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

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A reader cun get The dnsuer to ann
question OF fact by tDritino The Washino-
ton EDening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Hasktn, Director, Washing.
ton, D. C. Please tncEose stamp for reply.
@. How many hours does the average
working woman spend In eating, sleep.
ing and working?-C. C.
A. A study made by the Y. w. A.
of its members gave the following di-
vision of time in the day: Sleep, 7&
hours; personal care, hour % minutes;
eating. hour Al minutes: work, hours
IL minutes; transportation, 1 hour 90
minutes; leisure, hours l6 minutes.
@. How many wild-life refugees does
the Government maintain?-M. w.
A. The Biological Survey administers
106 wild-life refugees All species OF wild
mammals and birds are protected on
these areas, although six are maintained
primarily as big-game preserves. In
addition to these there are 1,006 State
reservations and also many privately
owned bird and game preserves.
Q. What is termed round of am
munition?-J. A. H.
A. The National Rife Association
says that round of ammunition is a
complete cartridge, consisting of bullet,
cartridge case, powder and primer.
@. Is there race of giants in any
country?-J. A. H.
A. There is no existing race of people
sufficiently tall to be termed giants.
The highest stature of a race is 71O2
inches for males of the Sara tribe of the
Upper Nile region in North Africa.
@. How much salt is there in Great
Salt Lake?-E. M.
A. The amount has been estimated as
5000, ,000,000 tons.
@. Please give the source Of the quo
tation about making a better mouse
trap.-W. F. j.
A. Ebert Hubbard said: IF man
can write better book. preach better
sermon, or make a better mouse trap
than his neighbor, though he build his
house in the woods. the world will make
a beaten path to his door" The Roy
crofterS said Mr.. Hubbard had in mind
the following lines from Emerson, but.
having no copy Of Emerson at hand at
the time he quoted as above: If a man
has good corn, or wood, or boards, or
pigs to sell, or can make better chairs
or knives. crucibleS or church organs
than anybody else. you will find a broad,
hard-beaten road to this house, though
1t be in the woods"
@. Will you please tell me how can
make muslin f1reproof. so that I can
place it over the radiators to keep the
dirt from forming on the walls above
them?-C. w.
A. Muslin can be made fire resistant
by dipping in an alum solution. Seven
teen per cent strength is the strongest
solution that will not crystalline out at
ordinary temperatures. and corresponds
to l.42 pounds per gallon.
@ Where is the Hayden Planetarium?
&C. w. H.
A. 1t is located in the grounds Of the
American Museum of Natural History,
Seventy-seventh street and Central Park
West, New York. N. Y. The planetarium
is open to the public each day.
@. What circus stayed IN Washington
for several months during the Civil
War?-M. D. H.
A. At the time of the Civil War.
Nixon & Barton brought the Cremone
Circus from New York to Washington.
A building was erected on the southeast
corner of Pennsylvania avenue at Sew
enth street. and the circus remained
there for six months.
O. What is the law in North Dakota
relative to illegitimate children?-P. c.
A. In North Dakota statute enacted
in 1917 provides that all children are
legitimate, whether born in or out OF
wedlock, and that all have the same
rights as to support by parents and as
to inheritance.
@. Was Rudolf Schildkraut related
to Joseph Schildkraut, the actor?-M. B.
A. Joseph Schildkraut is the son Of
this distinguished actor. who was the
star of the Yiddish Art Theater in New
York.
@. What is "may"?-H. F. C..
A. This is an English name for the
hawthorn and its blossoms.
O. Where did the folk school orig
inate?-C. F.
A. In its most widely known form
1t originated in Denmark in the middle
of the nineteenth century. The idea, as
originally conceived by Bishop Nikolai
Grundtvig, was to stimulate the life OF
young adults U8 to 25) of rural Dem
mark to foster patriotism and strengthen
religious conviction and to provide vo.
cational training. The first school, es-
tablished in SchleSwig in 1849. was
moved across the Danish border after
Schleswig passed to Germany, in 1864.
@. What is "natto"?-G. B. r.
A. Natto, commonly called cheese, is
a Japanese fermented food product pre-.
pared from soybeans. Although its man
ufacture varies, probably with the local.
ity, it is common practice to boil the
soybeans until tender and then leave
them in warm place for "a hours, or
until they have fermented.
@. In what prison in England was the
father of Charles Dickens confined?-
E. M.
A. At MarshalSea, in Southwark,
London. 1t was abolished in 1849.
@. When did James Monroe move to
Ashlawn?-J. j.