Evening star., 1936-11-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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A reader can get the dnswer to any
question OF fact BY prittDg The Eventng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington. D. C.
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@. How much money was taken in at
the Olympic Games In Berlin?-P. NJ.
A. The attendance records at the games
held in Berlin this year dwarfed all
former records. Approximately 450o.000
tickets Of admission were sold for the
various spectacles at q cash return Of
about $2,800O00.
@. noticed a statement in the news
paper that there were more than Is
miles of tiny tubes in the kidneys of
each human being. Is this true?-
H. T. s.
A. The Manual of General, Descriptive
and Pathological Anatomy says that
each tortuous canal Is about one-sixtieth
Of line in diameter. The total length
Of all these passages collectively is, ac-
cording to Ferreins estimate. about IL
miles. There is a considerable variation
in each individual.
Q. Is Wesley Ruggles, motion picture
director, related to Charles Ruggles, the
actor?-T. N.
A. The men are brothers
@. How do Ringing Brothers a. Bar
mum a. Bailey care for their sick EN-.
ployeS?-W. H.
A. The circus has an up-to-date hos
pital car, the Florence Nightingale, No.
80, which travels with the rest of the
train. 1t is divided into wards and has
the most modern hospital equipment.
A medical director, orderly and trained
nurses are in constant attendance.
O. What is the policy at Alcatraz
Prison?-E. B.
A. Its policy includes four main points:
A maximum of security, minimum of
privileges, complete isolation of its con.
victs from the outside world and 100 per
cent humanity.
@. How long have musicians used
batons?-G. w.
A. The baton is probably the evolution
of a cane or piece of music rolled into
wand. The baton came into general
use in England over one hundred years
ago. Mendelssohn was among the first
to use it consistently.
@. How long does 1t take to make raw
cotton into thread?-E. v.
A. 1t takes about six weeks to trans
form cotton as it arrives at the mill
into finished thread.
@. What city in France is next to Paris
in siZe?-C. S.
A. Marseille. Paris has a population
of about 100000. Marsesle, the second
city, has 100000.
@. What are some Of the earliest
Bibles to be printed in America?-J. K.
A. The Eliot Indian Bible, printed at
Cambridge, 1868, by Marmaduke john
son; the edition produced in German
town in l743 by Christopher Sauer, and
the Aitkin Bible, Philadelphia, 1882, are
among the earliest.
@. Where is the model colony of the
School of Living Colonists?-E. w.
A. The community is located about a
mile from Suffern. N. Y, on the Haver-
straw road. Originated by Ralph Bor.
Sodi, economist, and sponsored by a
group of educators and scientists, the
project is for the purpose of returning to
self sustaining country Americans of the
white-collar class who have jobs and in
comes generally, but not necessarily, Of
between 81 800 and S4,500.
@. What is the derivation of the word
ScaramOuch ?-E w
A. The term is derived from Scara-
muccia, famous Italian buffoon who
acted in England in 1873, and died In
Paris in 1894. 1t is also applied to one
of the grotesque characters of the Italian
stage who was dressed in black, wore a
mask and represented the swaggerer
and poltroon. In France the Scaramouch
was used for a greater variety of parts.
@. How early did George Washington
have trouble with his teeth?-J. w.
A. He was only % when he began
having his teeth extracted.
Q. What is the origin of the claw and
ball foot in furniture?-M. F. l..
A. This type of foot originated from
the Oriental design of a dragons claw
holding ball or pearl which was fire.
quently found on early Chinese bronzes.
1t succeeded the club foot as terminal
In English furniture, its greatest deco
rative use being in what was called the
Transition period of the early Georgian
era, which continued through the early
work of Chippendale to the beginning
OF the reign of George III.
@. Can wine be made from citrus
juices?-W R. <.
A. Both citrus wine and citrus cor
dlalS made of orange, grapefruit or tan
gerine juice are now on the market. They
were developed by Department of Agri-
culture scientists at Winter Haven Fla.
and are said to have delicious and dis
tinctive fiavors.
@. When was the Bank of Italy In
San Francisco founded?-E. H.
A. 1t was founded by Amadeo P. Gian-
mini in 1904.
Q. What is the wing spread of bald
eagle?-E. P.
A. 1t is ordinarily from to 7 feet.
One specimen taken in New York State
had wing spread Of feet inches,
and weight Of l8 pounds. This IL
very unusual.
@. Is 1t correct to use neither and
either with reference to more than two
things?-W. p.