Evening star., 1935-08-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

By Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader can get the answer to anu
question OF fact by writino The Washing
ton EDening Star Information Burenu.
Frederic J. Hdstin, Director. Washino-
ton, D. c. Please tncloSe stamp for replv.
@. How many pounds of dynamite were
used IN the construction of Boulder
DAMS. H
A. The contractors used s,55l,3 300
pounds Of dynamite, 915,000 feet of fuse
and 1,139 500 exploders.
@. Is golf popular game in Ger
many?-D. z. r.
A. Germany has about 40 golf clubs
to Great Britain's 1000 clubs and courses
and the United States $780, There is
now movement to popularize the game
| in Germany.
@. How many eggs does the average
American eat in year?-F. S.
A. The number fluctuates from year
to year from II dozen to % dozen.
O. What are the ingredients of Seid-
uLZ pOWQerS?-A. 3.
A. They are composed of 120 grains
of tartrate of soda and potash and 40
grains of bicarbonate of soda reduced
to powder, mixed and inclosed in a blue
paper, and SO grains of powdered tar
taric acid in white paper.
@. What is the inscription over Shake
speare's grave?-A. D.
A. The following lines are inscribed
on the slab which marks the spot: Good
friend for Iesus' sake forbeare, To digge
the dust enclosed heare; Bleste be the
man that spares thes stones. And curst
be he that moves my bones"
@. How many people have radios in
Canada?-W. L.
A. Last year 812,335 radio licenses were
issued. 1t is believed that this year will
see a considerable increase in the num-
Der.
@. What is the origin of the words
Cow" and "bull"?-E. F.
A. The words are probably initiative,
the root idea of bull" being a suggestion
of its believing, while Cow" which in
early English and Scotch is pronounced
COO' ID LIlIGdILNC Va IL4S 4ONlIlS Gall W
the calf.
@. Are the original pews in Old Swedes
Church, in Philadelphia?-R D.
A. They were removed some years ago
and new ones substituted.
@. Which melts faster, ice cream or
Sherbet?-E. P.
A. If equal quantities of sherbet and
ice cream were exposed to ordinary room
temperature the sherbet would melt
faster than the ice cream. This is be-
cause it has less body than ice cream.
Ices melt faster than sherbet for the
same reason.
@. VINO said, "Women's hell is old
age"?-R. K.
A. Francois de la Rochefoucauld, the
greatest of French epigrammatists, made
this remark to Ninon de lEnclos.
@. What is the distance between the
George Washington Bridge and the Hud-
son River?-H. j. w.
A. The clearance beneath the lower
deck of the George Washington Bridge
at New York Tower is 1876 feet. The
clearance beneath the lower deck at
center is 213 feet.
@. Please give the particulars of the
Sims caSe.-F. R.
A. In April, 1851, a Negro Thomas
Sims, arrested in Boston. was claimed by
James Porter of Georgia as his slave
Counsel tried in vain to deliver him
from the custody of the United States
marshal, and the case caused prominent
abolitionists to denounce the fugitive
slave law of 1850. Sims was at length
sent to Savannah. where he was sold to
brick mason at VickSburg. He escaped
during the siege of that place to the
Federals 1859 and became. in 1877,
| Government messenger at Washington.
@. What is meant by the nine points
| of the lawn. G.
| A. They have been given as: O A
| good deal of money, (2) a good deal of
| patience, 90 a good cause, "a a good
| lawyer, go a good counsel, 90 good wit
nesses. Cd e good jury. (8) a good judge
and 90 good luck.
Q. When were diamonds first found
! in South Africa?-R. S.
A. In 1866, when a child picked up a
| stone which proved to be a diamond
weighing 2lA carats. 1t was sold in
the rough for s2,500.
@. For what was Sara Andrews Spen-
Ger famouS?-F. T.
A. She was a woman suffragist (1837-
1909, who, in 1871, with other women.
unsuccessfully attempted to register and
vote. Afterward. she brought suit, the
| Supreme Court of the United States de-
! Gliding. in 1874, that women had not the
right of vote without local legislation.
@. What were the Guilds Of st. Luke?
M R.
A. They were medieval associations of
| painters under the patronage of st.
| Luke, formed to protect the interests Of
their members. Engravers, printers and
members of other occupations related to
| bookmaking were later received into the
guilds, which had a long existence in
Holland, f1ourishing particularly in
Antwerp.
@. Where did Judge Gary receive his
education and when was he judge?-
g. A. H.
A. He was educated at Wheaton Col
lege and the University of Chicago and
was admitted to the bar He was county
judge of Du Page County for two terms.
@. How many motion picture theaters
has Moscow?-A. S.
A MOSCOW has AZ moving nictlIre thea.