Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director. Washington, D. c.
Please tnclose stamp TOR reply.
9. How many theaters, dance halls
and cabarets are there in New York City,
H. w.
A. The total number of theaters, in
GLIDING movie houses. In Greater New
York is 4.445. Licensed dance halls num-
Der AZ and cabarets 348.
Q. Who Is credited with having proved
that when a horse trots there Is a
moment when all his feet are on the
ground?-L. r.
A. Eadweard Muybridge, an American
photographer - English born - demon
strated this in 1870, thereby settling
an old controversy.
@. Does President Franklin Roosevelt
speak French and Spanish?-F. A. s.
A. He speaks French fuently. He
speaks German, and although he reads
Spanish he does not speak it.
O. When were canoes most popular
in the United States?-E. W.
A. The demand for canoes reached
its height between 1870 and 1880.
@. If surface is clean and a persons
hand is clean, will fingerprint be left?
M. r.
A. Even il the surface on which fin
gerprints are placed and the fingers are
absolutely clean, print will be left It's
clearness depends on several technical
things.
Q. What is a muskeg?-W r.
A. This name, derived from the In
dian, is widely used in Canada for the
tussocky peat boys which cover large
areas north of latitude SIS degrees. The
vegetation consists of peat moss, rushes
and various aquatic plants often inter-
spersed with trees and shrubs. In Sum-
mer the muskeg is mostly impossible, but
in Winter it remains frozen for months.
during which 1t is traversed by hunters
and trappers.
@. When will the worlds fair in Cali
fornia be held?-H. w.
A. The Golden Gate International
Exposition will open on February 10 and
close on December 2, 1882
@. What is meant by meditation as
musical term?-G. T.
A. 1t refers to change of key in the
course OF a work, the original being
altered by new sharp or fat.
Q. What caused the death of Aesop?
-HK
A. The famous writer of fables was
sent by Croesus upon an embassy to
Delphi. He offended the inhabitants BY
his sarcasms and they are said to have
hurled him from a rock into the sea
about $50 BIC.
Q. When was the first Alpine club
formed?-L. r.
A. 1t was formed in London in 1857.
More than 10000 persons now belong
to these Notwithstanding clubs.
@. What State in the South has the
lowest death rate? The highest birth
rate?-H W.
A. Mississippi has the lowest death
rate and the highest birth rate in the
South.
@. When was Mary Baker Eddy. the
Christian Science leader, decorated by
the French governmental. r.
A. Mrs. Eddy was decorated BY the
French government as an officer d'acad-
emie in 1907.
@. Is the home of Sam Davis. Confed-
crate hero. still standing?-H w.
A. BY act of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture. Davis home was purchased by the
State and will be preserved just as he left
it, with Confederate museum and val
liable collection of paintings, letters,
wearing apparel and firearms used by the
boy hero. The home is located 20 miles
from Nashville, near Smyrna.
@. What is the origin of the word
meerschaum?-W. H
A. The word is German and means
sea foam.
Q. What is spirits of hartshorn7-
w.
A. This is a solution of ammonia in
water for household use.
@. Is there Mickey Mouse magazine.
and. If So where is 1t published?-E.
A. The Mickey Mouse Magazine, a
monthly. is published by Kay Kamen.
Ltd, RKO Building, New York City.
@. Is it true that the remains of
Christopher Columbus vii! be inferred at
Trujillo City, Dominican Republic?A
j.
A. The remains of the discoverer will
rest in the $5,O00.0OO light house memo
rial which Is being erected at Trujillo
City. The memorial symboizes the cross
erected by Columbus on the first land
ne discovered on this continent.
Q. Why was March originally chosen
rs Inauguration day?-C. p.
A. The date was not material. The
time was the first Wednesday in March,
which happened to fall on the 4th. Elec.
tors were to be chosen on the first We'd
nesday in January: they were to meet
and choose President and Vice President
on the first Wednesday in February and
the Government installed on the first
Wednesday in March.
@. Is Banff, in the Canadian Rockies.
Summer or Winter resort?-W, H.
A. 1t Is year-around resort. Skiing.
skating. curling and hockey are the prin-
cipal Winter attractions.
A Rhyme at Twilight