Evening star., 1936-09-09
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN.

reader can get the ansuer to any
question OF fact by pritino The Eventno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, q. c.
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@. How high do the highest fireworks
60 up? What Is the elapsed time between
the setting of Of such fireworks and
their explosion in the air?-J. H. r.
A. National Fireworks, Inc, says tina.
bomb shells 60 to height Of from 500
to 600 feet and the time fuse burns from
to seconds. Rockets go up about
1900 feet. Their ascending time Is
about seconds.
ID. w.
A. Whippets and greyhounds bark
before the start, but do not bark while
running.
@. What pictures were the biggest
money makers last year-B. c.
A. For the calendar year Of 1885 and
up to April l, 1886. "Mutiny on the
Bounty led them all. TOP Hat" was
second. Roberta" and Midsummer
Nights Dream" tied for third place.
@. What is Hitlers religious affiliation?
W. H.
A. He was reared a Romal Catholic,
but at present is not affiliated with any
church.
Q. What is the cost of childs public
school education for one year?-J. r. w.
A. Based upon reports received from
312 city school systems in the United
States, the Office of Education estimates
that $96.18 is the average cost OF one
pupils education per year.
@. How many telephone directories
are distributed by the Bell System?-
H. K. G..
A. 1t distributes annually to subscrib-
ers more than 25,000000 copies Of tele-
phone directories.
@. Do all popular orchestras engage
arrangers? If so, what Is the average
cost?-L. H. G.
A. Practically every major orchestra
has staff of arrangers specializing in
various rhythm styles. Some orchestras
pay as high as $4,000 a year to these
artists. For smaller bands $500 a week
is an average.
@. Please give directions for making
an easy sour-cream salad dressing
C. w.
A. Equal parts of French dressing and
sour cream, beaten together, make a
good tart salad dressing.
@. Please print the famous editorial Of
the Coffeeville Courier, why Editors
Never Get Rich."-F. j.
A. Here it is: "When a child is born
the attending physician gets SIS; the
editor who gives him the proper send
off gets $0.00 When 1t is cristened the
clergyman gets $1,000; the editor gets
5000. When it is married the clergyman
gets $500; the editor gets 5000 for his
long -winded article about the beautiful
and accomplished bride When he dies
the doctor gets from $500 to $4,000,
the undertaken gets from $4,000 to
$4,000, and the editor gets 5000 for the
mplimentary obituary"
@. How many words does Anthony
Adverse contain? How many pages?-
w. S.
A. The novel consists of 4s5, 900 words
and 1924 pages.
Q. When was tinfoil invented?-
C. w. M.
A. 1t is not known definitely when
tinfoil was first made. The word tinfoil
meaning tin in thin sheets-appeared
in the English language as early as>1467,
and was subsequently used in the sense
OF backing for mirrors. In 1876 tinfoil
is mentioned as wrapping for medi-
cines. At that time it was an alloy Of
tin and lead.
@. Is the widow of Carl Akeley, the
explorer, living?-L. J.
A. Mary L. Jobe Akeley is carrying on
her husbands work in Africa. Her new
book, Restless Jungle" describes her
experiences in that country.
@. How does a man join the aviation
unit of the Navy?-R. B.
A. Men are not enlisted for aviation.
After enlistment certain individuals who
show ability in mechanics are given an
opportunity to learn aviation mechanics.
@. OF which books in the Bible is st.
Paul the authorize. F.. A.
A. The books which are attributed to
st. Paul are the Epistles to the Romans,
Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phil
ippians, Colossians, Thessalonians,
Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews.
Philemon, Titus and Timothy, 1st and
End, are supposed to have been written
by st. Paul himself. The others were
probably dictated or copied.
@. What does kith and kin mean?-
j. C.
A. Originally it meant country and
(or) kindred; later. acquaintances or
friends and Corr kindred; now, often,
kindred, relatives, family connections.
@. How many people in the United
States own insurance policies? What is
the average amount carried?-S. r. L.
A. Approximately 63,000,00O Americans
are owners Of one or more insurance
policies. The average coverage is about
$1,000.