Evening star., 1936-09-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How many distilleries are in pro.
duction in the United States and how
many different labels are they using?
M. P.
A. In June there were 241 distilleries
in operation. The exact number of
labels is not known, but 1t is estimated
that there are between 10000 and 10000.
@. How is handicapping done?-P M.
A. A handicap is an allowance of
time, distance or weight made to in
ferior competitors in a sport or race. In
horse racing, extra weight is imposed
on the superior horse in accordance with
known previous performances and with
regard to age and sex Of the animals
engaged.
@. When did Dorothy Arnold dis
appear?-L. w.
A. She was last seen in New York
about 1:30 on Monday, December IL,
1910.
@. When was the first operation for
club foot?-J w.
A. Stronger performed the first oper-
alton for club foot in 1871.
Q. Where are the largest fish markets?
e. w.
A. In this country Fulton Market. New
York City, is the largest. while Billings
gate, London, is the largest in the world.
@. Are wild flowers protected in Wis
consin?-E. J.
A. The following types of wild flowers
are protected by law in Wisconsin: Lotus,
trailing arbutus, trillium, ladyslipper and
all members of the orchid family. The
conservation commissioner exercises the
same power to protect these as 1t does
to protect birds. animals and fish. The
penalty Is fine up to 500 with an
alternate jail sentence.
@. What trees are best for windbreak
planting in the Northern Great Plains
area?-N. s.
A. The following trees have been sue
cessfully planted for that purpose by the
Division of Dry Land Agriculture of the
Bureau of Plant Industry: Chinese elm,
green ash, chokeberry, boxelder, Siberian
pea-tree. buffaloberry and American
plum.
@. Are there more white men than
women in Alaska?-C. NJ
A. There are two and one-half times
as many white men as women.
O. Was Thomas Hardy's Far From
the Madding Crowd" at one time attrib-
uted to another author?-F. D. j.
A. The book was published anony-
mously in 1874 and was generally be-
lieved to have been written by George
Eliot.
@. What Representative was called
Czar?-M. s.
A. The title of Car Reed was given to
Thomas Bracket Reed, former Speaker
Of the House of Representatives because
Of his ruling that all members present,
though not voting, should be counted
toward a quorum.
@. How long does it take TO train o
polo pony?-F. r.
A. 1t takes on the average five years
to make finished polo mount.
@. Please give a list OF well-known
women chess players in the United
States.-E. r. M.
A. A few brilliant players among wom-
en- are Adele Rivers, Mrs. Raphael z.
McCready, Mrs. w. I. Seaman, Mrs. L.
Milton, Miss Celia Fawns and Mrs.
William Slater, all Of New York, and
Mrs. Mary Balm Of Los Angeles.
Q. Please give a list of the Pope's
spiritual titles.-G. L.
A. They are as follows: Vicar Of Christ,
Successor of ST. Peter, Bishop of Rome,
Archbishop and Metropolitan Of the
Roman Province. Primate Of Italy,
Patriarch of the West and Supreme Pom
tiff Of the Universal Church.
@. For whom is the Welsbach mantle
named?-J. w.
A. The first patent for such a mantle
was granted to D. Karl Auer Won Wells
bach, an Austrian chemist, for whom it
was named.
@. Who was Hesiod?-G. r.
A. Hesiod was a Greek poet who lived
probably in the eighth century BIC. Of
the works aScribed to him, the principal
are the Works and Days." THE The
ogony," and THE Shield of Hercules"
His poems are pervaded by pessimism
and a sense of the hardness of the
human lot.
@. Who said: Look up and not down:
look forward and not back: look out
and not in; and lend hand"?-E. r.
A. These are the words of Dr.. Edward
Everett Hale.
@. Who published the first woman's
magazine in the United States?-G. r.
A. Godey's Lady's Book, published by
Louis Antoine Cooley, was the first pe-
riodical for women.
Immunity.
From the Charleston (W. va Daily Mall.
Two things we can never expect to
reach in the anti-noise campaign are
thunder and the locusts.