Evening star., 1936-02-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.


Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hcskin Director, Washington, d. C.
Please t1close stamp for reply.
@. Is Prof. Albert Einstein citizen Of
the United States?-L. F. r.
A. Prof. Einstein has received his first
citizenship papers. AS he has been in
this country for two years, he will be-
come eligible for full citizenship in 1898.
@. How many people are employed in
the automobile and transportation in
dustries?-E. ].
A. All told, over 4,000,000 persons are
employed in the automobile industry,
in automotive transportation and re-
lated industries. The employment ac-
counts for the support of nearly fifth
of all the people in the United States.
O. When did william Jennings Bryan
say MY heart is in the grave"?-R r. S. P.
A. The words are attributed to Mr..
Bryan as his farewell to the Democratic
National Convention of 1920. The con-
vention had refused to adopt the strong
"dry" plank he had advocated.
Q. Please give the optional and COM
pulsory ages of retirement of clerks,
carriers and supervisors in the Post
ONCE service-H c. F..
A. The Post once Department saws
that it is optional for postal clerks and
carriers to retire at the age of So years
and it is compulsory for them to retire
at the age of 65 years. 1t is optional for
supervisors to retire at :he age of SO
years and it is compulsory for them to
retire at the age Of TO-
@. When and where is the Worlds
Poultry Congress to be held?-M. c. r.
A. The Worlds Poultry Congress will
be held at Leipzig, Germany, July "a
to August 2.
O. Please describe the saddle used by
the United States Army-W. Med.
A. The Mcclellan saddle is used BY
the Army. 1t is a saddle which has been
in use for great many years. 1t has
lately been modified by changing the
attachments for the girth and stirrup
feathers and adding a leather skirt. The
saddle consists of a wooden tree rein
forced with metal, then covered with
rawhide, and lastly covered with leather.
There is absolutely no padding OF. the
Army saddle. A folded blanket is
used under it.
@. How far above sea level is Mexico
City?-C. E. M.
A 1t is 7.434 feet above sea level. This
accounts for its year-around Springlike
climate.
@. What length of time does it require
the average student to become compe
tent in the mastery of the typewriter
by using the touch system under the
average good business school training?
r. c. r.
A. It has been estimated that it re-
quireS about 180 hours of practice in
using the touch system of tipping in
order to acquire speed of 40 words a
minute.
@. What is ghee?-J. p.
A. 1t is clarified butter used in India.
The best is prepared from butter of
the milk of cows, the less esteemed from
that of buffaloes. The butter is melted
over a slow fire and set aside to cool;
the thick, opaque, whitish and more
fluid portion, or ghee, representing the
greater bulk of the butter, is then re-
moved. The less liquid residue, mixed
with ground-nut oil, is sold as an in
ferior kind of ghee. In India ghee is
one of the commonest articles of diet,
and indeed enters into the composition
of everything eaten by the Brahmans.
1t is also extensively used in Indian
religious ceremonies, being offered as
a sacrifice to idols, which are at times
bathed in it.
@. Has Westminster Abbey flag?
j. G.
A. In 1881 Westminster Abbey adopted
its own flag as the official ensign of the
dean. 1t incorporates the red and white
roses of the Tudors, the cross and five
gold martlets of St. Edward the Con-
fessor and the royal arms.
@. Is it more dangerous to travel by
water than by land?-G. E.
A. It is safer During the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1884, for every 3,456,372
passengers carried on steamships only
was lost.
@. Can you tell me something about
Marian Anderson, the young Negress
contralto who has been sensation in
New York?-D. G..
A. Marian Anderson was born in South
Philadelphia. She made her first con-
cert appearance when she was 6 years
old and when she was 8 she was billed
as a baby contralto. Negro organiza-
tions advanced money for her to study
seriously. She went to Europe in 1925,
returned to this country for recital
in 1881, then she made a European
concert tour from which she but re-
Gently returned. In New York she lives
at Y. w. C. A. in Harlem.
@. How did Ironsides originate as
nickname?-H. M.
A. In English history, IronSide or
Ironsides first appears as the name of
Edmund II, King of the English. In
the Great Rebellion it was first given
by Prince Rupert to Cromwell, after
the battle of Marston Moor in 1914.
From Cromwell it was transferred to
the troopers of his cavalry those God
fearing men, raised and trained, by him
in iron discipline.
O. Why is there an apoStrophe In the
word, o'clock?-C. F. r.
A. 1t indicates the omission OF let
ters in the expression OF the clock.
Dragging.
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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