Evening star., 1935-09-30


ton, D. C. Please incIose stamp for IepIy.
@. When did Wiley Post buy the plane
in which he and Will Rogers lost their
hves?-A. M.
A. He purchased 1t in February, 1885.
@. In the case Of Siamese twins, If one
of them we're to drink to excess, would
both become intoxicated?-G. M. H.
A. The original Siamese twins we're
Chang and Eng. Chang was intem-
perate. but his potations had no effect
upon Eng, although thin bar of liver
tissue extended through the band which
joined them.
@. OF what material was the hut
built in which Admiral Byrd lived alone
in the Antarctic?-J. P. F.
A. 1t was built of thin pine board,
paper, kapok. and aluminium foil. 1t
embodied new insulation principle, the
secret of which is said to lie in the
aluminium foil and which is known
as metallation. The highly polished
aluminium in the walls in the form Of
two thin layers threw back the heat in
Q. Please give some information about
Matilda Ziegler's magazine for the blind.
H. L.
A. Mrs. William Ziegler Of New York
City established the magazine in 1907.
1t has since been distributed free each
month to any blind person in the United
States and Canada who can read one
Of the three types in which 1t is printed.
Mrs. Ziegler became interested in this
philanthropy because she had blind
son. At the time Of her death, about
three years ago, she left an endowment
of 100000 to insure the continued issu-
ance of the paper, which is published
at MonSey, N. Y.
O. What makes vegetables sprout after
they have been stored in a cellar?-
w. H.
A. If vegetables sprout or grow. It
high.
@. What are 'Lloyd's Books"?-E. L.
A. They are two enormous ledger like
volumes placed on desks at the entrance
to Lloyd's Rooms. They give the princi-
pal arrivals, and all losses by wrecks,
fire or other accidents to ships at sea.
@. Who founded Robert College in
ConStantinople?-E. G.
A. 1t was opened in 1863 with funds
contributed by Christopher R. Robert
and other Americans, for the higher
education of natives of Turkey. In
1864 it was affiliated with the University
of the State of New York. :
@. Please explain the name of Tchai-
kowsky's "Nutcracker Suite IT. S. w.
A. The Ballet of Case Noisette" was
written in 1892. 1t is based on Hoff-
manns written fairy tale of the little
girl who, having INDUCED herself with
Christmas goodies, dreams on Christmas
night that she again sees the tree
lighted in all its glory, while toys and
dolls are holding a fairy revel, led by
Nut Cracker, the Prince of Fairyland.
@. Please give some information about
the Rodin Museum in PHILADELPHIA
K. F.
A. The building stands in formal
given to the city by Jules E. Mastbaum
in 1929. There are SO bronzes. 81 draw
ings, 2 bas-reliefs, 2 paintings and
numerous memorabilia of the great
sculptor. The entrance is a replica Of
an eighteenth century chateau facade
on the Rodin estate at Mendon, France.
@. How many people wished to take
the civil service examination for immi-
grafton patrol inspector?-F. c. r.
A. Applications for the examination
numbered 40,776.
Q. Please give a biography Of Casa
nova?-E. H.
A. Giovanni, or Jacopo Casanova do
Seingalt, Italian adventurer and author,
was born in 1725. He studied for the
church, was rejected, and entered the
army. Arrested for impiety, the prac-
tice Of magic and witchcraft, his life
thereafter was tissue Of roguery and
amorous adventures. He was a man of
learning and taste, a poet, mathema-
ticlan, theologian and critic. His last
years were spent as librarian to Count
WaldStein at Dux, Bohemia. His men,
oirs written in French, are world
famous.
g. Is there a reward for turning up a
deserter from the United States ARMY,
or an Army prisoner?-A. 2.
A. At the present time there Is no
reward paid for reporting a deserter
from the United States Army. A reward
of SIS is given to any one reporting an
escaping prisoner from the Army.
Q. What is used to paste numbers on
cattle at an auction2-F. M.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
recommends casein glue for pastinv
paper numbers on cattle for sale at an
auction. If casein glue is not avail.
able, any standard commercial glue may
be used. At some cattle auctions the
cattle are marked by a white square
painted on the side. in the middle of
which black stencil is placed.
Q. How thick coal vein has been
l..
A. The thickest coal in the world is
IN Australia, where three beds totaled
78O feet. The thickest bed in the
United States is the mammoth bed OF
the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., in
Carbon County. Pa, where the thick.
ness is los feet 8 inches. This same
bed is folded near Shenandoah, where
the thickness is between $50 and 200
feet.