Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin,


Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How much money is spent on
sweepstakes tickets in the United
States?-C. B.
A. 1t has been estimated that every
year Americans buy from $4,000, 900 900
to $15,o00,000,0 1000 worth of bona fide
sweepstakes tickets. Americans spend
$4,000 100000 for fake tickets that do
not even give the purchaser the several
thousand-to-one chance of the legiti-
mate lottery that is smuggled into the
United States and sold in spite of scru-
tiny Of the Post Office officials and en-
ployeS.
O. What music was played on the
funeral march of King George V?-N. H.
A. Among the pieces played by the
bands were Chopin's Funeral March"
and the Dead March" from Saul:
among the pipers' songs were Flowers
o the Forest and the Skye Boat Song"
C. X.
A. They are the milk and dairy prod
ucts, the mineral and vitamin bearing
vegetables, fruits, eggs and meats.
O. Does a temperature of so degrees
below zero feel any colder than 10 de-
grees below?-D. r.
A. The Weather Bureau saws that
other things being equal, temperature
of so degrees would undoubtedly feel
ho
lngS depend upon many other factors in
addition to the temperature-such as
state of health, kind of clothing. wind
velocity, etc.-and, perhaps above all,
upon what one is accustomed TO- Mere
cold alone is easily endured. bat when
there is wind extremely low tempera-
lures are very trying. However, in re-
gions where exceedingly low tempera-
lures are the rule the inhabitants be-
come accustomed to this condition and
are prepared for it: they clothe them
selves and carry on their daily activi-
ties accordingly. The extreme cold
causes no more inconvenience or dis
comfort than zero temperatures do in
the South.
@. How many provinces are there in
ILlC VI SdIldCds- IN, M.
A. There are nine-namely, Nova SEQ
tia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward
Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Sas-
katcheWan, Alberta and British Column
bia. The Dominion of Canada consists
of these provinces in addition to the
Yukon territory and the Northwest ter
ritorieS Franklin, Mackenzie and Kee-
Watin.
@. How was the honey and onion mix
ture prepared which old folks took in the
by-gone days for coughs?-E. P.
A. A fair sized, strong onion was SIM
mered in a quart of honey for several
hours. The mixture was strained. A
teaspoonful, taken frequently, sootheS
cough.
@. Please give some information about
Martha Graham, the dancer-D. l..
A. Martha Graham is the daughter of
a nerve specialist in Pittsburgh. She
lived there until she was 10 years old,
when the family moved to California.
There she became a Denishawn dancer
and later was on the faculty of the East
man School of Music, in Rochester, N. Y.
In 1926 she gave a dance recital in New
York City and in 1923 danced with the
Cleveland Orchestra. All of her music
is composed to fit her dances.
@. When did Webster Edgerly take the
pen name Edmund Shaftesbury?-
G. L. R.
A. When IS years of age and in high
school he published some uncopyrighted
books, of the success of which he was
rtoi nd 1,o oil al
being known in case of failure; hence
he took two of his English ancestral
names, making the pseudonym. Having
a passion for writing and meeting some
patronage. he continued the use of the
name. He wrote and edited SO books.
Webster Edgerly was born December 20,
| 1852, and died November 6, 1926.
| @. What is murmur, as applied to a
heart condition?-H. E. c.
A. A murmur is medical term refer
ring to soft sound like that made by
somewhat forcible expiration with the
mouth open, heard on auscultation of
or diagnostic listening to the heart.
There are more than 30 different types
of heart murmurs recognized, having
different causes, symptoms and rene
dies.
@. What is meant by referring to a
certain corporation as war baby?
M. r.
A. A corporation engaged in the sale
of war materials. which Sprang into ex-
istence or came out of obscurity and
made large profits as result of the war,
| is sometimes referred to as war baby.
| The stock of such a corporation is also
so called.
O. How many boys attend Eton?
| H. j.
A. There are now 1850 boys in at
tendance at England's famous public
school, This is the largest number of
| students in its history.
| c. How many men are employed in
keeping the streets of New York City
clean?-R. w.
A. New York City has sanitation
| force of $4,000 men for its $500 miles
of streets In 1885 they removed 1885,
| 900 cubic yards of waste from the streets.
| @. When did President Roosevelt
abolish the United States Geographic
Board?-R. c.
A. On April II, 1884, by executive
order the President abolished the board.
Its functions have been transferred to
| tho Dena rtnnent of tho interior which