Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
reader can get the ansUer to anu
question OF fact by writing The Euentno
star information Bureau, Frederic J.
HaSktn, Director, Washington q. C.
fIedSe mcLose stamp tor reply.
u How many people were killed and
injured to an extent that there would I'D
a record last year by automobiles
A. T. F.
A. The total number of motor yehicI
fatalities in 1896 in the United States va
$500; permanent disabilities, 10000
| temporary disabilities, 100000.
O. How much money is spent on aIry
| conditioning?-E. B.
A. BY the end of this year it is est
mated that s85 100000 worth of air-con
dltlonlng apparatus will have been soldI
c. How many employees are enrolled Il
| group ospitaliZation?-L. T. B.
A. On January /, 1887, there Ver4
100000. By May /, the number was oyet
100000.
| O. Who was the most valuable playe
in the American Association last year1
E. w.
| A. Rudy York recently was AWARDED
| the Sporting News trophy for havln
been the most valuable player In th}
| American Association last season.
@ Does MussoIini's newspaper, Popol{
| dItalia, have the largest circulation II
| Milan?-H. G.
A. Popolo dItalia has a circulation
| $4,000 while its principal rival, Corrier
| Della Sera, has a circulation of $50 900.
@. What is the intelligence ouotien
| of moron, an imbecile, and an idiot
| j. W
A. Morons are usually considered t
| have !. Q.'s from so TO TO- Imbecile
rate at between 20 and so, while idiot
range from to 20.
@ How many hoboes are there In tn J
United States?-C. G.
A. Relief Administrator Harry Hopkinl
has estimated that there are $500.
Q. Is it true that the barber shop IL
| the Palmer House in Chicago once ha
silver dollars embedded in its floor
C. H.
A. As a publicity stunt. in 1885, thre
hundred silver dollars were placed in tn !
centerS Of the marble squares Of which
the floor was made. The shop did
rushing business. When they wore on
they were replaced with Mexican dollar
These, 100, are thing of the past.
@. Which of our Presidents have ha !
distinctive literary style?-E w.
A. Thomas jefferson, Abraham Lin
coin, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roose
welt, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin u
Roosevelt are the Presidents who havX
had the ability to express themseve
well in writing
@. Who designed the first buildings
the Greenwich Observatory?-D. S.
A. The site was chosen and the frs
buildings designed by Sir Christophe
Wren. The hill on which the observatory
stands is 100 feet high.
@. VINO owns the valuable Butte
GWinnett letter?-H L.
A. The document signed by Butto
GWinnett is owned by Dr. A S w. Roser
bach who purchased it for s5l 900.
Q, How many sCoutmasters are ther
in the Boy Scout organization?-W NJ
A. There are 1888 men serving a
scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmaster
Q. Has the Library Of Congress a cop1
of the first edition Of Bunyans Pilgrim
Progress" ?-D. A.
A. 1t has not Copies are extremel
rare, especially in good condition. Fly
perfect copies are known to exist on
in the British Museum Library, one
the John RylandS Library, Manchester
England; one in the private collectior
of Sir George Holford, one in the Henri
E. Huntington Library, San Marind
Calf. dhe only recorded copy in tn |
United States. and the fifth copy is
the hands of an English private col
leCtor of rare books. This fifth copy sol
at auction in England for approximately
$4,000 in 1926.
@. What is the pineal body?-E. w.
A. This is an upward and forward our
growth of the midbrain, called also ep.
phySiS, conarium and pineal gland. !
is small, ovoid, reddish gray orga
about one-fourth of an inch long. II
exact function in the human body
not known. Some researches indicat
that it is gland or has an interna
secretion which is believed to infiuenc
physical and mental growth.
Q. What caused the death OF Johl
FitCh?-H. M.
A. Disheartened by financial reverse
the inventor poisoned himself in 1898.
@. What is the other name for tn
hackmatack tree?-C. S.
A. Hackmatack is a popular name 70
the American larch.
Q. How much radium is there In thu
vorld?-E. J.
A. The total amount of mined radiun
in the world, while not accurately cata
logued is estimated at not quite 6OCI
grams, or less than one and one-thirc
pounds. It's value at current prices
SIS 900 900.
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