Evening star., 1935-11-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

question OF fact By ,Uriting The Washino-
ton Euenino Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskin, Director. Wnsh;no.
ton, d. C. Please incloSe stamp for repiy.
O. What is the speed, or time, method
OF handicapping horSeS?-V. r.
A. In horse racing, time is determined
by the stop-watch method and the han
dicapper tries to adjust the weight so
as to make an even race.
@. What Is the war age in Great Brit
ain and in some other foreign coun-
tries?-M. V. H.
A. Conscription was enforced in Great
Britain during the period Of the World
War, at which time the draft age was
from l8 TO 40. A number of continental
European countries still have conscrip-
ton. In France, liability to service be-
gins at 81; in Czechoslovakia, II; Dem
mark, 20; Greece, 81; Italy, 81; Japan,
II; the Netherlands, 10; Norway, l8;
Poland, 2l; Portugal, IT; U. S. 8. r., 10.
@. Where Is the headquarters for the
fund being collected for the Will Rogers
| Memorabilia. c.
A. The Will Rogers Memorial Fund
has headquarters at 571 Lexington ave-
nue., New York City.
@. Does it take more electricity to
run refrigerator in the Summer than
in the Winter?-E v. S.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that if the box were perfectly in
sulated and all other conditions re-
| mained the same it would take no more
electricity in Summer than in Winter.
AS no insulation is perfect. more elec-
tricity will be consumed in hot weather.
This answer is. of course. based on the
assumption that the air surrounding
the box is hotter in Summer than in
Winter. In heated house there may
be conditions when this is not true.
@. Are there any fresh-water oysters?
&C. F.
A. FreSh-water relatives of the oyster
are not called by that name. They are
known as musSels, or fresh-water clans.
@. Into what churches were Billy
Sunday. Gypsy Smith and John Wesley
baptiZed?-C. D. P.
A. Billy Sunday was baptized in the
Presbyterian Church; Gypsy Smith in
the Wesleyan Methodist and John
Wesley in the Church Of England.
Q. Will a gun shoot a greater dis
tance when shooting over land than
when shooting over water?-K. McC.
A. The distance is the same in either
case.
O. How much of her supply of silk
does Japan use herself?-W. c..
A. Only 20 per cent.
9, What people drink the most cof-
fee?-L j. "
A. The Danes. Swedes and Norwe-
gians drink the most coffee People in
the United States come next. while Bel
GUM, Finland and Cuba follow in close
succession. The per capita consumption
of coffee in the Scandinavian countries
is more than IS pounds as compared to
II and 13 pounds in this country, an
nually.
@. What became of the HessianS who
were in this country at the close Of the
American Revolution?-H. G.
A. Many Of the Hessians who had
been captured or interned were returned
to their native country. but large num-
Der preferred to remain in America. and
did SO. their descendants being among
some OF the most prominent citizens.
@. Where does the Liberty Bell hang7
M o.
A. 1t now hangs in the hallway Of
Independence Hall. in Philadelphia.
@. What is the principal Ethiopian
coin?-W. P.
A. 1t is the Maria Theresa dollar. or
thalera, which is minted in Austria and
imported as a commodity 1t is worth
about 20 cents in American money.
@. How much milk does the average
person consume in year?-W. L. D.
A. The per capita consumption of milk
last year was 1866 pounds in the United
States.
@. What was the doublet which was
worn in early timeS?-H. D.
A. A doublet was a cloSe-f1tting outer
garment something of the nature of
jacket, with sleeves, and sometimes with
short skirts, belted at the waist. 1t
came into use toward the close of the
fifteenth century and was worn by men
until the middle of the seventeenth
century.
@. What is Dadaism?-A. j.
A. The name is said to have been in
vented by the founders of the art move
ment which had its inception at the
time of the World War in Zurich cafe
in a group of artists led by Tristan
Tiara. The first organized meeting was
held in Paris in 1920. Its principle was
the utter abandonment of all accepted
forms and traditions. Among the ax-
ponentS of the short-lived school were