Evening star., 1936-08-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnsiUer to any
question OF fact by Drittng The EUertno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please tncloSe stamp for reply.
@. How do the taxes received from
horse racing in New York, Maryland and
Florida compare?-E. F.
A. In 1885 the State of New York
received profits from horse races which
amounted to $438, ,497: Maryland received
$905 900; Florida received $654,421. The
Florida total is figured by seasons.
@. What would the reaction be if
lightning struck a marble or bronze
statue?-F. G. o.
A. A bronze statue would probably be
undamaged. A marble statue would
probably be shattered.
O.. How many students attend Summer
classes at Columbia University, New
York City?-S. F.
A. Registration this Summer consists
Of II ,527 students.
@. What does TWX mean?-D. N. =
A 1t stands for teletypewriter ex-
change. in which teletypewriters are in
terconnected Just as two telephones are
connected through an exchange.
Q. How are appointments made TO the
Texas Rangers?-R. c. c.
A. The Texas Rangers constitute a
division of the Department of Public
Safety of Texas and appointments are
made by the Public Safety Commission,
upon the recommendation of the di-
rector Only citizens of the State of
Texas can be appointed members of the
Texas Ranger Force. There are only 30
men employed on the force and they
are veteran peace officers.
@. Has the attendance been good at
the w. P A. theaters?-H. F.
A. Works Progress Administration fig
ures show that attendance at the 19.l07
w. P. A. performances had totaled
8,342,276 on June 30.
@. Is a riveted joint as strong as the
plates it joins?-J. E. S.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that no riyeted joint is as strong as
the plates joined. If the joint has a
single row of rivets the strength of the
Joint is about Clio the strength of the
plates.
@. Was Columbus ever on the main
land of North America ?-M. r.
A. He did not set foot on the mainland.
O. Why do manufacturers Of pumps
make the intake larger than the dis
charge?-J. H. D.
A. The Bureau of Agricultural Engi-
neering says that they make the intake
larger than the discharge because the
friction of the water in the suction
pipes should be kept low and this requires
a larger pipe than is necessary on the
discharge side.
O. What proportion of the funds of
the Federal emergency relief funds are
used for expenses?-G. D.
A. About per cent of the total.
@. How can moths and butterflies be
relaxed for mounting?-H. c.
A. If it should be impossible to mount
specimens after they have become rigid,
they can be relaxed by placing them for
time on a piece of paper in box
partly filed with moist sand. 1t will be
we'll to put a few drops of carbolic acid
in the sand in order to prevent moulting.
After being left in this way for two or
three days the insects will usually be
sufficiently relaxed to make it possible
to mount them without great difficulty.
Smaller insects will only need to be left
in over night.
@. Where is the Kaministikvia River?
F. T. w.
A. This is ri"er of Ontario. Canada,
rising in Lake Nipigon. flowing south and
east and entering Lake Superior at
Thunder Bay.
Q. What is landscape architecture?
F. NJ. S.
A. Landscape architecture, as defined
by the late President Eliot of Harvard,
is primarily a fine art, and as such its
most important function is to create
and preserve beauty in the surroundings
of human habitations and in the broader
natural scenery of the country, but 1t is
also concerned with promoting the COM
fort, convenience and health Of urban
populations.
@. Who was the first person to bear
the title Kings counsel?-R. w.
A. The first such counsel was Sir
Francis Bacon, appointed by Queen
Elizabeth.
@. Was Edmund or Edward the first
name of the Lear who wrote The
Yonghy- -Bonghy- -Bo"?-H. S.
A. His first name was Edward. He
lived from 1872 to 1888.
O. What kind of grass seed is used
on the White House lawn?-M. d. H.
A. The Office Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks says that the grass in the
White House lawn is composed of two
parts bluegrass, one part redtop and
three parts red feScue.
@. Where is the taiga?-R. L. H.
A. This is one of the greatest forest
areas in the world. 1t extends across
Siberia Immediately south of the sub
Arctic tundra belt, but north OF the
western steppes and the central and
eastern highlands. For the most part,
the taiga is a vast, cold, sparsely inhab-
tied region about 1000 miles in length
and from 1000 to 1000 miles wide. The
immense forests consist chiefly Of
coniferous trees such as pines, frs and