodying contemporary
poets. and the works of c. S. Calverlv are
among the best examples of the art.
O. What is the name Of the subway
in Paris?-E. H.
A. The city has two subvsys. tha
Metropolitan (Metro) and the Nord-Sud.
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