Evening star., 1936-08-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by iDriting The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
| @. How many race horses are there in
| Great Britain?-M. w.
A. There are about 1000.
@. Is the United States the only coun-
try which gives cash relief instead Of
food orders?-S. C.
A. Cash Relief, issued by the Russell
Sage Foundation, says that public relief
in the form Of cash grants is all but
universal in European countries.
@. When two automobiles approach
each other, if one blows the horn stead
lily, what causes the tone to seem to rise
in pitch as the cars meet and the pitch
fall again as they depart?-H. H.
| A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that as the car approaches, the
motion Of the Car itself crowds the
sound waves together, thus shortening
the waves and increasing the pitch. AS
the car recedes its motion increases the
distance between the waves, thus
lengthening them and decreasing the
pitch.
@. How many seats were available for
the Olympics?-K. R. M.
A. There was total Of 3,500,0 600 for
all events.
@. How many men held the number
258, which was the first number drawn
in the World War draft in this coun-
try?-J. N. C.
A. The Adjutant Generals Office Of the
War Department says that the number
of local boards at which the registration
numbers ran as high or higher than
258 was 4,474 In other words, 4,474 men
held that number.
O. What are the names Of the chill
dren adopted by the former Helen
Gould?-E. r.
A. After their marriage. in 1913, Mr..
and Mrs. Finley j. Shepard adopted
three children: Olivia Margaret Shep-
ard, who married John Read Burr Of
San Francisco; Finley j. Shepard, jr,,
and Helen Anna Shepard.
c. What is a take in newspaper
| OIuCe ~. i.
A. When the deadline for an edition
approaches it is necessary to send stories
to be set before they are completed
They are sent to the composing room
in takeS-tWo or three paragraphs. At
the bottom of each take appears the
word more" until the last one. which
bears an end mark.
@. What are washable playing cards
made Oft. L. NJ
A. They are made of cellulose acetate
and cannot be creased, twisted or
marked.
@. Are there many opportunities for
the art student to utilize his training
when he is ready to go to work?-C. M
A. At least 100 vocationS and more
than 300 occupations require training
in art, according to DR.. C. Valentine
Kirby, art supervisor for the State Of
Pennsylvania.
@. Please give some information about
the mango tree.-F. r. H.
A. The mango CMangifera indica) is
| tree of the sumac family, sometimes
40 feet high, with large, shiny leaves
and yellow or reddish flowers. The
fruit varies in size from that of plum
to that Of an apple, sometimes weigh
ing pound or more. Mangoes are now
grown in many tropical and subtropical
countries, particularly in the West In
dies and, to some extent, in Southern
California and Florida.
@. Is ambergris considered one Of the
most valuable products Of the sea?-
N. C.
A. With the exception of choice pearls,
ambergris is the most valuable product
by weight that is found in the sea.
The value of ambergris depends on its
scarcity at the time and its freedom
from impurities. The discovery of large
quantities, if it becomes known. gen.
orally causes a sudden drop in the price.
@. Of what extraction is the family
name of John Rolfe?-R. D.
A. Danish. 1t first appears in history
in AID. 600, when Rolfe Krake was
King of Denmark.
@. Is it true that George Bernard
Shaw does not drink, smoke or eat
meat?-E. r.
A. He abstains from all three and, in
addition, drinks no tea or coffee.
@. What is the chief occupation Of
the Hottentots?-E. c.
A. The Smithsonian Institution says
that the life of the Hottentot tribes in
South Africa is centered on the raising
of cattle. The wealth of the members
Of these tribes is estimated in terms OF
| cattle, and their existence is directly
connected with their herds.
@. What State had the first school for
the blind?-M. L. K.
A. In 1887 Ohio established the first
State supported school for the blind,
and many States quickly followed.
to drink. Both mother and Biggic.
the diary records, have been seen to /