Evening star., 1937-04-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dns,Oer to any
question OF fact by ,Drittno The Epen'no
Star Information Bureau, Frederic :.
Haskin, Director, Washington, u. L.
Please inclose stamp tor reply
@. In what States are all motion pic
ture houses closed on SundayP-H. r.
A. While many States have blue laws
on their books, local option OBTAINS IN
most Of them, or some cities flnd ways OF
evading the actual letter OF the law.
Delaware, Maine and Vermont are llsteo
as having no showing of motion pictures
on Sunday.
@. How many hours of sleep are needed
by a boy IS years old?-O. E.
A. A boy Is or l6 years old neeos
more sleep than at any other time IN MS
life after his infancy. He should nave
about nine to ten hours a day OF Sleep
He also needs more food at that tlne
than at any other because OF rapid oe-
yelopment at that period of his life. Much
of his future health depends on the care
exercised through adolescence.
O. Where was the former hlne tu"dlu
VIII when he broadcast his 1areWeu
address?-R. M. K.
A. At Windsor Castle.
@ Who is president Of the N. V. A'
w. H.
A. Ted Healy is president OF National
Variety Artists, Inc.
Where was Old Jewry and why was
1t SO named?-G. R. K.
A, Old Jewry was SO named on ac-
count of it's being one OF the quarters
of London inhabited by the Jews IN carry
times. much of the property in the neigh
borhood being in their names In the
thirteenth century. 1t commenced nortn
out of Poultry street at North Forty-thlrd
TO Gresham street and included Cheap
Ward and Coleman Ward, being known
as Jewrv lane in the town OF Elizabeth.
There were many workers In glass ana
steel as we'll as artiflcers IN precious
metals in this locality.
O. How many hospitals are there ex-
clusively for Negroes?-W. R.
A. There are approximately 120 Negro
hospitals in the United States.
@. Is there a memorial to Capt. Cook?
w H.
A. On Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island,
stands an obelisk commemoratlng capt.
Cook, who was slain near that point by
natives In 1928 a bronze tablet was
dedicated in his honor and placed just
below the surface of the water to marx
the exact spot where he fell.
@. In what role did Martini make his
debut at the Metropolitan?-A. A. F.
A. Nino Martini made his Metropolitan
Opera debut as the Duke in "Rigoletto,'
December %, 1888.
@. What is the Lawyers AlcoVe'?
j. w.
A. This is the name given to volume
of selections of the best poems by lawyers,
for LAWYERS and about lawyers. Included
in the volume are Shakespeares Sonnet
CXXXIV": Blackstone's "A Lawyers
Farewell to His Muse; Justice" by John
Quincy Adams; The Judicial Court OF
Venus" by Jonathan Swift; General
Average" by William Allen Butler, and
Rilev's LAWYER and Child"
@. What is the origin or meaning OF
the title, knight Of the Bath?-J. S.
A. The name is derived from the cere-
mony of bathing, which was practlced as
a symbol of purity when knight was
inaugurated The last time this cere-
mony was used in creation OF knights
was at the coronation of Charles II in
1861.
@. Where is Srinagar?-W. B.
A. This is the capital OF the native
kingdom of Kashmir in the northern
extremity of India. In the picturesque
scenery of the surrounding country was
located the Vale of Cashmere, celebrated
in Moore's "Lalla Rookh."
@. What is the origin of the word
mugwump?-F. T.
A. 1t is an Indian word meaning chief.
Eliot, in his translation Of the Bible for
the Indians, rendered centurion as mug
wump.
@. How many milk bars are there in
London?-J. K.
A. There are more than 1870 in the city
and over 900 in Great Britain.
O. Are the ingredients used in making
glass the same that were used in early
days?-R. M.
A. Most glass today is made from the
same materials used from the very be-
ginning, namely, soda, lime and sand,
and the proportions are usually about the
same as those used perhaps 1000 years
ago or more.
@. How long does Spring last in Sicily?
B. r.
A. Since Spring warmth and sunshine
prevail in Sicily from October to May.
this is known as Sicilian Spring.
@. What State has the most farmers
marketing and purchasing associations?
r. H.
A. There are 1O,5O0 active associations
in the United States. Minnesota has the
most-1,4 ,401. Wisconsin is second with
1,O86 and Iowa is third with 954.
@. Why was Richard Lovelace put In
prison?-G. H.
A. He was thrown into prison by the
Long Parliament for his petition in favor
Of the King.
Compensation.
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.