Evening star., 1936-05-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question OF fact by prittnq The Erenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskfn, Director, Washington, d. c.
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@. Is the great PAGER, Single G, still
living?-F, 8.
A. Single @, has just celebrated his
twenty-siXth birthday anniversary and is
still owned by William Barefoot of
Cambridge City, Ind, who accepted the
colts mother just before he was foaled
in payment of grocery bill.
@. What is the name Of the island
that grows all the palm seed?-F. C.
A. Lord Howe Island, situated $50 miles
off the coast of Australia, has developed
a unique trade in seeds from the Howea
palms. The demand is so great that the
income derived from the sale Of the seeds
maintains the entire population.
@. How much food does John D.
Rockefeller eat in a day?-M. r.
A. A biography says that the food he
consumes in day probably is the equiv
alent Of not more than two or three
medium sized sandwiches.
@. What is a shop right?-w. K.
A. 1t is the right to use an invention,
which is automatically created on be-
half of the owner of the shop. when the
invention is developed in such shop by
an employe, who uses the time and
equipment of the shop for producing the
invention. Such shop rights are nom
assignable and apply alone to inven-
tions pertaining to the employers busi-
ness.
O. What is a dekaliter?-M L. M.
A. 1t is a metric unit of capacity
equal to 10 liters or about g United
States peck.
@. Please give list of some writer's
who have popularized slang.-L. H. M.
A. H. L. Mencken in the American
Language mentions the late Ring Lard
ner as the most accurate reporter of
United States common speech. AS ex-
perts in the use of slang he lists Tad
Dorgan. Sine Silverman. Gene Buck,
Damon Runyon. Walter Winchell Bugs
Baer. George Ade, Gelett Burgess, James
Gleason, Rube Goldberg and Milt Gross.
O. When did men cease to powder
their hair in this country?-R.' M w
A. The use of powder for the hair
actually went out of fashion in 1894,
but some people continued to use it until
as late as 1910. Doctors still clung to
wigs as late as 1919. but they went out
of fashion about 1905.
@. What is the epitaph on the tomb Of
Sir Christopher Wren?-F. w. M.
A. The famous architect is buried
under the choir of St. PauTs Cathedral
in London. with this fitting epitaph in
Latin: Reader, if you seek his monu-
ment, look about you"
@. How are the rules formulated that
govern etiquette?-F. M. G..
A. In general common sense and
kindly feeling may be said to motivate
ones conduct in society. Certain au-
thorities have outlined rules for social
procedure that are generally observed.
So many questions on this subject come
into the bureau that several hundred OF
them have been compiled in booklet
under 20 headings. The name of this
publication is Modern Manners" and
it will be sent to any one who sends
his name and address, with 10 cents,
to Frederic j. Haskin, Washington, D. c.
@. How many times was LucreZia Bor-
gia married?-E. r. M.
A. Her father compelled her twice
to marriage and divorce before she be-
came the wife of the Duke of BiSceglic
After her third husband had been mur
dered by Cesare Borgia, she married Al
fonso of Este, and passed the rest of
her life in the Court of Ferrara, culti-
waiting literature and art.
@. Who said that happiness is the art
of being well deceived?-H. r. NJ.
A. This was Swift's satiric definition.
@. Please give some information about
early strikes in this country-S. @.
A. The first recorded strike in Amer
lea took place in 174l, when New York
bakers quit work as a protest against
a municipal ordinance regulating the
price of bread. The earliest known
strike for higher wages took place in
I7S6, when the Philadelphia printers
ceased work as a means of enforcing
their demand for a minimum weekly
wage of S6. The first organized strike
in America took place in 1899. when the
SIlOSIIdACAS W bAAS SNNAN
Society of Journeymen Cordwainers.
were compelled to lay down their tools
in order to aid the bootmakers who were
seeking an increase in wages.
@. What was the real name of Nellie
BLY,. who made the famous trip around
the world?-A. c.
A. Her real name was Elizabeth Coch-
rane. She made her famous trip around
the world as a representative OF the
New York World in 1889. Her OBJECT
was to show that Jules Verne's romance.
Around the World in Eighty Days,
was not an exaggeration. She began her
trip November a. 1889, and completed
it January 25. 1890, in 70 days hours
IL minutes and IA seconds.
@. Do wedding presents belong to both
the bride and groom?-P. P.
A. Wedding presents are all sent to
the bride, and are, according to law, her
personal property.