Evening star., 1940-03-05
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin,

reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by tDrtttng The Eve.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. H1sktn, director. Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give the origin Of sabotage?
r. w. M.
A. Sabotage arose among the radical
French labor circles known as syndi-
calists. The term is derived from tina
practice OF q French workingmans
throwing his wooden shoe (sabot) into
moving machinery, thereby causing
wanton damage.
@. Do the hamingos at Hialeah Parks
live on fish?-A. w. D.
A. An article in the current Nature.
magazine says: Many thousands of
dollars are spent each year for cracked
rice, dried shrimp, soft wheat and cod
liver oil on which to feed the Hialeah
famingos. The rice is ordered in 18
lots and shipped to Miami from Louisi-
ana. The daily ration provides $50
pounds of rice cooked with 40 pounds Of
shredded shrimp, salt, wheat and one
quart of oil. The feeding troughs are
set in trench, SO that the birds can
fill their maws with water as they
swallow"
O. How many people took the para.
chute jump at the New York Worlds
Fair last year?-W. M
The pararhI,te i,,pop uos +ba ,,,oet
popular ride of the 1889 season, with
55l 800 paying to take the 250-foo drop.
@. Please give the name and birth
date of the child who played the part
Of Bonnie in Gone With the Wind."-
R. T.
A. Cammie King, who played the part
OF Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With
the Wind" was born in Los Angeles,
Calf, on August "a, 1884
@. Is there memorial to James We'll
don Johnson, the Negro poet and author?
"A. H.
A. movement is now in progress to
erect statue in New York City in his
memory. The memorial will consist of
symbolic bronze group based on Mr..
Johnsons famous poem, 20 Black and
Unknown Bards" On one side of a
high marble base will appear the head
OF the poet IN bas relief, and on the
other stanza from the poem The
statue will be executed by Richmond
Barthe.
@. Is calcium abundant?-F. E. G..
A. 1t is fifth in the order of abund.
ance of all the elements, making up 3.22
per cent of the earth. air and sea,
@. Was John Paul Jones originally
buried in France?-P. S. NJ
A. After long search instituted by
Gen. Horace Porter, American Ambas-
sador to France, his burial place was
discovered in 1905 in the old st. Louis
Cemetery in Paris. In 1906. his body
was conveyed by United States squad.
ron to Annapolis, Md. where 1t was
buried with naval honors. 4
@. Where is there a collection Of sun
dials?-H T. NJ
A. One especially fine collection is at
the Adler Planetarium in Chicago; an.
other is at the Columbia University
Library in New York City.
O. When is Boys and Girls Week.
r. B.
A. Boys and Girls Week will be OBJ
served from April q to May 4.
O. How old is the song entitled Rule
Britannia &c. w.
A. Rule Britannia" the famous pa
triotic song of Great Britain, first ap-
peared in the 'Masque OF Alfred" pro-
duced in 1740 by Thomson (author Of
''The Seasons) in collaboration with
Mallet.
@. What oath did George Washing
ton take when he became President?-
G. S. T.
A. Washington took the following
oath: Il do solemnIy swear (or afirm)
that will support the Constitution of
the United States"
Q. How many Christians are there in
the world?-C. j. S.
A. The total number of Christians Of
all beliefs Is 6s2, 100000.
O. Is Madge Evans, the actress, mar
ried?-L. B.
A. She is the wife Of Sidney KINGS.
ley, playwright
@. Should some food be left on the
plate at the end of meal for good
manners?-W. S. B.
A. Emily Post says that the greatest
compliment one can pay hostess or a
cook is to eat everything on the plate
@. What Is the theme song Of "Our
Gal Sunday?"-E. H.
A. The theme song of the radio pro-
gram is "Red River Valley
@. What is the word used when al.
though you are doing something for the
| first time you have an odd feeling that
| you have done the exact thing before?
r. T. U.
A. The word is paramnesia. 1t is a
common experience, and, briefly ex-
planned, the reaction depends upon q
little trick of the mind manifested by a
| momentary loss of sense of time and
space The individual enters into an
cit