Evening star., 1932-03-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. Where is the largest swimming
pool In the United States?-C. K.
A. The one belonging to the park
system of San Francisco Is said to be.
It has a capacity Of 5000 900 gallons
of water and viii accommodate 10000
bathers.
@. Are there several varieties Of jap
anese cherry trees in Potomac Park
in washington, D. CIV. F. S.
A. There are II varieties.
@. Is Judge Samuel Seabury, who
is fighting Tammany Hall, the son OF
minister?-G. r.
A. His father, Rev. william Jones
Seabury, DID, and his grandfather,
Rev. Samuel Seabury, DID, were both
rectors of the Church Of the Annun-
ciation New York; and professors at
General Theological Seminary. His
great eat-grandfather was Rev. Sam
uel Seabury, DID, First Protestant
Episcopal bishop Of America.
@. Why Is the English pound called
sterling?-F. A. H.
~ Aavfuac
from an early English coin known IS
the esterling, which was introduced into
British trades by the Esterlings or
Saxons, who came out Of the East. 1t
was a coin which was maintained at a
steady, fixed content 1t contained ap-
proximately a pound of silver, origi-
nally The term might more properly
be expressed as an Esterling pound.
@. OF what material was the house
in which Washington was born built?-
F. E.
A. Tradition says that Wakefield was
a brick house.
@. Has the Post ONCE Department
the right to demand that person open
letter from Mexico In order to see
whether 1t contained anything dutiable? :?
L. D. r.
A. The Post Once Department says
that il customs inspectors have rea-
son to suspect that matter that Is pro-
hibited Is being sent into this country
from Mexico or other foreign countries,
letters may be stamped with the words
| supposed liable for customs duty" and
the receiver is required to open the
letters in the presence of the inspector
Of the postmaster.
@. From what is the name Rookie
feller derived?-C. H. T.
A. DR.. Henry Oscar Rockefeller
says: The name Rockefeller is de-
rived from the French Roquefeuille, and
means rock and field as illustrated by
the coat OF arms. In France it was
spelled in several different ways, as
follows: Roquefeuille, Roquefreil, Rock
evallier, Roquefeuil and Rockefolle."
@. How many of the different instru-
ments are used in symphony orches-
tra?-R. r.
A. The average number Of players
for each type of instrument is as fol-
lows: Violins, 35; cellists, 10; violists
IL; double basses, 8; flutes, 3; oboes
g. clarinets, 2; bassoons, 2; horns, A.
trumpets. 4; trombones, 8; tuba, /;
| timpani, l.
@. How long viii adobe houses last?
w. L. S.
| A. Adobe houses have stood for hun
dreds OF years. The secret of longevity
; is a dry stone foundation.
c. Why are people from Georgia
called Crackers?-W. p. NJ
A. Senator George of Georgia in
forms us that one Of the most commonly
accepted theories of the origin of the
, nickname Cracker" as applied to