Evening star., 1936-04-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Hdskin.

BY Frederic J. Haskin.
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question OF fact by i0rittng The Euenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
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@. Does Mexico have a flower fete?
M. C. r.
A Mexico will hold Spring flower
tournament May 2-6.
q. How is the Washington navel seed
less orange reproduced?-C. w.
"A. II originated at Bahia, Brazil, in
tne early part OF the nineteenth century,
and was introduced into California by
william Saunders of the Department of
agriculture. in 1870, through Mrs. L. c.
Ilbbett OF Riverside, Calf The seedless
orange Is propagated almost entirely by
budding.
@. What was the first public appear
ance of King Edward VIII after his
fathers funeral?-E. L.
A. He made his first appearance at
the British Industries Fair.
O. For rotogravure sections of news
papers Is common newsprint or maga-
zine paper used?-A H. B.
A. Neither is used A special kind Of
paper known as rotograVure paper is
made for this purpose.
@. What is the yearly loss by floods in
the United States?-G. H.
A. The Weather Bureau says that IN
individual years the losses will vary
greatly. An average of 26 years is SAL
100000 This sum, however. can be con-
sidered only a rough approximation, as
it is impossible to obtain statistics on
the subject that may be considered close
estimates.
@. Were postal money orders used
during the Civil War?-T. B.
A. Postal money orders were first
issued November l, 1864. The reason
Tor Issuing money orders at that time
was due to the fact that it was so hard
to send money to the soldiers during the
Civil War. The postal authorities knew
that the money order system had been
used successfully in foreign countries,
and so they organized the Money Order
Service.
@. When is an etching regarded as an
original?-C. S.
A. The term. original, is applied to any
etching struck from the original plate.
@. How many parks are there in st.
LouiS?-C. F.
A. The city has 65 parks Forest Park,
the largest, contains 1881 acres Other
INN nrta ant
Missouri Botanical Garden, Tower
Grove, OFallon, Carondelet and
Lafayette Parks.
@. What is the value of dentifrices
manufactured in the United States?
*. F.
A. In late year the value was about
$35, ZOO 900.
c. How long does it take to become
a drug addict?-W. M S.
A. Lieut.. William F. Bowler 65-year-
old veteran narcotic agent says 1T takes
only from to months to become a
confirmed addict and after that the
odds are against you. The addict first
becomes a liar, then thief and finally
a degenerate Three e-fourths of all mar
cotic victims can blame their plight on
criminal environment; 10 per cent
started on the dope habit because Of
doctors habit forming prescriptions; an
other 10 per cent started during the
World War; and per cent first used
narcotics during illnesses"
c. Will fruits grow in Alaska?-s. S.
A. Apples, cherries, peaches, pears,
cfr
berries, currants and gooseberries are
being experimentally grown in Alaska.
@. Please give some information about
KarlSbad-J. G.
A. Karlsbad is one of the most cele-
brated and fashionable watering places
of Europe, situated at the western eX-
tremity of Czechoslovakia. 1t is famous
for its hot mineral springs, the daily
flow of which is estimated at two million
gallons The name means Charles bath,
Charles w of France having bathed
there. The city is also noted for porce-
lain manufacture and has population
of about 10000.
@. What were the occupations repre-
sented by the passengers who came over
in the Mayflower?-F. E. P.
A. The occupations of the Mayf1ower
passengers included the following:
Merchant, steward-servant, servant-
man, servant-boy, lady's maid, bound
boy, printer and publisher. physician,
TAILOR, tradesman, wool carder, farmer.
lay reader, silk worker, husbandman,
carpenter, cooper, seaman. Some were
at some time teachers, accountants. lin
GUSTS, writer's, etc. Some had formerly
practised handicraftS.
@. Please give some information about
the author who wrote under the name
of Peter Parley.-M. H. B.
A. Samuel Griswold Goodrich. juvenile
writer, was born in Ridgefleld, Conn.,, In
1893. He was book publisher, first in
Hartford and afterward in Boston. In
Boston he began to write books for young
people under his pen name and pub
lished more than hundred. The Peter
Farley books comprised biographies, his
tories, travels, fiction, and works on the
arts and sciences. He died in 1860.
@. When was Dresden china first
sold?-K. K.
A. True porcelain was first made in
Europe in 1709, when Johann Friedrich
Boettger used kaolin from deposits near
Dresden. In the following year he
started the famous factory at MeiSsen,
TroSdnr china