Evening star., 1932-10-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN.

cotton. This years cotton crop was
made at the lowest cost in labor, ferti-
lizer and other factors in years. The
planters borrowed little money. Con-
sequently the price increase will give
man. planters a cash margin.
@. What is another name applied to
the fish known as tailors "A ].
A. The name tailor" is applied to
the blueflsh, Cheilodipterus caltatrix.
This Is very active and voracious fish.
distributed in many seas, and Is an
important food fish on the Atlantic
Coast of the United States It Is COM
monty from to pounds in weight.
though sometimes much larger, and is
very destructive to other fishes. espe-
cially the menhaden. The young are
called sneppers.
@. What nationality Is John j. Ras-
kob?-J. Mem.
A. He was born in Lockport, N. Y,
March 19, 1879. He was the son Of John
and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob,
and is reported to be Of French, Polish
and Irish ancestry.
@. Do drug stores in other countries
carry miscellaneous merchandise, as in
the United States?-H. G.
A. In European countries they are
strictly drug stores. In England they
are called chemists shops; in France,
apothecaries' shops. Canadian and
Latin American drug stores have shown
some tendency to expand, but have been
discouraged. The Cuban government
recently issued a decree forbidding G.
drug store to sell anything but drugs,
medical goods and appliances. The
only concession has been in the matter
of perfume and stationery.
@. Can an amateur tell the differ
ence between fiat plate and rotary
press stamp?-W. H.
A. 1t cannot be distinguished readily
b. the public. 1t would be necessary to
consult an expert in order to determine
the difference between the two.
Q. When was Tom Thumb taken to
England?-J. H.
A. Charles Sherwood Stratton tom
Thumb was born at Bridgeport, Conn,
January 4. 1888, and died in Middle
borough, Mass. July IS, 1888. He was
taken by his mother to P. T Barnum
in 1912, and at that time was % inches
in height and weighed about Is pounds.
He was perfectly proportioned. Bar
mum exhibited him in England in 1854.
@. What kind of prehistoric ami
NAL was it that was found in an
Alaskan glacier a year or so ago?-
L. H.
A. The remains of strange animal
found on Glacier Island. Alaska. in
November 1880, were identified as those
OF a prehistoric whale
@. Is there Covered Wagon Baby
Club?-F L. C.
A Judge James c. Needham of Mo-
desto, Calf. is president of the Gov
cred Wagon Baby Club He was born
in 1864 in an emigrant wagon while his
parents were en- route to California.
More than 100 babies were born in
covered wagons before the building of
the Union Pacific Railroad, prior to
1869.
@. What will brighten amber beads9
W. B.
A. Genuine amber beads may be
frightened by rubbing with a soft
chamois skin. No liquid or chemical
should be used.
@. When was the opera "Hansel und
Gretei' first presented?-H. P.
A This fairy opera in three acts by
Engelbert Humperdinck. with Gbretto
by A Wette, was presented first in Gs.r
many in 1898. It's first American prs
duction was in New York, October 8,
1895.
O. Which of the mems college fra
ternitieS was the first one in the Mid
die West?-N. G.
A. Beta Theta Pi was the pioneer
fraternity of the Middle West. 1t was
established at Miami University, Ok
ford, Ohio, in 1899