Evening star., 1935-08-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

By Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader cdn get the ans,Der TO any
question Of fact By tortttn1 The WGshin1-
ton EUentno Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdsicin. Director. Wdshing-
ton, D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
O. II there was a match between q
boxer and a wrestler, who would prob
ably win?-E. M.
A. Jack johnson once entered the ring
with a Russian named A. Spoul. The
melee turned into a boxing match, with
johnson scoring Knockout.
O. What is the largest church organ
| in the country?-E. r.
A. The Etude says that the organ in
st. Matthews Lutheran Church, Han
over, Pa, Is the largest. 1t has 237
speaking stops and 12,773 pipes.
@. How much does a bunch of bananas
weigh?-K. T.
A. An average bunch weighs about Is
pounds. Some bunches however, exceed
| 40 pounds in weight.
@. Who characterized the Virgin
| Islands as a poorhouse?-H. p.
A. In 1881 President Hoover referred
to the islands as an effective poor
| house"
| @. When a person is a house guest,
who suggests the time for retiring, the
hostess or the guest?-C. E.
A. There is no hard and fast rule. A
guest in the home does not ask to be
excused while visitors are being enter
tanned, or while a game is in progress.
Usually, however, the hostess suggests
the approach Of bedtime.
O. Who laid the corner stone OF the
New York City Hall?-S. L.
A. The corner stone Of the present
City Hall was laid by Mayor Edward Liv-
ingston, May 26. 1903.
@. Who was the first Methodist bishop
consecrated in America?-D. P.
A. Francis Asbury. He was born in
England in 1745, came to America as
missionary in It'll, and was made a
bishop in 1884. He died in 1916. 1t is
estimated that he travelled about 27O,00O
miles. for the most part on horseback;
|
dained about 1000 preachers.
g. Why is a mausoleum so called?-
L. T.
A. 1t takes its name from the stately
tomb Of Mausolus. King of Cara. erected
by his widow, Artemisia, about $50 BIC.
@. What is the prize offered by the
Mark Twain ASSociation?-L. p.
A. The Mark Twain Association offers
an annual prize Of $50 for the best list
| of ten quotations from Mark Twain's
books. Details may be obtained from
the Mark Twain Association. 4l0 Cen
trail Park West, New York, N. Y.
! O. Under what circumstances were the
words of My Faith Looks Up to Thee"
written?-E. G.
A. Ray Palmer Q808-l887), a Yale
graduate, was teaching in a select school
! for girls in New York City at the time
he wrote this hymn. He was only %
years old at the time. He was in poor
health and straitened circumstances.
The words were written with q con-
sciousness Of his own needs. The tune.
"Olivet," was written by DR.. Lowell
/ Mason, a native of Massachusetts,.
@. Is wild rice alkaline7-M o.
! A. 1t Is a cereal, and, like all other
grains, is more acid-forming than aka
line.
@. How long has The Billboard been
published?--S. j.
A. 1t is the oldest magazine of the
show world, having been founded in
1894 by w. H. Donaldson.
Q. How many pairs of stockings does
the average business woman use p
year?-R. v.
A. 1t is estimated that the average
young working woman buys Is pairs
year.
@. Is San Quentin Prison on an
island?-I. H.
A. San Quentin Prison is located at
the entrance to San Pablo Bay. in
Marin County a very few miles from
San Rafael. 1t is on the mainland.
@. How much distance did the Cape
Cod Canal save?-W. w.
A. Cape Cod Canal, sea-level ship
canal across Cape Cod connecting Buz-
Zar0S Bay with BarnStaDle Bay at SAND
wich. Mass, was begun in 1909 and COM
pleted in 1914. 1t shortens shipping
distance from Long Island Sound to
Boston and other New England points
about 70 miles. compared to the hazard
Gus route around Cape Cod, beset with
reefs and frequent fogs. From shore to
shore the length of the canal is 8 miles
but the entire channel excavated from
30-foot depth in either bay is l3 miles.
O. When was barley corn first used as
measure?-C. A, B.
A. As early as 1907 there is the ref
erence: 1T is ordained that three barley
cornes, dry and round. shall make up
the measure Of an inch" In 1911 there
Is reference to a barley corn as a
measure Of 4 inch.
@. What time Of day is persons vi
tality and normal energy at the highest?
". M.
A. The vitality of human beings Is
normally at the highest between 10 and
IL am, and at it's lowest between 2
and am.
@. How many miles of railroad are
there in Hawaii?-L. r.
A. There are 374 miles OF steam rail-
roads, besides about 625 miles on the
sugar plantations.
| O What IL the origin of the uord