Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

question OF fact by tDriting The Epentro
star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington. d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
G. How many transient families have
been on relief in the United States?-
T. o. N.
A. The peak was reached in February.
1885, when there were 10000 cases under
the care Of transient bureaus through
out the United States.
@. Where did electric hotbeds for
plants originate?-H. M
A. Electrically heated hotbeds orig
mated in Sweden.
G. Why does a tornado have an ex.
plosive effect on buildings?-C. s. r.
A. The Weather Bureau says that in
well-developed violent tornado the
atmospheric pressure at the center of
the whirl is so much less than the
pressure in the surrounding atmosphere
that as the whirl passes over building
the sudden decrease in pressure outside .
the building is often sufficient for the
air inside the building to burst the
building.
@. What Is an eaSement?-R. C.
A. 1t IS the right to pass over or use
the land Of another without owning It,
@. What are the emblems on the sides
OF the Hindenburg?-H. K. D.
A Two black swaStikas are embla-
zoned in a circle of white on a crimson
ism five entwined circles of red and
yellow and blue are painted on her sides
as the Olympic symbol.
Q. Are the names Bird, Byrd, Byred.
pronounced alike?-L. B.
A. Pronunciation of a proper name
is personal matter. All three spellings
of this name are usually pronounced
bird but some families prefer the
long sound of IL in BYRD and Byred.
@. What is the origin of the caduceus?
II. A. H.
A. In Greek religion the winged staff
with two snakes winding about it was
carried by herald especially by Her
mes. herald of the gods His patronage
of doctors made the caduceus an appro-
pirate symbol of medicine 1t is thus
used by the Medical Corps, U. S. A.
@. Where is the driftless area?-C. n.
A. 1t is a region of about 10000 square
miles in Southwestern Wisconsin, South
eastern Minnesota and Northeastern
Iowa. 1t is so called because it was not
covered by the continental glacier which
affected the surrounding regions.
@. Is Papini, author of Life of
Christ" living?-F. L. K.
A. The author is living in Italy and
has been appointed to the chair of
Italian literature at the University of
Bologna.
O. How long have etchings been NADER
&C. C.
A. They originated in the fifteenth
century, reached a popular height in the
seventeenth century, declined in the
eighteenth century and enjoyed return
to favor in the nineteenth century.
@. Where is Oraibi?-E. H
A. This is village of the Hopi In.
dams in Northeastern Arizona, believed
to be the oldest continuously inhabited
community in the United States. 1t
lies about 100 miles north of Winslow.
The community existed as early as 1870,
this fact being inferred from a study of
the annual growth rings of timbers IN
the ruins.
@. What was the whisky insurrec-
tion?-R. D.
A. This was a serious outbreak in
Western Pennsylvania in 1874, caused
by an attempt of the authorities to-
suppress illicit distillation, which was
rife in that section. Some six or seven
thousand insurgents were in arms and
the disturbance was suppressed only
after $4,000 militia had been called out.
@. What is a spar buoy?-C. B.
A. 1t is post weighted and anchored
so that it is upright in the water.
@. What is the seventh heaven
E. j. B.
A. CabalistS maintain that there are
seven heavens. each rising in happiness
above the other. the seventh being the
abode of God and the highest class OF
angels.
@. How many duck stamps are sold
in one year?-E. D. K.
A. The Post Office Department says
that it has only had duck stamps for
the last two years. This July there Will
be a third series. The number OF stamps
sold from July, 1884, to June, 1885, was
635, 000001.
@. Please describe a chamoiS.-F. NJ.
A. The channels is hoofed mammaf
intermediate between the goats and the
antelopes. It's home is in the high noun
tains of Southern Europe. The animals
horns are about or inches long, round,
almost smooth, perpendicular and
straight until near the tip they suddenly
terminate in a hook directed backward
and downward. Its flesh equals VenlSon
in quality, the horns are valuable and
the hide makes fine leather.
@. What does the laundry term float
| iron service" mean?-E. S.
A. 1t is form of ironing which Is less
expensive than hand work. The float
iron is equipped with special springs
| which permit irregular thicknesSes-
belts and garters, for example-to rice
through without strain.
O. Did Amelia Earhart attend girls
school in Pennsylvania?-M. c. l..
A. Miss Earhart was student at the
Ogontz School for Girls, at Rydal, Pa.