Evening star., 1936-10-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the ansiDer to any
question OF fact by iorittng The EDenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington. D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply
G. What is the source of the title o.
Margaret Mitchell's book, Gone With
the Wind"?-E. j.
A. The title is derived from Ernest
Dowsons poem, "Cynara": II have forgot
much, Cynara! gone with the wind"
c. Is there to be new resort hotel at
Boulder Dam?-H. M. 3.
A. Ground has been broken for a new
resort hotel near Las Vegas, New, not
far from Boulder. Improved roads will
connect it with the lake and dam. The
hotel will be known as El Sonador and
will cost approximately $2,500, 900.
@. Why are the Galapagos Islands 50
called?-H. w.
A. The name is derived from the
Spanish galapago. a tortoise, and refers
to the giant forms which have evolved
on the islands.
@. On what date during the World
War did Uruguay break diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany?-M. r.
A. Diplomatic relations with Germany
were severed upon the torpedoing of a
Uruguayan ship on October II, 1917.
@. Please give some information about
the soldier for whom the Sam Browne
belt is named.-W. G. c.
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nator, Gen. Sir Samuel Joseph Browne,
a most gallant English officer prominent
in the early Indian campaign and the
Indian mutiny. Gen. Browne served in
India throughout the great Indian
mutiny and Sepoy War and lost an arm .
at the battle of Seeporah. which really
cost him his life. 1t was the loss of the
arm which caused him to devise a new
sort of saber belt which was later gen.
orally adopted by the British Army and
also by other military forces.
@. How long have there been chambers
of commerce?-C. r.
A. The oldest body of the nature of a
chamber of commerce was started in
Marseille, France, at the close of the
seventeenth century. The first inStitu-
JlOl Ol tIlc kIlu III IIlc OLlIcQ GtdJeS,
the New York Chamber of Commerce,
was organized in 1853 and incorporated /.
by royal charter from King George III
in ITO.
@. What is meant by Cheyne Stokes
respiration?-J. w.
A. This is a breathing common in
severe cases of diseases of the heart,
kidneys and other affections The
respirations occur in a cycle, becoming
gradually deeper and more frequent up
to point where they grow weaker until,
to all appearances, breathing ceases.
After a pause the cycle begins all over
again. Such a state usually presages
death.
@. How much has the cost of fuel on
railroads been reduced?-F. G.
A. The railroads have cut fuel costs
half billion dollars in the past 10 years.
Q. What are the duties Of an air
steward2-H. j.
A. The stewards duties include serving
meals, attention to the arrangement Of
sleeping facilities, assisting the passen-
gers with coats and hand luggage and
supplying literature. stationery and in
formation on aspects of the flight.
@. What is the lowest amount ever
recorded in the United States Treasury?
HI M.
A. The Treasury Department says that
the lowest balance ever known occurred
on December 81, 1889, when only e28,.
1896 was in the United States Treasury.>
G. Is it true that the forks at Balmoral
Castle are always placed with the tines
downward?-S. M.
A. This was rule inaugurated by the
late King Edward after the points of a
fork had caught in the flowing sleeve
of woman guest Of honor.
@. How many miles of streets are there
in New York City? How many trafic .
lights and traffic policemen?-J. G.
A. There are 5,25l miles of streets, 5000
traffic lights and $500 traffic policemen.
@. How does the average cost OF a
car in 1929 compare with the cost today?
F. L. M.
A. In 1929 the average retail value
of motor car was 1896, while in 1885
| 1t was $500.
@. In how many Olympic Games has
the United States participated?-P. F.
A. The United States has participates
in every one of the Olympiads since the
| revival of the modern games in 1896.
@. What Is the origin Of the word
| galoShes?-T. H.
| A. The galoSh or golosh was originally
wooden shoe or clog, but later came to
| mean an overshoe. AS early as 1889
| they were referred to in that sense:
"Galloshios are false shooes or covers
for shooes" The word is adapted from
the French galoche. from low Latin,
| galopedium, wooden shoe.
| @. Who wrote the lines beginning,
II do not love thee, DR.. Fell"?-H. NJ.
A. Tom Browne, author of the "Dia.
| logues of the Dead" about to be ex-
| PEELED from oxford for some ofense, was
pardoned by Dean John Fell on the con-
dition of his translating extempore the
| 33d epigram from Martial" to which
he replied with the paraphrased lines to
| DR.. Fell.
@. Who originated the chain store
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