Evening star., 1935-08-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

A reader can get the ansuer to any
question OF fact BY i0riting The Washing
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. HGsktn, Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please tncIose stamp for reply
q. Is there to be a library for films in
the National Archives Building at
WaShington?-R. C. s.
A. The National Archives will preserve
motion picture films and sound record
ingS pertaining to and illustrative of
historical activities Of the United States.
A projecting room for showing these
films and reproducing sound recordings
will be maintained for the use of ac-
credited research students and scholars.
@. Where did the hunger strike origi-
nate?-H. T. T.
A. It is said to have originated in
Russia, but it came into wide notice
when employed in England by suffragette
prisoners during the early years of the
present century. Later, Irish political
prisoners employed this weapon. Mahat-
ma Gandhi is a recent exponent Of the
hunger striker.
@. How much do the tires of Sir NAL
colin Campbell's racing car coSt?-N. j.
A. The tires, which have a life of three
minutes at top speed, are specially built
from Egyptian long-f1ber cotton. They
are very thin, to resist heat, and cost
500 each.
O. How much money is spent yearly
for fishing by Sportsmen?-E. r. C.
A. There are in the United States at
least 100000 anglers, and if a con-
servative estimate of IS per year is made
for the expenditures of each angler, this
amounts to s50,000,0O0 year.
@. What is the Gary plan of educa-
tion?-W. H.
A. 1t is the modern system Of voca-
tional education which divides the
pupils time between academic studies
in school and supervised trade work in
| actual factories. 1t was first tried ex-
tensively in Gary, Ind.
Q. How is the name of the village pro-
nounced in which the Dionne family
lives?-A S.
A. Corbeil is pronounced Kor bay.
O. Please give biography of the late
Anne Douglas Sedgwick, author of ''The
Little French Girl."-L. F.
a. Born in Englewood, N. j., Miss
Sedgwick lived there until she was
years old. She was educated in Eng
land and studied art in Paris, later
marrying Basil de Selincourt, an Eng
lishman of French descent. During the
war she was engaged in hospital work
in France.
O. Did the early settlers Of Virginia
send gold ore to England?-H. P. E.
A. They mistook iron pyrites for gold
ore, sending boat load Of it to Eng
land, to the subsequent disgust of the
London company.
@. When was Senator Long inducted
into Office and put on the pay roll as
United States Senator?-E. j. B.
A. Senator Long was elected to the
United States Senate in 1880. He did
not accept his salary as Senator until
he had resigned as Governor of the
State of Louisiana. He took the oath Of
Office in the Senate and his name was
placed on the pay roll on January Is,
1892.
O. What continental city is called the
City of Flowers?-K. M.
A. Florence, Italy, is so called.
@. What does "a Roland for an Oliver"
mean?-J. E. P.
A. 1t means a blow for blow, or tit
for tat. The reference is to Roland and
Oliver, paladins or Charlemagne, whose
exploits were so similar that 1t was diff
l. soAsw f.I, A1kvx
length the two met in single combat
and fought for five days without either
gaining the least advantage.
@. How much louder is the loudest
SofteSt?-A. s.
A. The loudest sound that can be
wfthstood with comfort is a million mil
lion times the intensity of the fainteSt
sounds that can be heard.
@. What preservative is used for rail-
| road ties?-F. H.
| A. In 1884 63 per cent of all cross
| ties were treated with creoSote, 81 per
cent with creoSote- petroleum mixture,
| 5 per cent with zinc chloride and / per
cent with miscellaneous preservatives.
@. Should the words mother, father
and sister be capitalized?-E. M.
A. Words denoting family relationship
should be capitalized only when they are
used with the name of a person or as
substitute for it.
@. How are sheep branded?-C. A.
A. Sheep are branded with paint and
not with hot irons. like cattle. The
| fleece grows out so that hot-iron brand
ings would be covered up. Sheep must
be branded every time they are fleeced.
The branding of sheep is more common
In the range countries than in the farm
States, as sheep are usually kept under
fence on farms, and there is not much
need of branding. Special branding
paint should be used instead Of just any
| kind of tar or barn paint, so as to reduce
| to a minimum the trouble OF securing
the wool. Manufacturers prefer that the
brand be placed on sheep where the
wool Is of the least value, such as on
top Of the rump.
A Rhyme at Twilight