Evening star., 1939-06-29
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

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A reader can get the answer to anp
question OF fact by Uriting The Eve.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply
@. Does it cost & working girl more to
live alone or with her family?-E. H.
A. A 1888 cost Of living survey shows
that 1t costs the working girl who lives
alone approximately 500 year more
for adequate maintenance than If she
lives at home.
Q. How many people are still unem-
ployed?-E. F. M
A. According to figures of the National
Industrial Conference Board, unemploy-
ment in the United States in April, 1899,
fell about per cent, but the total num-
ber Is approximately 10,177,000.
q. Who were the eight full commits
stoned generals in the Confederate Armyp
r. T. S.
A. the eight full generals" In the
Confederate Army were Robert e, Lee.
Albert Sidney Johnston, Joseph E. john
ston, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beaure-
gard, Braxton Bragg, Edmund Kirby
Smith, John B. Hood and Samuel Cooper,
@. What is the lowest point In Switzer.
land?-J. G.. S.
A. The lowest point in Switzerland Is
the shore of Lake Maggiore, which is
about $50 feet above sea level, while the
bottom of the lake itself is 575 feet below
sea level.
Q. In the motion picture "Wuthering
Heights" what was the name of the
piece played on the harpsichord?-
E. D. B.
A. The selection played by Nine. Ehlers
on the harpsichord is Mozart's Turkish
March"
Q. Is it true that some Of the paintings
in the Government departments are not
hkenesses of the men they are supposed
to represent?-N. NJ
A. While no mistakes of this kind are
known at present, the suspicion doubtless
arose from the strange case of Robert
Smith, who was Attorney General under
Jefferson and Secretary of State under
Madison. Smith was long represented
in the governmental collection of can
vases by striking Oil portrait After
several generations had elapsed some of
his descendants came forward and
proved that this was not a picture of
Robert Smith at ALL but of his wife's
grandfather, an old gentleman of stately
appearance but of no special distinction.
A less impressive but authentic likeness
OF Smith was substituted.
@. How many people speak Spanish?-
K. N. M
A. 1t has been estimated that Spanish
is spoken by more than 1O0O0O,OOO per-
sons.
Q. Please give the origin of the name
Chosen as applied to the former king
dom of Korea.-T. NJ. j.
A. In 1922 BIC. Ki-tze a minister of
the Yin dynasty in China, led 5000 fol-
lowers to Korea, where he founded a
kingdom which he called Chosen, Land
OF the Morning Calm.
@. In what year did Jack Dempsey and
Fred Fulton fight?-J. B.
A. Jack Dempsey knocked out Fred
Fulton in the first round of a bout in
1918.
@. How many chickens are there In
the United States?-M j. S.
A. On January l, 1899, there were ap-
proximately 413,OOOooO chickens on
farms.
@. Where was the first normal school
in the United States?-L. T.
A. The first school for the preparation
OF teachers was opened at Lexington,
VT, in 1923 by the Rev. Samuel Reed
Hall, who had been teacher as we'll as
preacher, and who accepted the pasto-
rate Of the Congregational Church at
Lexington on condition that he might
conduct seminary for teachers. Mas
sachusetts was the first State to estab-
lish normal schools, the first being
opened at Lexington in 1899.
@. OF what are marshmallows made?
M. v. M
A. Marshmallows are made of gelatin
or gum arabic, confectioners sugar and
white of egg.
@. How long have the Scotch worn
tartans?-L. j. M.
A. The term tartan was known and
the material was woven of one or two
colors for the poor and more varied for
the rich as early as the middle of the
18th century. In the accounts of John,
bishop of Glasgow, treasurer to King
James III in 1471, there occurs the fol-
lowing mention Of the material: "Ane
elne and ane halve of blue Tartane to
lyme his gowne of cloth of gold" In
1888 accounts were incurred for High
land dress for King James on the oc-
casion of hunting expedition in which
there are charges for "Heland tartane."
@. What can feed young starling7
j. L. NJ
A. Starlings have very diverse food
habits. More than 95 per cent of the
food of nesting starlings is animal mat
ter, largely insects; caterpillars are espe-
cially attractive. Other types of animal
food relished by these birds are grass
hoppers, crickets, spiders and beetles.
Almost any insect which can be secured