Evening star., 1937-12-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Are all trotters and PAGERS related
to each other?-M. T.
A. All of any importance are descend.
ants Of a common ancestor, Hamble-
tonian 10.
Q. At what age should children be
taught to swim?--L r.
A. From 4 to 6, children learn easily.
Many children are taught at 3.
@. Under the Guffey Coal Act what Is
the longest contract that can be made
between a coal mine operator or owner
and distributor, agent or consumer
S. D. w.
A. The National Bituminous Coal
Commission says that under the Guffey
Coal Act the longest contract that can
be made is 80 days. There is no limit.
however, to the size Of the contract. II
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none has been authorized.
@. Was Sequoia a full-blooded In
DANE. C.
A. His father was white and his moth
er Cherokee Of mixed blood. He grew
up in an Indian tribe.
@. What damages were collected for
the killing of Consul Imbrie?-H. G.
A. The Persian government paid Mrs.
Robert W. Imbrie $4,000 as reparation
for the assassination of her husband.
@. Was William Hickling Prescott, the
historian blinds. N.
A. During his college course at Har-
ward he lost the sight of one eye. The
other eye was seriously affected, but
Prescott could not be classed as blind.
@. How many members of the House
of Lords usually attend its sessions?-
L. F.
A. The House of Lords consist of about
TAO members. but In the 13 years from
19l9-l93l, the average attendance was 80.
@. Please give biography Of Phillis
Wheatley, the Negro writer-W. H. M.
A. Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa
about 1883. She was brought to Boston
in l761 and purchased by Mrs. Wheatley,
who educated her. At an early age she
began to express herself in verse and
some of her poems written at IA give
evidence of ability. At 10 she visited
England, where she attracted much at
tention. A volume of her poems dedi-
Gated to the Countess of Huntington was
published there. After return from Eng
land she published several poems, among
others an address to Gen. Washington.
The Wheatley familys being broken up
by death, she married a Negro named
Peters and her last days were spent in
extreme want. She died at Boston in
1894.
@. How often are quadruplet calves
born?-W. H.
A. 1t is estimated that quadruple
calves occur in one birth in every half
million.
Q. Did Napoleon speak French fu-
ently?-N. T.
A. "Napolean, a Doctors Biography"
says that Napoleon spoke French i'm
perfectly, and French spelling always
bafied him, yet his English was quite
good.
@. What is the capital of Wales?-
G. A. G.
A. The principality Of Wales has no
capital. It's 13 counties are governed
from London. Cardiff is the Welsh
metropolis.
@. What is chi-chi?-L. R. S.
A. Chi-chi is the name of a peculiar
kind of cider made by the natives of
Patagonia. In brewing it they dig large
pits which are interlined with hides to
keep the juice from soaking into the
earth. Into these hides they throw the
ripe apples which are left to decay and
ferment until they are ready for use. It
is an extremely Intoxicating drink.
@. When was the first census record
of clothing taken?-W. H.
A. The first census record of cloth
ing manufactured for men and boys was
that of 1849 The first record of cloth
ing for women and children was for 1859.
@. Is it true that smoke spirals clock
wise north of the Equator and counter
clockwise south of the Equator?-A. r.
A. Small-scale vortices such as these
rotate to either direction indifferently
in the two hemispheres. The control of
the direction of motion in the two hemi-
spheres by the rotation of the earth is
effective only in the case of motions
on an exceedingly large scale such as
those that take place in widespread
storms.
@. What does it cost to ride over the
Skyline Drive in Virginia ?-H. E. D.
A. There is no fee charged for driv-
ing over the Skyline Drive. The only
cost involved is the cost of operating
the automobile. The total length Of the
drive is IS miles.
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