Evening star., 1936-07-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question of fact by torttino The Wash
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redu. Frederic J. Hdskin, Director,
Washington, D. c. Please inciose stamp
tOr reply.
@. How many American Youth hostels
are there?-E. W..
A. There is a chain of about 35 hostels
in Connecticut. Massachusetts, Vermont
and New Hampshire.
@. How many sailings will the Hinden-
burg make monthly?-E. H.
A. Before October IS the dirigible will
make eight sailings between the United
States and Europe. Tentative dates are:
June "a. July and Is, August and 10.
September 20 and 30 and October /.
@. Under whom did Malvina Hoffman,
the sculptor study?-H. r.
A. She was a pupil of Herbert Adams,
Gutzon BQrglum and Auguste Rodin.
@. Why are the Aztecs so called7
H. H. F.
A. The name is derived from Aztlan.
meaning heron place, white place or sea-
coast, the earlier home Of this people,
which probably was located on the west
coast of Mexico.
@. Please give some information about
Windsor, England. F.
A. Windsor is located on the Thames
River, about 81 miles west of London.
Windsor Castle covers II acres of ground
in the Home Park, which is about four
miles in circumference. A tree-lned
avenue connects this park with the
Great Park, which has a circuit Of l8
miles. The castle. consisting of numerous
chapels, cloisters and apartments, is
dominated by the round tower which
was built by Edward III. The Van Dyke
room contains a priceless art collection.
About one-half mile from the castle
stands Frogmore, a handsome mauso-
leum Of Queen Victoria and her husband.
G. How long is Browning's poem, The
Ring and the Book"?-T. M.
A. 1t contains 20.934 lines.
O. Why was fish used as a symbol for
Christie. L. E.
A. The reason advanced Is that the
Greek word for fish, iththus, formed
monogram Of the words Jesus Christ.
SOn OF GOOi OdNlOT.
@. Does New York produce any gold.
silver or coal?-W. H. P.
A. The State has no gold. silver or coal
deposits.
G. Is there a part of the United States
where thunderstorms do not occur?
R. P
A. No section of the country is entirely
free from electrical storms. but along the
immediate Pacific Coast they are COM
paratively rare.
O. How many copies of TO Have and
To Hold" have been sold?-M R.
A. At the time of Mary Johnston's
death, in May. her publishers estimated
that more than 543 900 copies have been
sold in this country.
@. How long has rubber been so called?
e. F
A In ITO. when it was learned that
a piece of the elastic gum was useful for
rubbing out pencil marks, it received the
name rubber.
O. What are the ductlesS glands7
X. B. C.
A. They are a group Of organs Of
which most are related in function or
development to the circulatory system.
The most important of these are the
spleen. the thymus, the thyroid, the
parathyroidS, the Suprarenal glands or
adrenals the haemolymph glands, the
pituitary body. the pineal gland. the
coccygeal gland and the carotid glands.
@. What is Ed Wynns real manner
E M
A. The comedians name is Edwin Leo
pold.
@. Please give a history of the olive.
Err
A. The olive was grown by the ancient
Egyptians. 1t is mentioned in Homers
"Iliad" and in the Bible. Pliny states
that the Romans started planting it
about 600 B. c. In the United States
olive culture was introduced into Cali
fornia by the Spanish missionaries about
ITO.
@. Who originated mail-order mer-
chandsing?-R. T.
A. The idea was first successfully car
ried out by Aaron Montgomery Ward.
@. What is the meaning OF the musical
term. divisi?-J. E.
A. This sign indicates that when two
orchestral parts are written on one staff
half of the instruments should play the
upper part and the other half the lower.
When two instruments should play the
same note, the sign. a due, is used.
@. Was it compulsory that American
soldiers carry war risk insurance during
the World War?-H. A.
A. individuals in the military service
Of the United States during the World
War were urged but not compelled to
carry war risk insurance.
@. Please give biography of Tous-
saint LOuVerture-M. H.
A. Francois Dominique Toussaint
L'Ouverture, Haitian soldier and states
man, was born near Cape Francois in
1743, the son of African slaves. He be-
came prominent as leader of his race
in the instructions Of 1912. which re-
suited in the emancipation of all slaves
in the island. In 1876 he was appointed
by the French directory chief of the
army, and afterward established his
authority throughout the island ruling
with justice and vigor. When Napoleon
sought to re-eStabliSh slavery in 1901