Evening star., 1934-03-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

temperature and then finished slowly,
with the temperature rapidly reduced.
For example, If, after beef ribs have
been scared In hot oven, the tenn
perature Is rapidly reduced so as TO
finish the cooking very slowly, the
shrinkage Of the meat when rare Is
only about one-eighth of the fresh
weight; whereas If the roasting goes
on to the end in q hot oven the
shrinkage Is about one-fourth Of the
fresh weight
@. Please list some Broadway shows
that have had unusually long runs.
C. ].
A. "Abie's Irish Rose" had a record
OF 2,532 performances; "Lightnin,"
1921; The Bat" s67; 1.-THE Green
Pastures" $40, and Show Boat" 572
@. What were centaurs?-H. F.
A. In classic mythology they were
beings who were half man and half
horse. They fought with the Lap
ithaca people of Thessaly-at the
marriage feast Of Hippodamia and
Pirithous, and were expelled from
their country. Chiron was the most
famous of the centaurs.
Q. How is the ordinary household
broom made2-N. E.
A. The material used Is broom corn,
variety OF sorghum grown exten-
sively in the Mississippi Valley and
particularly in Kansas and Okla
homa. The broom corn Is graded,
the rougher portions, called under
working, being tied with wire) first
around the foot Of the handle; the
medium quality, called self working,
next, and then the outer layer of the
best quality, called hurl. The broom
thus formed is conical. It is given
its usual fattened shape by squeezing
it in wise and, while thus held sew
ing it through and through with
twine. A special broom for heavy
use has a metal band placed around
it while in the wise, and is sewn with
wire through the band, the handlc
being brought down low enough to BE-
circled with this wire stitching.
@ What Is the origin of the Irish
race?-P. B.
A. In the population Of Ireland,
three major types are usually recog-
niZed. The most primitive is the short,
black-haired type, sometimes called
Firbolg. variously defined by an
thropologists as non-Aryan or as
Iberian or branch Of the Mediter-
ranean race. The conouerors Of these
peoples we're tall and blond race
known as Tuatha De Danann, who
were either Scandinavian or Celtic
speaking peoples. They were followed
by the Gaelic invasion probably
within historic times. This Celtic
speaking race is identified with the
predominant type Of Irish of the
present day.
@ Who is president Of the Motion
Picture Research Councu?-F. B.
A Mrs. August Belmont Is active
president of this organization and DR..
A. Lawrence Lowell is the honorary
president.
@. How many maSts are there on
the ship Seth Parker?-D. c.
A. There are four. The tallest is
l35 feet, the other three 1873 feet.
q. Are bank deposits now insured?
%. F. R.
A. In accordance with legislation
enacted during the last session of
Congress, there has been insurance
on bank deposits since January l.
1884, to the amount of s2.50O to each
depositor. After July l of next year
deposits up to $4,000 will be fully
insured and larger ones partially.
After July l, 1886, the insurance will
cease to be in force for any banks
not becoming national banks or en-
tering the Federal Reserve system.
G. How did the Eskimos tell time
and what did they use for money be-
tore the white man came?-V. M. c.
A. The Smithsonian Institution
says that before Influenced by the
advent of white civilization the Es-
kimoS had neither a systematiZed
method Of telling time nor a none
tary system, or its equivalent. They
were, of course, cogniZant Of the
phases of the moon. as are almost all
primitive peoples, and Of the differ
ence in the length Of the day in Sum-
mer and Winter, but this was about
as far as their knowledge of chro-
nometry went. AS for money, barter
was the only method Of exchange
known TO them.