Evening star., 1928-06-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Stop a minute and think about this
fact, You can ask our Information
/ Bureau any question OF fact and get
| the answer back in personal letter.
| II Is o. great educational idea intro
dnced into the lives OF the most INTEL
| Iigent people In the world-An1erican
newspaper readers. II Ia part Of that
| best purpose Of newspaper-service
| There Is no charge except cents In
stamps for return postage. Get the
habit Of asking questions. Address your
| letter TO the Evening Star Information
| Bureau Frederic J. -Haskin, director,
Washington, D. G.
@. What President first kept sheep on
| the White House lawn?-L. M.
| A. President Wilson was the first
| President who ever had sheep on the
| White House lawn The number at
/ first was nine and had increased during
| the administration 10 40. They we're
sold before the Wilson's left the White
| House.
@. How far up the Amazon Is the
| tide apparent?-A. v.
| A. The Pan-American Union says
that the Amazon tide Is felt hundreds
of miles up the Amazon.
@. Is comdr. Byrd an airpIane pilot?
e. C. H.
A. Ccmdr. Byrd has a pilots license
| Under ordinary circumstances. however,
he acts as navigator rather than as
pilot.
O. Is it true that athletes die young?
| i. E. T.
A. DIR. J. H. McCurdy. In Physiology
| OF Exercise" gives the following state
nent with detailed statistics to support
It.: There is no evidence to show that
athletes die young"
@ What is the origin Of the bac-
! calaureate sermon-G. NJ. W.
A. The baccalaureate sermon ortgi-
| mated about the time the sumptuarv
! laws were passed In Massachusetts, In
| 1922 These laws were the result OF too
| much reyelry at commandments, and
prohibited com~1encers from providing
! either plumb cake, roasted or baked
| meats. pies Of any kind. also distilled
liquors" The first public commence
n1ent at Yale in 17i3 does not mention
| baccalaureate sermon. About this
! time, however. ethical addresses began
| TO be given BY college presidents or col
| lege pastors at both Harvard and Yale.
| It is thought that the baccalaureate ser
mon Of today Is an outgrowth Of that
| custom.
O. How is New York City's milk
supply secured?--J. o. G.
| A. Practically all the milk Is carried
into New York City by trains. Some
| few tank trucks are used For the
month of March. 1928, 2.855.340 To-
gallon cans we're shipped daily into New
York City. over 10 different railroads.
For the same period Of time there we're
! l63,034 10-ga)lon cans of cream and
condensed milk shipped into New York
/ City daily.
/ O. Was there actually a King Cole,
! ss mentioned in the rhyme "Old King
! Cole was merry old soul''?-C e NJ
A. King Cole was British King of
| the third century, VIM Is said to have
| taken Camulodunum from the Romans
| and to have named 1t after himself.
| Colchester. According TO some Of the
| cid chroniclers he was the father Of
/ the Empress Helena. mother Of the
! EnDorer Constantine He is the subject
OF the well known nursery rhyme.
| O. How did the loganberry originate:
| a. K.
| A. The loganberry Is a hybrid plant
/ obtained by crossing the red Antwerp
raspberry with a species Of blackberry
Judge Logan Of California was the
originator.
@ Who was Foul Weather Jack?--
| d. L. r.
! A. This was a nickname given to the