Evening star., 1938-02-09

SalC water Deach and fresh water SWIM
ming pool. boardwalk and picnic groves,
1t is one of the worlds most modern
amusement parks. There is an ice
skating casino and game rooms which
are popular winter features.
Q. What does pure dye silk mean?-
G. F. r.
A. 1t means that white or light colored
silk contains 10 per cent or less weight
ing; dark silk IS per cent or less.
@. Where is Robins sculpture, Hand
Of God?'-T. s.
A. 1t is in the Metropolitan Museum,
New York City.
@. Please name some famous musicians
who were born in February.-W. r.
A. A few of the musicians born in
that month are Dame Clara Butt, Victor
Herbert, Felix Mendelssohn- -Bartholdy.
Ossip GabriloWitsch, Feodor Chaliapin,
Leopold GodoWsky, Eduard Strauss,
Frederic Chopin. George Frederick Han
DEL Enrico Caruso, John Alden Carpen-
ter, Kurt SCHNEIDER, Adelina Patti, Max
Hesse. Emmy Destinn, Anton Reicha
and Marcella Sembrich.
@. Are peanuts and COOLERS the same?
r. S.
A. Peanuts, COOLERS, ground peas,
earth nuts and pinders are names given
to the same food. The technical name
is Arachis hypogea. The first wide in
PRODUCTION Of peanuts was their sale at
Barnum's circus.
@. Who was the first American Army
officer to enter Cuba in the Spanish
American War?-E. A.
A. Andrew Summers Rowan was sent
by the United States Government to
communicate with Gen. Garcia soon
after the opening of the Spanish
American War in 1898. He made a
landing from an open boat near Tur-
quino Peak, Cuba on April "a. 1898, and
with much difficulty succeeded in reach
ing Garcia, obtained full information
OF the insurgent army and made the
return trip successfully. He was the
first Army officer to enter Cuba after
the declaration of war.
@. Where did George Washington at
tend church when he was in New York
City?-W. H.
A. He attended services at st. Paul's
Chapel, Broadway and Vesey street,
where he had family pew.
O. Where is Cecil Rhodes buried?-
N. L.
A. He is buried in the Matapos Hills.
about n miles from Bulawayo, Southern
Rhodesia, Africa. His residence in Bula-
wayo Is now the government house.
@. What are the States that produce
rice?-F. L.
A. The rice States are Louisiana, Texas
Arkansas and California.
O. In the expression, ultima Thule"
where was Thule supposed to be?-G. r.
A. The expression is used fguratively
to mean the most distant goal of human
endeavor. Thule, the most distant land,
was thought by the ancients to be
somewhere north of Britain.
@. Is Arbor Day celebrated In Pal
estine?-L. M.
A. The Jewish settlers celebrated
Arbor Day on January II. The chill
dren planted saplings in their program
OF retaining their bare and denuded
homeland. The eucalyptus is especially
popular, since it gathers moisture from
the air and thrives in dry soil.
@. Did the late Ogden Mills serve in
the World War?-L. F. H.
A. When the war began in 1917, Mr..
Mills went to the War College at WASH
ington and to France as a captain a
year later. He served throughout the
war and was an attache at the Peace
Conference. He was discharged as a
major in 1919 and returned to this
country.
@. How long ago did Schopenhauer
hve?-M. F.
A. This German philosopher was born
in 1888 and died in 1860.
q. Please give biography of Queen
Christina of Sweden.-J. H.
A. Christina of Sweden was born at
Stockholm in 1926. She succeeded her
father, Gustavus Adolphus, in 1882.
After her coronation she fell under the
influence of favorites and ceased to
interest herself in state affairs. She
resigned the crown to her cousin. Charles
Augustus. in 1854, embraced Catholicism
and lived for some time in Paris. On
the death of Charles Augustus in 1860
she vainly endeavored to regain the
throne. She was an accomplished
inguist and friend and correspondent
Of many famous literati. She died in
Rome in 1859.
@. Did Tom Girdler of the Republic
Steel Co. ever live in Indiana and
Kentucky?-S. B.
A. He was born in Clark County. Ind,
and attended high school in Louis
vile, KY.
) @. How much land does the Govern
ment oWn?-L. H. K.
A. The Federal Government now owns
more than 400,O0o,000 acres Of land.
@. Is vitamin c lost when orange juice
is frozen?-D. M.
A. The process of freezing has no ef-
feet on the vitamins in orange juice.
Q. Who built the Jumel Mansion in
New York City?-A. B.
A. 1t was built by Roger Morris be-
fore the Revolutionary War for a coun-
try home. It was purchased in 1910 by
Stephen Jumel. Nine. Jumel died in
1865. The mansion remained in the
family for some years, but came into
the custody of the D. A. R. in 1908. It
was completely restored and opened to
the public as museum.
Q. What is pourparler?-H. w.
A. 1t is an informal, preliminary con-
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