Evening star., 1936-02-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

BY Frederic ]. Haskin.
A reader can get the ans,ver to any
question of fact By ,Dritino The Wash
ington Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director, WQshinqton.
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Q. Please give a list of the training
camps OF the National and American
LeagueS.-H. M.
A. National-Giants, Pensacola, Fla:
Reds, San Juan and Tampa, Fla;
Pirates, San Antonio, Tex; Cubs, Cata-
lima Island, Calf; PhillieS, Winter
Haven, Fla; Dodgers, Clearwater, Fla;
Cardinals, Bradenton, Fla, and Bees,
st. Petersburg, Fla. American-Red Sox,
Sarasota, Fla; White Sox, Pasadena,
Calf; Indians, New Orleans, La;
Yankees, st. Petersburg, Fla; Tigers,
Lakeland Fla; Browns, West Palm.
Beach, Fla; Athletics, Fort Myers, Fla,
and Senators, Orlando. Fla.
@. Has the artificial lake formed by
construction of Boulder Dam been
named?-E. G.
A. 1t has been named Lake Mead,
honoring the late DR.. Elwood Mead. DR..
Mead was born January 16, 1858, and
died January 26, 1886. He was commits
missioner of the Bureau of Reclamation
1924-1936, and it was under his super
vision that the dam that impounds the
lake was built.
@. Are silver dollars now being coined?
j. H. S.
A. No silver dollars are being coined
at the present time, but the Office of
the Director of the Mint says that such
pieces will be coined later in the year.
@. What service has the commander
of the Queen Mary had?-H. K. L.
A. Commodore Sir Edgar Brittens sea
service began 40 years ago. In 1901 he
went with the Cunard Line as junior
officer of the Ivernia. In 1914 he was
skipper of the Phrygia, his next ship
being the Campania. He has been staff
captain of the Acquitania and skipper
of nine other Cunarders. Knighted two
years ago, he is married and has one
daughter.
@. In what subjects is visual instruc-
ton given in the public schools?-
CMK
A. Most visual instruction in schools
today is in geography, history. health,
travel and safety education, although
superintendents and principals report
using visual aids for teaching of eco
nomics, English. guidance. industry, lit
erature, biology, music, agriculture, read
ing, crafts and drama. News reels, fea-
ture pictures, foreign language films and
religious education visual aids are also
becoming more widely adopted.
Q. Did Emily Dickinson. the poet, have
a tragic love affair?-L. K.
A. On a visit TO Philadelphia, in 1854,
she experienced an unhappy love affair.
In a spirit of Self~abnegation she re-
nounced her love and immured herself
in the family home for the rest Of
her life.
@. Was Elihu Root an attorney for the
notorious Boss Tweed, and was he
charged with contempt Of court in con-
nection with the Tweed case?-L. K.
A. Mr. Root vas one of several attor-
neys for the defense when Tweed was
prosecuted. He and five of his associ-
ates were cited for contempt after
TWeed'S second trial for having pre-
sented a petition offending the trial
Judge, Judge Noah Davis. Fines were
imposed on three of the attorneys, but
Root and two of his colleagues were not
held in contempt.
@. Who first made a study of the
process of digestion?-R. P. H.
A. Digestion was first regarded as
purely mechanical process. The German
professor Sylvius t16l4-72), looked upon
it as chemical fermentation and recog-
ognlzed the Importance of the saliva
and pancreatic juice. The Italian Scien-
tist, Spallanzanl 1729-99), discovered
the digestive power Of saliva and re-
affirmed the solvent properly OF the
gastric juice, showing that it will act
outside the body and that it cannot only
prevent putrefaction, but will inhlblt
it when once begun. Spallanzani failed,
however, to recognize the acid character
of the gastric juice, a point which was
brought out by the American phySiolo-
gist, Young, in 1903.
@. Do Negroes in the South still be-
forms of vooGooism?-E. H.
A. Belief in various forms of super
stition still f1ourishes in parts of the
South. In louisiana Mississippi and
Alabama it is said that no less than
$1,000000 year is spent for charms.
hoodoo bags, love potions and philterS.
@. Please give some information about
the beauty expert, Helena Rubinstein.
M. r.
A. She was born in Krakow, Poland.
After a career as medical student, she
went to Australia for visit, and thers
saw the ruinouS effect of sun and dry
ing weather on the compilations of the
Australian women. A cream which she
perfected was found to be highly bene-
fetal, and this led to the foundation
of the first laboratory and salon in Mel
bourne. She has studied chemistry and
dermatology in the great universities
Of the world, and spends six months OF
every year in her own laboratories and
in European clinics.
@. What part did the Romans take in
geographical discovery?-R. L. G.
A. The Romans did little in the field
of scientific geography. For the purpose
of conquest and organization, however,
surveys were made of practically all the
territory surrounding the Mediterranean
Sea, as well as France, part of Britain
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