Evening star., 1943-10-12


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@. Are there any manufactures in the
District of Columbia?-H. R.
A. The Census of Manufactures OF
1889 reported 497 manufacturing estab-
lishments employing 1879. The value
of products was S79,875 ,297.
@. What ancient people removed their
shoes when sealing bargain?-A. S. c.
A. Shoes were used by the ancient
Hebrews for symbolic purposes as we'll as
protection, and it was customary for
them to take off the shoes to bind an
agreement or bargain.
@. How many divisions are there in
the German Army?-L H. H,
A. Germany has 300 divisions, having
raised and reformed more than so this
year.
@. Did Mussolini attend university
H. C. S.
A. After early training at the Normal
School of Forlimpopol, MusSolini went
to Switzerland, where, after a period of
poverty and hardship, he graduated from
the University of Lausanne.
@. Does a ship draw more water when
travelling at high speed?-C. B. D.
A. Small ships when travelling fast
tend to squat; that is, they dip at the
stern. A destroyer does this when trav-
cling at high speed. In such cases the
vessel would draw more water. A large
ship would not draw more water to an
appreciable extent when travelling at
high speed.
O. What IS the distance between the
Solomon Islands and Japan?-E. L. H.
A. The Solomons lie more than 5000
miles from Japan
of Women Voters organized?-G. D. NJ.
A. On a night in February, 1920, the
National American Woman Suffrage As
sociation celebrated in Chicago the
| passage of the nineteenth amendment
with a victory party and the League of
Women Voters was born. At this meeting
Mrs. Maud Wood Park was elected
president.
@. How many times does the heart beat
in q day?-B. c. J.
| A. The human heart beats 70 times in
/ minute or l04 900 times day. At every
stroke 10 cubic inches of blood are forced
| out into the body. The heart thus pumps
1929 gallons day.
Q. Please give the origin of the saying
! that old friends are best.-W. H. D.
! A. Plautus in Act I. Scene 2. of Trucu-
lentus exclaims: How much the best of
a mans friend is his oldest friend" This
thought has been frequently expressed
through the ages.
@. What kind of an instrument is
virginal?-D. @.
| A. 1t is a spinet type of early keyboard
instrument. The name may have been
| given in honor of Queen Elizabeth or
| because the instrument was often played
by young ladies.
/ Q. What is the title OF the book on
ships written by President Roosevelt?
| C. H.
/ A. The book was published in 1914 and
entitled, Our First Frigates. Some Un-
: published Facts About Their Construc-
ton
G. How much forest area is represented
by the amount of newsprint large news
paper uses in one year?-T T.
A. 1t represents nearly 1000 acres OF
forest.
Q. What is the origin of the Shield Of
David?-C. D B
A. The Magen David consists of
hexagram formed by the combination of
two triangles. 1t may be an accidental
conventionalizing of the ancient Hebraic
signature of King David.
Q, What is the average number Of
eggs a hen lays in a year?-R. D.
A. The average is only 80 year. How
ever, in some flocks the average per hen
may be as high as $50.
@. What was the first battle of the
Civil War?-E. H K.
a. The Battle of Fort Sumter Is gen.
/ orally referred to as the first battle OF
| the Civil War. This took place on April
1913, 1861.
/ @. What is the literal meaning of the
word 'microbe" &c. R. K.
! A. 1t means small living things" On
March II, 1878, the French Academy of
Sciences held a meeting to determine
whether the so-called germs recently dis
covered were to be considered plants or
animals. Opinion was divided until
finally a physician, Sedillot, suggested
the term microbes.
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