Evening star., 1938-10-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ny FfEDEKlC J. HASkIN.
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@. What is the meaning of the Ger
man phrase "Drang mach Osten"?-
w. c.
A. Push toward the East" It orig
inally signifled the eastward movement
OF the Germans from the 18th to the
18th centuries by which they conquered
or dispossessed the thinly settled Slavs
beyond the Elbe and along the southern
shores OF the Baltic. In recent years,
particularly in the goth century, "Drang
mach Osten" has been used to designate
the extension Of German power and
influence to the southeast in the Dam
ublan and Balkan regions. The recent
accession of German Bohemia is yery
much in line with this movement.
@. What is the floor area Of the
United States Capitol; the number of.
rooms?-M. G. H.
A. The Capitol has a floor area of
IA acres, and 430 rooms are devoted to
office, committee and storage purposes.
@. Who was the first person to use the
term G-men?-L. G.
A. George CMachine Gum Kelly is
attributed with being the first to use the
name G-men in referring to agents of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Q. Please give the names of some
phobias with their definitions-H. T.
A few are as follows: Acrophobia,
fear of height; ailurophobia, fear of
cats; claustrophobia, fear of inclosed
spaces; thanatophobia, fear of death:
pyrophobia, fear of fire; doraphobia. fear
OF furry animals and objects; auto
phobla, fear of being alone, and phar.
macophobia, fear of drugs.
Q. Who wrote the poem about ac-
complishments of old age containing thA
line: How far the guf-stream of our
youth may flow into the arctic regions
of our lives?-W. r. S.
A. 1t is "Morituri Salutamus," by
Henry w. Longfellow.
@. What is the speed of a BASEBALL
E. J. T.
A. According to Dr. Coleman R. Grit
fifth Of the University of Illinois, some
pitchers are able to throw a baseball
at an initial speed of 120 feet a second.
An average fast ball travels about SO feet
second making the time from the
pitchers hand to the batter approxi-
mately haH-Second. Most outcurves
are slow balls that travel not more than
go feet second
Q. Please give the amount of steel,
concrete and other materials used in the.
Golden Gate Bridge-W. J.
A. Steel used in the construction
amounted to 100000 TONS concrete,
100000 cubic yards cable wire length,
10000 miles, and paint, 10000 gallons.
Q. What percentage of the popula-
ton is i'll every day?-W. G. H.
A. 1t is estimated that on a given
average day approximately 8 per cent of
the population is i'll, 2 per cent is dis
abled from illness per cent is confined.
in bed and 25 per cent is hospitalized.
In city of 100000 during year 47,O0O
persons experience no illness, while 53.-
900 persons have an average of is ILL
nesses per person.
O. What is the proper use of bunting
as decoration?-M. H. w.
A. Bunting may be used for covering
a speakers desk, draping over the front
of a platform, and for decoration in
general. 1t should be arranged with the
blue above, the white in the middle and
the red below.
@. What are the tallest buildings in
Philadelphia?-J. F. G..
A. The Philadelphia Savings Fund
Building, 80 stories, topped by a pent-
house, is 491 feet in height, and the
Lincoln-Liberty Building is 26 stories
with height of 473 feet to the top of
the bell tower.
@. From what kind OF animal does
musk GOMEZ. H. r.
A. The musk deer is found chiefly
in the elevated table lands Of Central
Asia and particularly of Tibet. Both
sexes are hornless, but the upper jaws
of the male bear long saberlike canine
teeth which project downward below the
chin. The males alone yield musk, which
is secreted by an abdominal gland about
the size Of hens egg. It's scent is the
most penetrating and powerful known.
Q. How old is tree surgery?-F. G. r.
A. 1t dates back to the 10th century, at
which time Sir William Forsyth was sup
posed to have been knighted for having
compounded filling for trees consisting
of mixture of COW manure and we'll
tampered mortar. The profession itself
was developed mainly since 1900.
@. Was it not John Lane instead of
John Deere who invented the first steel
ploW?-W. R. j.
A. The first steel plow of which there
is any record was made in 1888 by John
Lane in Chicago.
@. What is the history of the song.
Silent Night, Holy Night'?-J. C.
The poI,Sjc IF "Silept Nioht" uyac