Evening star., 1935-11-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

A reader can get the answer to am
question OF fact by Uritinn The Wnsh,nn-
TON Eoening star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdskin Director. Wnsh;no-
ton, D. c. Please inclose stdn1p for r,ni,
@. Was II President Hoover or presi.
dent Roosevelt who proclaimed the bank
holiday?-G. G.
A. 1t was President Roosevelt. Ths
banks were closed March 6, 1898.
paper?-I. K. F.
A. 1t is the heading on the editorial
page that gives information about the
newspaper.
@. Do any United States battleships
carry 16-inch guns?-W. D. NJ, Jr.
A. The Navy Department says that the
following United States battleships
carry 16-inch guns: U. S. S. West Vir-
ginia, U. s. s. Colorado, U. s. s. Maryland.
@. What constitutes French India9
L. J.
A. The five provinces in India be.
longing to the French are: Maize, Kari.
kal, Pondichery, Yanaon and Chandler
mayor. They are under governor, whose
seat is at Pondichery. In Paris they are
Deputy.
O. What is the purpose Of the Ameri.
can Civic Association?-J. H.
A. 1t promotes physical conservation,
improvement and land planning, in order
to make the country a better one in
which to live, work and play. 1t con-
ducts civic information bureau and
maintains a watch service on national
legislation for the protection OF national
parks and other scenic assets and foJ
the planned development of the City
Of Washington, D. C.
O. Was Gen. Robert z. Lee church
member?-A. A. B.
A. Robert z. Lee was member of tho
Protestant Episcopal Church.
Q. Was Saint-Saens a child prodigyi
W. S.
A. The composer made his debut as q
pianist at the age of IL and wrote his
first symphony at the age of Is.
Q. How long has midwifery been prac.
ticed?-J. w.
A. In ancient times the care of
woman during the birth of a child was
entirely in the hands of women. A
class of midwives is recorded by both the
Jews and Greeks. Physicians were not
called upon unless the woman died and
Caesarian section was necessary to
deliver the child.
Q. At what temperature should cab
bage be stored?-Y. F.
A. A temperature between 80 and 80
degrees F. is recommended.
@. Who was Mrs. Malaprop?-F. F.
A A famous character in Sheridan'5
comedy, The Rivals" noted for her
blunders in the use of words. She has
given us the word malapropism to de-
note such mistakes.
O. Where was the first plank road in
the United States built?-E. M.
A. The first plank road in this country
was built at Syracuse. N. Y, In 1887.
Q. Please give the legend of LAGOON.
&C. G.
"A. LAGOON WAS VI ApOAAO wiz
warned the Trojans not to touch the
wooden horse. Athena, who sympathized
with the Greeks. sent two sea serpents
which killed LAGOON and one or both
Of his sons. A famous Greek statue
in the Vatican shows LAGOON and his
two sons struggling with the serpents.
@. How early were Remington type.
writer's nader. NJ.
A. The first Remington typewriter was
exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition
in 1876.
@. What are some of the chief streets
in Marseille. France?-G. j.
A. The two finest thoroughfares are
the Rue Cannebiere, with its continuation,
the Rue Noailles, and the Promenade
du Prado.
@. Was there a famous base ball
player named Cap Anson?-E. H.
A. Adrian Constantine AnSon was
known as Cap or Pop Anson. For most
of his career he played with the Chicago
club of the National League, becoming
captain and later manager, and guiding
the team to five league championships
between 1880 and 1886. He was domi-.
nant and greatly loved figure in base
ball, noted for his humor, generosity
and fighting spirit.
@. Please give some information about
Copenhagen ware.-L. G.
A. Several types of pottery, both un-
derglaze and overglaze, are SO called.
They have been produced in Copenhagen
since l760, when a Frenchman. Louis
Fournier, made soft-paste chinaware in
the French style. Hard porcelain was
introduced in 1772 The Royal Porcelain
Works and other factories have pro-
duced especially fine tableware and
fluted porcelain Of the blue Danish pat.
tern. The modern white underglaze por.
celain was first made by Arnold Krog in
the late nineteenth century and found
admirably adapted to animal and figure
sculptures. including some of Hans Chris
tian Andersen's fairy tale characters.
@. What is a glory lily?-M. D.
A. The gloriosa, or glory lily. is climb
ing hothouse plant, having flowers with
twisted petals Of bright reds and yellows.
One species, the climbing lily. is native
of Africa and Asia. The other species
are African. The plant is sometimes
grown out of doors. but is not hardy.
@. Which is correct. diner with YOU
in politics or I differ from you?-E. Y.
d;Har u;tI, vo,I should be used ,