Evening star., 1935-08-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

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ton EUentng Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. HdSkin, Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. Please tell how the different strips
or sections Of cloth were fastened to-
gether to make this years stratosphere
balloon? Were the seams seWed or
riveted, or just what method was used
in fastening them together?-O. A. A.
A. The various panels of fabric of this
years stratoSphere balloon were fas-
tened together by tapping the edges of
the pieces three-quarters of an inch
and cementing them with rubber ce-
ment The inside and outside edges
of the laps were then covered with rs
inch wide rubberized fabric tapes ce-
mented to the fabric. The seams were
not sewn.
O. How much money do people pay
in year for daily and Sunday news
papers?-A. r.
A. The Editor and Publisher says
that the annual investment is esti-
mated at s414,OOOOOO. An additional
S8O,OOO,OOO is spent for general maga-
zines.
@. What do stamp collectors mean by
a cover?-K. T.
A. A cover is the entire envelope with
postage stamp adhering.
Q. Is hay fever more prevalent than
1t was Is years ago?-C. F. NJ.
A. According to the records Of the
American Hay Fever Prevention ASSo-
citation, based on information from
every State, there has been an increase
IN the number of persons suffering from
hay fever during the past Is years. 1t
has been Conservatively estimated that
there are probably one and a half
million persons afflicted with the
malady.
O. In the opera, Madame Butterfly"
what was written on the suicide dag
ger?-S. P. S.
A. The inscription on the dagger with
which Nine. Butterfly kills herself In
the final act of Puccini's opera is TO
die with honor when one can no longer
live with honor"
@. Is President Masaryk a philosopher
of note?-F McC.
A. He ranks equally high as philoso-
pher and as a statesman. He began
the study of philosophy in his youth,
receiving his Ph. D. at the University
Of Vienna for a dissertation on The
Essence of Plato'S Soul" Later he
became lecturer in philosophy at the
university. MaSaryk, as philosopher,
stands for a unified conception of life,
in which the spiritual and religious
take their places with the intellectual
and the political as aspects of an in
tegral whole. He is the author of nu-
merous philosophical works.
@, How many people will a quart of
wine serve?-L. H.
A. A quart of wine will serve eight
people twice if the glasses are half
filled each time. This applies to the
regulation four-ounce wine glass.
Q. What is the name of the monastery
in Kentucky where the monks take a
vow of perpetual silence?-M. L.
A. 1t is the Abbey of Our Lady of
GethSemane, the oldest and strictest
monastery in the country and one of
three abbeyS of the Trappist Order in
the United States. The monastery is
located in Nelson County.
@. Is parole an exoneration of a
crime?-L. G. C.
A. 1t is not, but is a form of serving
out sentence. A prisoner is not
turned absolutely free, but is put under
the supervision of parole board which
keeps in close touch with the paroled
man. This board usually has the power
TO return him to prison for any good
reason, The parole is merely a tighten
ing Of the sentence and a mode of
serving same.
Q. Where was Camelot?-G. B.
A. In the Arthurian legends it was
the city where King Arthurs palace
with the Round Table was located.
Tennyson, in The Coming of Arthur"
describes the city and mentions it in
others OF the "Idylls of the King" and
in THE Lady of Shalott." 1t is also
referred to by Shakespeare in King
Lear" The site of Camelot has been
much in dispute; Shakespeare supposed
1t to be in Somersetshire; Tennyson and
Capen located in at or near Winchester.
and Caxton placed it in Wales. The
monks of Glastonbury were chiefly re-
sponsible for the Somerset theory, which
they maintained for the purpose of
attracting pilgrims.
@. When was the Indians sun dance
held?-T. H. r.
A. Several tribes performed this
dance of veneration. The usual time
was for to IA days early in July.
@. What were the names of some of
the Philadelphia taverns which were
frequented for parties in Colonial times?
E. P. L.
A. In the Revolutionary period gay
supperS were given at a tavern known
as the Bunch of Grapes in Philadelphia.
Club dinners and other feastS were held
at Indian Queen. While the English
occupied Philadelphia weekly balls were
given at the City Tavern.
@. Where are the Sulu Islands?-R. q.
A. They stretch from Borneo north.
eastward to the Philippines to which
they belong.
@. How many mail bags does the Post
ONCE Department use?-R. r. B.
A. At the present time it uses about
100000 bags. This includes sacks
used for parcel post and pouches used
for hrSt-claSs mail.
@. In what play did Ellen Terry make
her last appearance?-E M