Evening star., 1925-09-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. What has been the shortest time
for a game of organized base ball P
B. r.
A The shortest game by time was
81 minutes, played by New York and
Philadelphia of the National League.
The score was: New York, 6; Phila-
delphia, 1. Thi was the first game
on September 20, 1919.
@. Where did the plan Of laying
out city streets at right angles to
each other and at regular distance
originate?-P. w.
A. Philadelphia was the first of
modern municipalities whose plan was
prepared for q particular site, and the
rectangular plan there adopted has
guided city planning in America ever
since.
@. What is meant by drinking q
heel tap?-B. K. S.
A Drinking a heel tap means to
drain the glass to the bottom. A heel
tap is a shoe peg stuck in the heel
and taken out when the shoe Is fin
ished.
@. What are the ninarets on Mo
hammedan mosques for?-G. L.
A. The minaretS of Mohammedan
mosques are the towers from which
the officer whose business it is issues
the muezdn, or call to prayer, at
which signal all true Mohammedans
face toward the east and engage in
devotions.
Q. What kind of a home is q
union" in England?-F. S. j.
A. A very common term for a
workhouse in England is "The
Union
O. To what average height does
pampas grass grow?-P. W. NJ.
A The leaves of the pampas grass
of the Argentine often grow more
than feet long and the Towering
stems may exceed 10 feet in height.
O. How many places has the nu.
merical value Of pi been carried out?
M. P.
A. At the end of the seventeenth
century the value Of pi had been cal
| culated to II places by Abraham
Sharp. J. Machin carried it to a
hundred places; ]. NJ. q. Duse to 200.
This calculation of pi has now been
carried to 707 places Of decimals.
Q. How are marshmalIows made?-
F. w. w
A Soak three tablespoonfuls of
gelatin in or1e-half cup of cold water
for five minutes. Put one and one
quarter cups of water in a saucepan
with two cups Of sugar. Heat slowly
to the boiling point and boil without
stirring to 242 degrees, or until il
threads from the spoon. Stir in the
gelatin, boil two minutes. remove
from the fire and let stand until near
ly cold. Then add any desired favor
ing and beat until thick and white.
The mixture should be nearly thick
enough to hold it's shape. Pour into
pans sprinkled thickly with a mixture
Of one-third cornstarch and two
thirds powdered sugar. Let stand
overnight. Turn out on a sugared
board. cut in cubes and roll in pow
dered sugar. Drowned chopped COCO
nut. chopped nuts or cinnamon and
sugar.
Q. Who owns the original manu-
script OF Benjamin Franklin's auto
biography?-J. H. D.
A. This manuscript is owned by
Henry Huntington of Los Angeles and
New York.
Q. Where is the Oldest school of elo-
cution in this country?-W. c. a.
A. The National School of Elocution
and Oratory. Philadelphia. is the old
est incorporated school of oratory in
the United States. .-
@. Where are some of the great
carillons in the WORLDS. r H.
A. 1t Is generally conceded that the
finest carlton in the world is at
Mechlin, Belgium Before the war
this had As bells, Antwerp's had Al
Clients had 81, Bruge's, Al; Courtai 8,
4e; Mons, At. AS William G. Rice
says. I'm all, there were about 20