Evening star., 1936-01-28
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin,

BY Frederic J. Haskin,
A reader can get the dnsUer to am
question OF fact by ,Uriting The Washino-
ton EDening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please inclose stamp for replu.
@. How many copies Of "And Sudden
Death" by j. C. Furnas, have been dis
tributed?-M. c. K.
A. According to the Readers Digest,
its total printed circulation has exceeded
81, 900 000 It has been more widely dis.
cuSsed than any magazine article Of the
time 1t was published by 1000 news
papers with an estimated circulation Of
100000 readers 40 States ordered
copies for distribution to automobile
drivers, magazines with large circula-
tions printed it and Readers Digest
alone distributed more than 3,500,000
copies. An accident to Mr.. Furnas' own
car gave him the idea for the article,
which is now published in book form.
@. Are shorthand reporters champion.
ship contests held each year?-M. G.
A. The National Shorthand Reporters
Association discontinued these contests
| in 1927, when the trophy became the
permanent possession of Martin j. Du-
| praw, who won 1t three times in sue
ceSSion.
@. When was the Senate investigation
of Bolshevik activities in the United
States started?-G. F. H.
A. The Senate committee for the in
uoctiuofior, onnnintad Epl1f.11a rv
| 1919.
@. Please give some information about
Halle Hendrix, who drew the cartoon
poster stamps for the Republicans.-E. H.
| A. Halle Hendrix was born in Kansas
City, Mo. in 1897 He worked on the
| Wichita Eagle in his youth as a cartoon-
| ist and reporter. During the war he
enlisted in the Navy. After the war he
drew for a syndicate. later working as
a cartoonist on the Los Angeles Express,
Kansas City Journal-Post, New York
Herald Tribune, New York World and
Investment News. He has also assisted
Nat Fleischer with Betty Boop" and
"Popeye" cartoons.
O. Has Italy foreign legion?-F. B.
A. Italy does not have foreign legion
similar to the French Foreign Legion.
At the present time foreign legion is
being organized in Italy, but only Ital-
ians will be enlisted.
O. What is the function of the parotid
glands?-R. F.
A. These glands are two soft bodies
situated, one on each side, in front OF
the lower portion Of the ear, just above
the angle of the jaw. Their function Is
TO secrete saliva.
@. Please mention some of the types
Of literature in the Bible.-M. C. w.
A. The Bible contains many kinds Of
writing, including historical sketches and
unhistorical or seni-historical legends,
religious and social laws, the inspired
utterances and visions of the prophets,
lithurgical and lyric poems tthe Psalms,
didactic poetry proverbs and Ecclesi-
astes), pragmatic fiction tRuth) and
even a pure love poem (Song Of Songs
and dramas Job and Esther.
in a day?-A. T.
a.
a fair days shucking is 10 to IL gallons
Of oysters. Many, however. shuck more
than that amount. One man in partic-
ular opened 26 gallons day at Hamp-
ton, Va. Since his score was marked up
and pay given for this amount, this rec
ord is authentic.
@. What is the meaning Of the word
Eskimo?-D. M.
A. 1t is name used by the Chippewas
for Northern Indians and means those
who eat raw flesh
@. Please list some of the work OF
Henry OSsaWa Tanner, colored artist
e. l..
A. Some of his finest paintings are
THE Young Sabot Maker" The Rails.
ing of Lazarus" THE Annunciation."
Christ and Nicodemus" and The Two
Disciples at the Tomb"
@. Was Harding candidate for the
Senate when he was nominated for Pres
ident?-E. R.
A. The question has been answered
both in the affirmative and in the mega
tive. It has been stated, however, on
the authority of the man who filed the
papers that a declaration OF Hardings
| candidacy for the Senate was filed at
| Columbus shortly before midnight OF the
| Friday preceding the Saturday on which
| he was nominated by the Republican ma
| tional convention at Chicago.
@. What is a grainer?-T. F. S.
A. A prainer is a painter who paints
| in imitation of the grain OF wood or
| marble.
@. What is a sand hly?-M. S.
A. The sand lily Neucocrinum mon
| tanum) is small, stemless plant OF the
| lily family, with long narrow leaves ana
| delicate white flowers somewhat resem-
bling those of the narcissus. 1t IS aoun-
dant on high plains and foothills OF the
| Rocky Mountain region.
@. Were the perpetrators OF the Wall
street dynamite explosion outrage ever
arrested?-J. H. G.
A. Despite large rewards of1ered ior
the arrest of the guilty person or per-
sens. the crime remains an unsolved
mystery.
O. What prison is nicknamed the
Rock?-J. M.
A. Alcatraz, the Federal prison in CAL
ifornia, is known as the Rock.