Evening star., 1936-04-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

BY Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader can get the dnsDer to any
question of fact by i0rttino The Euentno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
G. When was the Frontier Nursing
Service organized?-L. H.
A. In 1925. Since then its doctors and
nurse-midwives have delivered more
than 2400 women In childbirth, given
nursing and medical care to more than
1880 people and given over $4,000
moculations against communicable dis
eases.
@. How Is the expression, ecce homo,
pronounced?-S. E.
A. 1t is pronounced as though spelled
ek-se homo. The first is short, second
is long. and both o's are long.
@. What is the average size OF farms
In the United States?-M. z.
A. At the present time there are
6y2SS,648 farms in the United States.
They cover an acreage of sS6, I'll ,0l6. or
1863 acres per farm.
@. Is Sun Beau, the horse which holds
the worlds record for money won in
races, still living?-M. S.
A. Sun Beau is living He Is In the
stud at breeding farm in the Shenan-
doah Valley, Va.
@. Please give some information about
the fire walkers in Bulgaria.-E NJ
A. In Bulgaria flre-walking is an I'M
portant part of the Spring festivals. The
fire festival is held annually on May
81 at the feast of Saints Helena and
Constantine. The performers, mostly
women and girls, are known as Nasti-
narki. Pits are filled with logs and
branches of trees which are ignited. AS
the wood burns into embers the NaSti-
narki dance barefooted around the pits
until they fall exhausted by the fires.
Then they rise and in an ecstatic state
dance over the burning pits.
@. How many pounds of food does a
person eat in one year?-J. H. j.
A. The Public Health Service says
nomic level. the age and health of the
individual and other factors, the normal
intake of food per year varies between
622 and l,7l2 pounds per person.
O. How tall is the Wailing Wall in
JeruSalem?-C. P.
A. The wall is SO feet high and 1856
feet long.
O. What were the last words Of King
George V?-M B.
A. AS the end drew near, the King
called for his secretary to whom he mur-
INJURED, How is the empire?"
@. What is the difference between a
sonata and a sonatina?-P. B.
A. A sonatina follows the sonata form.
but is simplified.
@. Why are sickle pears so named?
e. S.
A. The name was originally 6eckel,
named for man in Philadelphia, who
had the first tree bearing this small
reddish brown pear.
@. When was the Grand Canal Of
China built?-E. N.
A. The first section Of the Grand
Canal of Eastern China was opened in
486 BIC. and from that time until AID,
1889, when Kublai Khan finished the
last stretch, the emperors Of succeeding
dynasties opened new parts or repaired
those which had fallen into disuse. Its
total length is estimated at 1000 miles.
@. Who first called the verse of Scrip
ture the Golden Rule?-M. K. A.
A. This is not known. The appella-
ton has existed from very early period
and is found in the English language
as early as 1914.
@. Did Uncle Toms Cabin" have an
other title?-P. S.
A. In the style of the times, it had
the double title. Uncle Toms Cabin
or Life Among the Lowly."
@. Where is Oil Rivers Protectorate,
which once issued postage stamps?-
M. E. G.
A. 1t is portion Of what is now known
| as Nigeria along the coast Of the Gulf
of Guinea, Africa. 1t no longer issues
| stamps.
@. How far back did the Austrian lip
| appear in the Hapsburg family?-L. A.
A. 1t is said to have appeared with
| the Emperor Macmillan !, who lived
from 1459 to 1919.
| O. What was the name OF Goldsmtths
Deserted Village?-S. M.
| A. He gave it the imaginary name OF
| Auburn, but it is probably Lissoy, in
| Kilkenny West, Ireland, where Gold
smiths father was pastor.
@. Which is the oldest university in
Europe?-E. r.
| A. The University Of Pavia, Italy.
| founded by Lothaire, grandson OF
Charlemagne, In 825.
@. Why was Arlington, the Custis
| estate, so named?-H. E. H.
A. 1t was named for the ancient Gusts
homestead on the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia.
@. At what time Of day did plays begin
in the Elizabethan period?-A. L. L.
A. In the public theaterS the plays
began in the early afternoon, usually
between and 3 o'clock, and lasted for
about two hours.
@. What country holds the world speed
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