Evening star., 1936-07-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. Who has power to change the mum
Der of judges in the United States S,I
preme Court?-G. A. L.
A. The number is fixed by Congress
and this number can be changed simplI
by an act of Congress.
@. What kind of yarn should be- use
for knitting a bathing suit?-J. R.K.
A. Stocking yarn, which does not los I
its shape when wet nor absorb muci
weight of water because Of its tighI
twist, must always be used.
@. Do all Christians in Ethiopia veal
crosses?-T w.
A. They all wear small crosses of sill
yer, iron or brass. The cross is sus|
pended from cord around the mech
called matab.
@. Is a cobbler food or drink?-M ID
A. 1t may be either. The drink 4
made OF wine sugar, sliced orange. lemo1
and crushed ice. AS food il is a larc4
fruit pie, made in a deep dish. with nd
bottom crust.
@. What nation has the fastest airI
| planes?-R. G..
A. The United States flies the fastest
commercial and private craft in thd
world.
| Q. Who was the noted doctor whd
made study of the effect of altitudd
on eyesight?-M. L. r.
A. The late William Holland Wilmer
ophthalmologist, while acting as a sur
geon in charge of the A. E. P durlnd
the World War discovered the effect o1
| altitude on the coordination of eye and
! hand. 1t was on his advice that thd
| United States Government established
the School of Aviation Medicine of thd
| Army Air Corps.
@. What poet received a posthumouj
Pulitzer prize?-F. L. r.
A. Amy Lowell's What's O'Clock" VA
! awarded the Pulitzer poetry prize n
1926 the announcement being msdd
| after her death.
! @. Where is the largest plate glasj
| factory in the world?-S M
| A. 1t is at Creighton. Pa It's giant
| furnace holds 200 tons of molten glassI
Q. What was the name of the paJ
! in which James K Hackett appeared
| during the war for Red Cross benefit
e. M.
| A. In 1918 Mr.. Hackett played the part
| of the Canadian in an all-star cast Of
| Out There for the American Red
| Cross.
| @. What is the origin of the parole
/ system in prisons?-M. r.
| A. The history of parole goes back To-
| English Colonial experience in the ticket
of-leave system of New South Wales as
| early as 1870 and to the mark system Of
! Capt. Maconochie at Norfolk Island in
/ 1910. in both of which the prisoner might
| by good behavior win conditional liberia
| ton.
@. What kind of wood is made from
| the box tree?-T B. j.
A. The wood is yellowish close grain
| ed. very hard and heavy and takes al
! beautiful polish. 1t is much used by
| turner's, wood carvers. engravers on
| wood and by mathematical instrument
makers Flutes and other instruments
are made from it.
@. Does the expression. AN eye for
an eye and tooth for tooth" appear
in the Bible?-A c. r.
| A. 1t appears in Matthew. chapter 8
10 mn cfa artfr L.,
| heard that it was said. an eve for an
eye and tooth for tooth but say
| unto you. resist not him that is evil.
but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right
cheek, turn to him the other, also"
O. Who wrote the first dime novel?
/ W r.
A. The original dime novel writer was
Ned Buntline, whose real name was Ed
ward Zane Carol Judson He was born
in 1923 and died in 1886.
O. When is the SpiritualiSt camp to
open in New York?-M. H.
A. The Lily Dale Assembly opened It's
large camp for Spiritualists at Lily Dale.
N. Y, July 3.
@. Why are shears and scissors
| ground at certain angle?-J. w. A.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that the angle found on all shears
and scissors has been proved to be the
most satisfactory in service. The action
is really not a cutting one as one cuts
with a knife, but is shearing one.
@. How many business firms in New
York City are 100 years old?-A H.
A. The Hundred Year Association NJ
that city has 81 members that have been
in business century or more.
@. What was Canadas first railway?
j. L.
A. 1t was the f412 mile Champlain e.
st. Lawrence Railroad between St. Johns
and Laprairie. in the Province of Quebec
(then Lower Canada, connecting Lake
| Champlain with the st. Lawrence River
and linking the two commercial ports
of New York and Montreal On July
81 Canada will celebrate the Tooth anni-
versary of the opening Of this railway.
@. What was the first horse to trot
| for a public stake?-J. M. B.
A. The first horse to trot in public for
stake was Boston Blue. who ran against
| time for 81 900 in 1918 to settle jockey
| club wager that no horse could trot a
mile in three minutes.
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