Evening star., 1934-05-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

/; @. What color Is the Franklin D.
Roosevelt rose?-A. T.
A. It is a deep red, with velvety
sheen.
@. How old was Eugene Sandow.
the strong man, when he died? What
caused his death?-J. F.
A. Sandow was born in Konigsberg
in 1867, and died October IA, 1925.
His death occurred suddenly, and was
occasioned by the bursting of a blood
vessel in his brain. 1t is thought
that Sandpw, some months before his
death, seriously injured himself by
single -handedly raising an automobile
which was turned over in an acci-
dent.
@. How many Bighorn sheep are
there in the national forests?-H. B.
A. The Forest Service estimates the
total number Of mountain sheep or
Bighorns now ranging in the national
forests at more than 10000.
@. When was fast day inaugurated
by the Pilgrims?-F. B.
A. Previous to the start Of the Pill
grims from Leyden, Holland, on their
trip to America, a solemn day Of fast
ing was decreed, the day before leav-
ing, the 21st Of July, 1920. After
the landing in Plymouth, the COL
onists experienced great hardships
and as a means of evidencing their
reliance on Almighty God a solemn
day of fasting was proclaimed for
Wednesday, the 10th of July, 1928
On this day no food was partaken of
from sunrise to sunset, but the entire
day was spent in religious observance
and prayer.
@. Please describe the flag used at
the Olympic Games.-P. A. R.
A. The flag used for the Olympic
Games has an arrangement of five
circles on white or neutral back
ground. The three upper circles, blue,
black and red, do not touch, but they
are joined by two lower circles of yel-
low and green, which, in turn, do not
touch each other. The blue circle
represents Europe, the black. Africa;
the red, America the yellow, Asia, and
the green, Australia.
G. How old is the Santo Domingo
Mission near Brunswick, Ga.?-
M. w S.
A. This Spanish mission is approx
mately 374 years old and is to be
restored by Civilian Conservation
Corps workers as part of a develop
ment which includes a shrine and
State park.
@. If the name and address of an
inquirer is not given. will his ques-
ton appear in the column?-B. U.
A. Probably not. Research work is
done only on letters which include
names and addresses. Space in the
column is too limited to include the
queries which are unsigned. Give
name and address and inclose coin or
stamps for reply. Direct your letter to
this newspapers Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash
ington, D. c.
Q. How many bills are engraved
daily?-J. c.
Printing says thai the average number
Of bills engraved daily is 3,464,736.
@. When did Borden first make
condensed milk?-I. M. w.
A. DR.. Gail Borden's experiments
in condensing milk began shortly after
1851 and his first application for a
United States patent was made in
1853. 1t was first rejected on the
ground that it lacked novelty and
usefulness. The patent, however (No.
1859 was granted August l9, 1856.
This was followed by other patents.
@. Please give biography Of Caro-
line Miller. who won the Pulitzer prize
for her novel, Lamb in His Bosom. p
E. F.
A. Born in Waycross. Ga. the au-
thor will be thirty-one years old on
August 26 She has lived all her life
in South Georgia and attended Way
cross High School. Her husband, Will