Evening star., 1939-12-14
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To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

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@. Is there law against sending liquor
through the mail?-W. TN.
A. Section 18, U. 8. c. $40 of the Postal
Laws and Regulations reads in part:
That all spurious, vinous, matted, fer
mented or other intoxicating liquors Of
any kind are hereby declared to be nom
mailable and shall not be deposited in or
carried through the mails. Whoever shall
knowingly deposit or cause to be de-
posted for mailing or delivery, or shall
knowingly cause to be delivered by mail,
according to direction thereon at any
place at which 1t is directed to be de-
livered by the person to whom it is ad-
dressed, anything declared by this Sec
ton to be nonmailable, unless In accord
ance with the rules and regulations here
by authorized to be prescribed by the 4.
Postmaster General, shall be fined not
more than 81 900 or imprisoned not more
than two years or BOTH"
@. What is the oldest ocean?-K. H.
A. According to Wegener, the Pacific >.
is the oldest Of the oceans.
@. When did the Casket Girls reach
New Orleans?-T. L. S.
A. When Bienville left the colony in
1924, he promised to send back "a load
of good women" as soon as possible. In
1927 the Casket Girls (fllles la cas-
sette) arrived and were placed under the
care of the Ursuline nuns whose convent
had been established in the same year.
O. What is the origin of the expression.
"The woods are full of them?"-J. E. c.
A. Alexander Wilson in the preface to
his American Ornithology' Q808),
quotes these words and relates the story
of boy who had been gathering flowers.
On bringing them to his mother, he
said: Look, my dear ma! What beau
tiful flowers I have found growing in our
place! Why, all the woods are full Of
them!'
@. Do sweet potatoes contain vitamin
AR. L. A.
A. Like most vegetables with yellow
coloring they are a fine source of vita -
min A and contain valuable proteins.
@. What book ranks next to the Bible
as best seller?-L. G. T.
A. In His Steps," by DR.. Charles M.
Sheldon. Eight million copies of the
book have been sold in the United States,
100000 in Europe, and 1000 900 in ia
pan. Written in 1896, it was at first re-
jected by publishers who claimed that
the public was not interested in re-
igious stories.
@. Why is the name Arachne associ-
ated with spiders?-M. E.
A. Arachne is the Greek word for
spider. In mythology, Arachne was q
maiden skilled in spinning who was
changed into a spider by the jealous
goddess Minerva.
@. How many men have served as
Chief Justices of the United States Su-
preme Court?-B. T. G.
A. The II justices who have held that
Office are John Jay, John Rutledge, Oil
yer Ellsworth, John Marshall, Roger B.
Taney, Salmon P. Chase, Morrison r.
Waite, Melville w. Fuller, Edward D.
White, William Howard Taft and Charles
Evans Hughes.
@. What are Q-boats?-R. w. c.
A. They are British submarine traps
,irl, ~ IN
resemble merchant ships.
@. How old is the child's prayer, Nov
lay me down to sleep?'-C. z. N.
A. The first known record of this pray
er Is found in the Enchiridion Leonis
CAD. 1850. In the earliest edition of
the New England Primer the first line
is Now lay me down to take my
Sleep In the edition of 1874 it is al
tered to read Nov lay me down 70
Sleep"
@. Who is president Of the American
Olympic Committee?-T. D.
A. Avery Brundage Of Chicago is
president Of the organization.
States never finished elementary school?
H. T. G.
A. approximately 100000.
@. What are the Bad Lands?-R. c. G.
A. In the West the term Is applied :
to certain sterile regions characterized
by an almost entire lack of vegetation
and by labyrinth of fantastic forms -
into which the soft strata of clays,
sands and gravels have been carved
through the action of wind and water.
The best examples are found east Of the
Black Hills In South Dakota, though
similar formations occur in Wyoming.
Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas.
Q. Who wrote Anchors Aweigh?"-
W. B. K.
A. Anchors Aweigh" is by Charles
Zimmerman, who at the time that he
composed the song was the director of
music at the Naval Academy at An
napolis.
@. In what year was the cloudburst
at Clifton, 8. CIT. F. M.
A. The cloudburst there in June, 1903,