Evening star., 1937-04-24

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Q. Please give the names Of some OF
the women who have horses entered in
the Kentucky Derby.-W. H.
A. The list includes: Mary Hirsch,
Mrs. Ethel Mars, Mrs. Payne Whitney.
Mrs. Dodge Sloane, Mrs G. j. Chatvaire,
Mrs. F. A. Clarke, Mrs. H. C. Herndon,
Mrs. w. H. Hurst, Mrs. c. Gregory, Mrs.
G. w. Loft, Mrs. Frank l.. Navin, Mrs.
Louise Vlau and Mrs. II. C. Phipps.
@. What per cent Of the applause
which is heard over the radio is genuine?
M. j. G.
A. Generally the clapping and laugh
ing for program is entirely produced
by the actual audience.
@. What is the real name Of Anna
bella who played in the picture, wings
| Of the Morning?"-J. S.
A. Her name was Anne Charpentier
She is French, 5 feet inches tall, weighs
1l6 pounds and is "a years old. Her
| husband is Jean Murat wings of the
Morning" made in England, is her first
| English-speaking role
@. Is a woman's blood ever used in
| blood transfusions?-D. L.
A. Women sometimes give blood for
| TRANSMISSION. Usually man donors are
| available who have better blood supply
| and stronger constitutions and are more
able to furnish blood. There is no rea-
son SO far as the blood itself is con-
cerned why the blood of women should
! not be used.
@. Is it the smoke or the heat thrown
| of from the smudge pots used in con-
| nection with fruit orchards that pre-
vents the fruit from freezing?-I P.
| A. The Bureau of Plant Industry says
that the smoke thrown off by srhudge
| pots is an undesirable by-product. The
heat generated by the burning fuel
raises the temperature of the air suf-
flclentlv to prevent the fruit from freez-
| ing. Oil is used because it is the most
| convenient fuel for use in open pots. II
| a process could be devised which would
| insure complete combustion and do away
| with the clouds Of smoke it would be Of
| great value to the industry.
@. Are many Negroes in this country
| Of foreign birth?-B. j. C.
A. Less than l per cent Of the Negroes
in America are Of foreign birth, and
| they are mostly from the West Indies,
Canada and the islands off the Atlantic
Coast.
@. When were glass eyes first made
in this country?-R F.
A. The first artificial eyes were man.
| ufactured by Pierre GougeIman in 1851
on Van Dam street, New York, N. Y,
from glass imported from France.
@. Into what body of water does the
Chicago River fiow?-H. C.
A. The Chicago River originally
emptied into Lake Michigan. Now
water from the lake is forced through
the river into the Illinois River and so
into the Mississippi River. Thus it may
be said that the Chicago River flows
backward.
Q. How much does it cost to keep a
farm horse?-Y. R. 3.
A. The Department Of Agriculture saws
! that the cost of keeping a farm horse,
| including cost OF depreciation, is approx
| imately 500 per year.
Q. When was the Franklin automobile
| first NADER. w.
A. In 1902. Its manufacture has been
| discontinued.
Q. How many families live In New
| York City and in Chlcago?-H. H.
A. AS of January /, 1890, there were
| 1922, 954 families in New York and
642,578 in Chicago. A family is defined
| by the census as a group of persons liv-
| ing together and usually sharing the
same table. Single persons living alone
are counted as families.
@. What professional fraternity has
| the most membership. N
A. Psi Omega, a dental fraternity had
the most when the last list was pub
lished. It's membership was 1880 Phi
Chi, a medical fraternity, was second
with 1921 members.
O. What is the difference between a
color and a standard?-N N
A. A color is flag carried by un-
mounted units; standard is a flag
| carried by mounted or motorized units:
| dH eIlSISH Is d nag uOWn on SnpS.
| @. What kind of plant is the loquat2
| E M
A. 1t is a small tree of the rose FAM
lily, native to Japan and China, now
introduced into many subtropical coun-
tries. Growing about y feet high, it has
| thick clustered evergreen leaves and
fragrant, Woolly white flowers The pear
shaped fruit is used for desserts and for
making jellies. The large seeds are used
in cookery for favoring tartS and cakes.
| @. What is the National Archives7
| W T.
A. 1t is public record office, designed
primarily to serve specialized groups
| such as officials and scholars Visitors,
however, find much to interest them.
Q. OF the number of people who have
been sterilized in the States where this
is done, what per cent is criminal?-M E.
A. Only about per cent. Most steril-
izations are performed among the in
sane and feeble minded.
@. In what country are there the most
JeWs?-C. B.
A. In the United States. Poland is
second and Soviet Russia third.
| @. When was Peabody Museum at
| Yale University built?-J. H.
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