Evening star., 1940-11-18

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@. When was the last year the natio
budget was balanced?-J. M
A. The expenditures Of the Fede
Government have exceeded the reven
since 1880.
@. How fast does the average per-
| speak?-W. J. M.
A. The average person speaks from
to $50 words per minute. The rate
which he increases speed under exc.
ment depends entirely on the individl
@. What is the origin Of the name Jol
Bull as applied to England?-A. S. B
A. The term John Bull was first 4
piled to England in satire by Dr. Jo |
Arbuthnot, entitled Law is BottoI
less Pit" In this work the author Il
John Bull to represent the English Il
ton.
@. Did Hitler say that propaganI
would convince people that heaven
he'll or vice versa?-C. R
A. In his autobiography, ND
Kampf,' he says: BY clever, constj
propaganda a people can be convinj
that heaven is hell or that a miseyat
life is paradise"
@. How did the leopard get its mani
B. H.
A. The leopard is so called because
medieval times it was thought 10 beI
cross between the lion Qeo) and the pa
which was the name given to pantj
that had no white specks on its body.
@ What was the name Of Gen. Robj
Z. Lees bodyguard 10 whom he left sd
money?-M. B.
A. Gen. Lee bequeathed $3.50 10
Negro bodyguard, William Mack Lee.
@ Where did the expression q"
primrose path Of daIIiance" originate
c. C
A The Phrase is from Act 7 of "Ha4
let."
@. What is alle-gy?-J. ST.
A. Allergy is described as oversensi
zauon TO certain foods, drugs. planl
animals, climatic conditions and enl
tional disturbances.
@. Where are the senses Of baIan|
and direction located?-T G. G..
A They are located in the semi
cular canals in the inner ear. These l
nails are arranged in three planes 50 i
a person can feel his balance or lack
it in any position in which he is L6d
10 be placed.
@ What is a kangaroo APPLE
H.P.
A. L IS plant native 10 Peru, I'd
Zealand and Australia. and is closd
related 10 the potato. The mealy. sligh1
acid fruit is used for food by the nauv|
@ What is the motto Of the Unit|
States Air Corps?-K H.
A. The words on the insignia Of 4
caps worn by members Of the Air C0~
are Ut viri violent" and are transla-I
AS they wish to be alive or LAS 4
living desire
@ How long has condensed milk bel
used III. E B
A. In 1856 Gail Borden secured a "a
ent for producing condensed milk
evaporation in a vacuum and soon af-0
ward he established factories in ~
York and Illinois. During the Civil "
his condensed milk was widely used
the Army and Navy.
Q. Where is the monument which "
erected to an amiable child?-I. l. T.
A, Opposite Grants Tomb on Rive
side drive in New York City is the e~a
with a monument Erected to the Men
ory Of an Amiable Child" The ch.
was St. Clair Pollock. who died on III
spot on July IS. 1871 The deed 70 q
property, executed in 1900, provides tn
the grave be forever preserved.
O. Who invented the automat?-P
A. II was invented by Max Sielaff ar
exhibited in Germany in 1896 A simil
invention appeared in Sweden about Il
same time. The first restaurant of tn
kind in the United States was opened
Philadelphia in 1902.
@ How long has AlCatraz been a Fet
eral penitentiary?-J. Med
A. In October, 1893. the Departnel
Of Justice took over the control Of A
catraz and it became a Federal pen
tentiary. Prior 10 that it was a militia,
prison.
@. Where do the best pearls con
frOm?-A. R.
A. The finest pearls in the world al
found in the Persian Gulf, mainly in Ii
waters around the Islands Of Bahrein.
@. What was DisraeA's description
Gladstone in which he used the expres
sion "a sophisticated rhetorician"?- ?
E. M
A. "A sophisticated rhetorician. ir
ebriated with the eXuberance of his ow
verbosity, and gifted with an egotisticG
imagination that can at all times com
mand an interminable and inconslster
series of arguments to malign an oppo
nent and to glorify himself"
@ How long does it take drop c
blood to ClOt?-K. B. w
A. Normally it clots in to 7 minute
In hemophiha the coagulation of bloc
may take more than an hour.