Evening star., 1935-07-10
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.


question Of fact BY tDriting The Washing.
ton EDenino Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Hdskin, Director, Wdshing-.
ton, D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What is required for a good radio
announcer?-L. H. G. +.
A. A radio announcer is expected 70
have college education in cultural SUBJ
jects; speak at least one foreign Ian
guage as well as he does English, and
must possess general knowledge Of
music and dramatics. The personal
requisites Of an announcer include the
command Of a good English vocabulary
and pleasing voice; confidence, tnitia-
tive and quick thinking to describe o
program; ability to give an fmpromptu
talk if an emergency occurs; a good
sense of news value, and the ability 10
describe news, sports and other special
events.
@. Has England a constitutional
j. H. w.
A. England does not have a written
constitution such as is known in the
United States. 1t does have compila.
tionS of laws and statutes which are
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new law or statute to govern present
conditions.
@. What is the substance used for
coloring butter?-M. H.
A. 1t is annato. This is a yellowish
red dye obtained from the pulp sur
rounding the seeds Of tropical Amer
tcan tree Of the same name.
@. How was the restoration of the
Lee mansion arranged for?-H. w.
A. BY an act of March 4, 1925, the
Congress authorized and directed the
Secretary Of War, as nearly as may be
practicable, to restore Arlington House
to the condition in which 1t existed prior
to the Civil War, and to procure, If
possible, articles of furniture and equip
ment which were then in the mansion
and in use by the occupants thereof.
The Secretary of War was also author
lied to procure replicaS Of the furniture
and other articles in use in the mansion
during the period mentioned. The plans
for restoration were placed under the
supervision of the quartermaster general
subject to the approval of the Commis-
sion of Fine Arts. The policy adopted
is to furnish the mansion with Colonial
and early American pieces of genuine
period, substituting copies for similar
pieces for the more historic originals,
which cannot be obtained and keeping
the whole in strict conformity to the
beauty and simplicity of the early Amer
ican style. Furniture and relics Of a
period later than the early nineteenth
century must have some immediate
association with the Lee family to find
place in the house.
O. How long will the transmission line
be to carry Boulder Dam power to Los
Angeles?-N. B.
A. Its length will be 27o miles, and
it will take 1626 miles of hollow core
copper tube IA inches in outside
diameter. 1t will be the worlds largest
transmission line.
@. When was Gene Stratton Porter'S
novel. "Freckles," published?-A. K.
A. In 1908.
@. Who invented the cuckoo clock,
and why?-J. L.
A. The first cuckoo clock was made
by Anton Ketterer in Schonwald In the
Black Forest, Germany, in 1870. History
does not relate in what circumstances
the first cuckoo clock was made, but
it is quite possible that the idea was
suggested to the inventor by reason of
the fact that the cuckoo is commonly
heard in the Black Forest In Spring and
that many of the early clockmakers
were engaged in devising unusual ways
of telling time.
@. Is the cantaloupe a good Summer
foods. C.
A. It is considered very good because
it is low in calories; it contains SO per
cent pure water; per cent pure fruit
sugar; the mineral elements are chiefly
potassium, calcium and iron.
@. What is the name given to the fear
of the sight of blood?-F. S.
A. The Public Health Service says
that the technical name for the fear
Of blood or fear of the sight of blood is
hematophobia, sometimes also written
hemophobia.
@. How many insurance companies are
there in the United States?-A 3.
A. There are about $500 insurance
institutions licensed to do business In
the United States This includes fire
and casualty and life insurance
companies.
Q. What were the Latin names for the
Three Furies?-F. S.
A. They were TiSiphone, the avenger
of blood; Alecto, the implacable. and
MaUaero tho IicD,ltotinIIS
O. Please explain Hastings plan for
| prosperity by "poStalizing" railroad
transportation.-E. w.
A. The Hastings plan suggests a fiat
| fare for any distance on any one local
railroad line for 81 per person and So
for express service; for example.
passenger could travel from coast to
coast for 81 as the trip can be made
with one change, or could be made by
express for So.
Q. Why is the Methodist Church 80
called?-J. G.
A. The name, Methodist, was adopted
by the religious denomination Of today
on account of the method or rule OF
life adopted by John and Charles Wesley,
George Whitfield, and number of other
Oxford students in 1923. According to
Wesley's diary they found as they read
the Bible they could not be saved
without holiness. They followed after
it and melted others so to do. Other
students called them in derision the
Holy Club, Bible Bigots, Methodists, ETC.,
and this last name was accepted by
them as a fitting name for their