Evening star., 1943-08-14
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To Questions
By Frederic J. Huskin.

By Frederic J. Huskin.
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@. OF the total number Of members OF
United States armed forces killed is the
greater number in the Army or the
Navy7-M. A. T.
A. The figures are very close. On
June "A. 1s43. figures on casualties re-
leased by the War ana Navy Depart
ments showed that 1904 persons In the
Navy and 1873 In the Army had been
killed.
@. What incident led directly 70 the
formation Of political parties IN the
United States7--P. N. 8.
A. In 1896 one elector from virginia
and one from North Carolina voted for
Adams instead of jefferson who was the
choice Of the two States at large. As .
result there were two lists Of party can
didates for electors in the next election.
@. If the salt In the oceans were spread
over the United States how deep would
1t be2-C. B. u.
A. 1t is estimated that there Is enough
salt in the oceans to cover the entire
United States with salt to q depth OF
Ia miles.
@. Do any animals conduct operations
resembling warfare?-L. w. r.
A. Ants seem to be the only organisms
below man conducting operations resem-
bling warfare. Certain species make
mass attacks upon others, plunder them
of their immature young and hold them
In kind of slavery.
@. Who was Sarah Malcolm?-T. E. g.
A. Sarah Malcolm was hanged in
London in 1888 for triple murder She
was painted in the condemned cell by
Hogarth two days before her execution.
O. What is curlingp-S. w. o.
A. Curling is game in which stones
weighing from 80 to A pounds are
thrown along level stretch Of ice to-
ward mark. There are four men on
side each playing two stones.
c. Who wrote the words OF the song
John Browns Body"?-D. H.
A. This marching song set to the
music of the Battle Hymn Of the Re-
public" became popular early In the Civil
War. The author Is unknown.
@. Do married or single persons live
longer?-E. L. II,
A. Although the death rate varies at
different ages, the chances Of longer
life are greater for married than for
single persons. The difference is even
more marked among men than among
women.
@. How much damage and how many
lives wers lost in the Florida hurricane
in 1926?-N. L. NJ.
A. On September Is, 1926, this hurri-
cane swept on into Alabama and Mis-
sissippi. 1t killed 372, injured over 5000
and made almost $4,000 families home
less. The total value Of property losses
was estimated at $40, 900.
@. What was responsible for the de-
cline of the persecution of witches in the
17th century?-C. T. F. 9s'
A. In 1893 the superstitions about
witchcraft began to weaken, chiefly
through the writings Of Thomas Brattle
and Robert Calef Of Boston.
O. How long have ships been used by
man?-C. G. C.
A. The exact length Of time men have
used some form of ship is not known.
The Oldest known ships are those shown
on a pre-Egyptian vase Of 5000 to
5000 B. C.
@. How was Paris named?-M. P. A.
A. Among the cities of Gaul which
Caesar captured was Lutetia, or mud
town." inhabited by Celtic tribe called
Par-is-i-i. Caesar appreciated its splen-
did location, built temple of Jupiter
and the town that sprang up was named
| for the ancient tribe.
@. Who were the men who rowed
across the Atlantic Ocean?-W E. v.
A. The names of the two Scandi-
navians who rowed across the Atlantic
Ocean in the summer of 1896 were
George Herbo and Frank Samuelsen of
Branchport. N. J. The boat was named
| the Fox.
@. Where was the greatest snowfall in
the United States?-C: C. F.
A. Sixty inches of snow fell In one
day in 1908 at Giant Forest, Calf. The
greatest seasonal snowfall was over 70
feet at Tamarack, Califr in the winter
Of 1867.
@. What is the significance of the ex-
preston, "Tatooed Man Of Maine"2-
B. D. o.
A. This pseudonym was applied to
James G. Blaine. 1t originated in the
fact that one of the weekly magazines
printed cartoon representing him as
Phryne before the Athenian judges, tat
tooed with the names of political scan-
dals with which his name had been
connected.
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