Evening star., 1935-11-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Hoskin.

by Frederic J. Hdskin.
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G. When were the A. 3. G. shons
opened in London and what do the irii.
tials stand for?-E. J.
A. The first A. B. G. (Aerated Bread
Coz tea shop was opened in London in
1884.
@. Please give some information about
Dornier, who built the Do-x.-E. K.
A. Claude Dornier was born In Bavaria
in 1884, son Of a French father and a
German mother. He worked as a metal
lurgist for Count Zeppelin, and in 1929,
with his brother, Maurice Dorrier, or
ganized the Dornier Aircraft Co. at
Friedrichshafen, there producing more
than 100 types of all-metal Seaplanes, in
cludihg the giant flying boat Do-X,
which made its first transatlantic
voyage in 1881, flying to New York with
1863 passengers.
Q. Of what is codeine a derivative7--
E. NJ.
A. codeine is an alkaloid found in
opium.
@. Who is president of the Authors
Guild?-K. w.
A. Fanny Hurst was recently elected
president. This is protective asSocia-
ton for authors, and is part of the
Authors League. Miss Hurst has long
been deeply interested in the work of the
league and has served on many of its
committees.
@. How does circulation of newspapers
in Soviet Russia compare with that in
CZarist RuSSia?-M C.
A. The total circulation of all news
papers in the Soviet Union is now ap-
proximately 100000, as compared with
circulation of 2,5OO,00O in Czarist Rus
sia in 1918.
@. How many operations are performed
in this country annually?-C. w.
A. Two million five hundred thousand
operations are performed every year in
$500 hospitals in the United States and
Canada.
@. How old is the comic strip Jiggs
and Maggie?-E. H.
A. George McManus' popular char
acters celebrated their 25th anniversary
on November 6. The comic strip has
been translated into 81 languages.
@. How many ballots were cast in the
Democratic Convention which nominated
Ini1 for he -
A. In 1924 on the 1O3d ballot J. w.
Davis received the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination.
@. Is beeswax naturally yellow?-I. H.
A. The yellow tint is impaired by the
pollen on some of the plants the bees
visit. When the bees are confined and
fed on white sugar or dark honey, the
wax is white.
O. In what part of Paris is the Bois
de Boulogue?-E. j.
A. Situated on the western side Of
Paris, this beautiful park includes the
race courses Of Auteuil and Longchamps.
Part of the ancient forest Of Rouvray, IL
was ceded to Paris by Napoleon III, and
is a favorite Partisan pleasure ground,
with numerous delightful promenades.
@. What is a farthingale?-M. M. r.
A. A hoop petticoat, originally dis.
tended with canes and later with whale.
bone or crinoline. 1t reached its most
exaggerated form in the costume Of the
seventeenth century, when the tops Of
women's skirts fared out almost at right
angles to the bodice.
@. What is the name Of the printing
school in New York which was Endorsed
by the late Adolph Ochs?-P. r.
A. The Empire State School of Print
ing in Ithaca, N. Y. A portrait Of Mr..
Ochs was recently unveiled there in
memory of his work as founder and sup.
porter of the school.
@. Was John Van Druten's play
young Woodley," ever banned in Eng
land?-R. c.
A. The play was banned for two years
in England but later was produced there
with the success Of its presentation in
America.
Q. What kind Of weather is character.
lStic of Indian Summer?-E. B.
A. The ideal Indian Summer, Accord
ing to weather experts, is tranquil pc.
riod with little or no wind, hazy sum
shine, and with temperatures well above
normal though not as high as in the real
Summer. 1t sometimes follows cold,
stormy, somewhat unreasonable weather
the last of September, in October. or
even in November. Some Autumns-
about one-fourth of them-have no very
definite Indian Summer; others have tive
or three periods that might qualify as
such.
@. What is the origin of the canta.
loupe?-L. F.
A. The cantaloupe (from Cantalupo,
Italy, is a native of Asia and Africa,
long known in the Mediterranean region
and introduced into America by the
Spaniards.
@. Is it possible for a baritone voice
to change to a tenor?-H. F.
A. One instance Of this is the case
Of Jean de Reszke Qs50-1925) whose
voice, at first baritone, developed into
one of the greatest tenors of the nine.
teenth century.
@. What is a Stola?-B. L. r.
A. 1t was the characteristic dress Of
the Roman woman, long, full tunic,
hanging from neck to feet, fastened at
the shoulders with brooches or fibulae
and resembling the Greek dress, though
more elaborate and formal. 1t was made