Evening star., 1928-11-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. In auction bridge is fancy dealing
allowed?-A. B. G.
A. According to the laws of auction
bridge. the dealer distributes the cards
one at time, face down. the first card
to the player on his left and so on until
all So cards are dealt. the last one to
the dealer. This precludes fancy deal
ing.
@. Is the bite of the tarantula usually
fatal?-C. L. B.
A. The name "tarantula" is generally
applied in the United States to a GER
tain species of large bird spider. 1t
LldS d DlIE WI1lCAI pdIl1uI UuJ IOl
dangerous, and very seldom fatal, so far
as accurate records show.
@. How many clinics are there in
the United States whose purpose is child
guidance work?-C. N.
A. The Directory Of Psychiatric
Clinics for Children" lists 470 clinics
which provide regular service to the
public for the study and treatment of
juvenile behavior problems in 81 States
@. Do Hereford cattle have a wave
in their hair?-M. D.
A. The hair of the thoroughbred
Hereford dees have natural wave.
@. Was helium gas a war discovery:
r. T..
A. TIelium was discovered by Hide
brand in 1889.
O. Who invented the time lock?-
A. The time lock was first suggested
in 1881 by an Englishman, William
Rutherford In 1857 Holbrook & Fish
Of the United States devised another
but the first successful time locks put
on the market we're the Sergeant anc
Yale locks, brought out in 1875.
@. What is meant by saying TIT ar
estate is in chancery"?-J. E. G.
A. When an estate in England is ir
Chancery it means that it is in litiga-
ton in the Court of Chancery.
O. Were Noah and Daniel Webster
related?-D. M.
A. Noah and Daniel Webster were
not closely related These men be-
longed to distinct branches of the Web
ster family, which came over to the
United States from England.
@. Who made the Liberty Bell that
was exhibited at the Chicago World;
Fair?-C. b. L.
A. The Columbian Liberty Bell was
cast at the foundry of the Meneely Bel
Co., Troy. N. Y. in 1898, and weighed
10000 pounds. the diameter at its mouth
being 88 inches and its height rs inches
1t was duplicate of the new Liberty
Bell that was placed in the tower Of
independence Hall, Philadelphia, ir
Each thousand pounds represented
one of the thirteen original States
The exact cost of the bell is unknown
the records no longer being available
The bell was bought by committee
representing patriotic societies. of which
the late w. o. Mcdowell of Newark
N. j., was chairman At the conclusion
of the Chicago Worlds Fair the bell was
exhibited in various cities throughout
the United States
@. Are any of Shakespeare's lineal
descendants living?-L. K. P.
A. None of the family in direct de-
scent Is no.I living.
@. What lighthouse is at Crown
Point9 Whose statue is on it?-C. B.
A. The mayor of Crown Point, N. Y.
says: THE Champlain Memorial is no
longer used as a lighthouse. A steel
tower has been erected for light. The
statue is group with Samuel De
Champlain as the central figure and an