Evening star., 1935-09-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

By Frederic j. Haskin.
A reader can get the dnstper to any
question Of fact BY tDritinO The Washing
ton Evenino Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin. Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What Is the name Of the cowboy
song which John BoleS sang at VIII
Rogers funeral?-M. j. r.
A. The correct name is "Ole Faithful
Q. How much money do Americans
manage to spend on foreign lotteries In
year2-J. @. B.
A. Representative Kenney of New
Jersey, author of bill to establish a
national lottery, estimates that about
5000 900 900 is taken out of the United
States by foreign lotteries. The Post
once Department places the figure
much higher, asserting that it has
reached $l,oOO,Ooo,oOO a year.
@. Is it dangerous to smoke after taxi
ing an alcohol rubin. T.
A. The National Safety Council says
that persons have died from lighting
matches before the alcohol vapor has
disappeared.
@. How long have there been REIN
deer in Iceland?-N. L.
A. They were introduced into Iceland
in ITO.
@. When did Speaker Thomas B. Reed
answer critics of the administration re-
garding a billion dollar appropriation TO
be spent over a tWo-year period, by
saying: This is a billion dollar coun-
try"?-J. A. C.
A. 1t was in his valedictory at the
close Of the Fifty-first Congress, In
March, 1891.
Q. What per cent of the population
Of the United States is now in the birth
registration area?-A. c.
A. The entire population has been
since 1888 in registration areas for
births and deaths.
@. Who first used colored cartoons?-
M B.
A. Joseph Keppler, founder of Puck,
was the first person In the United States
to apply color lithography to caricature.
@. Who was Joe Miller, who compiled
the Joke book?-E. F.
A. Joseph or Josias Miller was an
English comedian, for many years a
favorite at Drury Lane, where he played
minor comedy roles He was illiterate
and learned his parts by hearing them
read by his wife. As compiler OF Joe
Millers Jests" he is chiefly remembered.
@. How many acres of land are planted
to soy beans in the United States?-
c. N L.
A. There are now more than 5000 900
acres in soy beans.
@. Please give some information about
Pauline Bonaparte.-M. j.
A. (Marie) Pauline Bonaparte was
Napoleons favorite sister. She was
woman of remarkable beauty, but of
vain frivolous character. the subject Of
considerable scandal She accompanied
her husband, Gen. LIE Clerc, on the ex-
pedition to Haiti and created a deep
impression by her luxurious life in a
castle on that island. Later Napoleon
married her to Camilla Borghese, but
the marriage was of short duration.
Pauline fell into disfavor with her brother
because Of her hostility to Empress Marie
Louise. When Napoleons fortune failed,
however, she showed herself more loyal
than any of his other brothers and sisters.
@. How did the Jimson weed get its
name?-H NJ.
A. The jimson weed or jamestown
tie fhA arf
that Capt. John Smith Of the James,
town colonists reported its effects as
early as 1907.
@. Where did Geraldine Farrar study
music?-J. H.
A. Her musical education was received
in Paris under Trabedello and in Berlin
under Lilli Lehman.
@. How long is the Rhone Glacier?
w. A.
A. 1t is about miles long and gives
origin to the Rhone River.
Q. Who founded the first hospital in
the United States?-R. w.
A. Thomas Bond u712-1784), an Amer
| ican physician, founded the first hos
pital in the United States, was influ-
entail in establishing the first medical
school, and according to Benjamin Rush.
introduced the use of mercury into gen.
eral practice in Philadelphia. He aroused
the interest of Benjamin Franklin in
hospital for the sick, injured or insane,
and together they secured the funds
to open it in 1852. Bond gave his serv-
ices as physician to the institution until
his death.
O. What does the expression to fight
like Kilkenny cats mean?-M. H.
A To fight till both sides have lost
their all; to fight with the utmost de-
termination and pertinacity The story
is that during the Irish rebellion in 1898
Kilkenny was garrisoned by troop of
HeSSian soldiers, who amused themselves
by tying two cats together by their tails
and throwingsthem across a clothes line
to fight The authorities resolved to
put a stop to the "sport." but. on the
officer on duty approaching, one of the
troopers cut the two tails with a sword,
and the cats made off. When the officer
inquired the meaning of the bleeding
tails, he was told that two cats had been
fighting and had devoured each other
all but the tails.
@. What is the origin of the essay?
| H. r.
A. 1t is derived from the Essais Of
Montaigne, who created the form.