Evening star., 1936-12-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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q. What Is the longest trip ever taken
&C. K.
A. President Roosevelt's South Amer.
lean trip will be the longest that has ever
been made by President
@. Has the Government publication
that describes all United States postage
stamps?-W. j.
A. On the first Of January. 1887, the
Post ONCE Department will issue book
let containing photographs and descrip-
tions Of all United States postage stamps
issued since 1847 through December 81,
1886. Copies will be available through
the Government Printing ONCE at Wash
ington, D. G.
q. How much money has been loaned
by the Home Owners Loan Corp.?-L. w.
A. When the corporation terminated
its lending operations on June II. 1885. it
had made loans to q total Of 1,021 ,8l8
home owners, involving advances Of g.
093, ,424.244.
@. What is the most popular shade for
taxicabs?-H. M.
A. Yellow is the color which Is most
universally used for taxis.
@. What is Trotsky's real name?-E. M.
A. His real name Is Leon Bronstein.
@. How much greater than that Of
other grains is the yield per acre Of
rice?-V. B.
A. Rice yields, generally speaking.
about 10 bushels per acre more than
wheat or barley.
@. How do the memory wizards mem
orize number composed Of Is to 20 or
more figures?-P. L.
A. DR.. Salo Finkelstein. the Polish
mathematical marvel, has said that he
has learned to see" or visualize q long
number as string Of smaller. three-digit
figures, as easily recognizable to him as
three-letter words.
@. Is horned toad harmless pet?-
HIN.
A. 1t is harmless. It is really lizard.
It should be kept in dry sand in box
which can be moved into warm sunshine
a part Of the time. 1t will eat mealworms,
ants and other insects.
@. Will the new Texas tower on the
San Jacinto Battlefield be as high as the
Washington Monument?-N. G.
A. 1t is reported that the San Jacinto
Battlefield memorial will be SOS feet high.
about 10 feet higher than the Washing
ton Monument.
@. Are there many people who stutter7
C. NJ
A. There are more than 100000 stut-
terers in the United States.
@. What is the oldest college cheer?
W. M.
A. 1t is claimed that the Princeton
locomotive cheer is the oldest: Tiger,
tiger. tiger! Sis, sis. sis! Boom, boom,
boom! Ahh!" Invented by an unknown
soldier of New Yorks famous 7th Regi-
ment on April 30, 1861. the cheer caught
the fancy Of Princeton undergraduates
who heard it that night as the 7th passed
through the college town on its way to
war.
@. What was the most expensive car
displayed at the New York Automobile
Show?-E. ].
A. 1t was a Duesenberg model at
$4,000.
Q. How much gold is mined IN Q year
now?-T. F. c.
A. In 1885 the world gold production
totaled 81 900 900 ounces.
@. Can you tell me how large Bucking-
ham Palace ISL. K.
A. Buckingham is the largest house In
England. with more than 1000 principal
rooms, including 10 offices for secretaries
and clerks and a complete floor of store
rooms. It is said that the corridors of
the palace take II miles of carpet.
@. How long does it take to 60 from
Paris to Marseille by train?-D. D.
A. A fast train makes the run In nine
hours. An average speed Of so miles an
hour is maintained.
@. Who is the new president of Cornell
University?-H NJ
A. Dr.. Edmund Ezra Day. director Of
the social science programs of the Rookie
feller Foundation and the General Edu-
cation Board, will succeed Dr.. Livingston
Farrand in June.
@. How is what they call tempered
pressed wood made?-G. H.
A. 1t is made of wood chips, exploded
under steam pressure into long hbers
which are impregnated with oil for
waterproofing and then compressed and
tempered into sheets one-eighth Of an
inch thick. These sheets are laminated
with waterproof glue into three-ply tile.
@. How are nut meats preserved by
canning?-W. H. G.
A. Nut meats may be canned In glass
fruit jars and prepared in a water bath
canner as follows: Fill the jars with nut
meats. adjusting but not tightening the
glass lids and rubbers. Set the Jars in
either clothes boiler or large kettle with
a rack on the bottom. Use enough water
to reach almost to the top and boil for IS
or 20 minutes. Then seal the Jars, leav-
ing them in the water until 1t begins to
cool. Store in dark room and the proc
eSsed meats will keen fresh even Ia hot