Evening star., 1931-12-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN,

Many readers send In questions
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/ the answers appear in the newspaper
: The space is limited and would not ac-
! commodate fraction Of such requests.
| The answers published are ones that
may interest many readers, rather than
| the one who asks the question only
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, your question to The Evening Star In
formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin
Director, Washington, D. c.
@. Why was the contract match be-
| tween the Culbertsons and Lenz and
Jacoby fixed at $50 rubbers?-T. H. N
A. Because 1t was assumed that in
| $50 rubbers the element Of luck in the
| distribution OF the cards would be ap-
| proximately even as between the teams
and the result therefore would be q test
CT the systems and skill Of the players.
@. Is a zebra a white animal with
black stripes or . black animal with
white stripes?-L. @. B.
A. The basic color Of a zebra Is
white, and his stripes are black. This
is proved by the fact that when a
zebra is crossed with a donkey the off,
spring are almost invariably Of a light
tan color with heavy black stripes on
the legs and faint black stripes on the
neck and body.
G. What country is called the garden
| Of Europe?-P. W. H.
A. Worcestershire is called the gar
den Of England on account of its seem
cry, Touraine the garden of France on
| account OF its fertility, Sicily the gar
den OF Italy on account Of its climate
and Italy is called the garden of Eu-
rope on account Of its scenery, fertility
and climate.
@. What is Demerara sugar?-C. TN
A. This Is the name given to the
finest OF raw sugars-sugar before the
refining process. The term was for
merly restricted to the Demerara sec
tion OF British Guiana. noted for It's
high-grade raw sugar, but is now ap-
piled to similar sugar from the West
Indies.
Q. What are the phases Of business
cycle?-A. w. G.
A. Authorities on economics state
that the business cycle occurs in dis
tinct periods-flrst. the crisis, the turn
ing point which marks the collapse of
the period OF property, usually initiated
by buyers strike as reaction from
high prices second, emergency liquda-
ton: third, depression fourth, read
justment: fifth, recuperation: sixth.
prosperity, and seventh, overextension
and speculation
@. Is the water OF Lake Utah fresh
or salt?-G. B. w
A. 1t Is fresh and is one Of the prin-
cipal sources Of the Great Salt Lake.
@. Who is secretary to the Prince of
Wales?-M K.
A. His secretary is the Hon Sir God
frey J. v. Thomas
@. There Is statue of Peter Pan in
a small park in Toronto, Canada. Is 1t
an original or copy of a similar
Statue?-C. G. c.
A. This statue is replica of the
original Peter Pan, which stands in
South Kensington Gardens. London,
England. The original statue is an at
tempt to catch in sculpture the Peter
Pan OF J. M. Barrie's conception OF life.
O. Suppose have note for $500 in
| bank, with collateral worth 81 900 de-
posted, and the bank fails. Does my
collateral become part of the assets
Of the bank and do I merely become
a creditor for the amount Of the realized
value Of my collateral ever and above
my debt mote to the bank?-W. r. F.
| A. Your collateral does not become o
part Of the banks assets. The bank may