Evening star., 1937-10-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Hask'n, director, Washington, d. C..
Please inclose stamp for reply.
O. In what State is the monument To
man killed by hitch-hiker?-E. G..
A. In Oklahoma there is monument
bearing the inscription: September II,
1880, Ray Evans, attorney, Shawnee,
Okla. Martyr to a hitch-hiker. Evans
was one of five motorists killed by Victor
Lindsay, the mad hitch-hiker who ter
rorized the Southwest.
@. What caused the death OF Robert
Ingersoll?-J. L. R.
A. Robert G. Ingersolls last illness
began November 16 1896, when he had
cerebral hemorrhage while on a lee
ture trip, at GAINESVILLE, Wis. The follow
ing year he developed angina pectoris.
During the night of July 20, 1899, he
had an attack of acute indigestion. He
died the following day.
@. Is there a white buffalo?-W. M.
A. Two albino buffalos have been born
at the National Bison Range in Montana.
A white buffalo is a rare occurrence.
Even when there were millions on the
Great Plains this was true and the In
dians paid high prices for them A
plainsman is said to have sold white
buffalo for 81 900.
O. Who was the first American play
wright?-W. r.
A. Royal Tyler was the first American
playwright, his play, The Contrast"
being produced in 1877.
O. How long does it take for the light
from Betelgeuse to reach the earth?
e. j. E.
A. The distance of the star Betelgeuse
from the earth is estimated to be ap-
proximately 1900 trillion miles. This is
equal to 200 light years, which means
that light from the star would require
200 years to reach the earth.
@. Who wrote the song, when IL
Swallows Homeward Fly"2-E. H.
A. 1t is by Franz Abt.
O. Who is editor of the D. A. r. maga-
zine?-H. K.
A. Mrs. Frances Parkinson Keyes. au-
thor and wife of former Senator Keyes
OF New Hampshire, is the editor.
O. Who invented the glass boot which
is used in hospitals to restore the circu-
lation of the blood?-H K.
A. The glass boot is the invention of
Dr. Louis G. Hermann and Dr. Mont r.
Reid of the College of Medicine, Univer-
sity of Cincinnati, and the Vascular
Clinic of the Cincinnati General Hospital.
@. Please give the list of the best pre-
paratory schools for boys in the United
States that was given in Fortune some
time ago.-S. F.
A. 1t is as follows: Andover, Andover,
Mass; Exeter, Exeter, N. H.; Groton,
Groton, Mass; Hill School, Pottstown,
Pa; Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville, N. j..
Deerfield, Deerfeld, Mass; Avon Old
Farms, Avon, Conn; Hotchkiss, Lake
vile, Conn; st. Pauls. Concord, N. H.:
st. Marks, Southboro, Mass, and
Thacher, Ojai, Calf.
@. What is cauliflower cara. NJ B.
A. A cauliflower ear is an ear de-
formed from an injury In boxing, and
excessive growth Of reparativs tissue.
@. Does eighteenth century mahogany
bring high prices now?-W. J. H.
A. Fine examples of mahogany furni-
ture produced in the eighteenth century
bring high prices. This Spring Chip
pendale two-back settee was sold at
Christie's in London for s7,O85. At the
Genevieve Garvan Brady sale at Inis-
fada, on Long Island, Chippendale
sofa covered in needlepoint brought
$3.50. In August s34,125 was paid at
Christie's for mahogany settee and
twelve chairs covered in needlepoint
dating from the reign of George I.
@. Has breakfast food ever been made
of apples?-E. H.
A. A breakfast food has been developed
which is made of dehydrated, puffed
apples.
@. What significance does the number
seven have?-F. S. B.
A. The number 81" has been regarded
as mystic and sacred from very ancient
period 1t is composed of and which.
among the Pythagoreans, were accounted
lucky numbers. Seven was lucky also
to the ancient Babylonians and Egyp-
tians. The number Il" occurs frequently
in the Bible and in the Apocalypse.
@. What two famous poems were in
spired by Lincoln's death?-E. H.
A. When LilacS Last in the Dooryard
Bloom'd' and 20 Captain, My Captain"
both by Walt Whitman, were inspired by
the death of Lincoln.
@. What is the meaning OF quipu2
e. j.
A. 1t is system of writing and record
keeping used by the Incas in which they
used knoted cords called quipus. Small
cords with knots in them were attached
to main cord; the color of the cord,
its place, size, and the number of knots
were all of significance to the record
or the message. The quipus had to be
made up and deciphered by specially
trained persons. The method of de-
ciphering is not known today.
Q. What is the origin of the saying
that the sign brings the customers?-
E. D. G.
A. The saying. "The sign brings the
customers is from La Fontaines Fable,
No. Is, Book VIII, entitled, The For
tune Tellers."
@. Has any Presidents wife ever
bobbed her hair while in the White
House?-K. G.
A. None of the First Ladies has had
bobbed hair.
@. Can you tell q rattlesnake's age
by the number of his rattlers?-E. w.
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