Evening star., 1936-10-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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reader can get the ansDer to any
question OF fact By iDriting The Euening
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Will turkeys be plentiful this VIM
ter?-E. N.
A. The turkey crop is large and prob
ably the price will be moderate.
@. Have any holders of insurance poll
cies lived to be ITO years old?-K. S.
A. OF the millions of holders of life
insurance policies in the past $50 years,
actuaries say that there is not a single
instance Of one who lived beyond 106
years. Many reached various ages be-
tween 100 and LOG.
@. Please give the English equivalent
for some Of our automobile terms-G. T.
A. Gasoline Is petrol: battery is an
accumulation; a truck, lorry; cars hood,
a bonnet; trailer, an articulated We
hicle.
@. Where is Mother Jones, the labor
leader buried?-H. M.
A. Her grave is in the Union Miners
Cemetery at Mount Olive, III. Recently
a monument was unveiled in her memory.
@. What are the most common sur
names in Chicago and New York City?
j. r. L.
A. The most common surnames listed
in the Chicago telephone directory are
johnson, Smith, Anderson, Miller,
Nelson, Brown, Peterson, Williams,
Jones, Carlson and Davis. In the New
York City telephone directory they are
Smith, Cohen, Miller, Brown. Schwartz,
Levy, Friedman, johnson, Goldberg and
Goldstein.
@. What State has for its motto, I'm
God we trust"?-J. L.
A. This is the State motto OF Florida,
Q. What became of the stamp collec-
tion of the late Col Edward H. r. Greenf
H. B.
A. Col. Green provided in his will that
his rare collection be placed with some
museum where the public may have
access to it. Its disposition has not been
settled.
@. When was the great cholera cpl.
demic in st. Louis?-H. w.
A. In 1849 cholera ragged to such an
extent that it was fatal to one-tenth of
the city's population.
@. Who was the first woman member
Of the British cabinet?-L. G.
A. Margaret Bondfeld who was chosen
Minister of Labor in 1929.
@. Did President Andrew jackson have
any children?-E. w.
A. He had none of his own, but
adopted a nephew. who was named An
drew Jackson, jr., and who inherited his
estate.
@. How many men are employed in the
National Park Service?-M B.
A. AS of August 81, 1886, there were
14042.
@. What is meant by a sky hooker?
&C. T.
A. This is slang term used in log
ging camps in the United States and
Canada. 1t is applied to top loader-a
man who places the logs on the top
of load.
@. What is the third degree?-E. NJ.
A. This is the psychological method
used by the police in the United States
for the purpose of forcing the truth from
person under arrest. 1t consists in con-
tinuous and relentless questionings, last
ing for many hours. or even days, until
the prisoner if guilty, is morally COM
PEELED to give way and confess.
@. When was the present system Of
training for nursing introduced in the
United States?-N. P.
A. This organized system of training
may be said to date from 1872 or 1873.
1t was preceded, however, by many
efforts to provide some degree of prep
aration for care of the sick.
O. What word means blood of the gods?
IN. r.
A. Ichor is the fluid which was sup
posed to flow. instead of blood, in the
veins Of the gods.
@. How old is the Society of Mayfower
Descendants?-L. L.
A. 1t was founded in New York City
on December %, 1894.
O. What is lee tide?-T. W.
A. 1t is a tide which runs with the
wind.
@. What is the inscription on the door
of the Parliament Building in Ottawa?
H. P.
A. 1t reads: "The wholesome sea is at
her gates, her gates both east and west"
@. Why is dungeon so called?-S. NJ
A. A donjon was the principal tower
or keep of a castle or fortress. The
cellars were used as prisons. so the word
dungeon came to mean a dark or under
ground prison.
@. Where are the clocks and chro-
nometers used in the Navy repaired?
Il. M. o.
A. The Naval Observatory repairs the
clocks and chronometers used in the
Navy Department and on naval vessels.
@. What is the simplest way to dress
a tree wound?-J. w.
A. Orange Shellac is the best dressing.
In Lindley'S Theory of Agriculture,