Evening star., 1933-10-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

| band together the Christian travellers
OF America and through them to win
the commercial travellers Of America for
the glory Of God; to supply every hotel
| in America and Canada with Bible
for each guest room and to prepare the
hearts Of travellers for salvation"
velt's mother born?-J- C.
A. Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt,
mother Of the President, was born IN
1855.
Q. How many lawyers were there in
the United States at the time Of the
last census?-H. T.
A. In 1880 there were 160,6O5 law
yers. judges and justices in the United
States.
@. Which was the first State park?
II. M
A. The first State park, Of large size.
set apart primarily for recreation, was
one which is now a famous national
park. Yosemite. Congress ceded the
valley and mile-wide border around
1t to California, as State park IN
1865.
@. Did Arnold Bennett ever edit a
wornans magazine?-S. g.
| A. For seven years he was editor Of
Woman, q London periodical.
O. How far can a mole travel In
a night?-L. M.
A. The Bureau Of Biological Survey
says that 1t is difficult to state accu-
rately the distance which q mole can
travel In a night The distance which
Is ordinarily Travelled depends on the
food supply in the mole's locality and
on the conditions of the soil. One
mole was observed to travel 80 yards
in one night, which is no doubt under
the average and another was observed
| to travel more than 100 900 yards, or
| approximately ffty-six miles in one
night, which is considerably above the
average.
/ @ How many rural mail carriers are
| there in the United States?-H G.
A. The Post ONCE Department says
that there are now 39,7l9 rural car
! rierS.
@. What is the phrase on the Wash
ington Arch in New York City2-D. P.
A. Let us raise standard to which
the wise and the honest can repair.
The event is in the hands Of God
@. What Is the name Of play now
running in New York, which is written
| about the Misses Wendel?-W F. NJ
! A. The play is Double Door" The
author and sponsors Of the production,
! however, declare that the play is not
| founded on the history Of the Wendd
! family.
O. Is it true that farm crops and
flower gardens have been planted at
| Wakefield?-L. s.
A. Part of the scheme Of restoration
OF Wakefield, now in the George Wash
ington Birthplace National Monument,
consisted in planting typically Colonial
gardenS-one for flowers and one for
plantation crops. Tobacco. corn and
peanuts are among the latter. The
peanuts will be used in feeding wild
lie IN the area during the Winter.
@. What is the origin Of the term
| grass widow"?-H. E. j.
A. Authorities have not agreed as to
the origin Of the term grass widow"
According to DR.. Brewer, the use of
the term seems to have originated
! among Anglo Indians about the middle
OF the nineteenth century, from the
practice Of European husbands resid-
! ing in India sending their wives and
children to the hills during the hot
season. In this s-..fon the grass is
plentiful A more plausible sugges-
! ton is that 1t arose In America dur
| ing the gold rush in California: a man
not infrequently put his wife and
children out to board while he went to
the diggings. This he called putting
his wife to grass" as horse is put
! to grass when not in use for work