Evening star., 1934-09-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.
SKIRT" he said, "is the symbol Of the
emancipation Of women"

SKIRT" he said, "is the symbol Of the
emancipation of women"
@. Why is a spider web called .
cobweb?-J. E. M.
A. Cobweb is derived from the old
English cope, which Is an abbrevi-
ated form Of attercoppe. which means
a spider.
@. For whom was Rochester, N. r,
named?-J. D.
A. The city was named for Ma
thaniel Rochester G752-183D, who
served in North Carolina in the Revo-
luton as commissary general He pur-
chased large tracts near Rochester,
N. Y.
@, How long did the glacial period
last in the United States? How fast
| did the ice recede?-B. P.
A. It has been estimated that the
| duration Of the glacial period could
not have been much less than 100000
years. and 1t is probable that the ice
retreated from Northern United
States at least $4,000 years ago. The
ice did not advance or retreat
steadily.
@. What was the Isaac case?-F.
A. This was fugitive slave case in
1889 in which the Governor of New
York refused to arrest three colored
men charged by the Governor of Vir-
ginia with >abetting a slaves escape.
He maintained that this was not a
crime in New York.
@. Who was known as the Angelic
Doctor?-A. F. R.
A. Thomas Aquinas Q224-1274)
was so called. He was also known as
the Angel of the Schools because he
discussed the difficult points in con-
nection with the being and nature of
angels.
@. Who first used the expression
the great unwashed?-A. L.
A. The first application Of this
term to the mob has been attributed
to Burke and also to Brougham. Car
lyle says, Man has been set against
man. washed against unwashed."
@. What is vendeuse in a Paris
dressmaking establishment?-I. M.
A. She is woman who acts as
fashion guide and adviser to her
clients who are purchasing clothes.
She Is really supersaleswoman and
receives percentage on the business
she brings to the house.
O. What will it cost to broadcast
the world series this year under COM
mercial sponsorship?-S. M
A. The air rights for the series
have been signed for 100000.
@. What kind of a game is towie
and how did it get its name?-K. L.
A. Towie is a development of con-
tract bridge, which has become popu-
lar in Newport, Southampton and
Palm Beach. 1t acquires its name
from a slang phrase used by some
bridge players, and its literal meaning
Is down, 1000"
O. Is the Mark Twain Memorial
completed?-R. L. S.
A. Walter Russell, sculptor of the
Mark Twain Memorial has been
working for more than year on the
project, which has been sanctioned
by Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch and
the trustees of the estate. The Mark
Twain Foundation, composed of
friends and admirers Of the humorist.
will raise fund of one million dollars
for this purpose. A part of the me-
mortal, depicting Mark Twain sur
rounded by some of the famous char
acters he created, will be unveiled on
November 80, 1885, during the cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of
his birth.
O. How many people in the United
States have been sterilized?-H. T.
A. According to an analysis made
by the Chicago headquarters of the
American Legislators Association,
more than $4,000 men and women in
the United States have been sterilized.
More than half of the $4,000 oper-
ations performed in State institutions
have been in California, which had
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