Evening star., 1928-04-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

cream Is changed TO butter IL 10
physical change.
q. How many cigarettes are smoked
in a year In the United States?-G. ".
A. According TO the most accurate
ngures available burned or burning
cigarettes are discarded at the rate Of
l7O'OOO a minute, or 10000 900, 900 a
year.
O. Please give examples Of words In
which the letter w" is used as vowel
ID. OBJ.
A. In words where "w" forms the
second element Of diphthon9 as In
few and how, W. is a vowel
@. Where did the slang expression
He's hellbender" come from?-E. &c.
A. Possibly from large salamander
called the hellbender, found chiefly in
the streams emptying into the Great
Lakes. This is an extremely ugly but
perfectly harmless creature that is ex-
ceedingly tenacious Of life and
hibernates IN cold weather.
Q. Who invented painting in oils?
r.. A. B.
A. Jan Van Eych Of the Flemish
School has been generally credited with
the invention, or at least with the first
practice, of painting in Oil.
O. Has It been customary TO give the
title Of Duke of Gloucester 10 younger
sons Of the King Of England?-C. Z. r.
A. The Earldom of Gloucester has
been held by several members Of the
royal family, including Robert, natural
son OF Henry 1 and John, afterwards
King OF England. The dukedom dates
from 1885, when Thomas Woodstock,
younger son Of Edward III was created
Duke Of Gloucester. The last duke vas
William Frederick, who died in 1884,
leaving no children. The present duke
Is Prince Henry, third son Of King
George. who was created such in 1923.
@. How much has it cost to build the
New York Presbyterian Hospital?
j. z. NJ.
A. The vice president Of the hos
pital says: so far II has cost US about
$4,000. 900. The end is In sight, how
ever. and I think that viii about
cover it."
@. How many garages are there in
the United States doing repair work?
d. w.
A. There are approximately $4,000
garages in this business and about
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upkeep.
O. How many banks are there in
the United States?-A. L. B.
A. On June 30. 1927. there were in
the United States 1926 reporting
banks other than national. On this
date there were 1876 national banks
making a total Of 27,06l reporting
banks.
c. h. no" 'H' '
A. The Bureau Of Fisheries says that
the sturgeon is caught by snagging. It
will not take any bait. Snagging Is
done with a hook and line. A very
heavy linen thread is used for the line
about e-eighth-inch IN diameter. The
hook should be very stout and from
three to four inches IN length.
@. When and where was the INSTALL
ment system of buying and selling
started?--R. Fl. P.
A. The system Of purchasing on the
installment plan can be traced back 10
antiquity. CrasSus. contemporary or
Julius Caesar. is said 70 have made
fortune By building houses outside OF
Rome and selling them on the INSTALL
ment plan. The present system Is
k4lOHn 10 AiGNC EAActC0 . N-Ah0k@ 49,
1t was during the last decade that ire
mendous expansion in sales and indus
tries in intallment buying occurred
@. How many cars are owned By the
Pullman Co ?-F. l. s.
A. On December 81. .1927 this company
owned zoos cars. This number Included
standard sleeping cars, parlor cars, COM
posite cars, private cars, tourist cars
and miscellaneous cars
@. Has Marion Talley ever studied
any branch Of music other than vocal7
M. B. w.
A. Miss Talley has studied piano and
violin in addition TO vocal.
Q. How many wives and children
had the father Of the present King o.
Siam?-w. E. NJ.
A. King Chulalongkorn had 1000
wives and $40 children. There were
iS4 sons and 236 daughters.
on States