Evening star., 1939-09-16

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d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
O. What was the average age of our
soldiers in the World War?-J. r. G.
A. The average age of the officers and
enlisted men serving in the World War
was 2495 years.
O. How many schools have only one
teacher?-R. S.
A. There are $4,000 one teacher
schools In the United States, enrolling
2,725,00 children.
q. What companies spend the most
money for newspaper advertising?-T.
r. G.
A. In 1888 the following firms led In
newspaper advertising: r. j. REYNOLDS,
$685. AT; Liggett e. Myers Tobacco Co.,
$5,646, 1881 and General Motors Corp,
S., ,131 ATS.
@. Is Wisteria Hall in the book, who
Killed Aunt Maggie?" really Bulloch
Hall in Georgia, where Mittie Bulloch
married Theodore Roosevelt? Is it still
standing?-W. G. R
A. Medora Field, author Of the mys-
terry novel, says that Wisteria Hall is an
imaginary structure. Bulloch Hall, where
Mittie Bulloch became the bride of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, still stands and is one Of
a group of beautiful ante bellum houses
built at Roswell, Ga, about 1880.
@. When was the first dry cleaning
establishment opened?-M H. F.
A. In l845 the first dry cleaning plant
was opened by Frenchman, Jolly Belin.
He is said to have used benzene, or ben
zol, which had been developed as result
of early work done by such famous
chemists as Faraday, Mitscherlich and
August Wilhelm Hoffman. The new
cleaning method was kept secret but in
spite of this other plants soon made their
appearance in Germany, England and
Russia. Among the first was Pullar's, at
Perth. Scotland, which is still in exist
ence.
O. What is a busmans holiday
A. JF.
A 1t is holiday spent in following
or observing the practice Of ones usual
occupation. The bus driver goes for
ride on his own bus, and the postman
takes a walk over his own route.
@. How much does erosion cost Ameri-
can farmers annually?-M. j. S.
A. 1t is estimated that erosion costs at
least s4,0OOo0O year
@. Is the eye faster than the carr
L. M. G.
A. According to the Better Vision In
stitute, we can see much faster than We
can hear That fact is easily demon
strated by observing the lapse of time
between flash of lightning and the re-
sultant thunder Light travels at the
remarkable rate of 10000 miles per sec
ond. Sound, on the other hand, travels
a little less than 5 miles per second.
Thus, there is a considerable lapse of
time before the ear catches up with
the eye.
@. What animal requires the longest
time to reproduce?-J. R.
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riod of % months.
@. Does Canada produce much maple
sirup?-H. C.
A. In 1888 Canadian production Of ma
pie sirup amounted to 1892 200 gallons.
O. Why has the opera Fra Diavolo"
lost its popularity?-T. w. N.
A. Apparently Fra Diavolo" Is not
given nowadays because it is an opera
comioue, ie., one in which musical num-
bers are interspersed with spoken dia
logue American audiences do not like
spoken dialogue in grand opera. 1t is
neither an easy nor an agreeable descent
from the vocalized to the spoken word.
@. What is the origin of the term, TO
escape by the skin of ones teeth"?-T. c.
A. "I am escaped with the skin of my
teeth" appears in Job, xix.20.
@. Please give some information about
the Eternal Light Peace Memorial in
Pennsylvania-G. B. M.
A. On July 3, 1888, President Roose-
velt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace
Memorial at the Gettysburg (Pa) Ma
tional Military Park during ceremonies
commemorating the 18th anniversary OF
the battle of Gettysburg and the last re-
union of the Blue and the Gray. The
monument was erected by appropr1a-
tions by the States of Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York,
Tennessee and Virginia and presented to
the Federal Government. Pennsylvania
at the same time decided to the Federal
Government the land upon which the
peace memorial stands. The shaft OF
the memorial, carved from veined Ala
bama limestone, towers 40 feet above the
platform, which is itself II feet above the
approach. An ever-burning flame, fed by
natural gas, tops the shaft. The me-
mortal is northwest of Gettysburg upon
the battlefield where the bloodiest battle
of the Civil War was fought.
c. When is Better Parenthood Week?
II. j. G.
A. Better Parenthood Week will be OBJ
served from October % through the 29th
1t is sponsored by the Parents Magazine.
@. Who wrote the famous old play
called Hearts of Oak"?-K. M.
A. 1t was written by James A. Herne.
actor and playwright, in 1878. He was also
the author of the successful Shore