Evening star., 1938-09-27
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9. What was John Wesley's Rule of
Life?"-E. w.
A. DO all the good you can, by all
the means you can, in all the ways YOU
can. In all the places you can, at all the
times you can. to all the people you can,
as long as ever You can."
q. What was the name Of the Ameri-
can who defrauded the Bank of England
OF large sum Of money and then wrote
book about it?-M. v.
A. Austin Bidwell forged a check for
one million pounds on the Band of Eng
land. He was convicted and imprisoned
and at the time he was freed was prac.
tically human wreck. The story Of his
wonderful survival and subsequent rise
IN the world Is said to rival the ad-
ventures Of Monte Cristo. The story Of
his life, which he wrote, Is entitled,
"Bidwells Travel From Wall Street to
London's Prison"
Q. Is there Who's Who exclusively
Of Jews?-G. L. F.
A. Who's Who In American Jewry
contains complete data on $500 leading
Jews.
Q. How many subjects are given In
high schools?-J. c. F..
A. A recent study Of subject registra-
tions In high schools shows that more
than 200 subjects are being offered.
u. How early were vacuum cleaners
and washing machines invented?-M, w.
A. About 1905 DR.. William Noe OF San
Francisco constructed the first portable
vacuum cleaner. A washing machine
with rotary motion was invented in 1859
by Hamilton E. Smith Of Pittsburgh. A
complete electric washing machine was
patented by Alva j. Fisher, August 9,
1910. 1t had been placed on the market
by the Hurle Machine Co. of Chicago in
1907.
q. When was the Box Tower at Lake
Wales, Fla, dedicated?-J. c. H.
A. The Singing Tower was dedicated
on February l, 1929. by President Cool
idge as gift of Edward Box to the
American people.
@. What is khuskhus?-E. H. q.
A. khuskhus is synonym for vetiver,
an East Indian grass cultivated in the
tropics and in Louisiana for its fragrant
roots which are used in making mats and
screens and which yield an essential oil
useful in perfumery.
Q. How large is the enormous shovel
owned by the Northern Illinois Coal
Corp. at Wilmington, Il.?-H. M. g.
A. The Marion electric shovel used by
this company is equipped with a &C.
cubic-yard dipper. Some idea of its size
may be gained from the facts that one
dipper load would fill the average room
having dimensions of by IL by 9 feet;
two dippers full will fill the standard
railroad coal car. The interior of the dip
per is larger than the average one e-auto-
mobile garage, easily holding large lin
CUISINE.
Q. Where is the word grandmother"
mentioned in the Bible?-R. M.
A. The word grandmother" occurs In
II Timothy, Is: when call to re-
membrance the uhfeigned faith that Is in
thee, which dwelt first in thy grand
mother Lois, and thy mother Eunice;
and am persuaded that in thee also"
9. How many people have received
old-age insurance benefits from the
Social Security Board?-H. K r.
A. In the first week Of September the
Social Security Board had authorized
more than 100000 single cash payments
to wage earners who have reached IS and
to the heirs or estates of those who have
died.
@. How is sepia made?-H L. K.
A. Sepia is a dark-brown pigment OBJ
tanned from the ink-sacs of cuttlefish.
These are removed and dried to prevent
putrefaction, then digested with dilute
alkali, after which the solution is filtered
and the color precipitated with dilute
hydrochloric acid, washed, filtered and
dried.
Q. Please give biography Of Orison
SWEET Marden, the author and philos-
opher.-E. L. D.
A. Orison SWEET Marden was born
near Thornton, N. H., In 1850. After be-
ing graduated from New Hampshire In
stitute in 1873, DR.. Marden took his
A. B. at Boston University in 1877. He
was graduated from the Harvard Medi-
cal School in 1882. A widely travelled
man, he established himself for a time
in Nebraska, but eventually returned to
Boston and to New York City. Over
100000 copies of his books have been
sold. He died March 10, 1924.
@. What did George Bernard Shaw say
about Moody and Sankey revival?-
r. K.
A. The evangelists Moody and sankey
were in Dublin conducting q revival
After Shaw had attended meeting he
wrote letter signed "S," dated April 8,
1875, to Public Opinion, in which he said
that, If this sort of thing were religion,
then he, on the whole, was an atheist.
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