Evening star., 1924-08-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. How should a letter be ad-
burg. Russia?-k. c.
A The Post Office Department
says that the proper address for this
city is Leningrad, Union OF Socialistic
Soviet Republics
Q. How many different things can
be made of rubber?-E. r.
A. 1t is said that one factory puts
rubber into $4,000 different articles.
Q. How large a school is the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin?-H. H
A. On November /. 1923, there
were 1852 students enrolled in the
University of Wisconsin. The fac
ulty includes 1874 professors. lo6 as
sistant professors, II associate pro-
fessors and 233 instructors.
Q. Is it true that some OF the
Austrian crown jewels are in this
country y. p. W.
A. The charge d'anaires Of the
Austrian embassy says: LAS far as
am informed some of the Austrian
Austrian treasury, while some were
taken to Switzerland by Emperor
Charles. Most of the jewels taken
to Switzerland were sold there, and
1t is. therefore, possible that pieces
Of these jewels have been brought
to this country"
Q. How many gasoline filing sta
tions are there in the United States?
d. B. K.
A. According to 1923 figures there
was a total Of 67,so2 repair shops and
service stations in the United States.
Q. What is the size of the bulb
used in the torch of the Statue or
Liberty?-W. n.
A. The chief electrician OF the
Statue Of Liberty says the torch in
the Statue Of Liberty contains 10
lamps, lis volts, 1000 watts each, or
$4,000 watts. and burns from dark to
daylight.
O. When were corsets first worn in
France?-E. N. P.
A. Corsets were introduced in
France about the time of the Revolu-
ton, when the French ladies adopted
the Greek dress. Previously they had
been worn by Germans, by whom
they were invented. Bandages re-
sembling corsets were used in Rome
during the early ages, but only as a
support, until slender waist was
they were made to compress the
form.
Q. How much radium is there?-
A. c. H.
A. The Bureau OF Mines says that
a rough estimate as to quantity of
radium in the world which has been
extracted and refined would perhaps
lie between $50 and 200 grams Of
element.
actually saw service during the
World War?-W. w. D.
A. There were 1851 Army air
planes in service during the recent
war. The Navy had 3,471 up to May
1, 1919; these included kite balloons.
seaplanes, training planes and al.
types of flying machines.
Q. What is sago made FROM
B. E. S.
A Sage, a form Of starch, is pre-
pared from the pith of the sago
palm. This pith constitutes a large
proportion of the trunk of the tree
Sage Is not oily and contains only 0.4
per cent Of fat.
Q. Is the Colorado River navigable
from Yuma to the Cuff. B. T.
A. According to the Engineer
Corps of the War Department. the
latest report, in 1903. states that there
was some navigation on the Colorado
River from Yuma to the Gulf of
vessels with 20-inch draft. How
ever, the Colorado River has never
been navigable to any great extent.
Q. How many passengers can be
carried on one Of the New York SUBJ
way trains?-B. E. F.
A. The capacity Of the subway
trains is rated at $50 passengers per
car or 1,5o0 for a 10-car train. 1t is
possible that more passengers may
be crowded on, however.
@. In a golf match if putt for a
half is conceded and the player then
tries to make 1t and fails, does he
lose the hole IS. W. c.
A. Unless the player says some
thing to the effect that he is trying
the putt for practice the assumption
would be that he did not accept the
conceded putt, and therefore he would
lose the hole, if the putt were for a
half. There is no rule for this, how
ever, and players frequently tap a
conceded putt toward the hole, some
times making it and sometimes miss
ing.
Q. Is Pennsylvania University a
State university: E.
A. There is no such institution as
pennsylvania University There is