Evening star., 1937-07-20

question OF fact BY writing The Euen,np
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
HaSktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp tor reply.
Q. How did the health of the 25 900
boys attending the jamboree in WASH
ington compare with the health of a
city Of 25000?-H P.
A. 1t Is impossible to make fair COM
parlson between the health Of the bows
at the jamboree and that of CITY OF
$4,000 for these reasons: The bows were
physically f1t when they went to Wash
lngton, they had received immuniZation
against smallpox and typhoid fever,
they were at the age most likely TO be
free from disease, they had an abundant
food supply OF the best quality, they were
living in the open air, sanitation was
correctly handled, all boys were isolated
at the first sign Of illness, and no boy
was kept in camp more than twenty
four hours If he was i'll.
Q. I notice that q base ball writer IN
speaking OF certain pitcher says that
he is nearly always ahead of the batter.
What does he mean by thiS?--T. K.
A. A pitcher is SAID to be ahead OF
the batter when he has the best of the
count. say two strikes and one ball.
Likewise the batter is ahead of the
pitcher when he has the advantage, like
three balls and one strike.
O. Is there an estimate Of how manv
people listen on the radio to the con-
certs given by the Ford Motor Conn
pany?-P. H.
A. A radio survey indicates that thers
are from nine to fifteen million auditors
each week The requests for copies Of
the brief talks by Mr. w. j, Cameron
were so numerous that 10000 copies
were printed weekly. The largest num-
Der of requests were sent in for the talk
on Opportunity which was given on
December l3.
G. What is the Italian program for
road building in Ethiopia M S.
A. The initial program calls for 25o0
miles of modern highways by the middle
of 1898.
O. Can the President order Congress
to adiourn?-J. r. D.
A Congress determines when adjourn
ment will take place. II the President
wishes, he can again call the Congress
into special session, but he cannot COM
pei adjournment. =;
@. When King Edward VIII broadcast
his abdication, who introduced him to
the radio audience?-C. r.
A. Sir John Reith, director general Of
the British Broadcasting Company.
@. Which State stands first In value
Of sea fish taken?-W. J.
A. In amount and value of fish Massa-
chuSetts ranks as the leading State.
@. Who settled ST. Augustine, F1a7
S. c.
A. In 1913 Ponce de Leon. in search Of
the Fountain of Youth, seems to have
visited the site of St. Augustine. In
1854 company Of French Huguenots
passed there and settled few miles
to the north on the St. Johns River Don
Pedro MenendeZ de Aviles was sent by
Philip II of Spain to expel the intruders
and erected a fort at St. Augustine, in
August. 1865. Upon his return from the
St. Johns settlement, he established a
settlement at St. Augustine.
@. What is tung oil?-W. F. Y.
A. Tung oil is the product of nut
from a tree grown largely in China. but
now being cultivated in Florida It Il
used in the manufacture of paint.
G. What is miSpickel?-E. R.
A. 1t is the chief ore Of arsenic,
compound Of iron, arsenic, and sulphur,
sometimes called arsenopyrite. The
color is silver white to steel gray and
it is found massive and as rhombohedral
crystals, usually associated with ores of
silver, tin, copper and lead.
G. Has the w. P. A. through its edu-
cational projects taught many people to
read and write?-T. L.
A. During the past three years m
structors of the Works Progress Admin
istration have taught 100000 men and
women how to read and write.
O. Where was Burgess Meredith. the
actor born? Was his father a doctor?
j. w. L.
A. Mr.. Meredith was born in Cleve-
land, Ohio. where his father, Dr.
William George Meredith, practiced
medicine.
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Q. What disposition has been made
Of the Pocono Mountain estate of the
late Eugene Mitten of Philadelphia?
w. R.
A. The estate has been purchased by
Moses l.. Annenberg, the publisher. a
Q. Please give some information about
Able de l'Epee-E. G.
A. Charles Michel. Able de lEpee, was
a philanthropic priest born at Yer
sailles, France, in 17l2. In 1858 he
began to occupy himself with the edu-
cation of two deaf and dumb girls.
Meeting with success with his own sys-
TEN of manual signs, he founded at his
own expense an institution for the deaf
and dumb which achieved International
fame. He died in 1889.
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