Evening star., 1938-10-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the 1ns,Der to any
question OF fact by t0rtttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdski1, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Has the District of Columbia ever
been represented in the United States
CongreSs?-A. B. T..
A. BY act OF Congress of February 81,
1871, territorial form OF government
was provided for the District Of Colum-
bia with the right to delegate represen-
tation in Congress. Mr.. Norton P.
Chapman took his seat as delegate on
December 4, 1871 in the Forty second
Congress and served until the end of
the Forty-third Congress. The terri
torial form Of government was with
drawn and one administered by board
Of three commissioners appointed by the
President was established by the act OF
June 20, 1874.
@. Who said Music is love in search
of word?"-G. w. F.
A. 1t Is from the writing of Sidney
Lanier.
@. What is the name of the man III
New York who sells rare phonograph
records?-J. S.
A. Jack L. Caidin, II West Forty
eighth street. New York City, special
ICES in the sale of rare records.
@. Can an octopus be killed by cut
ting of one or more of it's tentacles or
puncturing its ink sac?-M. c.
A. An octopus cannot be killed either
by cutting off a tentacle or by punctur-
ing the ink sac. The octopus has a
well-developed nervous system which is
centralized back of the eyes. The
Smithsonian Institution says that the
most certain way of killing an octopus
is to spear it through an eye or between
the eyes, or to cut the body off just in
front of the tentacles.
@. In finance, what is arbitrage?-
H. l.. r.
A. 1t is the attempt to make profit
by buying a security in one exchange
and selling it in another The profit
arises from the difference in price in the
two exchanges.
O. What substance is used to preserve
foliage for nature groups In museums?
j. H. G.
A. A mixture of 80 parts glycerin, 2
parts of formaldehyde and IS parts OF
water. Dyes must be used If the natural
color is to be retained.
O. What is the salary of the Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif?-F. w.
A. The salary Of the Mayor of Los
Angeles is $4,000 per year.
@. Who wrote the history of law in
700 words?-N. w. K.
A. History of the Law in Seven
Hundred Words is by E. F. Hannah,
LII. M.
@. What method of embalming was
used by the Egyptians?-P. K.
A. There were various methods en-
ployed by the Egyptians in embalming.
The processes were quite elaborate.
According to Herodotus, the internal
organs of the body were removed, after
which it was stepped for 10 days in
strong solution Of natron, mixture OF
salt, saltpetre and sodium sulphate.
The body was afterward washed and
bandaged in linen strips nneared with
resin.
@. Is there a newspaper published in
Matanuska Valley, Alaska?-G. l..
A. The Matanuska Valley Pioneer is
published weekly and edited by Jack
Altman.
beginning, so she went into the garden
f0 yooko annie
pie?'-B. F. G.
A. These lines were written by Sam
uel Foote to test the boasted memory
Of Charles Macklin. They appeared in
the September, 1854, Quarterly Review
in London.
@. Please explain what Is meant by
absolute music.-E. R. T.
A. This term is applied to music Of
purely abstract type. devoid OF any non
musical or extra musical significance. as
distinguished from that of pictorial
or descriptive kind known as program
music.
@. What is the food value Of Ice
cream?-J. B. R.
A. Ice cream contains all the vltamlns
Of milk and is an especially rich source
of vitamin A. 1t contains all Of the
minerals of milk and ranks with milk
and cheese as a source Of calcium. An
average serving of vanilla ice cream
yields 200 calories.
@. What is the largest mammal native
to North America?-S. j. F.
A. The Alaskan moose.
@. What is the origin of the express
sion truth in advertising?'-F. H. M.
A. About 1912 the Associated Adver-
tising Clubs of the World at their an
nual convention adopted the motto
Truth in Advertising and established
a committee in the United States for the
purpose of forwarding higher standards
of honesty and reliability in advertising.
@. How large is the Cathedral IN
Mexico City?-J. H.
A. It is 426 feet long and 203 feet
wide Begun in 1873, 1t was completed
in the 18th century at a cost OF over
81, 1000 00O The interior Of Dorlc style
Is richly ornamented.
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