Evening star., 1936-11-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the dnswer to any
question OF fact by 1oritino The Evenino
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
O. At what price are the most mems
neckties sold in this country?-L. l..
A. The most are sold for Is cents. The
second most popular price is so cents.
O. When men are employed on w. p. A.
projects, are they paid when kept from
work by illness?-M. H.
A. They are not. Workers are docked
when absent for any reason, also when
late.
@. Who originated the expression,
brain trust?-C. r.
A. The phrase was invented in the
Summer of 1892 by James M. Kieran of
| the New York Times.
@. Did John Randolph of Roanoke free
his Slaves?-G. H.
A. Not during his lifetime. BY his will
| he emancipated 318 slaves, and provided
| for their support.
@. What is isinglass made of?-C. r.
A. IsinglaSs is very pure form OF
| gelatin obtained from the air bladders
| Of sturgeon and other fish.
@. At what age did Admiral Farragut
| enter the Navy?-J. H.
A. He entered the Navy at 9 years of
| age and first saw action when he was 13.
@. Did the early settlers in New Eng
| land plant corn?-J. R. W.
A. An Indian named Squanto taught
| the early settlers to plant corn. The
| earth was exposed to the sun by girdling
| the trees and burning the branches and
underbrush. Four grains of corn were
| then dropped at four-foot intervals into
| openings and fish was placed in each
| hill as fertilizer.
O. Is there a green rose?-M H
A. One has been developed by L. c.
Bobbink of Rutherford, N. J.
@. What was the name of the column
Eugene Field conducted on a Chicago
paper?-H. M. P.
A. The poet edited the "Sharps and
Flats" column of the Chicago Daily News.
G. What does the word "depose' mean
on a manufactured article?-L. G. T.
A. The word is French and means that
the trade mark has been registered.
@. Who owns the animals that per-
form in the rodeo at Madison Square
Garden?-W. j.
A. Most of them are brought from
the Southwestern ranches of Col.
William T. Johnson of Texas, who is
conducting the rodeo.
@. Does the hemophilia taint in the
former Spanish royal family come from
the Bourbon or the Windsor side of the
family?-N. N.
A. From neither. Hemophilia is in
herited by the sons from the mothers,
who in turn inherit it from their fathers
without actually suffering from the dis
ease themselves. Former Queen Vic
toria of Spain transmitted the disease
to her sons, having acquired it from her
father, the late Prince Henry of Bat
tenberg. 1t is therefore the Battenberg
family which is the author of the disease
in Alfonso'S family.
O. How many anesthetics are there7
W. r.
A. There are more than 200, including
soporifics, sedatives, analgesics, hypnot-
| les, local and general anesthetics.
@. How was a flip made?-C. 3.
A. This was drink served in a very
| large glass. 1t was much used in Eng
| land and America before tea and coffee
| became common. 1t consisted of ale,
| eggs, nutmeg, sugar, ginger and brandy
or rum. 1t was heated by use of
| loggerhead.
@. Who is president of Hadassah?
FIJI.
A. Mrs. Edward Jacobs is the national
| president of Hadassah, the Women's
| Zionist Organization of America.
@. What was the age DR.. William
Osler said was the time all men should
be chloroformed?-J. Med.
A. The statement made by Sir William
Osler, the physician, has many times
been misquoted. In an address made
when leaving this country, mentioning
| the comparative uSelesSnesS of men over
40, DR.. Osler said: Take the sum of
human achievement in action, in science,
in art, in literature, subtract the work
OF the men over 40-we should prac-
| tically be where we are today"
Q. What are some of the character
istics of furniture designed by the Adam
brotherS?-E. W.
A. The Adam brothers designed grace
ful, very delicate furniture in manner
which was inspired by the classic deco
ration Of Pompeii. The backs of Adam
chairs were narrow and rather low, the
legs were straight and tapered or round
and fiuted. Wedgwood plaques were used
as inserts and raised ornaments of plas-
ter composition were applied. Orna-
mental details included the urn, vase,
Tyre and acanthus, together with rosettes,
festoons and delicate fluting.
Q. How wide is Broad street In Phila-
delphia ?-F. j.
A. 1t is 113 feet wide.