Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

| by Frederic ]. Hdskin.
A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact By ,Driting The Euentnq
Star Information Bureau, Frederick J,
Haskin, Director, Washington, n. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. What is the formula of the Ma
tional Safety Council for reducing auto
mobile accidents?-S. F.
A. Engineering, education, enforce
ment. The council is conducting a ma
tlonal campaign to reduce such accidents
30 per cent by the end of the year 1940
Q. Is there an income tax in Soviet
Russia?-H. S. S.
A. Income taxes start on incomes as
low as $50 month, the rate being eight
tenths of l per cent. On incomes over
$3.50 month the rate is 81 per cent.
There are exemptions for parents of
minor children, students inventors and
some of the professions. The tax is
assessed and collected monthly.
@. Is the Yankee Stadium to be en-
larged?-J. F.
A. The bleachers will be rebuilt in two
tiers, making 1000 additional seats,
bringing the total to $4,000. At foot ball
games it will be possible to seat 10000
or more, and when temporary seats are
placed there will be room for 10000.
Q. Please give some information about
Saratoga Springs N. Y-E. r. B.
A. Saratoga Springs, which has been
fashionable watering place since 1880,
hnnf1 loxy%
expenditure of $3500,00O into a modern
spa. 1t has a newly erected hall of
springs, three bath houses for hydro
therapy, laboratory and amusement
grounds in 1000-acre park opened in
1895. These were built and directed bv
the Saratoga Springs Authority. Five
thousand people can be cared for daily,
@. Is hollow rod stronger than a
solid one?-W. D. G..
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that if the post is short, say length
equal to three times the diameter there
is no difference in the strength, but If
the post is long, say length equal to $50
times the radius of gyration, the hollow
post for given length is stronger than
the solid post because the radius or
gyration of the hollow post is greater
than the radius of the solid post if the
weight per foot is the same for both.
@. Where is Stilton cheese manufac-
tured?-J. K
A. Stilton comes from Leicestershire,
Huntingdonshire and Rutlandshire, Eng
land, 1t is not a standardized, machine
made product, but is impressed and can
only be made by hand. Its germ is
believed to come from old woodwork.
1t is ripened on wooden shelves and is
a double-cream cheese. Stilton is begun
by adding the cream of one milking to
the whole milk of the next. Fully ripened,
1t is of a full-cream color with blue veins.
@. How many sled dog teams are
there in New England?-F. R. S.
A. There are now between 30 and 90
trained sled dog teams in New England
and week end races are sponsored by
the New England Sled Dog Club.
@. Are morons law-abiding as rule?
S. S.
A, Karl Menninger's Human Mind"
says: Ninety per cent of the morons
are peaceful Iaw-abiding citizens; most
of them usefllly employed. Much of
the dirty work of the world is done by
cheerful morons"
@. What is the relation between the
size Of an elephants foot and it's height?
p. G..
A. The circumference of an elephants
forefoot is approximately one-half the
elephants height.
@. How are members of the former
German imperial family now addressed?
M. NJ
A. BY a Prussian law of June %.
1920, the right to the title of highness
for members of the house of Hohenzollern
was abolished and the style was regu-
lated anew. BY a complimentary de-
cree of November 81, 1928, all of the
members of the former ruling house bear
the name of Prince or Princess of Prus-
sia. The titles majesty, imperial and
royal highness were also abolished.
@. What proportion of the mental i'm.
pressions are received through the eyes?
P. NJ.
A. From so to IS per cent of the
mental impressions of normal person
are received through the eyes.
@. Where was Theodore Roosevelt
when he was appraised of the death of
President McKinley?-J. H. S.
A. He had returned from Buffalo to
the place in the Adirondacks where his
family was stopping Septmber Is. 1901.
This was located near Mount TahaWus.
In the evening he had climbed the noun
tain, about half way up. when he saw
messengers approaching the camp. He
Immediately descended and received word
of President McKinley's death. He Sc
cured a wagon (buckboardD and driver
and drove to the nearest station, which
was North Creek, between 40 and so
miles distant. They drove in the night
through rough country roads, with but
little direction, and reached the station
at dawn, to take the most direct route
to Buffalo.
G. For whom was Pass Christian
named?-M. C. j.
A. 1t was named for Nicholas Chris
tian, Norwegian navigator, who dis
covered channel, or pass, between Cat
Island and the mainland.
@. Why was the London Criminal
Court called the Old Bailey?-D. L.
A. 1t derived its name from the fact
that it was the bailiwick or district over
which a bailiff had jurisdiction. The
present court is not upon the exact spot
of the old court, to which formerly the