Evening star., 1936-10-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKYN.

Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Huskin, Director, Washington, D. C..
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How much money Is made in college
foot ball?-L. w.
A. 1t Is estimated that college foot ball
brings in net profit Of more than sl4.-
100000 year.
@. How long has the drug ephedrins
been known?-F. T.
A. 1t was first prepared by Nagai in
1887 from the Chinese drug ma huang.
@. In what year did Samson and
Delilah" have its premiere In New
Orleans?-F. j. H.
A. The opera was produced In that city
In 1893.
@. Who was known as the Chrysostom
of the English pulpit?-K. r. w.
A. Jeremy Taylor d613-166D, English
divine, was so called.
@. What Is Parthian shaft?-H. W.
A. This is an unexpected and satirical
witticism. The phrase refers to a GUS
tom of the ancient Parthians, who in
battle would feign retreat and then shoot
backward with unerring aim.
@. Where did Alexander Graham Bell,
the inventor, die?-W. j.
A. He died at his Summer residence, in
Nova Scotia, in 1922.
@. Please give biography of Harry
Elmore Hurd, author Of Possessions Of
a Sky Pilot."-E. H.
A. Harry Elmore Hurd was born in
Goshen, N. H., April %, 1889. Previous
to receiving degrees from Harvard and
Boston universities, he was one of the
first wireless operators in America, copy
ing distress messages from all of the
early wrecks. After serving as chaplain
of the 33d United States Engineers In
France, he became a cowboy in the Far
West, drifting from Colorado to the Pa
ciflc. His stories, essays and poetry have
appeared in 166 magazines and in 80
anthologies of poetry. He is author Of
Possessions of a Sky Pilot" Mountains
and Molehills," West Of East" and co.
author of Christ in the Breadline."
@. Where is mica produced in the
United States?-C. L. F.
A. Over 80 per cent of the mica in the
United States comes from New Hamp-
shire and North Carolina. The other 10
per cent comes from Connecticut, Maine,
South Carolina and Mexico.
@. Were the soldiers who fell at the
battle of Little Big Horn buried on the
fieldp-L. H. S.
A. All who fell at the battle of Little
Big Horn were buried in one great grave
on the battlefield, except Gen. Custer,
whose body, although at first inferred
there, was later removed to the United
States burial ground at West Point.
O. Who wrote under the pen name Of
the Busybody?-A. r.
A. Benjamin Franklin under this
name wrote series Of papers modelled
on the Spectator.
O. Please give q list of NEUROLOGICAL
names associated with love-. R.
A. The following names are associated
with love: Aphrodite. Astarte, Cupid.
Dione, Eros, Freya, Hymen, Kama and
Venus.
@. Please give some information about
the founding of Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
H K.
A. The mail order house of Sears, Roe
buck & Co. was founded by Richard w.
Sears, who, about 1866, while railroad
agent in a small Minnesota town, began
selling watches by mail, securing his
customers through personal correspon-
dence. His early venture proving sue
ceSsful, he moved to Chicago as more
central location and joined forces with
A. C. Roebuck, organizing the Richard
w. Sears Watch Co., which later was
sold. Not long after they branched out
in more general line, constantly adding
a greater variety of merchandise. In
1893 a corporation was formed under
the name, Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
@. Who invented the kaleidoscope?
H. r.
A. 1t was invented by Sir David Brew
ster in 1877.
@. What city is called the Venice OF
the North?-D. N.
A. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Is
called the Venice of the North, as is also
Stockholm.
@. How many tons of steel are there
in the armory at Springfield, nl.?-W. K.
A. The armory at Springfield, H., con.
tains 2,074 tons of structural steel.
@. Please explain the terms introvert
and extravert?-H w.
A. The two words literally mean a
turning inward and turning outward.
In general, introvert implies one who is
preoccupied with his own mental proc.
esses and attitudes and with the way
he is regarded by others. An extravert
is one who is interested in things and
people outside himself.
@. OF what is the atmosphere com.
posed?-J. w.
A. The atmosphere is about is by
volume oxygen, q nitrogen, 1-2,500 car
bon dioxide, and variable proportion of
water vapor.
@. What is meant by the Kailyard
School?-M. G.
A. The term is applied to group of
modern Scottish novelists who write Of
the life of common people with a copious
use Of dialect. Examples are Ian Mac
Laren and Sir James Barrie.
The Janitor's Hypothesis.
From the Roanoke Times.
A psychologist claims that II one
freezes long enough he gets deliciously