Evening star., 1936-12-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the ans,Der 10 any
question OF fact by priting The Erentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp tor reply.
@. Where will the next Boy Scout
jamboree be held?-H. M s.
A. 1t will convene on June 30 In Wash.
ington. D. c.
@. How many States are divided into
more counties than New York which
has 62?-S. N.
A. There are Is States with more than
So counties.
@. Which are really the more secretive
about their ages, men or women?-
j. H. L.
A. Census enumerators have found
that great many more men than women
refuse to reveal their ages.
@. Does the Hayden Planetarium issue
q publication?-H. M. D.
A. The of1cial publication of the
Hayden Planetarium Is the Sky, pub.
lished by the American Museum Of Nat.
ural History at Is West Seventy
street, New York City.
@. What is cargile membrane?-W s.
A. This is a sterile membrane pre-
pared from the peritoneum of the OK,
and used in abdominal surgery to inter
pose between raw surfaces and thus pre-
ft11 fr.-rr@ s@x. ~F &C.
also used to envelop freshly sutured
nerves or tendons and to protect wounds.
@. What percentage of people who
buy things on the installment plan fail
their purchases?-H. r.
A. Only about per cent.
@. What Is the highest summit ever
reached by MANI. K.
A. The highest peak ever reached by
explorers is Nanda DeW In the Central
Himalayas It is 25,660 feet high and was
climbed by the British h-American Hima-
layan explorers.
@. Please give a biography of Franz
Lehar, composer. w.
A. Franz Lehar was born in Komorn,
Austria, April 30. 1870. He showed early
aptitude for music, composing songs at
6. At IL he entered the Prague Con-
servatory, later studying under Dvorak.
He appeared as solo violinist at 18,
subsequently becoming a musical di-
rector. His first opera. Der Kurassier,"
was failure. He turned to light opera
and became world famous through "The
Merry Widow"
@. Who was the Young Chevalier?
e. NJ
A. This title was given to Charles
Edward Stuart, son of the Old Pretender.
@. What is the origin of the word
booze?-O. R. H.
A. 1t has been traced to the Dutch
word, buizen, which means to drink to
excess. AS early as 1860 the word booze
was used in an English play called
Health and Wealth. Spenser in his
"Faerie Queen" speaks of Gluttony i'm.
bibing too freely from bouzing can.
@: Who received the gold medal as
the outstanding woman of today?-T. r.
A. The American Woman's Association
awarded its annual gold medal to vir-
ginia c. Gildersleeve. dean Of Barnard
College, for outstanding achievements.
She was cited as Latin scholar, English
scholar and persuasive teacher.
@. Where does the name, Nazi, come
from?-Y. r. G.
A. 1t is derived from the first syllables
of the first two words of Nationalist
zialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Pa
which is the official name of the Hitler
organization.
@. Please give some information about
Molyneux, the famous designer of WON.
ems clothes.-J. l..
A. Capt. Edward Molyneux was born
in Ireland and spent most of his early
life there and in England In 1914 he
enlisted in the British Army and was
attached to the Duke of Wellingtons
Regiment. Wounded in action in 1916,
he spent six months in hospital The
following year he was so seriously
wounded at the battle of Arras that he
was unfit for further service and was
attached to the intelligence service in
England. In his boyhood he had been
interested in fabrics and colors so after
the war he opened small salon in Paris.
At present he has an establishment there
as well as in London.
@. How many workers were employed
at the Amoskeag mills at Manchester.
N. H.?-W. s.
A. At the peak of its prosperity the
Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. had more
than 10000 workers in its mills.
@. What is an Afghan hound?-H. W.
A. The Afghan hound is long haired,
pointed-nose dog with very long hind
legs. 1t is highly popular in Europe
and is used for hunting in India, Persia
and Arabia. The dog was brought to
England by British Army officers return
ing after the World War.
@. How many homes are wired for elec-
tricity?-R. E. c.
A. The latest figures compiled showed
total Of 81 ,204 1854 homes in the United
States that were wired for electricity.
@. What magazines does william Ran.
dolph Hearst have in England?-E. r. w.
A. Hearst publications there are as
follows: Connoisseur, Harper's Bazaar,
Good Housekeeping and Nash's Pail Mall.
A Rhyme at Twilight
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