Evening star., 1935-10-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

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A reader can get the anstOer to any
question OF fact BY ,Oritino The Washing
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wnshfnq-
ton, d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. OF what churches are the Little
Church of Flowers and the Wee Kirk O.
the Heather In Glendale, Calf, copies?-
D. D.
A. The Little Church of Flowers is in
the style Of the village church Of Stoke
Poges, Buckinghamshire, England. The
Wee Kirk o. the Heather is a faithful
copy of the Scotch kirk where Annie
Laurie worshiped.
Q Who votes for a Congressman at
large?-E. 8.
A. AL voters in the State.
@. How does the density Of popula-
tion in China compare with that Of the
United States?-G. o. r.
A. China has population density Of
1l2.5 per square mile. That of the
United States is 4l.3 per square mile.
@. Who was Etienne Bezout ?-H. M.
A. He was one of the foremost French
mathematicianS of his time Q730-83),
whose chief work was the Theorie Cen
erale des Equations Algebriques. He also
wrote widely adopted text books in
mathematics.
@. Please describe the statue of Mus
solini which Rome is building-W F.
A. The statue of Mussolini will be of
bronze, 2l3 feet high, and the artist is
Bellini. 1t will stand above the Forum
of Mussolini on Monte Mario The figure
of II Duce is swathed in lions skin and
the 80-foot arm is raised in Fascist
salute.
@. What is the highest peak in the
Green Mountains?-W. c. K.
A. Mount Mansfield, with an altitude
OF 1864 feet.
@. How old is the expression, dog
Latin?"-J. j. D.
A. 1t dates from about ITO. when the
phrase was used by Lord Hailies in his
Ancient Scottish Poems"
&. "llCH "dS hlOyO GNCWS 11ISL puU-
Gshed?-E. r.
A. The first issue appeared in 1896.
@. What caused the infestation of
rodents which raised havoc in the vicin-
ity of Bakersfield, Calf, a few years
ago?-J. W. B.
in the vicinity of Bakersfield, Calf, was
that because Of weather conditions Kern
Lake had become dry, and the bed was
used for agricultural purposes. Further
weather conditions ruined the crops
were left to spoil This unusual food
supply caused a rapid and tremendous
increase in the rodent population of the
region, which included house mice and
several species Of field mice.
@. Is the first Chickering piano still
in existence?-J. r. H.
A. 1t is in the Henry Ford Museum
at Dearborn, Mich.
@. Are postal receipts increasing or
decreaSing?-B. w.
A. Steadily rising postal receipts as a
reliable barometer of business conditions
were termed evidence of returning
prosperity" by Postmaster General
James A. Farley in an address prepared
for delivery before the National Associa-
ton of Postmasters. The Postmaster
General said postal income had in
creased from $685., 900 900 for the fiscal
year ending June. 1892, to $3.50. 900, 900
for the past fiscal year, despite the
reduction in rates for local postage,
which resulted in loss of income of
$21 000, 900 year. Revenues for July
and August showed an increase over
year ago Of more than 8 per cent.
In the IL largest cities revenue from
September / to Is shows an increase of
more than 10 per cent.
@. From what kind of plant does
! henna come?-A. r.
A. Henna is an ornamental shrub or
small tree, Lawsonia inermis, native
| Of Africa and Asia. 1t bears fragrant
| flowers ranging from white to red. In
California, Florida and England it is
cultivated for ornament and is called
Egyptian privet. The dye is obtained
| from the leaves.
@. Who founded the Camp Fire
| Girls?-M. C.
"A. The organization was founded in
| 1911 by DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Gulick and
others. 1t was incorporated in 1912.
@. Why was an early political faction
| in the United States called Goddess
P. s.
A. Goodies were New York Federalists
who favored the War of 1912. The name
was derived from the pseudonym, abb
| malech Coody, which was adopted by
Gulian c. Verplanck, the leader of the
faction, in his communications to the
press.
@. When did Thomas Cook, the tour
ist pioneer, nve?-W. w.
A. He was born in Melbourne, Derby
shire, England, in 1908, and died in 1892.
| The first trips were in 184l, between
Leicester and Loughborough, on the
Midland Railway. .
@. What was the name Of the King
of Britain who was King Arthur,s
grandfather?-R. A.
A. In the old romances his name was
given as Constans.
@. Why is Picks disease so calleda-
r. H
A. The disease was named after
Friedel Pick, a Prague physician who
died in 1926.
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