Evening star., 1936-01-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.


question OF fact BY writtng The Washing
ton Epentng Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hasktn, Director Washing
ton, D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
money last year?-F. r.
A. Alfred Vanderbilt led the winning
owners with takings Of $500 ,s55. Omaha
won more than any other horse, with
purses aggregating $l42,255.
@. What is the outlook for citrus fruit
this year?-R. N.
A. The production cycle is such that
larger total crops may be expected than
last year. Oranges and grapefruit CONF
bined. with average weather conditions,
should exceed 80, 600 900 boxes and with
favorable weather will approach 1oo,-
10000.
@. Where does the name Abyssinia
come from?-J. H. N.
A. Abyssinia derives from an Arabic
word meaning mixture"
@. When and where will the Olympic
Winter games be held?-O. D. B.
A. In Germany, at Garmisch-Parten-
kirchen, from February to 16.
@. Is the famous Antioch Chalice on
exhibition in New Yerk?-C. d.
A. The Great Chalice of Antioch was
exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum until
January G, when its owner, Fahim Kou-
chakji, returned it to his safety deposit
vault. The chalice is rarely on exhibi-
ton, having been shown only twice be-
fore, once in Paris and onoe at the recent
Chicago Fair. 1t is rated as one Of the
finest specimens of early Christian silver
work. 1t dates from less than so years
after the cruciflxion.
@. Was papyrus or vellum used first
as a flexible material upon which to
write?-H. A. K.
A. Papyrus is of much earlier origin
than vellum and probably is the second
process in writing from the engraving on
stones or rocks. This was succeeded by
the engraving on clay tablets, which were
afterward baked.
@. Can a bullet fired straight up into
the air escape from the force of gravita-
ton so that it will not return to earth?
H. D.
A. The velocity Of escape from the
earth-that is, the velocity required to
carry a projectile beyond its gravita-
tional influence-is 2 miles per second.
What is believed to be the speediest bull
let, the Gerlich bullet, is capable of trav-
cling almost mile second. This would
not be great enough speed to carry it
beyond the atmoSphere
@. Who is the champion fencer of the
WORLDS. w. c.
A. Aldo Nadi. an Italian, is generally
conceded to be the greatest fencer in
the world.
@. How can recipes calling for sugar
be changed to use honey?-M. A. B.
A. BY using the following general rules
any recipe may be adapted to the use
of honey: Measure honey always in the
liquid form. For every cup of honey
used, reduce the liquid in the recipe by
fifth. One cup of honey is as great
in sweetening power as one cup OF sugar.
Use one-fourth to one-half teaspoon OF
soda to each cup of honey. Increase the
amount of salt by one-eighth to one
fourth teaspoon. In milk puddings, pie
filings etc, add the honey with the
thickening agent, such as flour or corn
starch.
@. How many Negroes are there in the
United States Navy?-B. S.
A. On July 80. 1885, there were LISP
Negroes in the Navy.
@. Everybody talks about the weather
a lot, but no one does anything about
it" is often attributed to Mark Twain.
but does not appear in his writings. Isn't
it possible to trace it?-C. T.
A. Charles Dudley Warner, editor,
author and friend of Mark Twain, was
the originator of this famous witticism.
The paragraph was written by him for
the editorial page of the Hartford Cou-
rant.
Gorky?-L. F.. r.
A. The writer's name is Alexei Maxim
ovich Pyeshkoff.
@. What is the Tree of Light"?-
L. K. j.
A. 1t is Christmas tree that has ap-
City, every Christmas week since 1911.
1t is a large and beautifully decorated
tree. Until last year it was not known
who provided the tree but it was re-
vealed then that it is supplied and set
up by group of New Workers headed
by Orlando Rouland, the artist.
@. Didn't George Washington ask for
a regular army during the Revolution
airy War?-F. D. G.
A. Washington constantly urged the
Continental Congress to make provision
for a permanent military establishment
and not force him to depend upon mill
tia whose terms of enlistment were short
and invariably expired just when they
were needed most.
@. Please give some information about
the composer, Paul DukaS.-A. j.
A. Paul Dukas, French composer and
critic, was born in 1865. He studied with
Matthias. Dubois and Guiraud. His two
most celebrated works are "L,Apprenti
Sorcier" "a symphonic poem) and
three-act opera, "Ariane ct Barbe- -Bleue"
190O. presented at the Metropolitan
Opera House.
@. Did Christopher Columbus die in
prison?-B. w.
A. He was released and exonerated be.
fore his Death.
Courts as ExpIainers.