Evening star., 1938-02-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How much money is spent for time
on the air?-J. H.
A. Gross revenue from the sale Of time
on the radio totaled $l40,000,o00 In 1897.
@. What is meant by the letters P. r.
on personal card left by French per-
son?-W. NJ
A. The initials stand for pour felicita-
ton or congratulations.
@. What was the name Of the ship in
| which the pirate Jean Lafltte was last
| heard of?-G. E. P.
A. In 1921 Lafltte picked a crew to
man his favorite ship, Pride, and sailed
away into the Legendary realms from
| which he had come.
@. How large is Sweden's army and
| navy?-W. H.
A. There are 655,000 men on the army
rolls of Sweden with 100000 reserves.
The active navy personnel is $500.
@. What is another name for Brights
| disease?-C. H.
A. Nephritis is synonym for Brights
disease.
@. Why are the stars said to be fixed
when they are really in motion?-H. w.
A. The stars are said to be fixed be-
cause they are so far away that neither
the motions of the earth and sun, nor
those of the stars themselves, have ordi-
narily appreciable effects upon their
apparent positions.
Q. What is the average number of per-
sons on farm?-W. B..
A. In 1885 the average number of per-
sons per farm was 467
G. What is believed to be the oldest
city in the World?-F. c. NJ.
A. 1t is not possible to say, with any
degree Of accuracy. which is the oldest
city in the world. Damascs, in Syria. is
believed to be the oldest city now inhab-
tied. Archeologists are constantly un-
covering ruins which are moving the time
Of history farther and farther back. A
buried city believed to be 1000 years old
was recently unearthed in Mesopotamia
1t is known as Pepe Cora and lies near
the ancient city of Nineveh.
@. Do animals grow during hiberna-
tion?-A. G.
A. They do not grow. All bodily actiy-
ity is at low ebb
@. When was the big Ku Klux parade
in Washington, D. C.?-R. N. B.
A. There were two Ku Klux Klan pa
rades in Washington-one on August g.
1925, and the second on September 13,
1926. The larger one was held in 1925.
@. What causes a rainbow?-A B. S.
A. The rainbow is caused by light from
the sun passing into drop of water and
out again after reflection from the far
side. Since the drops are spherical,
hence are quite alike no matter how
turned, it follows that the angle between
the lines from drop to sun and eye must
always be the same whether the drop be
high up or near the grouad. This re-
quires that the rainbow, as viewed by an
observer, must appear circular.
@. How old is Mayor Frank Hague Of
Jersey City?-R. M.
A. He is sixty-two years old.
@. When was the Dutch Reformed
Church established in America?-M. S. S.
A. 1t was founded in Colonial times by
Protestant settlers from the Netherlands
| A congregation was organized in New
Ay,,c
J.W.
A. 1t was discovered in 1S42 by G. E.
Netcher of New Bedford, Mass.
@. What were the Southerners called
who allied themselves with the Repub-
licans after the Civil War for purposes
of lf-advancement?-G. S.
A. They were often called Scalawags
@. Where is the Bowie collection OF
| firearmS?-C. G.
| A. 1t is on exhibition in the museum
| of Fort McHenry National Park, Balti-
more, Md. 1t is rated as one of the
| finest collections of small firearms in the
| United States.
@. How old is the chrysanthemum?-
| E. H.
A. The common chrysanthemum has
| probably been known for at least 1000
| years. In Japan. where it can be traced
back many centuries, it is the national
| flower. Breynius in 1859 was the first
European to mention the chrysanthe-
mum. M. Pierre Louis Blancard intro
| duced the first large Towering chrysan-
themum into England in 1889. The plant
was first introduced into America in
1847. The work of hybridization was
| first taken up by DR.. H. P. Walcott and
| later in the 80s by John Thorpe, who
organized the Chrysanthemum Society af
America in 1890, at which time hybridiza-
ton seemed to have reached its zenith.
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