Evening star., 1937-12-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question OF fact By Urtttng The Epenan1
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@. How many Christmas trees are cut
IN Canada each year?-E. L.
A. About 4,500,0 900. OF these, 1000 900
are used in Canada, and $500 900 are
sent into the United States.
@. How many pairs Of women's silk
stockings are made in q year in the
United States?-S. r.
A. Last year 37,4OO,7 1872 dozen pairs Of
full-fashioned and 5021 500 dozen pairs
Of seamless silk hose for women were
shipped from the factories.
@. Into how many foreign languages
has "Gone With the Wind" been trans
lated?-C. X. G.
A. The book has been translated into
the German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish,
Polish, Hungarian, Czechoslovakian and
Finnish languages.
@. When and where will the next
Jackson Day dinner be held?-H. C.
A. 1t will be held on January 8, 1888,
at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington,
D. C.
@. Please publish something about
Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth.-E. L. T.
A. Mrs. Gilbreth Is consulting engt-
neer, one of the few women in that pro-
fession and one who has made an OUT
standing reputation. She has earned and
has been awarded several scientific and
honorary degrees and since her mar
riage in 1904 has reared II children suc-
cessfully. She is the president Of the
Gilbretn. Inc, consulting engineers in
management. She has been appointed
on several presidential commissions; Is q
Phi Beta Kappa and is a member Of
associations allied to her line of work
in this country and abroad. She is the
author of several books concerning
homemaking and children as well as
technical subjects
@. When did the New York Times
start publishing the 100 Neediest Cases
at Christmas Time?"-W. H.
A. This philanthropic feature was In
troduced by the late Adolph s. Ochs in
1912.
@. What became of Edwin Booths
Gramercy Park home in New York City3
L. c. G.
A. The actor converted his residence
at l6 Gramercy Park into the Players
Club for the elect of his profession and
for such members of other professions as
they might choose. The house with all
his books and works of art was presented
IN perpetuity for this purpose.
@. What is a dryad?-L. H. P.
A. A dryad is nymph who is the soul
Of a tree.
@. Who performed the first blood
transfusion?-W. M.
A. The credit for first performing a
blood TRANSMISSION upon a human being
is given to Jean Denys of Montpelier.
An account of his experiment done upon
a boy aged Is, was published in the
philosophical Transactions" for July
%, 1867.
@. Who represented the French inter.
ests in the sale of Panama Canal hold
ings to the United States?-J. G. r.
A. Edouard Lampre. secretary general
Of the Panama Canal Co., was empow-
cred to dispose Of the Panama Canal
to the United States and came to this
country to confer with the Isthmian
Canal Commission.
@. What city was the first to plan
streets to form rectangles?-A. B.
A. The town of PiraeuS-seaport of
damus, was the first town OF which We
have record to adopt a rectangular sys-
tenn of streets.
G. What became of the Monitor and
the Merrimac?-G. P.
A. After their famous engagement. in
which little damage was done to either
vessel. both ships withdrew. The COM
mander of the Merrimac eventually sank
his ship. and the Monitor was lost in
gale off Cape Hatteras.
@. How long has genre painting been
in vogue?-W H.
A. Though practiced in early art, as
Pompeiian frescoes show, and in the
Middle Ages, it was not recognized in
dependently until the 18th century in
Flanders, where 1t was popularized by
Pieter Bruegel. It reached its heyday
in Holland in the 18th century with
Gerard Dou, Ter Borch, Metsu. De
Hooch. Vermeer and others of note and
extended to France and England in the
18th and 18th centuries. Among It's ex-
ponents were Vatican, Chardin. Nor
land, Vibert, Boughton and Wilkie.
O. How many Jews were there In the
United States about 100 years ago?-B. ].
A. 1t Is estimated that there were
about 5000 in this country in 1926. There
are now about 4,500000.
@. How long has music been taught
in correspondence schools?-W. H.
A. The first correspondence course IN
music was started 40 years ago.
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