Evening star., 1932-01-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

, made only large enough comfortably to
take care of these operations, thereby
reducing the air resistance TO a
minimum.
O. Were washington's hands large?
M. M.
A. Helen Nicolay quotes Lafayette
as saying that Gen Washington had
the largest hands he ever saw on a
human being.
| @. Are any two snowfiakes Of exact
! ly the same pattern?-L. B.
| A. Wilson A. Bentley, who has de-
voted years to the study of snow crys-
tails. says that duplicates are never
/ found.
@. Did Luther Burbank renounce h,
| atheistic viewS?-O. H.
| A Luther Burbank did not at an
time before his death renounce his N?
| terialiStic views. He was not, strict
speaking, an atheist having as he salt
an open mind.
@. When was sugar first made from
sugar beets in the United States
D. F.
A. The first factory was erected by
Edward Lee Church at Northampton,
Mass, in 1888 and the following year
| it produced 800 pounds Of sugar. A
| few other factories followed, but all were
failures. In 1870, E. H. Dyer erected
at Alyarado, Calf, factory which be-
came successful in 1879 and marked
| the beginning of the modern sugar
making from sugar beets.
@. Whose duty is it to install the
new officers in a club?-W. S.
A. It may devolve upon the past
president, but it is becoming increas-
! ingly popular to elect, or to have ap-
pointed what is known as the officer
| of the day This is one person who
acts as master or mistress, of cere-
monies and who is charged with the
| proper conduct OF the installation eXer-
| cises and the transfer OF the badges
of Authority. such as the gavel, pin
etc, from the past official to the in
| coming administration
@. Have ships or trains ever been
lost in quicksands?-W. S.
A. Historical records show that ships
have been engulfed in quicksands. In
| 1903 13 warships were lost in night
and the wrecks entirely swallowed. The
| effects Of quicksandS were we'll Illus
| trated in 1875 by the sinking OF loco
motive and train at Pueblo, Colo, The
| tram SdIlh DCyOllu dAoSOFCLy OAASA5AA
probed for to a depth of so feet.
@. Why is it said that one should not
! die without seeing CarcaSSonne ?-M.
A. S.
| A. This is a remarkable walled city
in the South of France which has a
very medieval aspect and Is a fasci-
mating place to tourists.
| @ What is tl1ng oil used for?-L. D.
A. For centuries the Chinese have
grown tung oil trees in a primitive way
and manufactured oil from their fruit
by the crudest methods. Yet this oil
has been the chief paint oil Of China
and has become the basis for some Of
their finest lacquers, for the water
proofing of their fabrics and the main
vehicle for their paints From the SCOT
Of tung oil has been made the finest
India" ink. The oil has been used for
dressing leather, for waterproofing silk
and for oiling and calking junks. The
tung oil tree is a beautiful ornament
1t has large leaves like the catalpa and
a profusion of white blossoms in March
1t grows rapidly, giving pleasant
shade while still young. The tree was
introduced into the United States In
1905.
@. How many acres are there in the
cemeteries in Greater New York?-A. S.
A. They comprise 4,074.2 acres.
@. Upon what date will Easter fall
this year?-M. J. B.
| A, March 27,