Evening star., 1936-02-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

question OF fact by l1rittng The EUentno
Information Bureau, Frederic j. Huskin.
Director. Washington, D. C. Please
tnclose stamp for reply. - -------
@. Where is the Base Ball Hall Of
Fame?-E. G.
A. 1t is at Cooperstown, N. Y, the
birthplace of the game.
@. How many tourists visit Florida?
How many hoboes?-E. H. F.
A. Florida reports 1750,000 tourists a
year and 10000 hoboes and undesirables.
Q. What is a governor on an auto
mobile?-J. K. G.
A. A governor is small device which
limits the speed of automobiles. There
are number of types, the most COM
mon being one that regulates the flow
of gasoline into the carburetor. An
other type acts upon the transmission
as distinct from the motor. keeping
down the speed of the car itself.
O. What is the name of the scientist
who has developed an odorless cab
bage?-M. J.
A. Prof. Claude H. Myers of Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y, has developed
strain OF early Savoy cabbage that
lacks me Objectionable odor
@. Who is now the Prince of Wales?
&C. S. w.
A. The title Prince of Wales is not
one which passes on automatically On
the accession to the throne of King
ECmo orI WITT ho
will be no Prince of Wales until the
sovereign invests a new heir with the
title. Since the Prince of Wales is the
eldest son of the sovereign, there is
no present possibility of such an in
vestiture.
@. What are the chief constituents
of fashlight powder?-C. B.
A. 1t is a mixture of powdered mag
nesium with one or more compounds rich
in oxygen.
@. How long have letter carriers worn
uniforms? Are they exactly alike?-
G. M. C.
A. The Post Office Department says
that the first uniforms for letter car
riers were authorized by an act of Con-
fed at that time was cadet gray and
that has always been the color selected.
While the Post Office Department does
require definite color and texture of
cloth, nevertheless, each locality decides
just what kind of uniform is to be worn.
1t must be remembered that letter car
riers pay for their own uniforms and,
consequently, representatives of the car
n1nef with the O0Stna StprS and Gp-
eide what uniforms they want.
@. How long has the draining of the
Zuyder Zee been under way?-F. C. M.
A. The project was begun in 1920.
@ Please give some information about
Dr. Fletcher who started the fad of
Fletcherism.-J. De w.
A. Horace Fletcher, author, food ex-
pert and lecturer, was born at Lawrence,
Mass, in 1849. He was educated at
Dartmouth, travelled widely and engaged
in numerous occupations. In 1895 he
began to devote his attention to so.
ciology and especially to research in
human nutrition. His views concerning
the. mastication of food gave rise to the
cult of FletcheriSm. He died in 1919.
@. How long do swans live?-M. @.
A. Swans are comparatively long-liVed
birds. Instances are recorded of swans
which lived to be 100 years old in cap
tivity. In a wild state IS or 20 years
! would be fairly high average lifetime.
O. When was the French Academy
| founded and what is its membership?
| j. P. W.
A. The French Academy GAcademie
| FrancaiSe) was founded by Cardinal
Richelieu in 1885, in the reign of Louis
XIII, and was reorganized in 1916, under
Louis XVIII It's membership is limited
to 40, elected for life.
O. How long has the United States
Pharmacopoeia been published?-
E. M. G.
A. The first edition was published in
1920. 1t. was compiled from recipes sub
mitted to the Medical Society of the
County of New York by DR.. Lyman
Spalding.
@. What portions of the Book of
| Luke are used in some of the great
anthems?-L. P.
A. The annunciation by the angel to
Mary, chapter /; the magnlficat, by
Mary, one of the best known anthems
in the world Luke, 1865; the prophecy
| of Zacharias after the birth OF John the
Baptist; the message of the angels to
! the shepherds on the occasion OF the
Nativity, chapter Q; the thanksgiving
| (Nunc Dimittis) by Simeon in the tenn
pie, Luke, 1882, and the Beatitudes,
Luke, vi.20-23.
@. How many Indian pueblos are there
| in New Mexico?-J. F. R.
| A. There are 18 Indian pueblos with
a population of 1866.
@. What family owns the Tai Mahal?
| &C. NJ. B.
A. The British Library of Information
says that the Tai Mahal is not privately
owned, but is now the property OF the
| government of India.
! @. Where is Buttermilk Channel?-
G. P.
A. Buttermilk Channel extends north
easterly from the Upper Bay southwest
| of Governors Island, N. Y. to the East
River northeast of Governors Island. 1t
| is about 21s miles in length.
A Rhyme at Twilight
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