Evening star., 1936-07-02
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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A reader can get the unsiGer TO am
question OF fact By tDritino The Eveninq
star information Bureau, Frederic j.
Hdsetn, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Have all the veterans applied for
their bonus bonds?-H. M
A. So far only 10 per cent OF the eligible
veterans have failed to apply.
Q. How many bills were introduced in
the past session of Congress?-F. r.
A. total Of 1882 private and public
bills was introduced in the Seventy
fourth Congress
Q. Is 1t true that raspberries should
always be picked early in the morning?
w. HIP.
A. Department of Agriculture tests
show that early morning temperature is
the chief factor in the keeping quality
OF raSpoerrleS. RaSpberries picked from
TO in the morning had only Is to 20
per cent decay after four days, while
berries picked from 10 am to pm had
65 to 95 per cent decay in the same
period.
@. When is Shenandoah National Park,
Virginia, to be dedicated?-E. H.
A. The ceremonies will take place on
July 3.
Q. Why is arroWroot so called?-W. p.
A. The name is said to have originated
from the use of the freshly cut roots BIZ
South American Indians as a remedv
for arrow poison.
@ How often should the spark plugs
be changed in an automobile engine?
L. K.
A. The spark plugs should be replaced
every 5000 miles.
Q. Who was Melissa ?-M. M r.
A. In mythology she was nymph. said
to have discovered the use of honey. and
from whom bees were said to have re-
ceived their Greek names.
Q. Are inventions of divining rods still
being patented?-L. M
A. Within the past five years more
than 300 inventions for geophysical pros
pectlng have been patented here and in
foreign countries.
@. Has the death rate of the American
Indian population increased or de-
creased?-M. H.
A. In 25 years the death rate has de-
creased from 35.6 per cent per 1000 to
151 per cent. The rate for the white
population is IL per cent,
G. Where was Ricardo Martin, tenor,
5orn?-E. H.
A. He was born at Hopkinsville, KY.
Q. Where were the outdoor scenes in
the recent film, The Trail of the Lone
some Pine" taken?-G. P.
A. The exteriors were photographed
at Lake Tahoe, California.
Q. Please give names Of people who
became famous although handicapped by
lack Of hearing-W w.
A. The list would be long A few are:
Sir Joshua Reynolds Beethoven, Oliver
Goldsmith. George Meredith. Lord Ches-
terfield, Martin Luther, Alfred du Pont
and Thomas A. Edison.
@, At dinner party should husbands
and wives and engaged couples be seated
together?-D. z.
A. 1t is customary to separate married
couples, but to ask an engaged man to
take in his f1ancee.
@. What is meant by relict?-M. P.
A. The word means a widow or
widower.
@. Is there a new estimate Of the
earth's age?-E. NJ.
A. Drs. T. r. Wilkins and w. M.
Rayton of the University of Rochester
have estimated the age of the earth at
2.500,000.000 yearS-an increase of half
billion over the usual estimate They
base their estimate on the decay period
of actino- uranium.
@. How many lakes and streams are
there in Maine?-R. w.
A. The State has $500 lakes and 5000
streams.
@. Does the Mason and Dixon Line
extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Coast?-P. G..
A. As originally surveyed, it extended
to point 244 miles west of the Della
ware River, forming the boundary line
between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
@. How long do the japanese cherry
trees live?-M K
A. The expectation of life for these
trees is about so years.
@. How many people can hear one per-
son over the radio at the same time?
S. T.
A. David Sarnoff, president Of Radio
Corp. of America. says that 100000
persons can now hear one voice stimuli
taneouSly.
Q. About how many words are printed
in metropolitan Sunday paper?-K. S.
A. 1t may easily run to 350,0O0.
@. How old was Hetty Green's son
who died recently?-M. r. K.
A. Col. Edward Rowland Robinson
Green was 81 years old.
@. How large is the East Texas oil
f1eld?-H. G. D.
A. 1t is 48 miles long, 8 miles in maxi
mum width and has 10000 producing
wells.
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