Evening star., 1936-10-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BY FREDERIC }. HASKIN.
A reader can get the answer TO any
question OF fact by irrtttno The Erening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director. Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What is meant by the fve-cent Sc
ries?-W. j.
A. This has reference to a world series
In which all games are played within
subway distance Of New York City.
@. What do the letters p. A. c. s. mean
when used after the names Of persons
who served in the Civil War?-E. NJ
A. The letters P. A. c. S. stand for
Provisional Army, Confederate States.
@. Are there many injuries and deaths
in the c. c. c. camps?-S. j.
A. A recent report shows that the
death rate in the Civilian Conservation
Corps for the last fiscal year was 1877
per thousand men, and the injury rate
1.l8 per thousand.
W UIlO Wdo bAlC AL oG ACCAdChb w hcS
the word administration with reference
to his term of offlce?-E. G.
A. George Washington introduced "ad-
ministration" in its United States polit-
ical sense in his farewell address of l796.
@. What is the Cisalpine Republic?-
w. H. r.
A. This name was given to the short
lived state in Northern Italy which Ma
poleon created in 1897, to include Lom-
bardy, the duchies of Parma and Modena
and some parts of Venetia and the papal
states. In 1902 it took the name of the
italian Republic, choosing Napoleon as
President; in 1905 Napoleon transformed
it into the kingdom of Italy. with him.
self as King, status it held until 1914.
@. Is 1t proper to send engraved cards
acknowledging messages of coincidence
or flowers sent upon the death of a
relative?-H. L. NJ
A. Such cards should never be sent to
intimate friends or to those who have
sent flowers or written personal notes.
Q. What newspaper in the United
States is most modern in topographic
make -up?-E H. M.
A. Gilbert P. Farrar topographic ex-
pert, describes the Los Angeles Times as
the first streamlined newspaper in Amer
ica. Its modernization consists of new
body type. new head type and new
style of makeup.
@. Where was the first gasoline tax In
the United StateS?-C G.
A. The first gasoline tax imposed was
in Oregon, on February IS, 1919.
@. OF what nationality is Leopold
Stokowski?-E. M.
A. The conductor was born in London,
of Polish and Irish parentage.
@. Please give list of great writers
who were poor conversationalists2- w.
A. Oliver Goldsmith was described
thus by one of his contemporaries: He
wrote like an angel and talked like poor
poll" La Fontaine, Marmontel and Cor
nellie were all singularly deficient in the
powers of conversation. Dante was trite
and taciturn. Addison was shy and stiff
in society. Butler was a dull conversa-
tionalist, and Rousseau and Milton were
unsocial.
O. How old is Beatrice Lille and
where was she born?-E. H. W.
A. The commedienne was born at
Toronto, Canada, in 1898.
@. Which has more vitanin content,
orange or tomato juice? Is this lost if
the juices stand?-J. L.
A. Orange juice contains from two to
three times as much vitamin C as to-
mato juice. Either of the juices loses
vitamin c if allowed to stand before
using.
@. When was the earthquake at
Charleston. S. CIV. H. R.
A. The Charleston earthquake occur
red on August 81, 1885, Forty-one per-
sons we're killed and there was a $5,000,-
600 property loss.
@. How much hydrochloric acid Is
there in the stomach?-F. M.
A. The normal gastric juice contains
about OF per cent to o. per cent of
hydrochloric acid.
@. How long has Clarence Darrow been
lawyer?-E. H.
A. He was admitted to the bar in 1878.
@. What is the proportion of college
graduates per 1000 population? High
school graduates?-W. H. B.
A. Out of every 1000 adults in the
United States, % have received college
degrees and 109 have been graduated
from high school.
O. Was there a Bunker Hill flag?
j. w.
A. AS early as 1877 a recognized flag
of the New England Colonies had blue
field with white union quartered by
red cross. Such flag, with the addi-
ton of green pine tree in the upper
inner quarter of the union, was carried
at the battle of Bunker Hill. Another
flag of the same design, but having
red field, also was used in that battle.
Some authorities say that each Of these
flags had on one side the words. "An
Appeal to Heaven" and on the other a
Latin inscription, the translation of
which is He Who TranSplanted Us Will
Care for Us"
@. Please give the name Of a good,
up-to-date book on the history of print
ing in the United States.-J. w.
A. "A History of Printing in the United
States" by Douglas McMurtrie, pub
lished by r. r. Bowker Co., New York
City, is the latest book on this subject.