Evening star., 1933-06-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the climate Of the Mediterranean re-
sembles most closely that Of Southern
California.
@. How do peanuts grow?-M q.
A. The peanut Is tropical plant Of
the bean family, OF erect habit, with
whose peduncles bend after fertilization
and push the pods into the ground.
where they ripen.
@. How did the phrase almighty dol
lar come into use?-A. d.
A. 1t is believed TO have originated
with Washington Irving In his wolf
erts Roost, Creole Village" published
in 1887 in the Knickerbocker Magazine.
The expression was popularized by B.
z. Woolf. author of the comedy en-
titled THE Almighty Dollar"
@. Just where is Hell's Kitchen In
New York City7-C. N.
A. The New York Historical Society
says that there we're no exact bound
aries of Hell's Kitchen. That name was
given to the section west Of Tenth ave-
nue. between Thirty-eig and Forty
second streets; also sometimes applied
to blocks little farther north.
@. What was the value Of Lincoln's
estate, and how was it divided after
his death?-W. P.
A. Lincoln's estate. as administered
by United States Supreme Court JUS
tice David Davis, amounted to $l1O,-
295, mostly saved from his salary OF
5000 a year and invested in Govern
ment securities. The property was
equally divided among the widow and
the two sons, Robert T. and Thomas
(Tad).
@. What Is the Maelstrom?-C. B.
A. The Maelstrom is rapid current
or tidal whirlpool of the northwest
coast of Norway. It runs with the tide
alternately six hours from north 70
south and six from south TO north. pro,
ducing immense Whirls. When the wind
is northwest and opposed to the re-
fux of waves, it attains its greatest
fury. but in ordinary circumstances IL
can be traversed without difdculty.
@. Is there any way TO prevent ne
contents Of bottle from spilling when
traveling?-C. B.
A. The bottle, cork and al, may b
dipped into melted parafnn.
=, Q; What is absolute mndss-A'
A. This is q term applied 10 musie q
q purely abstract type, devoid of eny
non-musical or extra-musical sisnid.
canoe. as distinguished from that of
the pictorial or descriptive kind known
as program music.
@. When was the frst cremation In
the United States?-A. w. A.
A. The first cremation In the 0cct-
dent took place in America In 1T92.
when Col. Henry Laurens, president OF
the Continental Congress OF 1777-7e. .
member Of Gen. Washingtons military
staff and one of the four commissioners
England after the revolution "a Free
mason, as were most of the other ON.
cers), was cremated, according to di-
rections left in his will, on his estate
at Charleston, 8. 10. A week later the
body Of o close friend Of his was the
second cremation Of whites Ia this
country.
q. Was the late William Muldoon
ever on the stage?-F. N.
A. He made his first and only stage
appearance with Helena Modjeska and
Maurice Barrymore La "As You Like
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wrestler.
Q. What is Pearl Bucks creed for
novelists ?--W. L. NJ.
A. Mrs. Bucks creed Is as follows:
81 believe only In life-trasic, gay.
glorious, incomprehensibIe life. be-
1ieve in human beings, and tn the good
and evil mingled IN ~ all. believe
in art; that II Is to b kept to its one
holy use-which Is 70 portray faith
fully, as only the purest art can. life 1t
self and life only"
q, When was sweet Adeline" hrst
published?-v. ". q.
A. The song was copyrighted IN 1908.
Q. Did any regiments OF United
States Cavalry see service IN France?
&C. j. C.
A. -Four regiments Of Cavalry, the
I'd, Sd, 9Th and 18th, had service
in the A. z. r. and the total personnel
at the time of embarkation wns 5,528.