Evening star., 1937-07-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. Are more Of the drivers of autonno-
blles In the United States the owners Of
new or used cars?-H S.
A. More than half of the owners Of
automobiles are operating used cars. In
1886 l0,6O6,OO0 automobiles were sold. OF
these 6,590,000 were used cars.
Q. When is the National Twin Con.
vention to be held this year?-E. NJ
A. 1t will be held at Fort Wayne, Ind.
August 20 Is registration day, with q
banquet for twins In the evening. Au.
gust % Is the big day. Last year about
1,600 twins attended and ten or twelve
thousand visitors were on the ground,
at Triers Park.
@. Is the king snake immune to tho
poison OF other snakes?-R H.
A. This non-poisonous American
snake, which kills other snakes by con-
striction, Is immune to the poison of the
rattlesnake family, but not to that of the
coral snake, which is of a different type.
@. Who published the first movie
magazine?-C. r.
A. In 1910 j. Stuart Blackton began
the publication of Motion Picture Maga-
zine.
@. Did the first Du Pont who mi
grated to America receive financial en-
couragement from Napoleon to erect a
powder plant in this country?-H. L.
A. The first Du Pont to come to the
United States was Eleuthere Irenee du
Pont, the son of famous French rad
1cal intellectual. He had had an excellent
education and had specialized in chem
1stry. One of his fathers best friends
was supervisor of gunpowder manu-
1acture for the French government Dis
gusted with the powder he purchased
Tor hunting purposes it occurred TO
young Du POnt that America might be
good country in which to start a
powder business He returned to France
to get material and financial backing,
Merchants of DEATH by Engelbrecht
d Hanighen, says: He was aided by the
political situation in Europe. Napoleon
was letting no opportunity pass which
promised to hurt his most formidable
enemy, England II young Du Pont
could set going successful powder mill
IN the States, England, which sold most
OF this product not only to America, but
to all the world, would be harmed.
Therefore the First Consul gave orders
that all possible aid be given to Du
Pont. So government craftsmen made
plans and government arsenals manu-
factured machines for the new enter
prise. And plentiful capital was forth
coming. The affair started with favor
able auspices"
Q. How many songs did Will S. Hays
Of Kentucky write?-E NJ
A. Mr.. Hays wrote 354 songs. One hun
dred OF his compositions reached or ex-
ceeded $4,000 copies. His most famous
song, Molly Darling" was reprinted in
six languages and sold more than one
million copies.
Q. Who was the first Jew to inherit a
British peerage?-M. G.
A. Louis Samuel Montagu He was
the eldest son Of the first Baron Swayth-
ling. The second Baron swaythling was
born In 1859 and died in 1927.
Q. Is brass good conductor Of cleo
tricity?-R. M. B.
A. The National Bureau OF Standards
says that brass is a good conductor of
electricity, though not so good as copper.
@. Please explain what Is meant by
saying that child has an inferiorit,'
complex.-W. M.
A. BY inferiority complex is meant q
group Of feelings based on sense or
ones inferiority or inability to meet cer-
tain situations. An inferiority complc
may show itself in many ways. Chi
may drive himself to success in anothc
field IN order to prove his superiority G.
he may show his inferiority complex b
bullying smaller children. The best Wa:
to help the victim Of such complex is to
aid him In achieving real success in line
with his best talents and developing him
into person who is socially acceptable
and who has secure position among his
fellows.
@. What States prohibit fishing by
means Of bow and arrow?-W. r. H.
A. Kentucky specifically prohibits the
taking Of game fish by means Of bow and
arrow. Many other States, including
Wisconsin, indirectly prohibit the taking
Of game fish except by rod, hook and
line.
Q. Is there any prize offered for illus
trating children's books?-F. T. B.
A. A new award, the Randolph Cade-
colt Medal, will be presented annually to
the artist Of the most distinguished pic
ture book for children published in the
United States during the year The
donor is Frederic G. Melcher, editor OF
Publishers Weekly.
@. What were the late Thomas A.
Edison's favorite songs?-F. w. C.
A. Among them were The Sweetest
Story Ever Told" Kathleen Mavour-
neen," When I'm Gone You'll Soon
Forget" III Take You Home Again.
Kathleen" and Would That We Two
Were Maying."
@. What puts out the fire when the
soda acid fire exteingusher is used, the
gas formed or the water?-C. T. H.
A. In using soda and acid fire extin-
guishers. when the acid and the soda
solutions are mixed, carbonic acid gas is
formed and this creates considerable
pressure and propels the water through
the hose with great force. Carbonic acid
gas does not support combustion and
when carried along with the water helps
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