Evening star., 1937-11-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the ansuer to ann
question OF fact by ,Jriting The Epenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin. director, Washington, D. C..
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@. How much money was collected BY
the American Red Cross last year?-
F. A. B.
A. The fiscal year Of the Red Cross
runs from July /, 1886. to July /, 1887.
According to the report recently pub
ished, 1t received s29, ,167,185. Two mil
lion, two hundred sixty-four thousand,
one hundred sixty-seven dollars of this
came from dues Of the annual roll call.
The rest came from contributions and
interest Of invested funds
@. In what countries are wild turkeys
found?-D. A.
A. They are found only in the Amer
icas.
@. What city had the first municipal
playground?-B. r.
A. Brookline, Mass, took the first
municipal action in the purchase of play
ground sites in 1872
q. What is the revenue in the United
States from the sale of natural GASP
P.R.
A. In 1886, it amounted to s396,547 500.
@. What was the first well-organized
political machine in the United States
H M.
A. 1t was called the Albany Regency.
1t was composed of a coterie of Demo-
Gratis who. from 1920 to 1854 exercised
great influence in New York politics, and
therefore in national politics.
@. Is Marie Tempest English comedi-
enne, married?-E. w.
A. She was married to William
Graham Browne. an actor and producer,
ing man.
@. Who invented mayonnaise salad
dressing?-B. T.
A. 1t is said to have been concocted
by the Duo de Crillon's chef in Minorca
during the siege of 1882.
Q. Where did Mrs. Surratt Of the Lin
coin conspiracy live in Washington
]. NJ.
A. She kept a boarding house between
Sixth and Seventh streets on H street
NV.
O. What is the cause of the foot going
to sleep, and what is the correct name
for this sort of things. N.
A. The medical term for this trouble
is paresthesla-an abnormal or disordered
sensation due to some interference with
the nerve supply, such as unusual pres
sure. This could be caused by sitting
in cramped position.
@. What Federal positions did James
Monroe hold other than the presidency?
w. j.
A. Aside from military Offices, he was
a member of the Continental Congress.
United States Senator, Minister to
France in 1894, Minister extraordinary
to France in 1903, Minister to England
the same year, Minister to Spain in 1904,
Secretary of State and of War (two
cabinet postS) in 1911. at which time he
also served as Secretary Of the Treasury.
@. Please give some information re-
garding Brookgreen Gardens in South
Carolina-W. F. R.
A. The 4,000-acre estate which Archer
Milton Huntington has presented to the
State OF South Carolina is located at
Brookgreen on the Wacamaw River. The
mansion was bought from the British
crown in 1730 by the Allston family in
whose possession 1t remained for more
than 100 years. Mr.. Huntington bought
the property in 1880. The beautiful gar
dens are labeled for botanical indentifi-
cation. Throughout the grounds are
scattered over 1877 works of famous Amer
lean sculptors Mr. Huntington has en-
dowed Brookgreen with s., 900 900 for up
keep.
@. Was the American colonial furni-
ture as good as the furniture made in
England?-C. w.
A. 1t compared favorably with the best
Of English manufacture, as by 1750 there
were many excellent cabinet makers in
America.
@. Please give Walt Whitman's tribute
to the Bible.-E. M.
A. 1t is as follows: How many ages
and generations have brooded and wept
and agonized over this book! What un-
tellable joys and ecstasies what support
to martyrs at the stake from it! To what
| myriads has it been the shore and rock
of safety-the refuge from driving temp
| est and wreck! Translated in all Ian
| guages, how it has united this diverse
world! OF its thousands there is not
verse. not a word, but is thick-studded
| with human emotion.
| @. Was Mark Twain's, THE Adven-
lures of Tom Sawyer" at one time
barred from some libraries?-E. w.
A. The book was rejected by the IL
brary at Concord, Mass, and by the
Denver Public Library.